Legal Opinion

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Ugi Utilities, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 24, 1994No. 88-1779, 88-1786, 88-1796, 88-1803, 88-1844, 88-1871, 88-1885, 88-1899, 88-1909, 89-1207, 89-1264, 89-1266, 89-1274, 89-1276, 89-1282, 89-1351, 89-1383, 89-1456, 89-1555, 92-1135, 92-1136, 92-1138, 92-1141, 92-1147, 92-1148, 93-1258, 94-1013 and 94-1163PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

This case presents yet another chapter in the story of the “take-or-pay” debacle in the natural gas pipeline industry. Petitioners are a group of local distribution companies and end-users that purchase natural gas from intervenor Columbia Gas Transmission Company (“Columbia”), an interstate pipeline regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”). During the early 1980s, petitioners commenced litigation against Columbia, claiming that the cost of gas purchased by petitioners…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Associated Gas Distributors v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  2. Tarpon Transmission Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Trunkline Gas Co., Sun Exploration and Production Co., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  3. Vermont Department of Public Service v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Vermont Electric Power Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  4. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Kansas Power and Light Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Transwestern Pipeline Company Southern California Gas Company Texaco Inc., Texas Gas Marketing Inc., and Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc. Williams Natural Gas Company, Intervenors. Southern California Gas Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Kansas Power and Light Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Transwestern Pipeline Company Williams Natural Gas Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. American Bankers Ass'n v. National Credit Union AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
  2. Independent Petroleum Association of America v. Bruce BabbittCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  3. Amerada Hess Pipeline Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mapco Alaska Petroleum Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  4. David E. Sternberg v. Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  5. Muratore v. United States Office of Personnel ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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