Legal Opinion
Nw. Corp. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 16, 2018No. 16-1176PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kavanaugh, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requires utilities that transmit electricity to supply extra power generation in order to balance moment-to-moment variations in demand for electricity. Utilities must add power to, or withdraw power from, the grid in real time as actual demand for electricity exceeds or falls short of projected demand. That extra power generation is known as regulation service.
FERC allows utilities to recover costs associated with the provision of regulation service. Utilities may recover those costs *1179by charging them to customers, as long as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- The Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Commonwealth Gas Pipeline Corp., Carolina Pipeline Corporation, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Intervenors. North Carolina Natural Gas Corporation, Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Carolina Pipeline Company, Commonwealth Gas Pipeline Corporation, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Brooklyn Union Gas Co., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Washington Gas Light Company, Atlanta Gas Light Company, Intervenors. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Carolina Pipeline Company, Commonwealth Gas Pipeline Corporation, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Brooklyn Union Gas Co., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Washington Gas Light Company, Atlanta Gas Light Company, North Carolina Natural Gas Corp., Intervenors. Long Island Lighting Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., North Carolina Natural Gas Corp., North Carolina Utilities Commission, Carolina Pipeline Company, Commonwealthgas Pipeline Corporation, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Washington Gas Light Company, Atlanta Gas Light Company, Intervenors. The Brooklyn Union Gas Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Commonwealth Gas Pipeline Corporation, North Carolina Natural Gas Corp., North Carolina Utilities Commission, Washington Gas Light Company, Atlanta Gas Light Company, Intervenors. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Carolina Pipeline Company, North Carolina Natural Gas Corp., Brooklyn Union Gas Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Kansas Gas & Electric Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Cities of Arcadia, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
- Braeburn Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- City of Salisbury, North Carolina v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2022
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