Legal Opinion
Appalachian Power Co. v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 8, 1976No. Nos. 73-1290, 73-2085PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated cases, petitioners Appalachian Power Company (AP) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), public electric utilities regulated under the Federal Power Act,1 seek review of orders of the Federal Power Commission rejecting increased rates proposed for electric power to be supplied certain customers pursuant to preexisting contracts. Petitioners contend that the Commission erroneously construed the contracts as fixed-rate agreements, as such protected by the Act against unilateral change. We sustain the Commission’s interpretations and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
- John M. Lee v. Flintkote CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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- Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Beck Engineering & Surveying Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Louisiana Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Papago Tribal Utility Authority v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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