Legal Opinion
Public Service Commission for the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 19, 1972No. 71-1161PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Power Commission (FPC) in the Southern Louisiana Area Rate Proceeding recognized that this country is now facing a critical shortage of natural gas,1 attributable to an un*363precedented demand for “clean” gas energy which has not met with commensurate exploration and development.2 Interpreting its duty to be “to take all the action we believe necessary to reverse [the] downtrend of the exploration and development effort,” 3 the FPC has taken several steps to alleviate the natural gas shortage. The case at bar is a result of one of these steps taken by the FPC to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- New York v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by47 opinions
- The Second National Natural Gas Rate Cases American Public Gas Association v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Federal Power Commission, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Public Service Commission v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Public Service Commission for the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission, Atlantic Richfield Co., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- McCulloch Gas Transmission Co. v. Public Service CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
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