Legal Opinion
Elizabethtown Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 26, 1978No. 76-1465PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by LEVEN-THAL, Circuit Judge.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we rule that the Federal Power Commission has the power to require compensation as part of a curtailment plan. We remand to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the successor to the FPC,** for consideration of whether such compensation should be provided.
The issue arises out of orders of the FPC relating to two successive interim curtailment plans for the interstate natural gas pipeline transmission system of Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia). The appeal is by Elizabethtown…
2Cases cited15 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
- Portland Cement Association v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- North Carolina v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Richmond Power & Light v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- LaRowe v. Kokomo Gas & Fuel Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- State of North Carolina and North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Philadelphia Gas Works, Gas Section, Georgia Municipal Ass'n, Washington Gas Light Company, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., North Carolina Natural Gas Corp., Commissioners of Public Works of Greenwood, South Carolina, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Carolina Pipeline Company Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Delmarva Power and Light Company, Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company, and North Penn Gas Company, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Philadelphia Electric Company, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc., Long Island Lighting Company, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Farmers Chemical Association, Inc., General Motors Corporation, South Carolina Public Service Commission, Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, Cng Transmission Company, United Cities Gas Company, Intervenors. Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Carolina Pipeline Company, Intervenors. Elizabethtown Gas Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Intervenors. Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Carolina Pipeline Co., Intervenors. Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., Intervenors. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Intervenors. South Jersey Gas Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company and North Penn Gas Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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