CITIES OF BETHANY, BUSHNELL, CAIRO, ETC. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 82-2168, 82-2189, 82-2301.

727 F.2d 1131 (1984)

CITIES OF BETHANY, BUSHNELL, CAIRO, CARMI, CASEY, FLORA, GREENUP, MARSHALL, METROPOLIS, NEWTON, RANTOUL, AND ROODHOUSE, ILLINOIS, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Central Illinois Public Service Company, Illinois Cooperative Group, Intervenors. CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Cities of Bethany, et al., Intervenors. ILLINOIS COOPERATIVE GROUP, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Central Illinois Public Service Co., Illinois Municipal Group (Cities of Bethany, et al.), Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Wheatley, Washington, D.C., with whom Woodrow D. Wollesen and William Steven Paleos, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for Cities of Bethany, et al., petitioners in No. 82-2168 and intervenors in Nos. 82-2189 and 82-2301.

Richard D. Avil, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio, with whom Paul T. Ruxin, Chicago, Ill., was on the brief, for Central Illinois Public Service Co., petitioner in No. 82-2189 and intervenor in Nos. 82-2168 and 82-2301. Brian F. Toohey, Cleveland, Ohio, also entered an appearance for Central Illinois Public Service.

Grace Powers Monaco, Washington, D.C., for Illinois Cooperative Group, petitioner in No. 82-2301 and intervenor in Nos. 82-2168 and 82-2189.

Andrea Wolfman, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Barbara J. Weller, Deputy Sol., and Thajauna D. Miller, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Before WILKEY and WALD, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners seek review of two orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "the Commission") pertaining to a wholesale rate filing made by Central Illinois Public Service Company ("CIPS") in 1979.1 The three sets of petitioners are: CIPS, which is a utility that sells electrical power at wholesale; a group of twelve Illinois cities ("the...

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