APPALACHIAN POWER CO. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

Nos. 73-1290, 73-2085.

529 F.2d 342 (1976)

APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Cities of Danville et al., Virginia, et al., Intervenors. KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Electric and Water Plant Board of the City of Frankfort, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Schlesinger, New York City, for petitioner in No. 73-1290.

Jerome C. Muys, Washington, D.C., with whom Thomas M. Debevoise, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioner in No. 73-2085.

Thomas M. Walsh and A. Lee Wallace, Attys., Federal Power Commission, with whom Leo E. Forquer, General Counsel, and George W. McHenry, Sol., Federal Power Commission, were on the brief, for respondent.

Northcutt Ely, Washington, D.C., with whom Frederick H. Ritts, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for intervenors Cities and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in No. 73-1290.

Sandra J. Strebel, Washington, D.C., for intervenors Electric and Water Plant Board of the City of Frankfort, and others in No. 73-2085.

Before LUMBARD, Senior Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and TAMM and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


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...

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