PUBLIC SERVICE COM'N OF STATE OF N.Y. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 85-1646, 85-1789 and 85-1800.

813 F.2d 448 (1987)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF the STATE OF NEW YORK, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Cities of Clarksville and Springfield, Tennessee, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Conoco, Inc., Intervenors. TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, a DIVISION OF TENNECO, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co., Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Nashville Gas Co., Cities of Clarksville and Springfield, Tennessee, the Berkshire Gas Company, et al., Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Conoco, Inc., Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, East Tennessee Group, Intervenors. CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co., Berkshire Gas Company, et al., East Tennessee Group, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Lane, Washington, D.C., with whom David E. Blabey, Albany, N.Y., and Richard A. Solomon, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for Public Service Com'n of the State of N.Y., petitioner in No. 85-1646 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1789 and 85-1800. David D'Alessandro, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for petitioner/intervenor.

William I. Harkaway, with whom Harvey L. Reiter, Washington, D.C., and Barbara M. Gunther, New York City, were on the brief, for Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc., petitioner in No. 85-1800.

Michael E. Small, with whom Dale A. Wright, Jeffrey D. Komarow and Terence J. Collins, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., petitioner in No. 85-1789 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1646 and 85-1800. Robert H. Benna, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for petitioner/intervenor.

Joshua Z. Rokach, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., for respondent. Jerome M. Feit, Sol. and Andrea Wolfman, Atty., F.E. R.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for respondent. Barbara J. Weller, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for respondent.

William T. Miller and James R. Choukas-Bradley, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for intervenors, Cities of Clarksville and Springfield, Tenn., in Nos. 85-1646 and 85-1789.

James R. Lacey, Newark, N.J., entered an appearance for intervenor, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. in Nos. 85-1646 and 85-1789.

Steve H. Finch, Stephen J. Small and G.D.H. Snyder, Charleston, W.Va., entered appearances for intervenor, Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. in Nos. 85-1646 and 85-1789.

Ernest J. Altgelt, III, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for intervenor, Conoco, Inc. in Nos. 85-1646 and 85-1789.

Glenn W. Letham and Kenneth M. Albert, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor, Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co. in Nos. 85-1789 and 85-1800.

John W. Glendening, Jr. and Bruce B. Glendening, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenors, The Berkshire Gas Co., et al. in Nos. 85-1789 and 85-1800.

Jack M. Irion, Shelbyville, Tenn., entered an appearance for intervenor, East Tennessee Group in Nos. 85-1789 and 85-1800.

Harry H. Voight, M. Reamy Ancarrow and Mindy A. Buren, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. in No. 85-1789.

Jerry W. Amox entered an appearance for intervenor, Nashville Gas Co. in No. 85-1789.

Karen Cargill, Chicago, Ill., entered an appearance for intervenor, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. in No. 85-1789.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge, and GESELL, District Judge.


Opinion PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

Between 1980 and 1982, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. ("Tennessee"), an unincorporated division of Tenneco, Inc., submitted several rate filings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). Under section 4 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717c (1982), the Commission may only approve rates that are just and reasonable. In determining whether proposed rates are just and reasonable...

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