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No. 399857
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appalachian Power Company Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Carolina Power & Light Company Delmarva Power & Light Company Duke Power Company Monongahela Power Company Ohio Power Company Potomac Edison Company Potomac Electric Power Company South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virginia Electric and Power Company West Penn Power Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.,/r, Intervenor, Alabama Power Company Allegheny Power System, Inc. American Electric Power Company, Inc. Arkansas-Missouri Power Company Arkansas Power & Light Company Boston Edison Company Central and South West Services, Inc. Central Illinois Light Company Central Illinois Public Service Company the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company Commonwealth Edison Company the Connecticut Light and Power Company Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Dallas Power & Light Company the Dayton Power and Light Company the Detroit Edison Company Edison Electric Institute Florida Power and Light Company Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Company Gulf States Utilities Company the Hartford Electric Light Company Holyoke Water Power Company Houston Lighting & Power Company Illinois Power Company Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation Indiana & Michigan Electric Company Indiana & Michigan Power Company Indianapolis Power & Light Company Iowa Public Service Company Kansas City Power & Light Company Kentucky Power Company Long Island Lighting Company Louisiana Power & Light Company Madison Gas and Electric Company Middle South Utilities, Inc. Minnesota Power & Light Company Mississippi Power Company Mississippi Power & Light Company Montaup Electric Company National Rural Electric New England Power Company New Orleans Public Service, Inc. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Northeast Utilities Northern Indiana Public Service Company Ohio Edison Company Ohio Electric Company Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Philadelphia Electric Company Public Service Electric and Gas Company Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. Public Service Company of New Hampshire Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation San Diego Gas & Electric Company Southern California Edison Company Southern Company Services, Inc. Tampa Electric Company Texas Electric Service Company Texas Power & Light Company Texas Utilities Generating Company Toledo Edison Company Union Electric Company Western Massachusetts Electric Company Wisconsin Electric Power Company Wisconsin Power & Light Company Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,/p, Intervenors
No. 399857 · Decided February 8, 1982
No. 399857·Fourth Circuit · 1982·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
February 8, 1982
Citation
No. 399857
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
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Appalachian Power Company Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Carolina Power & Light Company Delmarva Power & Light Company Duke Power Company Monongahela Power Company Ohio Power Company Potomac Edison Company Potomac Electric Power Company South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virginia Electric and Power Company West Penn Power Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.,/r, Intervenor, Alabama Power Company Allegheny Power System, Inc. American Electric Power Company, Inc. Arkansas-Missouri Power Company Arkansas Power & Light Company Boston Edison Company Central and South West Services, Inc. Central Illinois Light Company Central Illinois Public Service Company the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company Commonwealth Edison Company the Connecticut Light and Power Company Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Dallas Power & Light Company the Dayton Power and Light Company the Detroit Edison Company Edison Electric Institute Florida Power and Light Company Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Company Gulf States Utilities Company the Hartford Electric Light Company Holyoke Water Power Company Houston Lighting & Power Company Illinois Power Company Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation Indiana & Michigan Electric Company Indiana & Michigan Power Company Indianapolis Power & Light Company Iowa Public Service Company Kansas City Power & Light Company Kentucky Power Company Long Island Lighting Company Louisiana Power & Light Company Madison Gas and Electric Company Middle South Utilities, Inc. Minnesota Power & Light Company Mississippi Power Company Mississippi Power & Light Company Montaup Electric Company National Rural Electric New England Power Company New Orleans Public Service, Inc. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Northeast Utilities Northern Indiana Public Service Company Ohio Edison Company Ohio Electric Company Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Philadelphia Electric Company Public Service Electric and Gas Company Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. Public Service Company of New Hampshire Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation San Diego Gas & Electric Company Southern California Edison Company Southern Company Services, Inc. Tampa Electric Company Texas Electric Service Company Texas Power & Light Company Texas Utilities Generating Company Toledo Edison Company Union Electric Company Western Massachusetts Electric Company Wisconsin Electric Power Company Wisconsin Power & Light Company Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,/p, Intervenors is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Appalachian Power Company Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Carolina Power & Light Company Delmarva Power & Light Company Duke Power Company Monongahela Power Company Ohio Power Company Potomac Edison Company Potomac Electric Power Company South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virginia Electric and Power Company West Penn Power Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.,/r, Intervenor, Alabama Power Company Allegheny Power System, Inc. American Electric Power Company, Inc. Arkansas-Missouri Power Company Arkansas Power & Light Company Boston Edison Company Central and South West Services, Inc. Central Illinois Light Company Central Illinois Public Service Company the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company Commonwealth Edison Company the Connecticut Light and Power Company Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Dallas Power & Light Company the Dayton Power and Light Company the Detroit Edison Company Edison Electric Institute Florida Power and Light Company Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Company Gulf States Utilities Company the Hartford Electric Light Company Holyoke Water Power Company Houston Lighting & Power Company Illinois Power Company Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation Indiana & Michigan Electric Company Indiana & Michigan Power Company Indianapolis Power & Light Company Iowa Public Service Company Kansas City Power & Light Company Kentucky Power Company Long Island Lighting Company Louisiana Power & Light Company Madison Gas and Electric Company Middle South Utilities, Inc. Minnesota Power & Light Company Mississippi Power Company Mississippi Power & Light Company Montaup Electric Company National Rural Electric New England Power Company New Orleans Public Service, Inc. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Northeast Utilities Northern Indiana Public Service Company Ohio Edison Company Ohio Electric Company Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Philadelphia Electric Company Public Service Electric and Gas Company Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. Public Service Company of New Hampshire Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation San Diego Gas & Electric Company Southern California Edison Company Southern Company Services, Inc. Tampa Electric Company Texas Electric Service Company Texas Power & Light Company Texas Utilities Generating Company Toledo Edison Company Union Electric Company Western Massachusetts Electric Company Wisconsin Electric Power Company Wisconsin Power & Light Company Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,/p, Intervenors in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on February 8, 1982.
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