Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1972-06-07

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MR. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. In April 1971 the Federal Power Commission (FPC) promulgated its Order No. 431 requiring every jurisdictional pipeline to report to the FPC whether curtailment of its deliveries to customers would be necessary because of inadequate supply of natural gas. A pipeline anticipating the necessity for curtailment was required to fi…

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