Source: http://openjurist.org/350/us/348/federal-power-commission-v-sierra-pacific-power-company-pacific-gas-and-electric-company
Timestamp: 2015-07-30 23:15:26
Document Index: 617626107

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 824', '§ 824', '§ 717', '§ 205', '§ 4', '§ 205', '§ 205']

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350 US 348 Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company 350 U.S. 348
76 S.Ct. 368
100 L.Ed. 388
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY.
Argued Nov. 8, 1955.
Motion to Amend Denied May 28, 1956.
See 351 U.S. 946, 76 S.Ct. 843.
This case presents questions under Title II of the Federal Power Act, 49 Stat. 847, 16 U.S.C. § 824 et seq., 16 U.S.C.A. § 824 et seq., which are in part similar to those we have decided today under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 717 et seq., in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332, 76 S.Ct. 373. The pertinent provisions of the Federal Power Act, set forth in the margin,1 are §§ 205(c), (d), and (e), and 206(a), which are substantially identical to §§ 4(c), (d), and (e), and 5(a), respectively, of the Natural Gas. Act.2
Early in 1953, when power from Shasta Dam was no longer available to Sierra, PG&E, without the consent of Sierra, filed with the Commission under § 205(d) of the Federal Power Act a schedule purporting to increase its rate to Sierra by approximately 28%. The Commission, acting under § 205(e), suspended the effective date of the new rate until September 6, 1953, and initiated a proceeding to determine its reasonableness. Sierra was permitted to intervene in the proceeding but its motion to reject the filing on the ground that PG&E could not thus unilaterally change the contract was denied. After completion of the hearings, the Commission, by order dated June 17, 1954, reaffir