Office of Consumers' Counsel v. FERC
In the area of coal gasification, the DC Circuit Court held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) overstepped its statutory authority in approving a project financing package for the Great Plains plant. The Synthetic Fuels Corporation is now charged with the promotion of synfuels development, while the commission is limited to the regulation of jurisdictional transportation and sales of natural gas, including mixtures of synthetic and natural gas. Costly demonstration projects that the natural gas companies propose in the future will be scrutinized by FERC for certification. While the Commission cannot extend its ratemaking jurisdiction to charge customers for synfuel activities which are not reasonably related to jurisdiction activities, necessary and reasonable cost items should continue to be included in rates when they will provide demonstration benefits related to natural gas suppplies and transportation. 88 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 6466357
- Journal Information:
- Energy Law J.; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Law J.; (United States) Vol. 2:1; ISSN ELJOE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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