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· 12/3/1962

Federal Power Commission v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.

Citations

  • 371 U.S. 145
  • 83 S. Ct. 211
  • 9 L. Ed. 2d 199
  • 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2159
  • 17 Oil & Gas Rep. 843

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  • involving the city of Pittsburgh representing its resident consumers of natural gas
  • Commission must cause the payment of refunds to be made “at the earliest possible moment consistent with due process.”
  • when a rate is found by the Commission to be too low, “the company cannot recoup its losses by making retroactive the higher rate subsequently allowed . . . .”
  • “[T]he hazard of not making a profit remains on the company____”

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Judges: Clark

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