Federal Power Commission v. Conway Corp. et al.
Decided June 7, 1976. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 75-342 · 426 U.S. 271 (1976) · Cited 162 times
Holding
The FPC's jurisdiction to review a petition to set aside or reduce a public utility's wholesale electric rate increase permits consideration of the utility's alleged purpose to forestall its customers from competing with it at retail.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · 341 U.S. 246 (1951)
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United States · 234 U.S. 342 (1914)
- Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 324 U.S. 581 (1945)
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 411 U.S. 747 (1973)
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 324 U.S. 635 (1945)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n v. Elec. Power Supply Ass'n · 577 U.S. 260 (2016)
- Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. Linkline Communications, Inc. · 555 U.S. 438 (2009)
- Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. · 575 U.S. 373 (2015)
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1976). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).