City of Tchula v. Mississippi Public Service Commission

RANDOLPH, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This consolidated appeal arises from the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s grant of a rate increase to Mississippi River Gas, LLC (MRG). The cities of Tchula and Port Gibson challenged the Commission’s authority to regulate municipally owned systems which have not expanded service beyond the area originally certificated prior to passage of the Public Utilities Act. The Commission determined the relevant statutory language exempting municipally “owned or operated” public utilities was ambiguous and that the Legislature intended to exempt…