State ex rel. Util. Comm'n v. Cooper, Att'y Gen.

JACKSON, Justice.

In this case we consider whether the North Carolina Utilities Commission (the Commission) properly concluded that it is in the public interest to allow Aqua North Carolina (Aqua) to utilize a rate adjustment mechanism of the type described in section 62-133.12 of the North Carolina General Statutes. We conclude that the Commission’s determination was based upon sufficient findings of fact and was supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence in view of the entire record. See N.C.G.S. § 62-94 (2013). Accordingly, we affirm.

Aqua is a public utility that provides…