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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided October 9, 1974Published
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTION: Are rates charged consumers of regulated utility companies in Florida legal when such rates are unilaterally modified by the utility pursuant to an automatic fuel adjustment clause approved by the Florida Public Service Commission?
SUMMARY: The Florida Public Service Commission is without authority to permit regulated utility companies to modify rates for electric power pursuant to an automatic fuel adjustment clause without following statutory safeguards of Ch. 366, F.S. The power to modify or adjust rates is the power to set rates, and this is exclusively in the commission. It…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Cape Coral v. GAC Utilities, Inc., of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Miami Beach Airline Service, Inc. v. CrandonSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Shevin v. YarboroughSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Colen v. Sunhaven Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1957
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