Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Missouri Gas Energy v. Public Service Commission
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 2005No. WD 65366, WD 65469PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.
Missouri Gas Energy (MGE), claiming among other matters that it had been unable to earn its Commission-authorized rate of return under prior tariffs and could not therefore compete effectively in capital markets, sought a $44.8 million increase in the rates it charges its Missouri customers for natural gas service. After extensive hearings, the Public Service Commission (Commission) entered an order that gave the public utility a $22.5 million rate increase. The key issue on appeal is whether the Commission’s decision results in a confiscatory and unreasonable return…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts v. McDonaghSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- State Ex Rel. Missouri Water Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Associated Natural Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Public Counsel v. Missouri Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- State ex rel. Union Electric Co. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
- In the Matter of Kansas City Power&Light Company's Request for Authority to Implement a General Rate Increase for Electric Service, And Midwest energy Consumers' Group v. Missouri Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- State Ex Rel. Aquila, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
- Public Service Commission v. Missouri Gas EnergyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
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