Legal Opinion
SUMTER ELEC. MEMBERSHIP CORP. v. Georgia Power Company
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 1, 2010No. S09G1131PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Justice.
In 1973 the legislature enacted the Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act (OCGA § 46-3-1 et seq.) to provide a mechanism for assigning territories to electrical suppliers. Under the act, the Public Service Commission (PSC) was authorized to assign territories according to specific statutory criteria.
In 1975 the PSC assigned the territory around Leesburg, Georgia to Georgia Power Company. In 2002 Georgia Power learned that Sumter Electric Membership Corporation (Sumter) intended to provide electricity to two office buildings near Leesburg. The buildings lie within Georgia…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Jesup v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corp. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- City of Calhoun v. North Georgia Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- City of Lagrange v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
3Cited by4 opinions
- Infinite Energy, Inc. v. Marietta Natural Gas, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
- SUMTER ELEC. MEMBERSHIP CORP. v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation v. Georgia Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2024
- WALTON ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023