Legal Opinion
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Co. v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 8, 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, CJ.
In May, 2001, pursuant to an investigation launched on its own initiative, the Department of Telecommunications and Energy (department)1 determined that, for a period of 139 months between 1987 and 1998, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Fitchburg) overcharged its gas customers by including identical inventory finance charges (IFCs) in both its base rate and its supplemental cost of gas adjustment clause (CGAC). The department calculated the amount of double billing at $675,052 and ordered Fitchburg to refund that amount to its ratepayers, with interest, over a similar…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- School Committee of Wellesley v. LABOR RELATIONS COMM.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Daily Advertiser v. TRANS-LA, ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
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