Legal Opinion
Town of Madison, Department of Electric Works v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 6, 1996PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
Madison Electric Works, (MEW), a department of the Town of Madison, appeals from an order of the Public Utilities Commission (the Commission) requiring it to obtain Commission consent before extending its service to certain specified areas already serviced by Central Maine Power Company (CMP). MEW argues that the Commission’s interpretation of 35-A M.R.S.A. § 2102(1), (2) (1988 & Supp.1995) is erroneous as a matter of law. We disagree and affirm the order of the Commission.
Initially, a brief review of the history of the relevant aspect of utility regulation in Maine may…
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