Legal Opinion
Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 22, 1981No. 80-313PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
In 1979 the Public Service Commission decided to exercise jurisdiction over the rates and charges of the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation.
The hearing preceding the order and the issues on appeal form only one question, whether the Commission is attempting to regulate wholesale interstate sales of electricity. The Commission concluded that it was not and could, therefore, assume jurisdiction.
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation was formed to serve its seventeen members who are all Arkansas electric cooperatives. The only Arkansas cooperative that is not a…
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- Missouri Ex Rel. Barrett v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc. v. The Public Service Commission Of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Telegraph Co. v. DolanSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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