Petition of the Off. Of People's Counsel

In the Matter of the Petition of the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel, No. 11, September Term, 2023, Opinion by Booth, J. PUBLIC UTILITIES – ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – AGENCY DEFERENCE. When undertaking judicial review of a decision of the Maryland Public Service Commission (“Commission”) approving a public service company’s application for a rate increase under Section 3-203 of the Public Utilities Article of the Maryland Code, a reviewing court is to apply an arbitrary or capricious standard of review to the Commission’s interpretation of its own order that it entered in connection with its…