Legal Opinion
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Public Service Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 1987PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*367OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
This is an article 78 proceeding in which petitioner Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation challenges an order of respondent Public Service Commission. The order directed Niagara Mohawk to refund to its ratepayers moneys collected during 1977-1981 for charges imposed pursuant to the fuel adjust*368ment clause in the Niagara Mohawk rate tariff. The Commission’s action followed its determination that a portion of the company’s expenses for fuel during those years had been imprudently incurred. The Appellate Division annulled the order, finding the refund illegal because…
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