Legal Opinion
Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp. v. Regulatory Commission
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 2008No. S-12230PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (“RCA”) determined that the shipping rates charged by the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were unjust and unreasonable from 1997 through 2000 and ordered refunds for that period. The owners appealed to the superior court, which affirmed, and now appeal to this court. They make the following four arguments:
1. The RCA inappropriately based its rate calculations on depreciation data from a contract between the pipeline’s owners and the State.
2. The RCA’s decision violated the rule against retroactive ratemaking by making its order enforceable from…
3Cases cited15 opinions
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