Portsmouth Water and Fire District v. Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission

OPINION

Justice Flaherty,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court for argument on November 3, 2016, pursuant to a statutory petition for a writ of certiorari filed in accordance with G.L. 1956 § 39-5-1. The petitioner, Portsmouth Water and Fire District (Portsmouth), seeks review of a Public Utilities Commission (PUC) order issued in response to this Court’s remand order that required the PUC to make more specific findings of fact in a rate case involving the City of Newport’s Utility Department, Water Division (Newport Water or utility). After carefully considering the record in…