Legal Opinion

Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. v. Iowa State Commerce Commission

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 11, 1984No. 83-656PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

We must here decide issues of standing and the constitutionality of a commerce commission decision reducing a utility’s return on excess generating capacity. Respondent Iowa State Commerce Commission used a formula lowering the return of petitioner Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company on what the commission determined to be excess electric generating capacity in a contested case proceeding arising from an Iowa-Illinois application for a rate increase. Petitioner Iowa Planners Network, an unincorporated association, was an intervenor in the agency proceeding. Following the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. St. Joseph Stock Yards Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Junkins v. BranstadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  2. Appeal of RichardsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
  3. Richards v. Iowa Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  4. Tindal v. NormanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  5. Iowa Power & Light Co. v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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