Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 13, 1990No. A90A0494, A90A0495PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Pursuant to OCGA § 50-13-20, we here review a decision of the superior court made under OCGA § 50-13-19 (h) and the case law construing it.
On April 2, 1987, Georgia Power Company (the Company) filed its request for a rate increase of approximately $805 million with the Public Service Commission (PSC) to recoup its share of the approximately $6.3 billion investment in Unit 1 of the Plant Vogtle nuclear generating plant. This was the largest rate request ever submitted to the commission and resulted in its longest proceedings — 42 days of hearings over five months, producing over…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Calfarm Insurance v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
- Broadway Maintenance Corp. v. RutgersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Georgia Board of Dentistry v. PenceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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