Legal Opinion
County of Westchester v. Helmer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 25, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cardona, P.J.
In May 1996, respondent Public Service Commission (hereinafter the PSC) issued an opinion mandating the restructuring of the electric utility industry within the state (see, 1996 NY PSC Op No. 96-12). Among the goals of the reorganization was increased competition and deregulation within the industry, with an eye to greater consumer choice and an overall reduction of energy rates (see, id.; see also, Matter of Energy Assn. of N.Y. State v Public Serv. Commn. of State of N.Y., 169 Misc 2d 924, affd 273 AD2d 708, lv denied 95 NY2d 765). Pursuant to the PSC’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- New York State Council of Retail Merchants, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Abrams v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Rochester Telephone Corp. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- New York Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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