Consumer Protection Board v. Public Service Commission
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kane, J. P.
A fuel adjustment clause, contained in the tariff of each New York State utility, is a provision designed to reflect monthly increases above or decreases below the “base cost” for fuel used by the utility. It operates by means of a formula, included in each company’s filed rate schedule, which determines a monthly rate adjustment to the charge for each kilowatt hour of electricity used by a consumer. While such clauses have existed in one form or another since 1917, they have attracted increased attention in recent years as a result of the dramatic rise in the…
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