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Utah Power & Light Co. v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1984No. 14433PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BISTLINE, Justice.

The basic issue presented today is whether the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has the authority to grant a public utility a surcharge to recover past losses caused by an invalid PUC order set aside by this Court on appeal.

On December 29, 1976, Utah Power & Light Company (UP & L) applied to the PUC to increase its rates and charges for its customers in the State of Idaho by $12,536,000. UP & L requested that the proposed rates and charges become effective on January 31, 1977. The proposed rates were suspended by the PUC pursuant to I.C. § 61-622.1

On September 29,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Intermountain Gas Co. v. Idaho Public Utilities CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Pub. Ser. Com. v. Ind'p'ls RailwaysIndiana Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Washington Water Power Co. v. Kootenai Environmental AllianceIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Utah Power & Light Co. v. Idaho Public Utilities CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  2. McCann v. McCannIdaho Supreme Court · 2012
  3. McNeal v. Idaho Public Utilities CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Daufuskie v. SC Office of Regulatory StaffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2023
  5. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1985

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