Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Utilities Commission & Carolina Trace Corp. v. Public Staff-North Carolina Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 8, 1993No. 385A91PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
This is a public utility general rate case on direct appeal by the Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission from a final decision of the Commission awarding an increase in rates to be charged by Carolina Trace Corporation (CTC) to the consuming public which it serves. The assignments of error raised present important, fundamental principles of ratemaking law and policy under the limited authority delegated to our Utilities Commission by the General Assembly pursuant to the Public Utilities Act, Chapter 62 of the General Statutes.
The basic question presented is…
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