Legal Opinion
Appeal of Concord Natural Gas Corp.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 5, 1981No. 80-502PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The plaintiff gas utility companies challenge the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) promulgation of rules precluding electric and gas utilities from including the cost of certain political, promotional, and institutional advertising and activities in operating expenses. We uphold the rules.
In June 1978, as part of an effort to formulate a national energy policy, Congress enacted the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, PUB. L. No. 95-617, 92 Stat. 3117 (1978) (hereinafter “PURPA”). Title I of the act established retail regulatory policies for electric utilities;…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Silva v. BotschSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Legislative Utility Consumers' Council v. Public Service Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- In re BazemoreSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2006
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