Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Art Graham, etc.

We review a decision of the Florida Public Service Commission (the Commission) relating to the service of a public utility providing electric service. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(2), Fla. Const. The Commission settled a territorial dispute between two utilities: appellant Choc-tawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CHELCO), and appellee Gulf Power Company (Gulf Power). CHELCO and Gulf Power each sought the right to provide electric service for Freedom Walk, a proposed multi-purpose development located in Okaloosa County. The Commission awarded Gulf Power the right to serve…