State Ex Rel. Noranda Aluminum, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

Associated Natural Gas (Associated) appeals on a number of grounds the circuit court’s judgment to affirm in part and reverse in part the Public Service Commission decision granting Associated’s request for a natural gas rate hike. Because the commission did not make findings of fact that enable us to conduct meaningful judicial review, we remand the case to the commission with instructions that it enter proper findings of fact and conclusions of law.

The courts have differed on the source of the commission’s obligation to prepare findings of fact and conclusions of law.…