Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This passionately contested electric utility rate case began on October 1, 1976 when Duquesne Light Company filed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) its Supplement No. 2 to Tariff Electric Pa. P.U.C. No. 14, proposing an annual revenue increase of $127,897,362, issued to become effective November 30, 1976. On the same day Duquesne filed a “Petition for Emergency Rate Relief” requesting, that $87,273,696 of its requested revenue increase be allowed to become effective on November 30, 1976 or as soon thereafter as possible.1

On December 17, 1976 the PUC…