Legal Opinion
Hopewell Cogeneration Ltd. Partnership v. State Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 13, 1995No. Record Nos. 940885-940888, 940901 and 940902PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In this utility rate case appeal, we consider whether the State Corporation Commission properly eliminated certain expenses associated with the purchase of electric power from the rate base of Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), thereby disallowing recovery of those expenses through the rates charged the utility’s electric customers.
On May 29, 1992, Virginia Power filed an application to increase its electric rates by an amount which would produce total annual operating revenues of $3,362,002,000. The application was divided into three phases with hearings held on each…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. ThornburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Norfolk v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Old Dominion Power Co. v. STATE CORP. COM'NSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Commonwealth v. Potomac Edison Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Potomac Edison Co. v. STATE CORP. COM'NSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Agrilectric Power Partners, Ltd. v. Entergy Gulf States, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- GTE South Inc. v. AT&T Communications of Virginia, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- American Ass'n of Retired Persons v. Bell Atlantic-Virginia, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- American Assoc. of Retired Persons v. Bell AtlantiSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
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