White River Shale Oil Corp. v. Public Service Commission

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs White River Shale Oil Corporation (White River) and Utah Power and Light Company (UP & L) 1 appeal an order of the Public Service Commission (PSC) directing UP & L to discontinue construction of a transmission line pending a full expedited hearing to determine which of two public utilities, Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. (Moon Lake) or UP & L, should properly provide electric service to White River. We affirm.

Moon Lake is a small, member-owned rural electrical cooperative. UP & L is an investor-owned public utility. Both Moon Lake and UP & L hold…