Legal Opinion
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 8, 1980No. 21345PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nesss, Justice:
The critical question in this appeal is whether the South Carolina Public Service Commission has authority to require a public utility to make a general refund to its retail customers. We conclude it does not.
Appellant South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) was ordered by the Public Service Commission to refund more than seven million dollars to its retail electric customers as a result of the interchange of power during the first six months of 1976 and 1977. The “interchange of power” is the sale and purchase of energy between SCE&G and other energy producers.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- Piedmont & Northern Railway Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Patton v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
- Parker v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- City of Columbia v. Board of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
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