Airco Industrial Gases v. Indiana Michigan Power Co.

RUCKER, Judge.

Appellants Airco Industrial Gases, Slater Steels Corporation, and Liquid Carbonics Corporation petitioned the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for a refund of alleged overcharges for electrical service provided to them by Appellee Indiana Michigan Power Company. The Commission denied the request on grounds the remedy Appellants sought involved retroactive rate making and was thus beyond the Commission's statutory authority. Appellants now appeal, raising two issues for our review which we consolidate and rephrase as: Does the Commission have the authority under the Indiana…