Legal Opinion
National-Southwire Aluminum Co. v. Big Rivers Electric Corp.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided April 18, 1990No. 88-CA-1999-MR, 88-CA-2001-MRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWERTON, Chief Judge.
National-Southwire Aluminum Company (NSA) and Alcan Aluminum Corporation (Alcan) appeal from a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court affirming an order of the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Case No. 9885. The order established fixed rates for all electric power sold by Big Rivers Electric Corporation (Big Rivers), except for the electricity sold to the two aluminum smelters. For them, the PSC established a variable electric rate, based on the fluctuating world price of aluminum. The two appeals have been consolidated for our review.
The two aluminum companies present…
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