Legal Opinion
Colorado Municipal League v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 23, 1979No. 28351PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hodges
*219Public Service Company (PSC) requested from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approval for an increase in its retail gas and electric rates. The PUC suspended PSC’s proposed effective date and granted various parties, including the Petitioner, Colorado Municipal League (League), leave to intervene.
After hearing, the PUC authorized the increase and concluded that the PSC should be permitted to “normalize” for ratemaking purposes the tax deferrals resulting from the use of accelerated depreciation with respect to property added during the test period. The PUC also ruled that municipal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- Public Utilities Commission v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- City of Montrose v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Colorado Municipal League v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Caldwell v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- State ex rel. Utility Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State ex rel. Empire District Electric Co. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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