Fillmore v. Department of Public Utilities

The petitioners appeal pursuant to G. L. c. 25, § 5, from a decision of the Department of Public Utilities (D.P.U.). The single justice reserved and reported the case without decision.

The facts are not in dispute. Until May, 1957, the Hudson Municipal Electric Plant (Hudson) supplied the petitioners with electricity under a commercial lighting and power rate, called the B rate. In May, 1957, the B rate was cancelled and two new rates were put into effect.One rate, C, was “available for any purpose.” The other rate, D, was available to “Commercial and Industrial Customers whose monthly demand…