Legal Opinion
Eastern Edison Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 4, 1983PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
Eastern Edison Company (Eastern Edison) appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 25, § 5, from three decisions of the Department of Public Utilities (department). Eastern Edison challenges the department’s refusal in each case to approve an increased charge to Eastern Edison’s retail customers, based on an increase in the cost of power Eastern Edison purchases from its wholesale supplier, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Montaup Electric Company (Montaup). The increase in Montaup’s wholesale charges to Eastern Edison reflected Montaup’s attempt to recoup its investment in the abandoned Pilgrim Nuclear Unit…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- New England Power Co. v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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