National-Southwire Aluminum Co. v. Big Rivers Electric Corp.

With great reluctance I respectfully dissent in part from the majority opinion. This reluctance springs from an appreciation of the enormity and immediacy of the problem which this case presented to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the impressive efforts of that body to reach an equitable solution, not to mention the thoughtful consideration given to those efforts by the Franklin Circuit Court and the majority here. I do so only because I believe the method by which the rates were reached appears to have failed to take into account important and well-established public policy and…