Legal Opinion
Hamm v. South Carolina Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 12, 1987No. 22653PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Chief Justice:
This is a utility rate case. The circuit court dismissed the appellant Consumer Advocate’s petition for judicial review. We reverse.
In January, 1985, respondent Carolina Power & Light Company (CP & L) initiated proceedings to adjust the base rate for fuel costs for the next six-month period. The Consumer Advocate was granted leave to intervene. At the hearing, the Consumer Advocate moved to exclude from the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) consideration $998,668 in fuel costs incurred by CP & L as a result of a mandatory shutdown of one of its nuclear reactors. The PSC…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Division of Consumer CounselSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
3Cited by3 opinions
- Nucor Steel v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Hamm v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Hamm v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992