Legal Opinion
Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 24, 1981No. 80-2282PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoley, P.J.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) and the Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) appeal from a judgment reversing portions of a PSC rate order. The circuit court concluded that the inclusion of nuclear fuel costs in WEPCO’s fuel adjustment clause 1 violated the public hearing requirements of sec. 196.20(2), Stats. 2 The court also concluded that the PSC had failed to comply with the requirements of the Wisconsin Environmental Protection Act (WEPA), sec. 1.11, Stats., by its failure to adequately assess the potential environmental consequences of the depreciation rates 3 it…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Northern States Power Company v. The State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Milwaukee County v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
- Pabst v. Department of TaxationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1989
- Hiegel v. Labor & Industry Review CommissionCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994