Legal Opinion

Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Department of Public Utilities

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 18, 1997PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) appealed to a single justice, pursuant to G. L. c. 25, § 5, from an order of the Department of Public Utilities (department) that authorizes the Cambridge Electric Light Company (company) to impose a monthly customer transition charge (CTC) on MIT, following MIT’s construction of its own cogeneration facility and its departure as a full-service customer from the company.2 The single justice reserved and reported the case to the full court.3

The CTC was authorized by the department to permit *858recovery of the company’s so-called “stranded costs”4…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. Box Pond Ass'n v. Energy Facilities Siting BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  4. Moot v. Department of Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
  5. MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc. v. Department of Telecommunications & EnergyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004

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