Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Midwesst Gas Users'ass'n v. Public Service Com'n of State of Missouri
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 1, 1998No. WD 53811PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.
Relators Midwest Gas Users’ Association and the Office of the Public Counsel appeal the decision of the Public Service Commission (PSC) authorizing Missouri Gas Energy to use a Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause (often referred to as a PGA clause) and related Actual Cost adjustment (ACA) clause and gas costs incentive mechanism in the calculation of its natural gas rates. Relators both claim that use of the PGA clause and related mechanisms is unlawful because they constitute single-issue ratemaking and retroactive ratemaking, both of which are impermissible under…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. ThornburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United Distribution Companies v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Windward Energy & Marketing Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Utility Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Rice v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Hundley v. WenzelMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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