In re Town of Smithfield for Approval of Agreement between Electric Suppliers with Carolina Power & Light Co.

STROUD, Judge.

The Town of Smithfleld (“Smithfleld”), a municipality and electric provider, appeals an order entered by the Utilities Commission on or about 27 December 2012 denying approval to an agreement between it and Carolina Power & Light Company, d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. (“Progress”) that allocated rights to serve certain areas within the Town of Smithfleld. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

Smithfleld and Progress are primary and secondary electric providers, respectively, within the corporate limits of the Town of Smithfleld. *253In 2010, SmitMeld’s staff…