Legal Opinion
Appeal of Pennichuck Water Works, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 25, 2010No. 2009-274PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.
Respondent Pennichuck Water Works (PWW) appeals an order of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approving the petition filed by the petitioner, City of Nashua (City), in which the City sought to acquire PWW and its affiliates, respondents Pennichuck East Utilities (Pennichuck East) and Pittsfield Aqueduct, Inc. (Pittsfield Aqueduct) (collectively, the Utilities). In approving the City’s petition against PWW, the PUC found that the Utilities had failed to rebut the presumption under RSA 38:3 (2000) that acquiring PWW’s plant and property was in the public interest. The…
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