Pennsylvania Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Co.

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) has filed a petition for review of a final rate order entered by the Public Utility Commission (PUC). We affirm.

On April 28, 1978, Penelec filed a tariff with the PUC which provided for a general increase in its retail electric base rates based upon data projected for a “future test year”1 to end December 31, 1978. By order of May 23, 1978, the PUC instituted an investigation into the fairness and reasonableness of the proposed tariff and conducted evidentiary hearings in which the Office of the Consumer Advocate (Consumer…