Legal Opinion
Boston Gas Co. v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 7, 2002PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
This case arises out of an order by the Department of Telecommunications and Energy (department) regulating the manner in which Boston Gas Company, doing business as Key-span Energy Delivery New England (company), switches from a “cost of service/rate of return” (COS/ROR) ratemaking model to a “performance based regulation” (PBR) model. The company appeals from an order of the department adjusting the company’s proposed rates by imposing an “accumulated inefficiencies” factor. According to the department, this factor compensates consumers for some of the inefficiencies the company built up…
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