Legal Opinion
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 17, 1982No. 80-236-M.PPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
These matters come before the court on a statutory petition for certiorari issued pursuant to the terms of G.L.1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 39-5-1. The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce (the chamber) filed the petition seeking review of actions by the Public Utilities Commission (the commission). Specifically, the chamber contends that the commission’s order replacing the declining block residential rate structure with a flat rate structure lacks a sufficient evidentiary basis and violates statutory law.
On December 1, 1979, the commission consolidated for hearing and…
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