Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) has petitioned for review of a decision of the Pennsylvania Pub-*423lie Utility Commission (PUC) entered April 28, 1987 (C-78080459).

The present dispute focuses on expenditures PECO has charged to its ratepayers pursuant to various tariff filings in effect since November 23, 1983. The case has a long and complicated history and a recitation of that history is necessary to properly frame the issues.

In 1978, Keystone Alliance and others (Complainants)1 filed a complaint with the PUC against PECO, alleging that PECO had wrongfully and…