Legal Opinion
Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington v. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia, the People's Counsel of the District of Columbia, and Potomac Electric Power Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 2019No. 18-AA-275Published
1Opinion of the Court
Fisher, Associate Judge:
Several powerful storms hit the District of Columbia area between 2003 and 2012, causing significant damage to the electrical distribution system and leaving many customers without power for long periods of time. A task force created in 2013 concluded that the frequency of power outages would decrease and consumers of electricity would benefit if overhead power lines were moved underground. Office of the Mayor, Gov't of D.C., Mayor's Power Line Undergrounding Task Force Findings & Recommendations at 5-6, 8-10 (Oct. 2013). The Council of the District of Columbia…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Calomiris v. CalomirisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- District of Columbia Housing Authority v. District of Columbia Office of Human RightsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- ROSANNE L. WOODROOF v. JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAMDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
- Watergate East, Inc. v. District of Columbia Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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