Legal Opinion
Hamm v. South Carolina Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 11, 1988No. 22820PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Chief Justice:
This is an appeal by the Consumer Advocate of an Order issued by the South Carolina Public Service Commission (SCPSC) which granted South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (SCE & G) an increase in its retail electrical rates. The issues presented question the PSC’s statutory authority and the manner by which these rates were determined. We affirm.
In September, 1983 SCE & G applied for a change in its rate structure to accommodate the addition of the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station into SCE & G’s rate base. The Consumer Advocate was granted leave to intervene. The Commission,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Patton v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
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