Legal Opinion
Centerpoint Energy Entex v. Railroad Commission
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 7, 2006No. 03-04-00731-CVPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.
We withdraw our opinion and judgment issued on April 21, 2006, and substitute this one in its place. We overrule the second motion for rehearing filed by Cen-terPoint Energy Entex.
This appeal presents a question of first impression: whether the Texas Railroad Commission (the Commission) may conduct a retroactive prudence review of charges flowed through a purchased gas adjustment clause (PGA clause) and order refunds of charges that the Commission finds the utility imprudently incurred. We must also consider whether such a review is a “ratemaking proceeding” in…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. GrantTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Helena Chemical Co. v. WilkinsTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- City of San Antonio v. City of BoerneTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by32 opinions
- City of El Paso v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
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- Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Texas-New Mexico Power Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
- City of Port Neches v. Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
- Railroad Commission v. Texas Coast Utilities Coalition, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
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