Legal Opinion

Office of the Public Advocate v. Public Utilities Commission

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 30, 2024No. PUC-23-101PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2024 ME 11

Docket: PUC-23-101 Argued: December 5, 2023 Decided: January 30, 2024 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, JABAR, CONNORS, and DOUGLAS, JJ. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CONNORS, J. [¶1] The Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) appeals an order of the Public Utilities Commission extending a waiver of the standard depreciation rate for the Maine Water Company - Millinocket Division (MWC). The OPA asserts three claims: (1) the Commission legally erred when it applied Chapter 110 of its rules to waive…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Dillon v. Select Portfolio ServicingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
  3. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  4. Verizon New England, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  5. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2020

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Industrial Energy Consumer Group v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2024
  2. Berwick Solar, LLC v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026

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