City of Canton v. Public Utilities Commission

The principal issue presented for resolution is whether the dedicated facilities method used by the *79commission to allocate rate base property and expenses to Kaiser and Ormet was reasonable and lawful. R. C. 4903.13. Appellants argue that the dedicated facilities or direct assignment approach to allocating rate base property and expenses to Kaiser and Ormet is unreasonable, as this approach is justified only where the property allocated to the ratepayer is exclusively used by that ratepayer. Furthermore, appellants challenge this allocation procedure on the basis that it fails to allocate…