West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

KELLEY, Judge.

Before the court is an appeal by West Penn Power Company (West Penn) from a decision of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) dividing a disputed service territory between West Penn and Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed).

In 1916 the Public Service Commission (PSC), the predecessor to the PUC, issued a certificate of public convenience to the Franklin Township Power & Light Company, the predecessor of Met-Ed, authorizing it to provide electric utility service to all of Franklin Township in Adams County. In 1927, the PSC issued a certificate of public convenience to…