Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. State Corporation Comm.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This appeal stems from an application filed by appellee, Kansas Gas and Electric Company (hereafter referred to as KG&E) with the State Corporation Commission (hereafter referred to as the commission) seeking an increase in electricity service rates. The crux of the controversy centers around the commissions exclusion from KG&E’s rate base one-third of its interest in a new electric generating facility, which is referred to as the La Cygne plant.

The La Cygne plant is a jointly-owned facility. One-half is owned by KG&E and the other one-half is…