Legal Opinion

People's Counsel v. Public Service Commission

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 27, 1979No. 12023PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This is a petition for review of three orders of the Public Service Commission (Commission) granting Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepeo) an increase in rates for retail electric service in the District of Columbia. 1 It presents for our resolution a narrow issue: whether the Commission erred in refusing to deduct from Pepco’s cash-working capital requirement amounts representing accrued taxes and interest on long-term bond indebtedness. We affirm the Commission.

The proceedings below were initiated on December 29, 1975, when Pepeo filed an application for…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Galveston Electric Co. v. City of GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  5. City of Evansville v. Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Monongahela Power Co. v. Public Service Comm.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983

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