Legal Opinion
Barasch v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 11, 1988No. Appeal No. 3444 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC or commission) that approved a rate increase for the Peoples Natural Gas Company (Peoples or utility).1
Peoples does not pay federal income taxes directly to the federal government, but rather participates in a consolidated tax return filed by its parent corporation, Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG or parent). The PUC acknowledges that, where a utility realizes federal income tax savings because of its participation in a consolidated return,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Barasch v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Riverton Consolidated Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- City of Charlottesville, Virginia v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Cohen v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Met-Ed Industrial Users Group v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Wettach v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993