Spence v. Smyth’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 16 U.S.C. § 832 · 16 U.S.C. § 832D · 16 U.S.C. § 839E
Relies on Public Utilities Commission of Rhode Island v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co · Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. · Pike County Light & Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · Northern States Power Co. v. Hagen
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The present PSC policy is to allow a utility to pass-through a wholesale commodity cost increase to its customers without a full rate proceeding only when: “ ‘ * * * A, the basis for the proposed pass-through is a valid wholesale commodity cost increase beyond the Commission’s control. “ ‘B, the utility’s actual rate of return is reasonable and at or below the return authorized by the Commission and allowing the pass-through will not result in the utility earning greater than the authorized return. “ ‘C, the pass-through is applied in an equal and proportionate manner to all the utility’s service classes with consideration given to the nature and level of the wholesale increase.' Transcript of Hearing Proceedings, January 18, 1983, p. 55. “We approve of this policy, and as all of the requirements were met, we hold that the pass-through was properly granted.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The PSC is preempted by the federal government from reviewing the reasonableness of the components of the [commodity marketing agency] wholesale electric rate increase. The result must be that the PSC can accept the federally approved wholesale rate as given and decline to require Wyoming distribution utilities to prove that such wholesale rates are just and reasonable under Wyoming rate making law and standards. Once the FERC proceedings are complete, the PSC is required to accept those rates as reasonable, and the PSC can do nothing but accept those rates as given.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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