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Duquesne Light Co. Vs. Barasch

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jan 11, 1989

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  1. Mills Vs. Alabama US Supreme Court · May 23, 1966
  2. WisconsIn Vs. Fpc US Supreme Court · May 20, 1963
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  3. Radio Station Wow, Inc. Vs. Johnson US Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1945
  4. Cox Broadcasting Corp. Vs. Cohn US Supreme Court · Mar 03, 1975
  5. U.S. 299 (1989) U.S. Supreme Court Duquesne Light Co. v. Barasch
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  6. U.S. 299 (1989) Duquesne Light Co. v. Barasch
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  7. irrespective of whether individual investments are deemed necessary or beneficial in hindsight. It was ruled in FPC v. Hope
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  8. million. Pennsylvania PUC v. Duquesne
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  9. Supp.1988). On reconsideration, the PUC affirmed its original rate order. Pennsylvania PUC v. Duquesne
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  10. million. Pennsylvania PUC v. Pennsylvania
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  11. Cohen v. Pennsylvania
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  12. The Consumer Advocate then appealed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and that court reversed. Barasch v. Pennsylvania
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  13. the parties have not discussed it, we must first inquire into our jurisdiction to decide this case. See Jackson v. Ashton
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  14. Mansfield C. & L. M. R. Co. v. Swan
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  15. interpreted to preclude review in this Court as long as any proceedings remain in state court. Radio Station WOW, Inc. v. Johnson
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  16. U. S. 120 , 326 U. S. 124 (1945). In Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
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  17. as to be confiscatory. Covington & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. Sandford
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  18. FPC v. Natural
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  19. FPC v. Texaco
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  20. rule, is exemplified by the decision in Smyth v. Ames
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  21. U.S. at 169 U. S. 547 . In theory, the Smyth v. Ames
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  22. rule. He accepted the Smyth v. Ames
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  23. devoted to the public utility enterprise by the utilities' owners. Missouri ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public
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  24. Page 488 U. S. 310 Forty-five years ago in the landmark case of FPC v. Hope
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  25. Natural Gas Co., 320 U. S. 591 (1944), this Court abandoned the rule of Smyth v. Ames
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  26. billion. See Pennsylvania PUC v. Duquesne
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  27. million ratebase. See Pennsylvania PUC v. Pennsylvania
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  28. utility rates. And the Pennsylvania PUC is essentially an administrative arm of the legislature. See, e.g., Barasch v. Pennsylvania
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  29. Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public
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  30. Commission's (FPC) departure from the individual producer cost-of-service (prudent investment) system. In Wisconsin v. FPC
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  31. Id. at 373 U. S. 309 (collecting cases). See also FPC v. Texaco
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  32. the view of the Constitution this Court has taken since Hope Natural Gas, supra. As demonstrated in Wisconsin v. FPC
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  33. Philadelphia v. Philadelphia
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  34. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public
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  35. because setting that stream of income was the very object of the rate proceeding. According to Brandeis, the Smyth v. Ames
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  36. The system avoids the difficult valuation problems encountered under the Smyth v. Ames
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  37. Pennsylvania PUC v. Duquesne
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  38. Light Co., 57 Pa.P.U.C. 1, 5, 51 P.U.R.4th 198, 202 (1983). So too in Penn Power's case. See Pennsylvania PUC v. Pennsylvania
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  39. to set the total rate of return based on these component costs of capital. Ibid. See also Pennsylvania PUC v. Pennsylvania
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  40. of the capital lost, but does not allow the utility to earn a return on that investment. See, e.g., Pennsylvania PUC v. Metropolitan
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  41. Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania
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  42. UGI Corp. v. Pennsylvania
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  43. Pennsylvania PUC v. Philadelphia
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  44. Pennsylvania PUC v. Pennsylvania
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  45. been raised on the ground that the legislatures have delegated too much authority and discretion. See Hampton & Co. v. United
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  46. York R. Co. v. Driscoll
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  47. looks to the consequences a governmental authority produces, rather than the techniques it employs. See, e.g., FPC v. Texaco
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  48. FPC v. Hope
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  49. U.S. Supreme Court Duquesne Light Co. v. Barasch
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  50. Barasch v. Pennsylvania
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