The Georgia Supreme Court has denied a request by Sawnee EMC to take up and consider a final appeal in a long-running lawsuit over the right to serve an electric vehicle (EV) charging station.
The case arose from Georgia...more
3/24/2025
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Appeals ,
Charging Stations ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Georgia ,
Public Utility ,
Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Utilities Sector
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) recently ruled in favor of Walton EMC in a dispute arising from a textile manufacturing plant that was transformed into a plant producing pet food. Georgia Power Company v. Walton...more
The federal courts of appeals have generally recognized that electric cooperatives can retire patronage capital to their members through means other than annual cash payments. For example, the US Court of Appeals for the...more
10/19/2018
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Breach of Contract ,
Bylaws ,
Dismissals ,
Electric Cooperative ,
Federal Funding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patronage Capital ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Removal ,
Utilities Sector
On March 23, 2018, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled in favor of GreyStone Power Corporation in a Territorial Act dispute with Georgia Power. The dispute arose when Georgia Power extended service to a building...more
Pennsylvania’s REA Energy Cooperative, Inc. obtained dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit last year, a decision that was recently confirmed by the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The...more
Cooperatives facing patronage capital lawsuits have recently enjoyed a series of favorable court opinions. Over the past few months, the Eleventh Circuit and state and federal courts in Florida have all dismissed claims for...more
Electric utilities and residential solar companies continue to wrangle over charges applicable to rooftop solar customers. Recent filings in rate design cases involving Arizona Public Service Company (APS) and UNS Electric,...more
The clash between residential solar companies and utilities continues to heat up in courts and public utility commissions. As solar technology continues to improve, more households are installing rooftop solar systems. ...more
9/15/2015
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Electricity ,
Net Metering ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Sherman Act ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
The Clayton Act ,
Utilities Sector ,
Utility Rates
A hearing officer of the Georgia Public Service Commission recently decided in favor of Walton EMC in a Territorial Act dispute with Georgia Power over the right to provide electric service to a CVS drugstore in Athens,...more
The Georgia Court of Appeals has recently affirmed the Public Service Commission’s ruling that the grandfather clause permits an electric supplier to continue to serve an apartment building, even when the individual...more