The Power Rate Fight Hits the Courts
A major utility battles state regulators over irrigation and residential pricing in Eastern Washington.
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As forecasted by General Manager J. E. Davidson in an interview a few days ago, the Pacific Power & Light Company has appealed to the courts for suspension of the order of the Public Service Commission in ordering the lowering of residential and irrigation power rates throughout Eastern Washington. The case was brought before Judge Mitchell of the Thurston county superior court.
“The Pacific Power & Light Company has appealed to the courts for suspension of the order of the Public Service commission.”
The struggle between public regulatory bodies and utility monopolies like Pacific Power & Light has been a defining feature of Washington's political economy for over a century. The tension between affordable power for agricultural irrigation and the profit margins of private utilities remains a live debate in regional civic affairs.
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