Tariff Filing of Village of Lyndonville Electric Department
Docket: No. 87-021
Court: Supreme Court of Vermont; February 16, 1988; Vermont; State Supreme Court
The appeal process involves a strong presumption in favor of the Public Service Board's (Board) orders. The court must defer to the Board's findings unless they are clearly erroneous, with the burden of proof resting on the appealing party to demonstrate such error. A review of the record indicates that the rate design approved for the Village of Lyndonville Electric Department (LED) is justified, and the appellant has failed to prove the Board's findings erroneous. Additionally, the Board lacked the authority to rectify past inequities in LED's rate structure affecting the utility or its customers. The court affirmed the Board's decision.