mwm711

Merger Review: Puget Energy

I agree that public counsel postures a nuisance points rather than substantively valid points. I also agree that the majority order was strong and the dissent weak.

But is not the UTC order approving the settlement an administrative agency order from which a party may appeal to the circuit court? Assuming that public counsel has the right to appeal and exercises it, would the pendency of an appeal in the circuit court preclude the deal from closing while the appeal is resolved?

Court proceedings in a circuit court can take time and the losing party usually can appeal the trial court ruling to a higher court.


On Jan 04 02:16 PM Jae Jun wrote:

> The last 8-k filing mentioned that the only company to not have submitted
> their approval was PSE (subsidary of PSD).
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> Obviously PSE wont be challenging and I think the Commission has
> had enough of the public counsel from what I read in the filings.
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