SAFE HARBOR WATER POWER CORP. v. FAJT


876 A.2d 954 (2005)

SAFE HARBOR WATER POWER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Gregory C. FAJT, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, PP & L, Inc., f/k/a Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Interstate Energy Co., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, PG Energy Inc., f/k/a, Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, West Penn Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Potomac Edison Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Monongahela Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellees, Peco Energy Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary Of Revenue, Appellee, Peco Energy Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Luzerne Electric Division of UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Peoples Natural Gas Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, CNG Transmission Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Duquesne Light Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Pennsylvania Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Ohio Edison Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Toledo Edison Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, CNG Transmission Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, Peoples Natural Gas Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, New York State Electric and Gas, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, Duquesne Light Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, West Penn Power Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, Monongahela Power Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, Potomac Edison Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees, Interstate Energy Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PP & L, INC., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Pennsylvania Power Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Ohio Edison Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Toledo Edison Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Luzerne Electric Division of UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PECO Energy Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PECO Energy Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PG Energy Inc., f/k/a Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Safe Harbor Water Power Corp., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, PP & L Inc., f/k/a Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Interstate Energy Co., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, PG Energy, Inc., f/k/a Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, West Penn Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Potomac Edison Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Monongahela Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, PECO Energy Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, PECO Energy Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Luzerne Electric of UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Peoples Natural Gas Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, CNG Transmission Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Duquesne Light Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Pennsylvania Power Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Ohio Edison Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Toledo Edison Company, Appellant, v. Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary of Revenue, Appellee, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, CNG Transmission Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Peoples Natural Gas Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Duquesne Light Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, West Penn Power Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Monongahela Power Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Potomac Edison Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Interstate Energy Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PP & L, INC., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Pennsylvania Power Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Ohio Edison Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Toledo Edison Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Luzerne Electric Division of UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, UGI Utilities, Inc., Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PECO Energy Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appellee, PECO Energy Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, PG Energy, Inc. f/k/a Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. David Rahal, Esq., Robert L. Weldon, Esq., Ronald Scott Shearer, Esq., Joseph C. Bright, Jeffrey S. Stokes, Esq., Harrisburg, for Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.

Michael J. Semes, Esq., N. David Rahal, Esq., Christopher A. Lewis, Esq., Robert P. Harrill, Jr., Esq., Harrisburg, for PECO Energy Company.

Daniel John Doyle, Esq., Bartholomew J. Deluca, Jr., Esq., Harrisburg, for Gregory C. Fajt.

CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

Before this court are the collective appeals of 22 utility companies ("Appellants") from the decision of the Commonwealth Court in Safe Harbor Water Power Corp., et al. v. Larry P. Williams, Secretary of Revenue, 825 A.2d 733 (Pa.Cmwlth.2003) wherein that court held that Appellants were not entitled to settlement of their respective...

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