In Re Providence Water Supply Board’s Application to Change Rate Schedules

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Public Utilities Commission’s order denying the Providence Water Supply Board’s request for retroactive reimbursement of retiree health‑care costs. The Court held that the statutory exception for retroactive rate‑making did not apply because no loan or advance was documented, and that the Board failed to meet its burden of proof. Accordingly, the writ was quashed and the case remanded to the Commission.