PW Ventures, Inc. v. Nichols

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• approving the PSC's determination that the sale of electricity to a single customer makes the provider a \public utility\ subject to PSC jurisdiction pursuant to section 366.02(1), Florida Statutes (1985)
• applying presumption to affirm PSC's exercise of jurisdiction over an electric utility that had a corporation as its only customer, where the utility was found to be within the statutory definition of a \public utility\ providing electricity \to or for the public\
• construction of statute by agency charged with its enforcement and interpretation is entitled to great weight
• public interest implicated where revenue that “otherwise would have gone to the regulated utilities” is “diverted to unregulated producers”
• public interest implicated where revenue that “otherwise would have gone to the regulated utilities” is “diverted to unregulated producers”
• \[C]ontemporaneous construction of a statute by the agency charged with its enforcement and interpretation is entitled to great weight. The courts will not depart from such a construction unless it is clearly unauthorized or erroneous.\ (Citation omitted.)

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