Case Name: PALM COAST UTILITY CORPORATION, A Florida Corporation, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, the Florida Public Service Commission, The Office of Public Counsel, James Martin and Patrick Ferrante, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-06-13
Citations: 581 So. 2d 243
Docket Number: No. 90-3033
Parties: PALM COAST UTILITY CORPORATION, A Florida Corporation, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, the Florida Public Service Commission, The Office of Public Counsel, James Martin and Patrick Ferrante, Appellees.
Judges: SMITH, NIMMONS and MINER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 581
Pages: 243–244

Head Matter:
PALM COAST UTILITY CORPORATION, A Florida Corporation, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, the Florida Public Service Commission, The Office of Public Counsel, James Martin and Patrick Ferrante, Appellees.
No. 90-3033.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
June 13, 1991.
B. Kenneth Gatlin and Kathryn G.W. Cowdery of Gatlin, Woods, Carlson & Cow-dery, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Susan F. Clark, David E. Smith and Cynthia B. Miller, Tallahassee, for appellee Florida Public Service Comm’n.
Jack Shreve and Stephen C. Reilly, Tallahassee, for appellee The Office of Public Counsel.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find that the final order issued by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) is supported by competent, substantial evidence and reasonable inferences which may be drawn therefrom. We also find that Palm Coast Utility Corporation failed to show that the PSC's order, which granted appellant a substantial rate increase, albeit not in the full amount requested, was arbitrary or capricious. Appellant has failed to argue here or prove below that the rate increases approved by the PSC were unjust or unreasonable for failure to provide the utility with a fair rate of return. No departure from the essential requirements of law or abuse of discretion having been demonstrated, we AFFIRM the order appealed from.
SMITH, NIMMONS and MINER, JJ., concur.