WCS’ BOOKS WILL BE SCRUTINIZED IN RATE CASE

Waste Control Specialists was unable to limit the discovery process of the one-year contested rate case hearing that began yesterday, meaning the details of its financial records are likely to be made public. In February, the South Texas Project, Luminant Energy, Entergy, The University of Texas, Texas A&M and others requested a contested case on disposal rates at WCS for in-compact generators. The case, which is limited by statute to last no longer than one year, officially kicked off yesterday with a Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings meeting. Though WCS asked for limitations on the discovery process, the judge rejected the request, opening the case up to unlimited discovery. The hearing also established a procedural schedule for the remainder of the proceeding. See this week’s edition of RW Monitor for more details.