Formal case papers: public utilities, 1911-1984.

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Formal case papers: public utilities, 1911-1984.

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Formal case files of the Public Service Commission regulating various activities of electric, gas, telephone, water, and other utilities operating in Wisconsin. The files document formal cases before the Commission regarding the establishment of utility rates, service practices and territories, depreciation of facilities and equipment, and employee and environmental issues.

416.4 c.f. (416 record center cartons and 1 archives box)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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