AUTOMATIC-ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE
automatic-adjustment clause.A provision in a utility-rate schedule that allows a public utility
to increase its rates without a public hearing or state review, if certain operating costs, such as the
price of fuel, increase.Federal Energy Regulatory Comm’n v. Mississippi, 456 U.S. 742, 102 S.Ct.
2126 (1982). [Cases: Electricity 11.3(4, 6); Public Utilities 128, 167. C.J.S. Electricity § 33;
Public Utilities §§ 36, 44–46, 48, 87, 96.][Blacks Law 8th]