Chapter 10. Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies GenerallyRead Chapter
- Article 1. DefinitionsRead all
- § 56-232
- Public utility and schedules defined
- § 56-232.1
- Regulation of service by certain gas pipeline companies to municipalities
- § 56-232.2
- Regulation of compressed natural gas service
- § 56-232.2:1
- Regulation of electric vehicle charging service
- § 56-232.3
- Regulation of service by certain gas distribution companies to federal, state and local governmental facilities
- § 56-233
- Service defined
- Article 1.1. Purchasing PracticesRead all
- § 56-233.1
- Public utilities purchasing practices
- Article 2. Services, Rates, Charges, Etc.Read all
- § 56-234
- Duty to furnish adequate service at reasonable and uniform rates
- § 56-234.1
- Liability to customer for violation of duty to determine and charge lowest rate applicable
- § 56-234.2
- Review of rates
- § 56-234.3
- Approval of expenditures for and monitoring of new generation facilities and projected operation programs of electric utilities
- § 56-234.4
- Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency
- § 56-234.5
- Required disclosure by certain officers and directors of certain utilities
- § 56-235
- When Commission may fix rates, schedules, etc.; conformance with chapter
- § 56-235.1
- Conservation of energy and capital resources
- § 56-235.1:1
- Rates for stand-by electric service at renewable cogeneration facilities
- § 56-235.1:2
- Costs of using small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses
- § 56-235.2
- All rates, tolls, etc., to be just and reasonable to jurisdictional customers; findings and conclusions to be set forth; alternative forms of regulation for electric companies
- § 56-235.3
- Procedures for investigation of rate applications
- § 56-235.4
- Prohibition of multiple rate increases within any twelve-month period; exception
- § 56-235.5
- Telephone regulatory alternatives
- § 56-235.5:1
- Local exchange telephone service competition policy
- § 56-235.6
- Optional performance-based regulation of certain utilities
- § 56-235.7
- Jurisdiction of Commission when federal governmental facility ceases to be retail customer of electric utility
- § 56-235.8
- Retail supply choice for natural gas customers
- § 56-235.9
- Recovery of funds used for capital projects prior to a rate case for strategic natural gas facilities
- § 56-235.10
- Recovery of eligible safety activity costs; administration; procedure
- § 56-235.11
- Retail rates of affiliated water utilities
- § 56-235.12
- Economic development programs
- § 56-236
- Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted
- § 56-236.1
- Rates to be charged churches
- § 56-236.2
- Suspension of service to sewerage system
- § 56-237
- How changes in rates effected; notice required; changes to be indicated on schedules
- § 56-237.1
- Notification of intent to seek rate change in schedules required to be filed under § 56-236
- § 56-237.2
- Public hearings on protests or objections to rate changes
- § 56-238
- Suspension of proposed rates, etc.; investigation; effectiveness of rates pending investigation and subject to bond; fixing reasonable rates, etc.
- § 56-239
- Appeal from action of Commission
- § 56-240
- Proposed rates, etc., or changes thereof, not suspended effective subject to later change by Commission; refund or credit; appeal; investor-owned public utilities required to show increase complies with § 56-235.2
- § 56-241
- Rates of telephone companies
- § 56-241.1
- Flat and measured telephone rates; certain rates prohibited
- § 56-241.2
- Approval of rates for resale of telephone service
- § 56-242
- Temporary reduction of rates
- § 56-243
- Duration of such temporary reduction
- § 56-244
- Increase to make up for losses due to excessive temporary reduction
- § 56-245
- Temporary increase in rates
- § 56-245.1
- Meters to be kept in good working condition; defective meters
- § 56-245.1:1
- Customers to be notified about nuclear emergency evacuation plans
- § 56-245.1:2
- Customers to be notified of renewable power options
- Article 2.1. Regulation of Submetering and Energy Allocation EquipmentRead all
- § 56-245.2
- Definitions
- § 56-245.3
- Commission to promulgate regulations and standards
- Article 3. Powers of Commission in Relation to ServiceRead all
- § 56-246
- Tests and equipment therefor
- § 56-247
- Commission may change regulations, measurements, practices, services, or acts
- § 56-247.1
- Commission to require public utilities to follow certain procedures
- § 56-248
- Commission to prescribe standard units of products or service
- § 56-248.1
- Commission to monitor fuel prices and utility fuel purchases; fuel price index
- § 56-249
- Reports by utilities
- § 56-249.1
- Commission may require transfer of gas, water or electricity by one utility to another; compensation
- § 56-249.2
- Certain records to be maintained
- § 56-249.3
- Certain electric utilities to file reports in relation to fuel transactions, fuel purchases, fuel adjustment clauses, etc.
- § 56-249.4
- How reports shall be filed; reports open to public; rules and regulations
- § 56-249.5
- Repealed
- § 56-249.6
- Recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
- § 56-249.7
- Certain directors and officers of utility to file shareholder information
- § 56-250
- Commission may authorize action by public utility in time of emergency or shortage; plans
- § 56-251
- Repealed
- § 56-253
- Existing remedies retained
- Article 4. Sale of Plants; Extensions; General Powers of CompaniesRead all
- § 56-254
- Sale or lease of plants to cities or towns
- § 56-255
- Extension of electric service to territory not being served
- § 56-256
- Powers of corporations generally; rights, powers, privileges and immunities, etc.
- § 56-256.1
- Height of electric power distribution lines over agricultural land
- Article 5. Pipelines and Other WorksRead all
- § 56-257
- Manner of installing underground utility lines
- § 56-257.1
- Means of locating nonmetallic underground conduits
- § 56-257.2
- Gas pipeline safety
- § 56-257.2:1
- Projects presenting material risk to public safety; licensed professional engineers; regulations
- § 56-257.3
- Repealed
- § 56-257.4
- Report by the State Corporation Commission on investigation of natural gas utilities incident
- § 56-257.5
- Manner of installing underground utility lines through agricultural operation
- § 56-258
- Who to permit laying of pipelines in roads
- § 56-259
- (Effective until October 1, 2021) Rights-of-way, etc., may be contracted for; location of easements of public service corporations
- § 56-259.1
- Instruments conveying easements to public service corporations
- § 56-259
- (Effective October 1, 2021) Rights-of-way, etc., may be contracted for; location of easements of public service corporations
- § 56-260
- Compensation for damages
- § 56-260.1
- Contract provisions exempting company from liability unlawful
- Article 6. Water and Sewerage CompaniesRead all
- § 56-261
- Duties of companies furnishing water or sewerage facilities
- § 56-261.1
- Duties of water and sewerage companies in certain counties
- § 56-261.2
- Hydrant connections and water supply for fire protection in certain counties
- § 56-262
- Proceeding upon failure of public service corporation to perform duties
- § 56-263
- Commission may order increase in service
- § 56-264
- Quo warranto in case of failure to comply with order of Commission
- § 56-264.1
- Collection of rates, fees and charges
- § 56-264.2
- Governing board of multistate entities operating certain sewage treatment facilities; arbitration of issues; condemnation of facilities
- § 56-264.3
- Cost allocation and rate design
- § 56-265
- Certain sections not to limit Commission's powers