Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.
80.28.020 - Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.

RCW 80.28.020
Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.

Whenever the commission shall find, after a hearing had upon its own motion, or upon complaint, that the rates or charges demanded, exacted, charged or collected by any gas company, electrical company, wastewater company, or water company, for gas, electricity, wastewater company services, or water, or in connection therewith, or that the rules, regulations, practices or contracts affecting such rates or charges are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or in any wise in violation of the provisions of the law, or that such rates or charges are insufficient to yield a reasonable compensation for the service rendered, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, or sufficient rates, charges, regulations, practices or contracts to be thereafter observed and in force, and shall fix the same by order.

[ 2011 c 214 § 12; 1961 c 14 § 80.28.020. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 54, part; RRS § 10390, part.]
NOTES:

Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 80 - Public Utilities

Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.

80.28.005 - Definitions.

80.28.010 - Duties as to rates, services, and facilities—Limitations on termination of utility service for residential heating.

80.28.020 - Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.

80.28.022 - Water company rates—Reserve account.

80.28.024 - Legislative finding.

80.28.025 - Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resources—Consideration of water conservation goals.

80.28.030 - Commission may order improved quality of commodity—Ordering improvements to the storage, distribution, or supply of water—Ordering improvements to the system of sewerage.

80.28.040 - Commission may order improved service—Water companies, system of sewerage noncompliance, receivership.

80.28.050 - Tariff schedules to be filed with commission—Public schedules.

80.28.060 - Tariff changes—Statutory notice—Exception—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.28.065 - Tariff schedule—Energy conservation—Payment by successive property owners—Notice—Rules.

80.28.068 - Rates—Low-income customers.

80.28.070 - Sliding scale of charges permitted.

80.28.074 - Legislative declaration.

80.28.075 - Banded rates—Natural gas and electric services.

80.28.080 - Published rates to be charged—Exceptions.

80.28.090 - Unreasonable preference prohibited.

80.28.100 - Rate discrimination prohibited—Exception.

80.28.110 - Service to be furnished on reasonable notice.

80.28.120 - Effect on existing contracts.

80.28.130 - Repairs, improvements, changes, additions, or extensions may be directed.

80.28.140 - Inspection of gas and water meters.

80.28.150 - Inspection of electric meters.

80.28.160 - Testing apparatus to be furnished.

80.28.170 - Testing at consumer's request.

80.28.180 - Rules and regulations.

80.28.185 - Water companies or wastewater companies within counties—Commission may regulate.

80.28.190 - Gas companies—Certificate—Violations—Commission powers—Penalty—Fees.

80.28.200 - Gas companies—Refunds of charges.

80.28.220 - Gas companies—Right of eminent domain—Purposes.

80.28.230 - Gas companies—Use for purpose acquired exclusive—Disposition of property.

80.28.240 - Recovery of damages by utility company for tampering, unauthorized connections, diversion of services.

80.28.250 - Water companies—Fire hydrants.

80.28.260 - Adoption of policies to provide financial incentives for energy efficiency programs.

80.28.270 - Water or wastewater companies—Extension, installation, or connection charges.

80.28.275 - Water or wastewater companies—Assumption of substandard water system or system of sewerage—Limited immunity from liability.

80.28.280 - Compressed natural gas—Motor vehicle refueling stations—Public interest.

80.28.290 - Compressed natural gas—Refueling stations—Identify barriers.

80.28.300 - Gas, electrical companies encouraged to provide customers with landscaping information and to request voluntary donations for urban forestry.

80.28.303 - Conservation service tariff—Contents of filing—Rate base—Duties of commission.

80.28.306 - Conservation bonds—Conservation investment assets as collateral—Priority of security interests—Transfers.

80.28.309 - Costs as bondable conservation investment.

80.28.310 - Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority for electrical companies to buy back electricity.

80.28.320 - Regulation of battery charging facilities.

80.28.330 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity—Bond or equivalent surety—Rule-making authority.

80.28.340 - Determination that a wastewater company is unfit to provide wastewater service on a system of sewerage—Commission may order transfer—Power of eminent domain.

80.28.350 - Petition to place a wastewater company in receivership—Power of eminent domain.

80.28.360 - Electric vehicle supply equipment—Capital expenditures—Incentive rate of return on investment.

80.28.365 - Electric vehicle supply equipment, programs, or services—Electrification of transportation plan—Review—Issuance of acknowledgment.

80.28.370 - Community solar companies—Definitions.

80.28.375 - Community solar companies—Requirements to engage in business—Registration.

80.28.380 - Gas companies—Conservation targets.

80.28.385 - Renewable natural gas program.

80.28.390 - Tariff—Voluntary renewable natural gas service.

80.28.395 - Natural gas—Cost of greenhouse gas emissions—Calculation.

80.28.400 - Commission—Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions—Report.

80.28.405 - Clean energy action plan—Greenhouse gas emissions—Calculation of cost.

80.28.410 - Clean energy action plan—Account for and defer costs.

80.28.420 - Gas company recovery of costs associated with replacing certain pipeline facilities—Information to be submitted to the commission—Definitions.

80.28.425 - Multiyear rate plan.

80.28.430 - Authority to enter into agreements with certain organizations—Agreement to govern manner in which financial assistance is provided to an organization—Requirements.

80.28.435 - Replacement of natural gas with hydrogen—Notice to commission—Tariff approval.

80.28.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.