RCW 80.28.120
Effect on existing contracts.
Every gas, water, wastewater, or electrical company owning, operating or managing a plant or system for the distribution and sale of gas, water or electricity, or the provision of wastewater company services to the public for hire is, and is held to be, a public service company as to such plant or system and as to all gas, water, wastewater company services, or electricity distributed or furnished therefrom, whether such gas, water, wastewater company services, or electricity be sold wholesale or retail or be distributed wholly to the general public or in part as surplus gas, water, wastewater company services, or electricity to manufacturing or industrial concerns or to other public service companies or municipalities for redistribution. Nothing in this title may be construed to prevent any gas company, electrical company or water company from continuing to furnish its product or the use of its lines, equipment or service under any contract or contracts in force on June 7, 1911, at the rates fixed in such contract or contracts. However, the commission has power, in its discretion, to direct by order that such contract or contracts be terminated by the company party thereto and thereupon such contract or contracts must be terminated by such company as and when directed by such order.
[ 2011 c 214 § 21; 1961 c 14 § 80.28.120. Prior: 1933 c 165 § 1; 1911 c 117 § 34; RRS § 10370.]
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.
80.28.020 - Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
80.28.022 - Water company rates—Reserve account.
80.28.024 - Legislative finding.
80.28.050 - Tariff schedules to be filed with commission—Public schedules.
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.
80.28.250 - 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.
80.28.280 - Compressed natural gas—Motor vehicle refueling stations—Public interest.
80.28.290 - Compressed natural gas—Refueling stations—Identify barriers.
80.28.303 - Conservation service tariff—Contents of filing—Rate base—Duties of commission.
80.28.309 - Costs as bondable conservation investment.
80.28.320 - Regulation of battery charging facilities.
80.28.350 - Petition to place a wastewater company in receivership—Power of eminent domain.
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.
80.28.425 - Multiyear rate plan.
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.