216B.37 ASSIGNED SERVICE AREA; ELECTRIC UTILITY; LEGISLATIVE POLICY. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest that, in order to encourage the development of coordinated statewide electric service at retail, to eliminate or avoid unnecessary duplication of electric utility facilities, and to promote economical, efficient, and adequate electric service to the public, the […]
216B.38 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. MS 1974 [Renumbered subd 1a] Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of sections 216B.37 to 216B.44 only, the following definitions shall apply. Subd. 1a. [Renumbered subd 8] Subd. 1b. Assigned service area. “Assigned service area” means the geographical area in which the boundaries are established as provided in section 216B.39. Subd. […]
216B.39 ASSIGNED SERVICE AREA. Subdivision 1. Line map and service list. On or before six months from April 12, 1974, or, when requested in writing by an electric utility and for good cause shown, and at a further time as the commission may fix by order, each electric utility shall file with the commission a […]
216B.40 EXCLUSIVE SERVICE RIGHT; SERVICE EXTENSION. Except as provided in sections 216B.42 and 216B.421, each electric utility shall have the exclusive right to provide electric service at retail to each and every present and future customer in its assigned service area and no electric utility shall render or extend electric service at retail within the […]
216B.41 EFFECT OF INCORPORATION, ANNEXATION, OR CONSOLIDATION. After April 12, 1974, the inclusion by incorporation, consolidation, or annexation of any part of the assigned service area of an electric utility within the boundaries of any municipality shall not in any respect impair or affect the rights of the electric utility to continue and extend electric […]
216B.42 SERVICE EXTENSION IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. Subdivision 1. Large customer outside municipality. Notwithstanding the establishment of assigned service areas for electric utilities provided for in section 216B.39, customers located outside municipalities and who require electric service with a connected load of 2,000 kilowatts or more shall not be obligated to take electric service from the […]
216B.421 HOMESTEAD; OPTION OF ELECTRIC SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Multiple service areas; customer election. Notwithstanding the establishment of assigned service areas for electric utilities provided for in section 216B.39, when a customer requires electric service for buildings or other structures located on land constituting the customer’s homestead and the buildings or structures are located within more […]
216B.43 HEARING ON COMPLAINT. Upon the filing of an application under section 216B.42 or upon complaint by an affected utility that the provisions of sections 216B.39 to 216B.42 have been violated, the commission shall hold a hearing, upon notice, within 30 days after the filing of the complaint, and shall render its decision within 30 […]
