Section 216B.38 — Definitions.
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. […]
Section 216B.39 — Assigned Service Area.
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 […]
Section 216B.40 — Exclusive Service Right; Service Extension.
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 […]
Section 216B.32 — Certified Copy Of Document As Evidence.
216B.32 CERTIFIED COPY OF DOCUMENT AS EVIDENCE. Copies of official documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the office of the commission, certified by a commissioner or by the secretary under the official seal of the commission to be true copies of the original shall be evidence in like manner as the […]
Section 216B.33 — Commission Ruling Written, Filed, And Certified.
216B.33 COMMISSION RULING WRITTEN, FILED, AND CERTIFIED. Every order, finding, authorization, or certificate issued or approved by the commission under this chapter must be in writing and retained in the commission’s official record system. A certificate under the seal of the commission that any order, finding, authorization, or certificate has not been modified, stayed, suspended, […]
Section 216B.34 — Public Records.
216B.34 PUBLIC RECORDS. All decisions, transcripts, and orders of the commission shall be public records. History: 1974 c 429 s 34
Section 216B.35 — Transcribed Record.
216B.35 TRANSCRIBED RECORD. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings at any formal hearing had before the commission or any commissioner or hearing examiner and all testimony shall be taken down by a reporter appointed by the commission. A copy of the transcript shall be furnished on demand to any party […]
Section 216B.36 — Municipal Regulatory And Taxing Powers.
216B.36 MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AND TAXING POWERS. Any public utility furnishing the utility services enumerated in section 216B.02 or occupying streets, highways, or other public property within a municipality may be required to obtain a license, permit, right, or franchise in accordance with the terms, conditions, and limitations of regulatory acts of the municipality, including the […]
Section 216B.361 — Township Agreement With Natural Gas Utility.
216B.361 TOWNSHIP AGREEMENT WITH NATURAL GAS UTILITY. A township may enter into an agreement with a public utility providing natural gas services to provide services within a designated portion or all of the township. If a city annexes township land for which a utility has an agreement with a township to serve, the utility shall […]
Section 216B.37 — Assigned Service Area; Electric Utility; Legislative Policy.
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 […]