Section 378:28 – Permanent Rates.
378:28 Permanent Rates. – So far as possible, the provisions of RSA 378:27 shall be applied by the commission in fixing and determining permanent rates, as well as temporary rates. The commission shall not include in permanent rates any return on any plant, equipment, or capital improvement which has not first been found by […]
Section 378:29 – Adjustment.
378:29 Adjustment. – Temporary rates so fixed, determined, and prescribed under this subdivision shall be effective until the final determination of the rate proceeding, unless terminated sooner by the commission. In every proceeding in which temporary rates are fixed, determined, and prescribed under this subdivision, the commission shall consider the effect of such rates […]
Section 378:30 – Bond.
378:30 Bond. – If temporary rates are prescribed under RSA 378:27 which are higher than those previously in effect, the commission may require the public utility to file a bond in such form and with such sureties, if any, as the commission may determine, to secure the repayment to the customers of the public […]
Section 378:30-a – Public Utility Rate Base; Exclusions.
378:30-a Public Utility Rate Base; Exclusions. – Public utility rates or charges shall not in any manner be based on the cost of construction work in progress. At no time shall any rates or charges be based upon any costs associated with construction work if said construction work is not completed. All costs of […]
Section 378:30-b – Conservation Investments; Included in Rates.
378:30-b Conservation Investments; Included in Rates. – The commission may include the cost or value of capital improvements or programs in the rates of a utility when the capital improvement or program provides for the conservation of the energy or water provided by the utility, regardless of whether the utility’s capital improvement or program […]
Section 378:30-c – Exclusion of State Grant Funds From Rate Base.
378:30-c Exclusion of State Grant Funds From Rate Base. – The commission shall exclude any grants provided by the department of environmental services under RSA 486-A from the rates of water utilities. Utilities shall comply with the notice provisions of RSA 486-A:10 concerning such grants. Source. 1993, 341:4, eff. July 1, 1993.
Section 378:30-d – Regional Technical Planning and New Source Development; Included in Rates.
378:30-d Regional Technical Planning and New Source Development; Included in Rates. – Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 378:30-a, the commission may include the cost or value of capital improvements or programs in the rates of a utility when the capital improvement or program is directly related to technical planning of regional water supply development […]
Section 378:30-e – Exclusion of Lobbying and Political Activity Costs From Rates.
378:30-e Exclusion of Lobbying and Political Activity Costs From Rates. – The commission shall exclude the cost of lobbying and political activity from the rates of public utilities. For purposes of this section, " lobbying " is any activity requiring registration pursuant to RSA 15:1 and " political activity " is any activity conducted […]
Section 378:20 – Contracts With Municipalities and Other Utilities.
378:20 Contracts With Municipalities and Other Utilities. – Any public utility shall make, renew, or extend any contract for the delivery of electrical energy to a municipality, or political subdivision thereof, or to another utility upon such terms and conditions consistent with the public good as the commission shall order. Source. 1929, 179:1. 1933, […]
Section 378:21 – Rebates, Etc.
378:21 Rebates, Etc. – No public utility shall, directly or indirectly or by any special rate, rebate, drawback or other device or method, make any deviation from the rates, fares, charges or prices for any service rendered by it specified in its schedules on file and in effect at the time such service was […]