§ 62-78 – Proposed findings, briefs, exceptions, orders, expediting cases, and other procedure.
62-78. Proposed findings, briefs, exceptions, orders, expediting cases, and other procedure. (a) Prior to each decision or order by the Commission in a proceeding initially heard by it and prior to any recommended decision or order of a panel of three commissioners, commissioner or examiner, the parties shall be afforded an opportunity to submit, within […]
§ 62-79 – Final orders and decisions; findings; service; compliance.
62-79. Final orders and decisions; findings; service; compliance. (a) All final orders and decisions of the Commission shall be sufficient in detail to enable the court on appeal to determine the controverted questions presented in the proceedings and shall include: (1) Findings and conclusions and the reasons or bases therefor upon all the material issues […]
§ 62-80 – Powers of Commission to rescind, alter or amend prior order or decision.
62-80. Powers of Commission to rescind, alter or amend prior order or decision. The Commission may at any time upon notice to the public utility and to the other parties of record affected, and after opportunity to be heard as provided in the case of complaints, rescind, alter or amend any order or decision made […]
§ 62-81 – Special procedure in hearing and deciding rate cases.
62-81. Special procedure in hearing and deciding rate cases. (a) All cases or proceedings, declared to be or properly classified as general rate cases under G.S. 62-137, or any proceedings which will substantially affect any utility’s overall level of earnings or rate of return, shall be set for trial or hearing by the Commission, which […]
§ 62-82 – Special procedure on application for certificate for generating facility; appeal from award order.
62-82. Special procedure on application for certificate for generating facility; appeal from award order. (a) Notice of Application for Certificate for Generating Facility; Hearing; Briefs and Oral Arguments. – Whenever there is filed with the Commission an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a facility for the generation […]
§ 62-72 – Commission may make rules of practice and procedure.
62-72. Commission may make rules of practice and procedure. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Commission is authorized to make and promulgate rules of practice and procedure for the Commission hearings. (1949, c. 989, s. 1; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1.)
§ 62-73 – Complaints against public utilities.
62-73. Complaints against public utilities. Complaints may be made by the Commission on its own motion or by any person having an interest, either direct or as a representative of any persons having a direct interest in the subject matter of such complaint by petition or complaint in writing setting forth any act or thing […]
§ 62-73.1 – Complaints against providers of telephone services.
62-73.1. Complaints against providers of telephone services. (a) A local exchange company or competing local provider that is unable to resolve a customer complaint shall (i) provide notice to the consumer of the consumer’s right to contact the Public Staff of the Commission and (ii) provide to the consumer, in writing, contact information for the […]
§ 62-74 – Complaints by public utilities.
62-74. Complaints by public utilities. Any public utility shall have the right to file a complaint against any other public utility or any person on any of the grounds upon which complaints are allowed to be filed by other parties, and the same procedure shall be adopted and followed as in other cases, except that […]
§ 62-75 – Burden of proof.
62-75. Burden of proof. Except as otherwise limited in this Chapter, in all proceedings instituted by the Commission for the purpose of investigating any rate, service, classification, rule, regulation or practice, the burden of proof shall be upon the public utility whose rate, service, classification, rule, regulation or practice is under investigation to show that […]