§ 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 […]
§ 62-75 – 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 […]
§ 62-76 – Hearings by Commission, panel of three commissioners, single commissioner, or examiner.
62-76. Hearings by Commission, panel of three commissioners, single commissioner, or examiner. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, any matter requiring a hearing shall be heard and decided by the Commission or shall be referred to a panel of three commissioners or one of the commissioners or a qualified member of the Commission […]
§ 62-77 – Recommended decision of panel of three commissioners, single commissioner or examiner.
62-77. Recommended decision of panel of three commissioners, single commissioner or examiner. Any report, order or decision made or recommended by a panel of three commissioners, commissioner or examiner with respect to any matter referred for hearing shall be in writing and shall set forth separately findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall […]
§ 62-69 – Stipulations and agreements; prehearing conference.
62-69. Stipulations and agreements; prehearing conference. (a) In all contested proceedings the Commission, by prehearing conferences and in such other manner as it may deem expedient and in the public interest, shall encourage the parties and their counsel to make and enter stipulations of record for the following purposes: (1) Eliminating the necessity of proof […]
§ 62-70 – Ex parte communications.
62-70. Ex parte communications. (a) In all matters and proceedings pending on the Commission’s formal docket, with adversary parties of record, all communications or contact of any nature whatsoever between any party and the Commission or any of its members, or any hearing examiner assigned to such docket, whether verbal or written, formal or informal, […]