The Legislative Assembly finds that the termination of residential electric and natural gas utility service can lead to the serious impairment of human health and possibly to loss of life; therefore, the Legislative Assembly has enacted ORS 757.750 to 757.760. [1979 c.868 §2; 1983 c.326 §1]
(1) The Public Utility Commission of Oregon shall establish rules to prohibit the termination of residential electric or natural gas service when such termination would significantly endanger the physical health of the residential consumer. (2) The commission shall provide by rule a method for determining when the termination of residential electric or natural gas service […]
The Public Utility Commission shall establish rules to require each electric and natural gas utility to: (1) Give written or personal notice of a proposed termination of residential service in a manner reasonably calculated to reach the residential consumer within a reasonable period of time before the proposed date of termination; (2) Accept reasonable partial […]