No public utility shall, as to rates, charges, service, facilities or in any other respect, make or grant any preference or advantage to any corporation or person or subject any corporation or person to any prejudice or disadvantage. No public utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates, charges, service, facilities or in any other respect, either as between localities or as between classes of service. The commission shall have the power to determine any question of fact arising under this section.
Idaho Code § 61-315
Discrimination and preference prohibited
Known as the Electric Supplier Stabilization Act
The act spans §§ 61–61 (50 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Grindstone Butte Mutual Canal Co. v. Idaho Power Co. (1978)
Most recently applied in Building Contractors Ass'n v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission (May 2011)
1913, ch. 61, § 18, p. 247; reen
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Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.