It is hereby declared to be in the public interest that, in order to encourage the development of coordinated statewide electric service at retail, to eliminate or avoid unnecessary duplication of electric utility facilities, and to promote economical, efficient, and adequate electric service to the public, the state of Minnesota shall be divided into geographic service areas within which a specified electric utility shall provide electric service to customers on an exclusive basis.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.37
ASSIGNED SERVICE AREA; ELECTRIC UTILITY; LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case City of Shakopee v. Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (1981)
Most recently applied in City of Baxter v. City of Brainerd (July 2019)
1974 c 429 s 37
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