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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-130

Commission to make rates for public utilities

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States (1985)

Most recently applied in Novo Nordisk Pharm. Indus. Inc. v. Carolina Power & Light Co. (September 2008)

1899, c. 164, ss. 2, 7, 14; 1903, c. 683; Rev., ss. 1096, 1099, 1106; 1907, c. 469, s. 4; Ex

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(a) The Commission shall make, fix, establish or allow just and reasonable rates for all public utilities subject to its jurisdiction. A rate is made, fixed, established or allowed when it becomes effective pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 676, s. 15.

(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-23, s. 14, effective May 17, 2021.

(d) The Commission shall from time to time as often as circumstances may require, change and revise or cause to be changed or revised any rates fixed by the Commission, or allowed to be charged by any public utility.

(e) In all cases where the Commission requires or orders a public utility to refund moneys to its customers which were advanced by or overcollected from its customers, the Commission shall require or order the utility to add to said refund an amount of interest at such rate as the Commission may determine to be just and reasonable; provided, however, that such rate of interest applicable to said refund shall not exceed ten percent (10%) per annum.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.