The Commission shall have and exercise such general power and authority to supervise and control the public utilities of the State as may be necessary to carry out the laws providing for their regulation, and all such other powers and duties as may be necessary or incident to the proper discharge of its duties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-30
General powers of Commission
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates (1998)
Most recently applied in In re De Luca USMCR (September 2018)
1933, c. 134, s. 2; 1941, c. 97; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1.
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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.