Public utility rates or charges shall not in any manner be based on the cost of construction work in progress. At no time shall any rates or charges be based upon any costs associated with construction work if said construction work is not completed. All costs of construction work in progress, including, but not limited to, any costs associated with constructing, owning, maintaining or financing construction work in progress, shall not be included in a utility's rate base nor be allowed as an expense for rate making purposes until, and not before, said construction project is actually providing service to consumers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 378:30-a
Public Utility Rate Base; Exclusions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rochman v. Northeast Utilities Service Group (1992)
Most recently applied in Public Service Co. of New Hampshire v. Richards (In Re Public Service Co. of New Hampshire) (October 1992)
Source. 1979, 101:1, eff
Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.