The burden is on the public utility to establish that the underlying costs of any rates, charges, or automatic adjustment charges filed under this chapter are prudent, efficient, and economical and are reasonable and necessary to provide service to the public utility's customers in this state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-34A-8.4
Burden on public utility to establish criteria for determination of rates
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Application of Black Hills Power (2016)
Most recently applied in Application of Black Hills Power (December 2016)
Source: SL 2007, ch 269, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.