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Chapter 80.28 RCW

GAS, ELECTRICAL, AND WATER COMPANIES

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HTMLPDF 80.28.005Definitions.
HTMLPDF 80.28.010Duties as to rates, services, and facilities—Limitations on termination of utility service for residential heating and of electric, water, or thermal energy utility service during heat-related alerts.
HTMLPDF 80.28.020Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
HTMLPDF 80.28.022Water company rates—Reserve account.
HTMLPDF 80.28.024Legislative finding.
HTMLPDF 80.28.025Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resources—Consideration of water conservation goals.
HTMLPDF 80.28.030Commission may order improved quality of commodity—Ordering improvements to the storage, distribution, or supply of water—Ordering improvements to the system of sewerage.
HTMLPDF 80.28.040Commission may order improved service—Water companies, system of sewerage noncompliance, receivership.
HTMLPDF 80.28.050Tariff schedules to be filed with commission—Public schedules.
HTMLPDF 80.28.060Tariff changes—Statutory notice—Exception—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
HTMLPDF 80.28.065Tariff schedule—Energy conservation—Payment by successive property owners—Notice—Rules.
HTMLPDF 80.28.068Rates—Low-income customers.
HTMLPDF 80.28.070Sliding scale of charges permitted.
HTMLPDF 80.28.074Legislative declaration.
HTMLPDF 80.28.075Banded rates—Natural gas, electric, or thermal energy services.
HTMLPDF 80.28.080Published rates to be charged—Exceptions.
HTMLPDF 80.28.090Unreasonable preference prohibited.
HTMLPDF 80.28.100Rate discrimination prohibited—Exception.
HTMLPDF 80.28.110Service to be furnished on reasonable notice.
HTMLPDF 80.28.120Effect on existing contracts.
HTMLPDF 80.28.130Repairs, improvements, changes, additions, or extensions may be directed.
HTMLPDF 80.28.140Inspection of gas and water meters.
HTMLPDF 80.28.150Inspection of electric meters.
HTMLPDF 80.28.160Testing apparatus to be furnished.
HTMLPDF 80.28.170Testing at consumer's request.
HTMLPDF 80.28.180Rules and regulations.
HTMLPDF 80.28.185Water companies or wastewater companies within counties—Commission may regulate.
HTMLPDF 80.28.190Gas companies—Certificate—Violations—Commission powers—Penalty—Fees.
HTMLPDF 80.28.200Gas companies—Refunds of charges.
HTMLPDF 80.28.220Gas companies—Right of eminent domain—Purposes.
HTMLPDF 80.28.230Gas companies—Use for purpose acquired exclusive—Disposition of property.
HTMLPDF 80.28.240Recovery of damages by utility company for tampering, unauthorized connections, diversion of services.
HTMLPDF 80.28.250Water companies—Fire hydrants.
HTMLPDF 80.28.260Adoption of policies to provide financial incentives for energy efficiency programs.
HTMLPDF 80.28.270Water or wastewater companies—Extension, installation, or connection charges.
HTMLPDF 80.28.275Water or wastewater companies—Assumption of substandard water system or system of sewerage—Limited immunity from liability.
HTMLPDF 80.28.280Compressed natural gas—Motor vehicle refueling stations—Public interest.
HTMLPDF 80.28.290Compressed natural gas—Refueling stations—Identify barriers.
HTMLPDF 80.28.300Gas, electrical companies encouraged to provide customers with landscaping information and to request voluntary donations for urban forestry.
HTMLPDF 80.28.303Conservation service tariff—Contents of filing—Rate base—Duties of commission.
HTMLPDF 80.28.306Rate recovery bonds—Rate recovery assets as collateral—Priority of security interests—Transfers.
HTMLPDF 80.28.309Costs as bondable rate recovery expenditures.
HTMLPDF 80.28.310Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority for electrical companies to buy back electricity.
HTMLPDF 80.28.320Regulation of battery charging facilities.
HTMLPDF 80.28.330Certificate of public convenience and necessity—Bond or equivalent surety—Rule-making authority.
HTMLPDF 80.28.340Determination that a wastewater company is unfit to provide wastewater service on a system of sewerage—Commission may order transfer—Power of eminent domain.
HTMLPDF 80.28.350Petition to place a wastewater company in receivership—Power of eminent domain.
HTMLPDF 80.28.360Electric vehicle supply equipment—Capital expenditures—Incentive rate of return on investment.
HTMLPDF 80.28.365Electric vehicle supply equipment, programs, or services—Electrification of transportation plan—Review—Issuance of acknowledgment.
HTMLPDF 80.28.370Community solar companies—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 80.28.375Community solar companies—Requirements to engage in business—Registration.
HTMLPDF 80.28.380Gas companies—Conservation targets.
HTMLPDF 80.28.385Renewable natural gas program.
HTMLPDF 80.28.390Tariff—Voluntary renewable natural gas service.
HTMLPDF 80.28.395Natural gas—Cost of greenhouse gas emissions—Calculation.
HTMLPDF 80.28.400Commission—Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions—Report.
HTMLPDF 80.28.405Clean energy action plan—Greenhouse gas emissions—Calculation of cost.
HTMLPDF 80.28.410Clean energy action plan—Account for and defer costs.
HTMLPDF 80.28.420Gas company recovery of costs associated with replacing certain pipeline facilities—Information to be submitted to the commission—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 80.28.425Multiyear rate plan.
HTMLPDF 80.28.430Authority to enter into agreements with certain organizations—Agreement to govern manner in which financial assistance is provided to an organization—Requirements.
HTMLPDF 80.28.435Replacement of natural gas with hydrogen—Notice to commission—Tariff approval.
HTMLPDF 80.28.445Wildfire mitigation plan—Filing requirements.
HTMLPDF 80.28.450Thermal energy networks.
HTMLPDF 80.28.460Thermal energy network pilot project program.
HTMLPDF 80.28.470Thermal energy network pilot project—Request for proposals.
HTMLPDF 80.28.480Merger of gas and thermal energy rate bases.
HTMLPDF 80.28.485Thermal energy meters—Inspectors.
HTMLPDF 80.28.487Thermal energy networks—Commission authority to provide discounted rates.
HTMLPDF 80.28.490Financing certain costs and expenses by utility companies—Bondable rate recovery expenditures.
HTMLPDF 80.28.500Disaster recovery—Financing orders—Rate recovery expenditures.
HTMLPDF 80.28.510Energy conservation and efficiency programs—Electrical or natural gas company may earn a return—Single-family and multifamily rental housing priority.
HTMLPDF 80.28.900Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

Notes:

Construction projects in state waters: Chapter 77.55 RCW.
Franchises on state highways: Chapter 47.44 RCW.
Reduced utility rates for low-income senior citizens and other low-income citizens: RCW 74.38.070.