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- SDCL § 49-34A-8 · Criteria for determination of rates by commission.
- SDCL § 49-34A-8.1 · Policy to alleviate financial burden of pricing structure.
- SDCL § 49-34A-8.2 · Incentive rates for improved performance and efficiency.
- SDCL § 49-34A-8.3 · Business development rates--Public interest exception.
- SDCL § 49-34A-8.4 · Burden on public utility to establish criteria for determination of rates.
- SDCL § 49-34A-9 · Deviation from schedules of rates and charges prohibited--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses.
- SDCL § 49-34A-10 · Tariffs and schedules filed by utilities--Public inspection.
- SDCL § 49-34A-11 · Burden of proving reasonableness of rates.
- SDCL § 49-34A-12 · Change in rates--Notice to commission and affected customers.
- SDCL § 49-34A-13 · Hearing on rate changes.
- SDCL § 49-34A-13.1 · Persons permitted to appear before commission or submit comments--Disclosure of identity and interest--Party status controlled by statutes and rules.
- SDCL § 49-34A-14 · Suspension of proposed rate or practice pending hearing--Time.
- SDCL § 49-34A-15
- SDCL § 49-34A-16 · Delay in effectuation of suspended rate schedule pending disposition of previously filed changes--Time--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses.
- SDCL § 49-34A-17 · Implementation of proposed practice, proposed rate, or lower rate--Rate design--Accounts of customer payments--Refund of excess--Time limit.
- SDCL § 49-34A-18
- SDCL § 49-34A-19 · Costs and revenue considered in determining rates--Acquisition cost of property as alternative--Projected income and expenses.
- SDCL § 49-34A-19.1 · Separate accounts required for nonutility business--Profits and losses considered by commission.
- SDCL § 49-34A-19.2 · Disallowance for rate purposes of unreasonable profits of affiliates in sales or services to utility.
- SDCL § 49-34A-20 · Rate increases not required to prevent competition.
- SDCL § 49-34A-21 · Determination of rates--Order--Maximum rate--Classification adjustment.
- SDCL § 49-34A-22 · Future rate reduction or credit as alternative to refund of excess charges pending determination on increases.
- SDCL § 49-34A-23 · Action by commission for refund of excess charges pending determination on increase--Costs recovered--Limitation of actions.
- SDCL § 49-34A-24 · Municipal taxes on utilities passed on to customers.
- SDCL § 49-34A-25 · Automatic adjustment of rates for changes in energy, fuel and gas costs, ad valorem taxes paid or commission approved fuel incentives--Revised rate schedule filed by utility--Filing of bond if commission orders--Order of commission--Appeal.
- SDCL § 49-34A-25.1 · Approval of tariff mechanisms for automatic annual adjustment of charges for jurisdictional costs of new or modified transmission facilities.
- SDCL § 49-34A-25.2 · Approval, rejection, or modification of certain tariffs--Notice and hearing.
- SDCL § 49-34A-25.3 · Filing for annual rate adjustments--Contents.
- SDCL § 49-34A-25.4 · Standards for approval of annual rate adjustments.
- SDCL § 49-34A-26 · Investigation of rates or services by commission--Notice--Action.
- SDCL § 49-34A-27 · Standards, classifications, regulations or practices fixed by commission--Measuring devices--Quality control--Filing with commission.
- SDCL § 49-34A-28
- SDCL § 49-34A-29 · Issue of security or assumption of liability by utility prohibited unless authorized by commission.
- SDCL § 49-34A-30 · Short-term obligations permitted without commission approval--Maximum outstanding.
- SDCL § 49-34A-31 · Prompt disposition of applications on securities and obligations--Continuance.
- SDCL § 49-34A-32 · Findings required to permit issue of securities or assumption of obligation.
- SDCL § 49-34A-33 · Order permitting issue of securities or assumption of obligations--Supplemental orders.
- SDCL § 49-34A-34 · Application of security or proceeds in contravention of order prohibited unless commission consents.
- SDCL § 49-34A-35 · Sale, lease, disposition, purchase, merger, or consolidation prohibited unless authorized by commission--Certain transactions excepted.
- SDCL § 49-34A-36 · Investigation of proposed disposition of property--Time for decision.
- SDCL § 49-34A-37 · Purchase of voting stock in other utilities prohibited without commission's consent--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses.
- SDCL § 49-34A-38
- SDCL § 49-34A-39 · Investigation of condition of public utilities--Hearings.
- SDCL § 49-34A-40 · Commission access to utility premises to examine, test and inspect--Utility's right to representation--Utilities to cooperate and assist.
- SDCL § 49-34A-41 · Order for production of utility books and records--Out-of-state records.
- SDCL § 49-34A-42 · Electric utility's exclusive rights in assigned service area--Connecting facilities in another area.
- SDCL § 49-34A-43 · Boundaries of assigned service areas--Contracts between utilities--Service areas within municipalities.
- SDCL § 49-34A-44 · Maps of service areas to be filed by electric utilities--Boundaries assigned by commission order--Adjustment of intertwined service areas--Protest of assigned service areas.
- SDCL § 49-34A-45 · Payments to municipality from revenues of cooperative providing electric service within municipality.
- SDCL § 49-34A-46 · Payments to municipality owning electric system from revenues of electric utility operating within municipality.
- SDCL § 49-34A-47 · Time of payments to municipality.
- SDCL § 49-34A-48 · Electric utility's right to continue service in area annexed to municipality.
- SDCL § 49-34A-49 · Municipal offer to purchase electric facilities in annexed area.
- SDCL § 49-34A-50 · Purchase price for electric facilities in area annexed by municipality.
- SDCL § 49-34A-51 · Application for determination by commission of price for municipal purchase of electric facilities in annexed area.
- SDCL § 49-34A-52 · Acknowledgment by utility of municipal offer to purchase facilities in annexed area--Obligations of parties.
- SDCL § 49-34A-53
- SDCL § 49-34A-53.1 · Purchase of facilities in territory annexed after July 1, 1975--Time limit--Determination of gross revenue.
- SDCL § 49-34A-54 · Purchase by utility of areas disannexed by municipality.
- SDCL § 49-34A-55 · Sale or exchange of rights and property allowed between municipalities and utilities.
- SDCL § 49-34A-56 · Large new customers not required to take service from assigned utility--Notice and hearing by commission--Factors considered.
- SDCL § 49-34A-56.1 · Data centers--Cost of electric service agreement processing--Deposit.
- SDCL § 49-34A-57 · Extension of lines to serve utility's or municipality's own property.
- SDCL § 49-34A-58 · Adequacy of service determined by commission--Notice and hearing--Order to correct inadequacy--Transfer of rights on failure to comply.
- SDCL § 49-34A-59 · Notice and hearing on violation of service area provisions--Time for decision.
- SDCL § 49-34A-60
- SDCL § 49-34A-61 · Burden of proof on party seeking to modify or vacate commission order.
- SDCL § 49-34A-61.1 · Rehearings--Application--Grant or refusal--Time--Orders not stayed unless commission directs.
- SDCL § 49-34A-62 · Parties entitled to rehearings and appeals--Procedure.
- SDCL § 49-34A-63
- SDCL § 49-34A-65 · Bond required when stay or suspension granted--Other security in addition or in lieu--Refund of increase not allowed on appeal.
- SDCL § 49-34A-66 · Violation of law or commission order--Civil penalty.
- SDCL § 49-34A-67 · Each violation or day's continuation as separate offense.
- SDCL § 49-34A-68 · Penalties cumulative--Single action does not bar other remedies.
- SDCL § 49-34A-69 · Commission to refer violations to attorney general.
- SDCL § 49-34A-70 · Preference on calendar for proceedings under chapter.
- SDCL § 49-34A-71 · Chapter complete--Laws in conflict repealed.
- SDCL § 49-34A-72 · Commission participation in federal proceedings--Recovery of expenses.
- SDCL § 49-34A-73 · Phase in rate plan for rate increases due to plant additions.
- SDCL § 49-34A-73.1 · Plant additions defined.
- SDCL § 49-34A-74 · Approval of phase in rate plan--Conditions.
- SDCL § 49-34A-75 · Review of reasonableness of rates under phase in rate plan--Adjustment.
- SDCL § 49-34A-76 · Filing of general rate case after end of phase in rate plan--Exception.
- SDCL § 49-34A-77 · Filing fee for phase in rate plan.
- SDCL § 49-34A-78 · Nonapproval of application for phase in rate plan.
- SDCL § 49-34A-79 · Public or electric utilities authorized to remove certain obstructions.
- SDCL § 49-34A-80 · Certain commercial small power production facilities subject to 49-34A-80 to 49-34A-92.
- SDCL § 49-34A-81
- SDCL § 49-34A-82 · Definitions.
- SDCL § 49-34A-83 · Refund or credit of certain taxes for construction of certain power production facilities.
- SDCL § 49-34A-84 · Requirements for refund.
- SDCL § 49-34A-85 · Amount of refund.
- SDCL § 49-34A-86 · Application for refund--Refund claim not assignable--Exception.
- SDCL § 49-34A-87 · Secretary to prescribe form and documentation requirements.
- SDCL § 49-34A-88 · Deadline for submitting claim for refund--Department to withhold percentage of refund.
- SDCL § 49-34A-89 · Withheld amounts paid at completion of project.
- SDCL § 49-34A-90 · Fraudulent claim--Refunded sums constitute lien in favor of state.
- SDCL § 49-34A-91 · Right to hearing on denial of refund claim.
- SDCL § 49-34A-92 · Promulgation of rules.
- SDCL § 49-34A-93 · Implementation of and compliance with certain federal energy acts.