§ 45:1281 — No impairment of commission jurisdiction

§1281. No impairment of commission jurisdiction
A. Nothing in this Part is intended to be nor shall be construed to constitute any
limitation, derogation, or diminution of the jurisdiction or authority of the commission
provided by law, including that provided in or exercised by the commission pursuant to the
Constitution of Louisiana.
B. A utility may finance energy transition costs that were incurred before August 1,
2022. To the extent that a utility has made application for a determination of energy
transition costs before August 1, 2022, that application may provide the basis in part for the
commission's financing order pursuant to this Part. Further, to the extent that the commission
has made a determination of prudent recoverable energy transition costs of a utility before
August 1, 2022, that determination may provide the basis for the utility's application for a
financing order under this Part.
C. A utility may finance energy transition costs that were previously collected from
the utility's customers but were subsequently ordered by the commission to be refunded to
customers, regardless of the date that the costs were collected or the date that the commission
issued the refund order.

Legislative History

Acts 2022, No. 255, §2, eff. June 3, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 149, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.