Maine § 35-A §310 Investigation of proposed changes in rates of public utilities

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §310 — Investigation of proposed changes in rates of public utilities

Maine § 35-A §310

Title 35-APUBLIC UTILITIES

Part 1PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Ch. 3RATES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 35-A §310 (2026).

Text

1.Investigation of proposed rate changes. When the commission receives notice of any change proposed to be made in a schedule of rates filed with the commission under the provisions of law, it may at any time before the effective date of the change, either upon complaint or upon its own motion and after reasonable notice, hold a public hearing and make investigation as to the propriety of the proposed change. The hearing shall be held in accordance with section 1304. At any such hearing involving any change, the burden of proof to show that the change is just and reasonable is upon the public utility. After a hearing and investigation, the commission may make an order with reference to any new rate, joint rate, rental, toll, classification, charge, term, condition or form of contract or a

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1.
Investigation of proposed rate changes.
When the commission receives notice of any change proposed to be made in a schedule of rates filed with the commission under the provisions of law, it may at any time before the effective date of the change, either upon complaint or upon its own motion and after reasonable notice, hold a public hearing and make investigation as to the propriety of the proposed change. The hearing shall be held in accordance with section 1304. At any such hearing involving any change, the burden of proof to show that the change is just and reasonable is upon the public utility. After a hearing and investigation, the commission may make an order with reference to any new rate, joint rate, rental, toll, classification, charge, term, condition or form of contract or agreement proposed as would be proper in a proceeding initiated upon complaint or upon motion of the commission in any rate investigation. In implementing the order, the commission shall assure rate design stability.
2.
Suspension pending investigation.
3.
Exception: Municipal and quasi-municipal water utilities and consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities.
This section and section 307, subsection 3 do not apply to:

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 398, §A14 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 127, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 237, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 168, §§2-4 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §54 (COR).