(a)A cooperative electric utility exempted under W.S.
37-17-103 shall give written notice to all member owners, at
least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any retail
rate increase, including procedures for member consumers to
comment on proposed rates.
(b)If within thirty (30) days following the date of
mailing or publication of the notice a complaint signed by not
less than five percent (5%) of the member owners in a rate class
is filed with the cooperative electric utility, then a hearing
shall be conducted by the utility’s board of directors, to
attempt to resolve the complaint. On request by a member owner,
for the exclusive purpose of preparing a complaint pursuant to
this subsection, and in compliance with the cooperative's by-
laws, the cooperative electric utility s
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(a) A cooperative electric utility exempted under W.S.
37-17-103 shall give written notice to all member owners, at
least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any retail
rate increase, including procedures for member consumers to
comment on proposed rates.
(b) If within thirty (30) days following the date of
mailing or publication of the notice a complaint signed by not
less than five percent (5%) of the member owners in a rate class
is filed with the cooperative electric utility, then a hearing
shall be conducted by the utility’s board of directors, to
attempt to resolve the complaint. On request by a member owner,
for the exclusive purpose of preparing a complaint pursuant to
this subsection, and in compliance with the cooperative's by-
laws, the cooperative electric utility shall provide a list to
the member owner which includes the names and contact
information of all member owners included in the rate class of
the requesting member owner.
(c) All retail rates adopted in accordance with this
article shall be filed with the commission.
(d) If within two (2) months of final implementation of a
retail rate a complaint signed by not less than five percent
(5%) of the member owners in any rate class, is filed with the
cooperative electric utility's board of directors, the board
shall have two (2) months from the date of filing to attempt to
resolve the complaint. The complaint may be filed with the
commission after the expiration of this two (2) month period.
(e) Upon filing of the complaint with the commission, the
commission shall investigate the rate adjustment. A complaint
filed with the commission shall be resolved pursuant to
commission hearing and enforcement procedures. The commission is
authorized to require the utility to revise its rates if the
commission finds, after investigation, that the rates are
inadequate or unremunerative, or unjust, or unreasonable, or
unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential or otherwise in
any respect in violation of any provision of this article. The
commission may order the revised rates to include provisions for
refunds. The revised rates of the utility shall remain in
effect while the rates are under appeal pending commission
order.
(f) Any cooperative exempted under W.S. 37-17-103 shall
apply energy retail rates equally to all member owners in the
same rate class. In the event a cooperative does not apply
energy retail rates equally, regardless of state boundaries, the
cooperative will immediately be subject to rate regulation by
the Wyoming public service commission.