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Chapter 80.28 RCW

Gas, electrical, and water companies

RCW Sections

80.28.005Definitions.
80.28.010Duties as to rates, services, and facilities -- Limitations on termination of utility service for residential heating.
80.28.020Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
80.28.022Water company rates -- Reserve account.
80.28.024Legislative finding.
80.28.025Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resources -- Consideration of water conservation goals.
80.28.030Commission may order improved quality of commodity -- Water companies, board of health standards.
80.28.040Commission may order improved service -- Water companies, noncompliance, receivership.
80.28.050Tariff schedules to be filed with commission -- Public schedules.
80.28.060Tariff changes -- Statutory notice -- Exception -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
80.28.065Tariff schedule -- Energy conservation -- Payment by successive property owners -- Notice -- Rules.
80.28.068Rates -- Low-income customers.
80.28.070Sliding scale of charges permitted.
80.28.074Legislative declaration.
80.28.075Banded rates -- Natural gas and electric services.
80.28.080Published rates to be charged -- Exceptions.
80.28.090Unreasonable preference prohibited.
80.28.100Rate discrimination prohibited -- Exception.
80.28.110Service to be furnished on reasonable notice.
80.28.120Effect on existing contracts.
80.28.130Repairs, improvements, changes, additions, or extensions may be directed.
80.28.140Inspection of gas and water meters.
80.28.150Inspection of electric meters.
80.28.160Testing apparatus to be furnished.
80.28.170Testing at consumer's request.
80.28.180Rules and regulations.
80.28.185Water companies within counties -- Commission may regulate.
80.28.190Gas companies -- Certificate -- Violations -- Commission powers -- Penalty -- Fees.
80.28.200Gas companies -- Refunds of charges.
80.28.220Gas companies -- Right of eminent domain -- Purposes.
80.28.230Gas companies -- Use for purpose acquired exclusive -- Disposition of property.
80.28.240Recovery of damages by utility company for tampering, unauthorized connections, diversion of services.
80.28.250Water companies -- Fire hydrants.
80.28.260Adoption of policies to provide financial incentives for energy efficiency programs.
80.28.270Water companies -- Extension, installation, or connection charges.
80.28.275Water companies -- Assumption of substandard water system -- Limited immunity from liability.
80.28.280Compressed natural gas -- Motor vehicle refueling stations -- Public interest.
80.28.290Compressed natural gas -- Refueling stations -- Identify barriers.
80.28.300Gas, electrical companies encouraged to provide customers with landscaping information and to request voluntary donations for urban forestry.
80.28.303Conservation service tariff -- Contents of filing -- Rate base -- Duties of commission.
80.28.306Conservation bonds -- Conservation investment assets as collateral -- Priority of security interests -- Transfers.
80.28.309Costs as bondable conservation investment.
80.28.310Tariff for irrigation pumping service -- Authority for electrical companies to buy back electricity.
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.