1301 - Rates to be just and reasonable.
CHAPTER 13 RATES AND RATE MAKING Sec. 1301. Rates to be just and reasonable. 1302. Tariffs; filing and inspection. 1303. Adherence to tariffs. 1304. Discrimination in rates. 1305. Advance payment of rates; interest on deposits. 1306. Apportionment of joint rates. 1307. Sliding scale of rates; adjustments. 1308. Voluntary changes in rates. 1309. Rates fixed on complaint; investigation of costs of production. 1310. Temporary rates. 1311. Valuation of and return on the property of a public utility. 1312. Refunds. 1313. Price upon resale of public utility services. 1314. Limitation on prices paid for property and fuel. 1315. Limitation on consideration of certain costs for electric utilities. 1316. Recovery of advertising expenses. 1316.1. Recovery of club dues. 1317. Regulation of natural gas costs. 1318. Determination of just and reasonable gas cost rates. 1319. Financing of energy supply alternatives. 1320. Fuel purchase audits by complaint. 1321. Recovery of certain employee meeting expenses. 1322. Outages of electric generating units. 1323. Procedures for new electric generating capacity. 1324. Residential telephone service rates based on duration or distance of call. 1325. Local exchange service increases; limitation (Repealed). 1326. Standby charge prohibited. 1327. Acquisition of water and sewer utilities. 1328. Determination of public fire hydrant rates. Enactment. Chapter 13 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116, effective in 60 days. Cross References. Chapter 13 is referred to in sections 528, 2203, 2804, 3019 of this title. § 1301. Rates to be just and reasonable. Every rate made, demanded, or received by any public utility, or by any two or more public utilities jointly, shall be just and reasonable, and in conformity with regulations or orders of the commission. Only public utility service being furnished or rendered by a municipal corporation, or by the operating agencies of any municipal corporation, beyond its corporate limits, shall be subject to regulation and control by the commission as to rates, with the same force, and in like manner, as if such service were rendered by a public utility. Cross References. Section 1301 is referred to in sections 3015, 3016, 3019 of this title.