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GA Code § 46-3-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 1 - Allocation of Territorial Rights to Electric Suppliers|§ 46-3-15. Effect of Part on Charges of Public Utilities Owned or Operated by Counties or Municipalities

 No provision of this part, and no application thereof, shall be construed in any way to regulate or fix charges of county owned or operated or municipality owned or operated public utilities, as prohibited by Article III, Section VI, Paragraph V(d) of the Constitution of Georgia.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 200, § 15A; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 62; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 46.)
GA Code § 46-3-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-30. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "High-voltage Safety Act."    (Code 1981, §46-3-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 46-3-30 as present Code Section 46-3-32.   Law reviews.   - For annual survey article discussing workers' compensation law, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 549 (1999). For survey article on construction law for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 85 (2003).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Constitutionality.    - The High-Voltage Safety Act, O.C.G.A. § 46-3-30, does not deprive injured persons of due process by abolishing a common law claim, since the legislature has the authority to abolish such claims prior to their accrual; nor is the Act unconstitutionally vague. Santana v. Georgia Power Co., 269 Ga. 127, 498 S.E.2d 521 (1998).   Requirement of notice is clear.    - The language of the Georgia High-voltage Safety Act, O.C.G.A. § 46-3-30 et seq., is clear and unambiguous in its requirement that notice be given before work is commenced in proximity to high-voltage lines, and in its provision that lack of such notice insulates an owner of the lines from liability. Jackson Elec. Mbrshp. Corp. v. Smith, 276 Ga. 208, 576 S.E.2d 878 (2003).    Cited in Brown v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 209 Ga. App. 99, 432 S.E.2d 675 (1993).
GA Code § 46-3-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-31. Purpose of Part

 The purpose of this part is to prevent injury to persons and property and interruptions of utility service resulting from accidental or inadvertent contact with high-voltage electric lines by providing that no work shall be done in the vicinity of such lines unless and until the owner or operator thereof has been notified of such work and has taken one of the safety measures prescribed in this part.    (Code 1981, §46-3-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1, effective July 1, 1992, repealed former Code Section 46-3-31, which related to the protection of employees from accidental contact with high voltage lines. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 2; and Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8, Code Enactment Act.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Power company not liable if notice not given.    - The 1992 "High-voltage Safety Act", O.C.G.A. § 46-3-30 et seq., immunizes a power company's negligence of omission and commission in placement and maintenance of such lines when there has been no notice given; thus, liability was barred because there had been no notice. Williams v. Mitchell County Elec. Mbrshp. Corp., 255 Ga. App. 668, 566 S.E.2d 356 (2002), aff'd, 276 Ga. 759, 582 S.E.2d 107 (2003).    Georgia High-voltage Safety Act, O.C.G.A. § 46-3-30 et seq., barred recovery in a wrongful death action as the decedent failed to give the statutory notice that decedent would be working within 10 feet of a sagging power line with which decedent came into contact and which electrocuted the decedent. Williams v. Mitchell County Elec. Mbrshp. Corp., 276 Ga. 759, 582 S.E.2d 107 (2003).    Cited in Glass Sys. v. Ga. Power Co., 288 Ga. 85, 703 S.E.2d 605 (2010).
GA Code § 46-3-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-35. Allocation of Expense of Precautionary Measures Taken Pursuant to Public Highway Construction

 Where, during any public highway construction, any temporary precautionary measure is required by this part to guard against accidental contact with high-voltage lines that are located upon public highways or roads which are owned by this state or a county thereof and which are located outside the corporate limits of any municipality, the expense of such temporary precautionary measure shall be borne by the owner or operator of such lines, provided that such construction is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the state or county, for which permit neither the state nor the county received consideration.The person responsible for the work nevertheless shall not commence any work until he has given notice as required by Code Section 46-3-34 and the safety precautions required by Code Section 46-3-33 have been effected.    (Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 5A; Code 1981, §46-3-34; Code 1981, §46-3-35, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 46-3-35 as present Code Section 46-3-36 [repealed].
GA Code § 46-3-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-36. Administration and Enforcement of Part by Commissioner of Labor

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1673, § 1, effective April 19, 1994.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 6; Code 1981, § 46-3-35; Code 1981, § 46-3-36, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.
GA Code § 46-3-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-37. Applicability of Part to Railway Systems, Electrical Engineering System or Other Entities

  This part shall not be construed as applying to the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical conductors and their supporting structures and associated equipment by authorized and qualified electrical workers. Specifically, this part shall not be construed as applying to the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical circuits or conductors and their supporting structures and associated equipment for rail transportation systems or for electrical generating, transmission, and distribution systems or for communication systems, when such work is performed by authorized and qualified employees of any person engaged in such work.   When applied to railway systems, the exception provided in this Code section shall be construed as permitting operation of standard rail equipment which is normally used in the transportation of freight or passengers, or both, or in the operation of relief trains or other equipment in emergencies, or in the maintenance of way service, at a distance of less than ten feet from any high-voltage conductor of such railway system; provided, however, that normal repair or construction operations at a distance of less than ten feet from any high-voltage conductor by other than properly qualified and authorized persons or employees under the direct supervision of an authorized person who is familiar with the hazards involved is prohibited, unless there has been compliance with the safety provisions of Code Section 46-3-33.   Any telephone company or other entity which has a joint use contract with an electric company is specifically exempted from this part.     (Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 8; Code 1981, §46-3-36; Code 1981, §46-3-37, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 46-3-37 as present Code Section 46-3-38.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Liability of electric power or telephone company for injury or damage by lightning transmitted on wires, 25 A.L.R.2d 722.
GA Code § 46-3-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-38. Applicability of Part to Moving or Transportation of Houses or Buildings

 In addition to the exceptions set forth in Code Section 46-3-37, this part shall not be construed as applying to and shall not apply to the moving or transportation of houses or buildings or parts thereof when such moving is under the jurisdiction of, and is undertaken pursuant to authority granted by, the Department of Public Safety.    (Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 4; Code 1981, §46-3-37; Code 1981, §46-3-38, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 15/HB 865.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, substituted "Department of Public Safety" for "Georgia Public Service Commission" at the end of this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 46-3-38 as present Code Section 46-3-39.
GA Code § 46-3-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 2 - High-Voltage Safety|§ 46-3-40. Criminal Penalty; Strict Liability for Injury or Damage; Indemnification; Liability for Cost of Delay

  Any person responsible for the work who violates any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable for a fine of $1,000.00 for a first offense and $3,000.00 for a second or subsequent offense.   Any person responsible for the work who violates the requirements of Code Section 46-3-33 and whose subsequent activities within the vicinity of high-voltage lines result in damage to utility facilities or result in injury or damage to person or property shall be strictly liable for said injury or damage.Any such person shall also indemnify the owner or operator of such high-voltage lines against all claims, if any, for personal injury, including death, property damage, or service interruptions, including costs incurred in defending any such claims resulting from work in violation of Code Section 46-3-33.   In the event the owner or operator of the high-voltage line fails to effect the safeguards required by Code Section 46-3-33 within a reasonable time after notice is given and appropriate arrangements are made pursuant to Code Section 46-3-34, such owner or operator shall be liable for the reasonable costs incurred by any such delay.     (Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 7; Code 1981, §46-3-39; Code 1981, §46-3-40, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-3-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 3 - Sale of Electricity by Facility Generating Electricity, Steam, or Other Forms of Energy for Its Own Consumption|§ 46-3-50. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as "The Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001."   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 389, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-3-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 3 - Sale of Electricity by Facility Generating Electricity, Steam, or Other Forms of Energy for Its Own Consumption|§ 46-3-51. Legislative Determinations and Declarations

  The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to:   Encourage private investment in renewable energy resources;   Stimulate the economic growth of Georgia; and   Enhance the continued diversification of the energy resources used in Georgia.     The General Assembly further finds and declares that a program to provide distributed generation for eligible cogenerators is a way to encourage private investment in renewable energy resources, stimulate in-state economic growth, enhance the continued diversification of this state's energy resource mix, and reduce interconnection and administrative costs.     (Code 1981, §46-3-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 46-3-51 as present Code Section 46-3-52.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Retail sales by cogenerators.   - Under current Georgia laws, cogenerators may not make retail sales of electricity in Georgia except to electric suppliers. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 85-42.   Operator need not own cogeneration facility.    - Since O.C.G.A. § 46-3-52 (now § 46-3-53) uses the term "person," which is defined as "a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or any other legal entity," and does not use the term "cogenerator," which is defined as the owner of a cogeneration facility, it does not appear that the act requires the operator of a cogeneration facility to own the facility. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-1.    Third-party ownership and/or financing is permissible for cogeneration facilities so long as the operator of the facility uses all of the electrical energy, steam, or other form of useful energy produced at the facility or sells the excess electric energy produced in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 46-3-53 (see subsection (b)). 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. 88-1.
GA Code § 46-3-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 3 - Sale of Electricity by Facility Generating Electricity, Steam, or Other Forms of Energy for Its Own Consumption|§ 46-3-53. Jurisdiction of Commission Over Cogeneration Facilities

  Any person may operate a cogeneration facility without being subject to the jurisdiction or regulation of the commission if such person uses all of the electric energy, steam, or other form of useful energy produced at such cogeneration facility. The electric energy shall not be sold to any other person except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section.   Any person may operate a cogeneration facility and sell any excess electric energy to an electric supplier without being subject to the jurisdiction or regulation of the commission; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall except a person from compliance with federal law.     (Ga. L. 1979, p. 389, § 4; Code 1981, §46-3-52; Ga. L. 1981, p. 808, § 1; Code 1981, §46-3-53, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 46.)    The 2002 amendment,  effective April 18, 2002, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "except" for "affect" in subsection (b).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Retail sales by cogenerators.   - Under current Georgia laws, cogenerators may not make retail sales of electricity in Georgia except to electric suppliers. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 85-42.
GA Code § 46-3-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 3 - Sale of Electricity by Facility Generating Electricity, Steam, or Other Forms of Energy for Its Own Consumption|§ 46-3-54. Electric Service Providers; Rates and Fees

 An electric service provider:    Shall make either bidirectional metering or single directional metering available to customer generators depending on how the distributed generation facility is connected to the distribution system of the electric service provider;   Shall enter into a written agreement with the customer generator to charge the customer generator the rate established by the commission, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of any other electric service provider or electric supplier, for metering services;   In setting the fees for metering service, the commission, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of any other electric service provider or electric supplier, will include the direct costs associated with interconnecting or administering metering services or distributed generation facilities and will not allocate these costs among the utility's entire customer base; and   In establishing such a fee for metering services, the electric service provider shall not charge the customer generator any standby, capacity, interconnection, or other fee or charge, other than a monthly service charge, unless agreed to by the customer generator or approved by the commission, in the case of an electric utility, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of any other electric service provider or electric supplier.     (Code 1981, §46-3-54, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "; and" was substituted for a period at the end of paragraph (3).
GA Code § 46-3-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 3 - Sale of Electricity by Facility Generating Electricity, Steam, or Other Forms of Energy for Its Own Consumption|§ 46-3-55. Measurement and Payment of Energy Flow

 Consistent with the other provisions of this chapter, the energy flow shall be measured and paid for in the following manner:    If the distributed generation facilities are connected to the electric service provider's distribution system on the customer generator's side of the customer's meter, the electric service provider shall:   Measure the electricity produced or consumed during the billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices using bidirectional metering;   When the electricity supplied by the electric service provider exceeds the electricity generated by the customer's distributed generation, the electricity shall be billed by the electric service provider, in accordance with tariffs filed with the commission; or   When electricity generated by the customer's distributed generation system exceeds the electricity supplied by the electric service provider, the customer generator:   Shall be billed for the appropriate customer charges for that billing period; and   Shall be credited for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during the billing period at an agreed to rate as filed with the commission, with this kilowatt-hour credit appearing on the bill for the billing period; or       If the distributed generation facilities are connected to the electric service provider's distribution system on the electric service provider's side of the customer's meter, the electric service provider shall:   Measure the electricity produced or consumed during the billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices using single directional metering;   Charge the customer generator a minimum monthly fee as established in Code Section 46-3-54; and   If there is electricity generated by the customer generator for the billing period, the customer generator shall be compensated at an agreed to rate as filed with the commission.       (Code 1981, §46-3-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "; or" was substituted for a period at the end of division (1)(C)(ii).
GA Code § 46-3-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 3 - Sale of Electricity by Facility Generating Electricity, Steam, or Other Forms of Energy for Its Own Consumption|§ 46-3-56. Requirement to Purchase Energy From Customer Generator; Safety Standards and Regulations

  An electric service provider will only be required to purchase energy as specified in Code Section 46-3-55 from an eligible customer generator on a first-come, first-served basis until the cumulative generating capacity of all renewable energy sources equals 0.2 percent of the utility's annual peak demand in the previous year; provided, however, that no electric service provider will be required to purchase such energy at a price above avoided energy cost unless that amount of energy has been subscribed under any renewable energy program.   Once the capacity is subscribed, an electric service provider may purchase energy from an eligible customer generator at a cost of energy as defined for a utility by the commission, in the case of an electric utility, or by the appropriate governing body, in the case of any other electric service provider or electric supplier.   A distributed generation facility used by a customer generator shall include, at the customer's own expense, all equipment necessary to meet applicable safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements established by the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and Underwriters Laboratories.   The commission, in the case of an electric utility, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of other electric service providers or electric suppliers, after appropriate notice and opportunity for comment, may adopt by regulation additional safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements for customer generator that the commission or governing body determines are necessary to protect public safety and system reliability.   An electric service provider may not require a customer generator whose distributed generation facility meets the standards in subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section, to comply with additional safety or performance standards, perform or pay for additional tests, or purchase additional liability insurance.   No electric service provider or electric supplier shall be liable to any person, directly or indirectly, for loss of property, injury, or death resulting from the interconnection of a cogenerator or distributed generation facility to its electrical system.     (Code 1981, §46-3-56, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1149, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 46.)    The 2002 amendment,  effective April 18, 2002, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, in subsection (a), deleted "to" preceding "0.2 percent" and "that" preceding "has been subscribed" and modified punctuation.
GA Code § 46-3-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 3 - Electrical Service|Article 1 - Generation and Distribution of Electricity Generally|Part 4 - Solar Power Free-Market Financing|§ 46-3-60. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015."    (Code 1981, §46-3-60, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1438, § 1/HB 57.)