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WA Rev Code § 80.20.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.20 - Investigation of Public Service Companies.|80.20.040 - Commission's determination of necessity as evidence.

RCW 80.20.040 Commission's determination of necessity as evidence.In such action the commission's determination of the necessity of the investigation, valuation, appraisal or services shall be conclusive evidence of such necessity, and its findings and determination of facts expressed in bills rendered pursuant to RCW 80.20.020 through 80.20.060 or in any proceedings determinative of such bills shall be prima facie evidence of such facts.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.20.040. Prior: 1939 c 203 § 2(c); RRS § 10458-6a(c).]
WA Rev Code § 80.20.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.20 - Investigation of Public Service Companies.|80.20.050 - Order of commission not subject to review.

RCW 80.20.050 Order of commission not subject to review.In view of the civil action provided for in RCW 80.20.020 through 80.20.060 any order made by the commission in determining the amount of such bill shall not be reviewable in court, but the mere absence of such right of review shall not prejudice the rights of defendants in the civil action.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.20.050. Prior: 1939 c 203 § 2(d); RRS § 10458-6a(d).]
WA Rev Code § 80.20.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.20 - Investigation of Public Service Companies.|80.20.060 - Limitation on frequency of investigation.

RCW 80.20.060 Limitation on frequency of investigation.Expenses of a complete valuation, rate and service investigation shall not be assessed against a public service company under this chapter if such company shall have been subjected to and paid the expenses of a complete valuation, rate and service investigation during the preceding five years, unless the properties or operations of the company have materially changed or there has been a substantial change in its value for rate making purposes or in any other circumstances and conditions affecting rates and services: PROVIDED, That the provisions of this section shall not be a limitation on the frequency of assessment of costs of investigation where such investigation results from a tariff filing or tariff filings by a public service company to increase rates.[ 1971 ex.s. c 143 § 8; 1961 c 14 § 80.20.060. Prior: 1939 c 203 § 2(e); RRS § 10458-6a(e).]
WA Rev Code § 80.24.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.24 - Regulatory Fees.|80.24.010 - Companies to file reports of gross revenue and pay fees—Delinquent fee payments.

RCW 80.24.010 Companies to file reports of gross revenue and pay fees—Delinquent fee payments.Every public service company subject to regulation by the commission shall, on or before the date specified by the commission for filing annual reports under RCW 80.04.080, file with the commission a statement on oath showing its gross operating revenue from intrastate operations for the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and pay to the commission a fee equal to one-tenth of one percent of the first fifty thousand dollars of gross operating revenue, plus two-tenths of one percent of any gross operating revenue in excess of fifty thousand dollars: PROVIDED, That the commission may, by rule, set minimum fees that do not exceed the cost of collecting the fees. The commission may by rule waive any or all of the minimum fee established pursuant to this section.The percentage rates of gross operating revenue to be paid in any year may be decreased by the commission for any class of companies subject to the payment of such fees, by general order entered before March 1st of such year, and for such purpose such companies shall be classified as follows:Electrical, gas, water, telecommunications, and irrigation companies shall constitute class one. Every other company subject to regulation by the commission, for which regulatory fees are not otherwise fixed by law shall pay fees as herein provided and shall constitute additional classes according to kinds of businesses engaged in.Any payment of the fee imposed by this section made after its due date shall include a late fee of two percent of the amount due. Delinquent fees shall accrue interest at the rate of one percent per month.[ 2003 c 296 § 1; 1994 c 83 § 1; 1990 c 48 § 1; 1985 c 450 § 14; 1961 c 14 § 80.24.010. Prior: 1955 c 125 § 2; prior: 1939 c 123 § 1, part; 1937 c 158 § 1, part; 1929 c 107 § 1, part; 1923 c 107 § 1, part; 1921 c 113 § 1, part; RRS § 10417, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.24.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.24 - Regulatory Fees.|80.24.020 - Fees to approximate reasonable cost of regulation.

RCW 80.24.020 Fees to approximate reasonable cost of regulation.In fixing the percentage rates of gross operating revenue to be paid in any year, the commission shall consider all moneys then in the public service revolving fund and the fees currently to be paid into such fund, to the end that the fees collected from the several classes of companies shall be approximately the same as the reasonable cost of supervising and regulating such classes of companies.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.24.020. Prior: 1955 c 125 § 3; prior: 1939 c 123 § 1, part; 1937 c 158 § 1, part; RRS § 10417, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.24.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.24 - Regulatory Fees.|80.24.030 - Intent of legislature—Regulatory cost records to be kept by commission.

RCW 80.24.030 Intent of legislature—Regulatory cost records to be kept by commission.It is the intent and purpose of the legislature that the several groups of public service companies shall each contribute sufficient in fees to the commission to pay the reasonable cost of regulating the several groups respectively. The commission shall keep accurate records of the costs incurred in regulating and supervising the several groups of companies subject to regulation or supervision and such records shall be open to inspection by all interested parties. The records and data upon which the commission's determination is made shall be considered prima facie correct in any proceeding instituted to challenge the reasonableness or correctness of any order of the commission fixing fees and distributing regulatory expenses.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.24.030. Prior: 1937 c 158 § 7; RRS § 10417-5.]
WA Rev Code § 80.24.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.24 - Regulatory Fees.|80.24.040 - Disposition of fees.

RCW 80.24.040 Disposition of fees.All moneys collected under the provisions of this chapter shall within thirty days be paid to the state treasurer and by the state treasurer deposited to the public service revolving fund: PROVIDED, That all fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties collected or assessed by a district court because of the violation of a state law shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW as now exists or is later amended.[ 1987 c 202 § 239; 1969 ex.s. c 199 § 36; 1961 c 14 § 80.24.040. Prior: 1937 c 158 § 6; RRS § 10417-4.]NOTES:Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
WA Rev Code § 80.24.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.24 - Regulatory Fees.|80.24.050 - Penalty for failure to pay fees—Disposition of fines and penalties.

RCW 80.24.050 Penalty for failure to pay fees—Disposition of fines and penalties.Every person, firm, company or corporation, or the officers, agents or employees thereof, failing or neglecting to pay the fees herein required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. All fines and penalties collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the public service revolving fund of the state treasury: PROVIDED, That all fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties collected or assessed by a district court because of the violation of a state law shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW as now exists or is later amended.[ 1987 c 202 § 240; 1979 ex.s. c 198 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 199 § 37; 1961 c 14 § 80.24.050. Prior: 1923 c 107 § 2; 1921 c 113 § 3; RRS § 10419.]NOTES:Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.005 - Definitions.

RCW 80.28.005 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Bondable conservation investment" means all expenditures made by electrical, gas, or water companies with respect to energy or water conservation measures and services intended to improve the efficiency of electricity, gas, or water end use, including related carrying costs if:(a) The conservation measures and services do not produce assets that would be bondable utility property under the general utility mortgage of the electrical, gas, or water company;(b) The commission has determined that the expenditures were incurred in conformance with the terms and conditions of a conservation service tariff in effect with the commission at the time the costs were incurred, and at the time of such determination the commission finds that the company has proven that the costs were prudent, that the terms and conditions of the financing are reasonable, and that financing under this chapter is more favorable to the customer than other reasonably available alternatives;(c) The commission has approved inclusion of the expenditures in rate base and has not ordered that they be currently expensed; and(d) The commission has not required that the measures demonstrate that energy savings have persisted at a certain level for a certain period before approving the cost of these investments as bondable conservation investment.(2) "Conservation bonds" means bonds, notes, certificates of beneficial interests in trusts, or other evidences of indebtedness or ownership that:(a) The commission determines at or before the time of issuance are issued to finance or refinance bondable conservation investment by an electrical, gas or water company; and(b) Rely partly or wholly for repayment on conservation investment assets and revenues arising with respect thereto.(3) "Conservation investment assets" means the statutory right of an electrical, gas, or water company:(a) To have included in rate base all of its bondable conservation investment and related carrying costs; and(b) To receive through rates revenues sufficient to recover the bondable conservation investment and the costs of equity and debt capital associated with it, including, without limitation, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on conservation bonds.(4) "Finance subsidiary" means any corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or trust that is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by an electrical, gas, or water company, or in the case of a trust issuing conservation bonds consisting of beneficial interests, for which an electrical, gas, or water company or a subsidiary thereof is the grantor, or an unaffiliated entity formed for the purpose of financing or refinancing approved conservation investment, and that acquires conservation investment assets directly or indirectly from such company in a transaction approved by the commission.[ 1994 c 268 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 80.28.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.020 - Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.

RCW 80.28.020 Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.Whenever the commission shall find, after a hearing had upon its own motion, or upon complaint, that the rates or charges demanded, exacted, charged or collected by any gas company, electrical company, wastewater company, or water company, for gas, electricity, wastewater company services, or water, or in connection therewith, or that the rules, regulations, practices or contracts affecting such rates or charges are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or in any wise in violation of the provisions of the law, or that such rates or charges are insufficient to yield a reasonable compensation for the service rendered, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, or sufficient rates, charges, regulations, practices or contracts to be thereafter observed and in force, and shall fix the same by order.[ 2011 c 214 § 12; 1961 c 14 § 80.28.020. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 54, part; RRS § 10390, part.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.022 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.022 - Water company rates—Reserve account.

RCW 80.28.022 Water company rates—Reserve account.In determining the rates to be charged by each water company subject to its jurisdiction, the commission may provide for the funding of a reserve account exclusively for the purpose of making capital improvements approved by the department of health as a part of a long-range plan, or required by the department to assure compliance with federal or state drinking water regulations, or to perform construction or maintenance required by the department of ecology to secure safety to life and property under RCW 43.21A.064(2). Expenditures from the fund shall be subject to prior approval by the commission, and shall be treated for rate-making purposes as customer contributions.[ 1991 c 150 § 1; 1990 c 132 § 6.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Severability—1990 c 132: See note following RCW 43.20.240.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.024 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.024 - Legislative finding.

RCW 80.28.024 Legislative finding.The legislature finds and declares that the potential for meeting future energy needs through conservation measures, including energy conservation loans, energy audits, the use of appropriate tree plantings for energy conservation, and the use of renewable resources, such as solar energy, wind energy, wood, wood waste, municipal waste, agricultural products and wastes, hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, and end-use waste heat, may not be realized without incentives to public and private energy utilities. The legislature therefore finds and declares that actions and incentives by state government to promote conservation and the use of renewable resources would be of great benefit to the citizens of this state by encouraging efficient energy use and a reliable supply of energy based upon renewable energy resources.[ 1993 c 204 § 8; 1980 c 149 § 1.]NOTES:Findings—1993 c 204: See note following RCW 35.92.390.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.025 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.025 - Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resources—Consideration of water conservation goals.

RCW 80.28.025 Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resources—Consideration of water conservation goals.(1) In establishing rates for each gas and electric company regulated by this chapter, the commission shall adopt policies to encourage meeting or reducing energy demand through cogeneration as defined in *RCW 82.35.020, measures which improve the efficiency of energy end use, and new projects which produce or generate energy from renewable resources, such as solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, wood, wood waste, municipal wastes, agricultural products and wastes, and end-use waste heat. These policies shall include but are not limited to allowing a return on investment in measures to improve the efficiency of energy end use, cogeneration, or projects which produce or generate energy from renewable resources which return is established by adding an increment of two percent to the rate of return on common equity permitted on the company's other investment. Measures or projects encouraged under this section are those for which construction or installation is begun after June 12, 1980, and before January 1, 1990, and which, at the time they are placed in the rate base, are reasonably expected to save, produce, or generate energy at a total incremental system cost per unit of energy delivered to end use which is less than or equal to the incremental system cost per unit of energy delivered to end use from similarly available conventional energy resources which utilize nuclear energy or fossil fuels and which the gas or electric company could acquire to meet energy demand in the same time period. The rate of return increment shall be allowed for a period not to exceed thirty years after the measure or project is first placed in the rate base.(2) In establishing rates for water companies regulated by this chapter, the commission may consider the achievement of water conservation goals and the discouragement of wasteful water use practices.[ 1991 c 347 § 23; 1980 c 149 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 82.35.020 was repealed by 2005 c 443 § 7, effective July 1, 2006.Purposes—1991 c 347: See note following RCW 90.42.005.Public utility tax exemptions relating to energy conservation and production from renewable resources: RCW 82.16.055.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.040 - Commission may order improved service—Water companies, system of sewerage noncompliance, receivership.

RCW 80.28.040 Commission may order improved service—Water companies, system of sewerage noncompliance, receivership.(1) Whenever the commission finds, after hearing, that any rules, regulations, measurements or the standard thereof, practices, acts or services of any such gas company, electrical company, wastewater company, or water company are unjust, unreasonable, improper, insufficient, inefficient or inadequate, or that any service which may be reasonably demanded is not furnished, the commission shall fix the reasonable rules, regulations, measurements or the standard thereof, practices, acts or service to be thereafter furnished, imposed, observed and followed, and shall fix the same by order or rule.(2) In ordering improvements to the service of any water company, the commission shall consult and coordinate with the department of health. In the event that a water company fails to comply with an order of the commission within the deadline specified in the order, the commission may request that the department petition the superior court of Thurston county to place the company in receivership pursuant to chapter 7.60 RCW.(3) In ordering improvements to the service of any system of sewerage, the commission shall consult and coordinate with the department of health or the department of ecology, as appropriate to the agencies' jurisdiction. In the event that a wastewater company fails to comply with an order of the commission within the deadline specified in the order, the commission may petition the superior court of Thurston county to place the company in receivership pursuant to chapter 7.60 RCW.[ 2011 c 214 § 14; 1989 c 207 § 5; 1961 c 14 § 80.28.040. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 54, part; RRS § 10390, part.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.050 - Tariff schedules to be filed with commission—Public schedules.

RCW 80.28.050 Tariff schedules to be filed with commission—Public schedules.Every gas company, electrical company, wastewater company, and water company shall file with the commission and shall print and keep open to public inspection schedules in such form as the commission may prescribe, showing all rates and charges made, established or enforced, or to be charged or enforced, all forms of contract or agreement, all rules and regulations relating to rates, charges or service, used or to be used, and all general privileges and facilities granted or allowed by such gas company, electrical company, wastewater company, or water company.[ 2011 c 214 § 15; 1961 c 14 § 80.28.050. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 27; RRS § 10363.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.Duty of company to fix rate for wholesale power on request of public utility district: RCW 54.04.100.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.060 - Tariff changes—Statutory notice—Exception—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

RCW 80.28.060 Tariff changes—Statutory notice—Exception—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.(1) Unless the commission otherwise orders, no change may be made in any rate or charge or in any form of contract or agreement or in any rule or regulation relating to any rate, charge or service, or in any general privilege or facility which shall have been filed and published by a gas company, electrical company, wastewater company, or water company in compliance with the requirements of RCW 80.28.050 except after thirty days' notice to the commission and publication for thirty days, which notice must plainly state the changes proposed to be made in the schedule then in force and the time when the change will go into effect and all proposed changes must be shown by printing, filing and publishing new schedules, or shall be plainly indicated upon the schedules in force at the time and kept open to public inspection. Proposed changes may be suspended by the commission within thirty days or before the stated effective date of the proposed change, whichever is later. The commission, for good cause shown, may allow changes without requiring the thirty days' notice by duly filing, in such manner as it may direct, an order specifying the changes so to be made and the time when it takes effect. All such changes must be immediately indicated upon its schedules by the company affected. When any change is made in any rate or charge, form of contract or agreement, or any rule or regulation relating to any rate or charge or service, or in any general privilege or facility, the effect of which is to increase any rate or charge, then in existence, attention must be directed on the copy filed with the commission to such increase by some character immediately preceding or following the item in such schedule, such character to be in form as designated by the commission.(2) During a state of emergency declared under RCW 43.06.010(12), the governor may waive or suspend the operation or enforcement of this section or any portion of this section or under any administrative rule, and issue any orders to facilitate the operation of state or local government or to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population.[ 2011 c 214 § 16; 2008 c 181 § 402; 1989 c 152 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 80.28.060. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 28; RRS § 10364.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.Part headings not law—2008 c 181: See note following RCW 43.06.220.
WA Rev Code § 80.28.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.|80.28.070 - Sliding scale of charges permitted.

RCW 80.28.070 Sliding scale of charges permitted.Nothing in this chapter shall be taken to prohibit a gas company, electrical company or water company from establishing a sliding scale of charges, whereby a greater charge is made per unit for a lesser than a greater quantity for gas, electricity or water, or any service rendered or to be rendered.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.28.070. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 32; RRS § 10368.]