Revised Code of Washington
2023 Archive

Chapter 80.28 RCW
GAS, ELECTRICAL, AND WATER COMPANIES
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80.28.005Definitions.
80.28.010Duties as to rates, services, and facilitiesLimitations on termination of utility service for residential heating and of electric or water utility service during heat-related alerts.
80.28.020Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
80.28.022Water company ratesReserve account.
80.28.024Legislative finding.
80.28.025Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resourcesConsideration of water conservation goals.
80.28.030Commission may order improved quality of commodityOrdering improvements to the storage, distribution, or supply of waterOrdering improvements to the system of sewerage.
80.28.040Commission may order improved serviceWater companies, system of sewerage noncompliance, receivership.
80.28.050Tariff schedules to be filed with commissionPublic schedules.
80.28.060Tariff changesStatutory noticeExceptionWaiver of provisions during state of emergency.
80.28.065Tariff scheduleEnergy conservationPayment by successive property ownersNoticeRules.
80.28.068RatesLow-income customers.
80.28.070Sliding scale of charges permitted.
80.28.074Legislative declaration.
80.28.075Banded ratesNatural gas and electric services.
80.28.080Published rates to be chargedExceptions.
80.28.090Unreasonable preference prohibited.
80.28.100Rate discrimination prohibitedException.
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 or wastewater companies within countiesCommission may regulate.
80.28.190Gas companiesCertificateViolationsCommission powersPenaltyFees.
80.28.200Gas companiesRefunds of charges.
80.28.220Gas companiesRight of eminent domainPurposes.
80.28.230Gas companiesUse for purpose acquired exclusiveDisposition of property.
80.28.240Recovery of damages by utility company for tampering, unauthorized connections, diversion of services.
80.28.250Water companiesFire hydrants.
80.28.260Adoption of policies to provide financial incentives for energy efficiency programs.
80.28.270Water or wastewater companiesExtension, installation, or connection charges.
80.28.275Water or wastewater companiesAssumption of substandard water system or system of sewerageLimited immunity from liability.
80.28.280Compressed natural gasMotor vehicle refueling stationsPublic interest.
80.28.290Compressed natural gasRefueling stationsIdentify 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 tariffContents of filingRate baseDuties of commission.
80.28.306Conservation bondsConservation investment assets as collateralPriority of security interestsTransfers.
80.28.309Costs as bondable conservation investment.
80.28.310Tariff for irrigation pumping serviceAuthority for electrical companies to buy back electricity.
80.28.320Regulation of battery charging facilities.
80.28.330Certificate of public convenience and necessityBond or equivalent suretyRule-making authority.
80.28.340Determination that a wastewater company is unfit to provide wastewater service on a system of sewerageCommission may order transferPower of eminent domain.
80.28.350Petition to place a wastewater company in receivershipPower of eminent domain.
80.28.360Electric vehicle supply equipmentCapital expendituresIncentive rate of return on investment.
80.28.365Electric vehicle supply equipment, programs, or servicesElectrification of transportation planReviewIssuance of acknowledgment.
80.28.370Community solar companiesDefinitions.
80.28.375Community solar companiesRequirements to engage in businessRegistration.
80.28.380Gas companiesConservation targets.
80.28.385Renewable natural gas program.
80.28.390TariffVoluntary renewable natural gas service.
80.28.395Natural gasCost of greenhouse gas emissionsCalculation.
80.28.400CommissionMonitoring greenhouse gas emissionsReport.
80.28.405Clean energy action planGreenhouse gas emissionsCalculation of cost.
80.28.410Clean energy action planAccount for and defer costs.
80.28.420Gas company recovery of costs associated with replacing certain pipeline facilitiesInformation to be submitted to the commissionDefinitions.
80.28.425Multiyear rate plan.
80.28.430Authority to enter into agreements with certain organizationsAgreement to govern manner in which financial assistance is provided to an organizationRequirements.
80.28.435Replacement of natural gas with hydrogenNotice to commissionTariff approval.
80.28.440Wildfire mitigation planReview/revision.
80.28.900ConstructionChapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships2009 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.