Title 54 Public Utilities Chapter 3 Duties of Public Utilities Section 1 Charges must be just; service adequate; rules reasonable.
54-3-1.Charges must be just; service adequate; rules reasonable.
All charges made, demanded or received by any public utility, or by any two or more
public utilities, for any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished, or for any service
rendered or to be rendered, shall be just and reasonable. Every unjust or unreasonable charge
made, demanded or received for such product or commodity or service is hereby prohibited and
declared unlawful. Every public utility shall furnish, provide and maintain such service,
instrumentalities, equipment and facilities as will promote the safety, health, comfort and
convenience of its patrons, employees and the public, and as will be in all respects adequate,
efficient, just and reasonable. All rules and regulations made by a public utility affecting or
pertaining to its charges or service to the public shall be just and reasonable. The scope of
definition "just and reasonable" may include, but shall not be limited to, the cost of providing
service to each category of customer, economic impact of charges on each category of customer,
and on the well-being of the state of Utah; methods of reducing wide periodic variations in
demand of such products, commodities or services, and means of encouraging conservation of
resources and energy.
Amended by Chapter 206, 1977 General Session
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