Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission.
24-2-1Jurisdiction of commission; waiver of jurisdiction.24-2-1aAuthority of commission to enter and inspect railroad property.24-2-1bAdditional jurisdiction of commission.24-2-1cCertificates of need required for solid waste facilities.24-2-1dFuture electric generating capacity requirements.24-2-1eRate recovery for construction of electric transmission facilities.24-2-1fJurisdiction of commission over solid waste facilities.24-2-1gRate incentives for utility investment in qualified clean coal and clean air control technology facilities.24-2-1hAdditional powers and duties of commission to control flow of solid waste.24-2-1iCommission authorized to issue emergency certificate of need to certain commercial solid waste facilities; Division of Environmental Protection to modify facility permit; criteria for emergency certificates.24-2-1jSpecial rates for energy intensive industrial consumers of electric power.24-2-1kNatural gas infrastructure expansion, development, improvement and job creation; findings; expedited process; requirements; rulemaking.24-2-1lModernization and improvement of coal-fired boilers at electric power plants; findings; expedited process; requirements; rulemaking.24-2-1mCommission jurisdiction does not extend to materials recovery facilities, mixed waste processing facilities, and certain mixed waste processing and resource recovery facilities.24-2-1nWest Virginia Business Ready Sites Program.24-2-1oRenewable energy facilities program.24-2-1pMiddle-Mile Fiber Broadband Infrastructure Expansion Program.24-2-1qBase fuel coal supply requirements for electric grid resiliency.24-2-1rAuthority of commission to adopt and enforce water hydrant practices.24-2-2General power of commission to regulate public utilities.24-2-3General power of commission with respect to rates.24-2-3aAdvance notice of filing of general rate case required.24-2-3bTransitional suspension of schedule; legislative findings; procedure.24-2-3cCessation of jurisdiction over rates for certain services subject to competition.24-2-4Procedure for changing rates.24-2-4aProcedure for changing rates after June 30, 1981.24-2-4bProcedures for changing rates of electric and natural gas cooperatives, local exchange services of telephone cooperatives, and municipally operated public utilities.24-2-4cRate increases for natural gas public utilities relating to purchase of natural gas from suppliers; obtaining new supplies of natural gas to meet obligations.24-2-4dProcedures for intrastate rail carrier rate-making and compliants.24-2-4eEnvironmental control bonds.24-2-4fConsumer rate relief bonds.24-2-4gEstablishing the value of utility assets in the context of the acquisition of a utility or utility assets and providing for the combination or allocation of water and wastewater revenue requirements.24-2-4hUtility consumer rate relief bonds.24-2-5Supervision of public utilities licensed by municipalities, county courts or otherwise; right to enter premises, inspect and correct meters.24-2-6Power as to connecting telephone and telegraph services.24-2-7Unreasonable, etc., regulations, practices and services; receivership; procedures respecting receivership; appointment and compensation of receiver; liquidation.24-2-8System of accounts to be kept by public utilities; uniform accounting system for public service districts and municipally owned public utilities.24-2-9Information concerning rates, etc., of public utilities may be required and published by commission.24-2-10Power to subpoena witnesses, take testimony and administer oaths; contempt; self-incrimination.24-2-11Requirements for certificate of public convenience and necessity.24-2-11aRequirement for certificate of public convenience and necessity before beginning construction of high voltage transmission line; contents of application; notice; hearing; criteria for granting or denying certificate; regulations.24-2-11bContinuing prudence reviews.24-2-11cSiting certificates for certain electric generating facilities or material modifications thereof.24-2-11dRevocation of certificate of public convenience and necessity; acquisition of facilities by capable public utility.24-2-12What acts may not be done without consent of commission; consent in advance of exemption of transactions; when sale, etc., of franchises, mergers, etc., void.24-2-12aIssuance of stock; requirement of applying to commission for orders authorizing issuance; hearing and investigation on application; order; when issuance is void.24-2-13Enforcement of federal acts.24-2-14Reports required to be filed by generating electric utilities; contents; powers of commission to obtain information; availability to the public; certain studies required.24-2-15Certain Automatic adjustment clauses, price indexes or fuel adjustment.24-2-16Anticompetitive clauses in natural gas contracts prohibited.24-2-17Registry of electric customers on life support systems; notification prior to scheduled outages; priority of service restoration; limitation of liability; life support defined.24-2-18Legislative findings on electric service; jurisdictionof the commission to determine public interest inpermitting retail access to competitive power supply markets; participation of interested parties; development of deregulation plan; legislative approval or rejection of plan; certain reports required or permitted; continuing jurisdiction.24-2-19Integrated Resource Planning Required.24-2-20Direct use of natural gas.24-2-21Required notice for power plant closure or sale.24-2-21aCommission authority required when closing an electric generating plant and circumstances of closure in another jurisdiction.24-2-22Service outage communication plans.