Access to Utility Service: WYOMING
023-0002-3 Wyo. Code R. § 9 (electric, gas, water); 023-0002-4 Wyo. Code R. § 11 (telephone) (LexisNexis)
023-0002-3 Wyo. Code R. § 9 (electric, gas, water); 023-0002-4 Wyo. Code R. § 11 (telephone) (LexisNexis)
State utility commissions regulate consumer service and rates for gas, electricity, and a variety of other services within your state. These services include rates for telephone calls and moving household goods. In some states, the utility commissions regulate water and transportation rates. Rates for utilities and services provided between states are regulated by the federal government.
Many utility commissions handle consumer complaints. Sometimes, if a number of complaints are received about the same utility matter, they will conduct investigations.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 515-3-2.02, 515-3-3.02, 515-3-3.05, 515-3-3.09, 515-12-1.28 (electric, gas, telephone)
Haw. Code R. §§ 6-60-8 (electric, gas), 6-80-106 (telephone) (LexisNexis)
Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.21.01.300, 31.21.01.304, 31.21.01.305, 31.21.01.306, 31.21.01.308, 31.21.01.311, 31.41.01.303, 31.41.01.304 (electric, gas, water, telephone)
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 83, §§ 280.130, 280.135, 280.136 (electric, gas, water); Ill. Admin. Code tit. 83, §§ 735.130, 735.140 (telephone)
170 Ind. Admin. Code 4-1-16, 5-1-16, 6-1-16 (electric, gas, water)
Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-19.4, 199-20.4, 199-21.4, 199-22.4 (gas, electric, water, telephone)
Kan. Corp. Comm’n, Electric, Natural Gas and Water Billing Standards, Section IV (“Standards on Discontinuance of Service Practices”) (effective Jan. 20, 2012), available at www.kcc.ks.gov; Kan. Corp.
807 Ky. Admin. Regs. 5:006(15) (electric, gas, sewer, telephone, water)
La. Stat. Ann. § 45:1222; La. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, General Order R-26038 (Mar. 7, 2002); La. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, General Order 9-10-57 (electric, gas)
65-407-660 Me. Code R. § 10 (LexisNexis) (water); 65-407-815 Me. Code R. § 10 (LexisNexis) (electric, gas); 65-407-290 Me. Code R. § 14 (LexisNexis) (telephone); 65-407-291 Me. Code R. § 12 (LexisNexis) (telephone).11
Md. Code Regs. 20.31.02, 20.31.03, 20.31.05 (electric, gas), 20.45.04.06 (telephone), 20.70.04.08 (water)
220 Mass. Code Regs. 25 (electric, gas, water)
Mich. Admin. Code r. 460.102, 460.138, 460.139, 460.141, 460.142, 460.147 to 460.150 (electric, gas)
Minn. Stat. § 216B.096 (cold weather rule for public utilities); Minn. Stat. §§ 216B.097 (cold weather rule for cooperative or municipal utilities), 216B.0975 (heat conditions), 216B.098(5) (medical emergencies); Minn. R. 7810.2300, 7810.2600 (telephone), 7820.1400, 7820.2400, 7820.2500, 7820.2900 (gas, electric)
Title 39. Public Service Commission, Part III. Rules and Regulations Governing Public Utility Service, Subpart I. General Rules, Rule 8—39 Miss. Code R. § 3-1-8 (LexisNexis) (electric, gas, sewer, telephone, water)
Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 20, §§ 4240-13.050, 4240-13.055 (electric, gas, water)12
Mont. Admin. R. 38.5.1405, 38.5.1406, 38.5.1410, 38.5.1411, 38.5.1413 (electric, gas), 38.5.2505 (privately owned water utility), 38.5.3339 (telephone)
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 70-1603 to 1612 (electric, gas, water); 291 Neb. Admin. Code §§ 5-002.16, 5-002.17, 10-006.02F (telephone), 9-013 (gas)
Nev. Admin. Code §§ 704.360, 704.365, 704.370, 704.375, 704.390 (electric, gas), 704.393 to 704.3934, 704.3936 (water), 704.4165, 704.417, 704.4185, 704.4205 (telephone)
N.H. Code Admin. R. Ann. PUC 410.4 (telephone), 703.03 (sewer), 1203.11, 1203.12, 1203.14, 1203.16 (electric, gas, steam, water), 1204.3, 1204.5 (electric, gas, steam), 1205.3 (electric, gas, team, water)
A “public utility” is a business that:
Arrearage management programs (AMPs) are the primary way to cancel overdue utility debt. A growing number of jurisdictions offer AMPs, including California, Connecticut,182 the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington state.
Home “weatherization” is a critical step towards making residential energy costs more affordable. In this chapter, we use the term “weatherization” broadly to include measures that make the building envelope (walls, roof, basement) tighter so as to keep the heat inside in the winter and outside in the summer; installation of energy efficient appliances and lighting fixtures; and any related measures or controls that may decrease energy consumption. Inefficient energy consumption increases the financial burden of low-income households.