Printable Format66-128a. Fixing rates, joint rates, tolls and averages; authority of commission not limited by K.S.A. 66-128b through 66-128i. Nothing in K.S.A. 66-128b to 66-128i, inclusive, shall be construed to limit the authority of the state corporation commission to review and evaluate the efficiency or prudence of any actions, including acquisition of excess capacity, or operating practices of any public utility or common carrier for the purpose of establishing fair and reasonable rates, joint rates, tolls and charges.
History: L. 1984, ch. 247, ยง 2; April 19.
Revisor's Note:
Probably intended to include 66-128j.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Allocating the Cost of Constructing Excess Capacity: Who Will Have to Pay for It All?" Robert L. Glicksman, 33 K.L.R. 429, 441 (1985).
"Comments on the Proposed Kansas Groundwater Conservation Act from the Electric Utility Industry Viewpoint," L. Earl Watkins, Jr., 35 K.L.R. 395, 396 (1987).
"Retail Electric Competition in Kansas: A Utility Perspective," Sonnet C. Edmonds, 37 W.L.J. 603 (1998).
Attorney General's Opinions:
Valuation of utility property by KCC. 84-24.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Cited; power and authority of KCC to fix public utility rates analyzed in re Wolf Creek nuclear facility. Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n, 239 Kan. 483, 492, 720 P.2d 1063 (1986).