50-325. POWER PLANTS — POWER DISTRIBUTION. (1) Cities shall have authority: to acquire, own, maintain and operate electric power plants, purchase electric power, and provide for distribution to the residents of the city, and to sell excess power subject to the provisions of section 50-327, Idaho Code.
(2) Any consumer of a municipal electric system may apply to the district court of the county where the consumer’s service entrance is located for a determination that the municipality’s charges for electric service to that consumer are fair, just and reasonable and are not discriminatory or preferential. In the event that the court determines that the rate is not fair, just and reasonable or is discriminatory or preferential, the court shall remand the matter to the municipality to alter or amend such rate in conformance with the determination of the court.
History:
[50-325, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 22, p. 1249; am. 2001, ch. 29, sec. 15, p. 42.]