<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-34A-22 - Future rate reduction or credit as alternative to refund of excess charges pending determination on increases. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070700Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070700SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070700CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070700Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070700DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070700000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070700SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070700SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2070700Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-22"><span class="s2070700SENU">49-34A-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070700SENU">. </span><span class="s2070700CL">Future rate reduction or credit as alternative to refund of excess charges pending determination on increases.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070700Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070700DefaultParagraphFont">If, after a suspended schedule has been put into effect pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-17"><span class="s2070700DefaultParagraphFont">49-34A-17</span></a><span class="s2070700DefaultParagraphFont">, the rates are finally determined to be excessive, the commission may, as an alternative to ordering an immediate refund, reduce future rates that would otherwise be charged to offset such excessive rates; or as an alternative order that a credit on future electric or gas bills be given to all consumers based on the proportionate electric or gas bills paid by all consumers in the month prior to such order being entered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070700Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070700000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070700Normal"><span class="s2070700SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070700SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 283, § 9; SL 1976, ch 296, § 20; SL 1991, ch 386, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>