<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-8.4 - Burden on public utility to establish criteria for determination of rates. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070683Normal { 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.s2070683SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070683CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070683Normal-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.s2070683DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070683000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070683SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070683SCL-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="s2070683Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-8.4"><span class="s2070683SENU">49-34A-8.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070683SENU">. </span><span class="s2070683CL">Burden on public utility to establish criteria for determination of rates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070683Normal-000000"><span class="s2070683DefaultParagraphFont">The burden is on the public utility to establish that the underlying costs of any rates, charges, or automatic adjustment charges filed under this chapter are prudent, efficient, and economical and are reasonable and necessary to provide service to the public utility's customers in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070683Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070683000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070683Normal"><span class="s2070683SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070683SCL-000002"> SL 2007, ch 269, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>