In any proceeding, whether upon the commission‘s own motion or upon complaint, involving the rates or practices of any public service company, the commission may exclude from the accounts of the public service company any payment or compensation to an affiliated interest for any services rendered or property or service furnished, as described in this section, under existing contracts or arrangements with the affiliated interest unless the public service company establishes the reasonableness of the payment or compensation. In the proceeding the commission shall disallow the payment or compensation, in whole or in part, in the absence of satisfactory proof that it is reasonable in amount. In such a proceeding, any payment or compensation may be disapproved or disallowed by the commission, in whole or in part, if satisfactory proof is not submitted to the commission of the cost to the affiliated interest of rendering the service or furnishing the property or service described in this section.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 80.16.030

  • affiliated interest: means :
Washington Code 80.16.010
  • Commission: means the utilities and transportation commission. See Washington Code 80.04.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • public service company: shall include every corporation engaged in business as a public utility and subject to regulation as to rates and service by the utilities and transportation commission under the provisions of this title. See Washington Code 80.16.010