the member owner which includes the names and contact information of all member owners included in the rate class of the requesting member owner. (c) All retail rates adopted in accordance with this article shall be filed with the commission. (d) If within two (2) months of final implementation of a retail rate a complaint signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the member owners in any rate class, is filed with the cooperative electric utility's board of directors, the board shall have two (2) months from the date of filing to attempt to resolve the complaint. The complaint may be filed with the commission after the expiration of this two (2) month period. (e) Upon filing of the complaint with the commission, the commission shall investigate the rate adjustment. A complaint filed with the commission shall be resolved pursuant to commission hearing and enforcement procedures. The commission is authorized to require the utility to revise its rates if the commission finds, after investigation, that the rates are inadequate or unremunerative, or unjust, or unreasonable, or unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential or otherwise in any respect in violation of any provision of this article. The commission may order the revised rates to include provisions for refunds. The revised rates of the utility shall remain in effect while the rates are under appeal pending commission order. (f) Any cooperative exempted under W.S. 3717103 shall apply energy retail rates equally to all member owners in the same rate class. In the event a cooperative does not apply energy retail rates equally, regardless of state boundaries, the cooperative will immediately be subject to rate regulation by the Wyoming public service commission. 3717105. Return to public service commission rate regulation. (a) The board of directors of a cooperative electric utility shall hold an election on the question of returning to retail rate regulation at the next annual meeting after receiving a petition requesting the same, signed by at least five percent (5%) of the total member owners, or upon the board's own motion. (b) A vote on returning to rate regulation shall take place only during a cooperative electric utility's annual meeting or by mail ballots returned prior to and counted at the annual meeting.
the member owner which includes the names and contact information of all member owners included in the rate class of the requesting member owner. (c) All retail rates adopted in accordance with this article shall be filed with the commission. (d) If within two (2) months of final implementation of a retail rate a complaint signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the member owners in any rate class, is filed with the cooperative electric utility's board of directors, the board shall have two (2) months from the date of filing to attempt to resolve the complaint. The complaint may be filed with the commission after the expiration of this two (2) month period. (e) Upon filing of the complaint with the commission, the commission shall investigate the rate adjustment. A complaint filed with the commission shall be resolved pursuant to commission hearing and enforcement procedures. The commission is authorized to require the utility to revise its rates if the commission finds, after investigation, that the rates are inadequate or unremunerative, or unjust, or unreasonable, or unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential or otherwise in any respect in violation of any provision of this article. The commission may order the revised rates to include provisions for refunds. The revised rates of the utility shall remain in effect while the rates are under appeal pending commission order. (f) Any cooperative exempted under W.S. 3717103 shall apply energy retail rates equally to all member owners in the same rate class. In the event a cooperative does not apply energy retail rates equally, regardless of state boundaries, the cooperative will immediately be subject to rate regulation by the Wyoming public service commission. 3717105. Return to public service commission rate regulation. (a) The board of directors of a cooperative electric utility shall hold an election on the question of returning to retail rate regulation at the next annual meeting after receiving a petition requesting the same, signed by at least five percent (5%) of the total member owners, or upon the board's own motion. (b) A vote on returning to rate regulation shall take place only during a cooperative electric utility's annual meeting or by mail ballots returned prior to and counted at the annual meeting.
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