1997 Minnesota Statutes

     325E.015 Budget payment plans for residential customers.

    Subdivision 1.    Definition.  "Budget payment plan" 
 means a billing method in which estimated annual energy 
 consumption costs are billed to the consumer in ten or more 
 approximately equal monthly payments.  

    Subd. 2.    Budget payment plan a customer option.  Not 
 later than September 1, 1982, every supplier of electricity or 
 space heating fuels that offers some of its residential 
 customers a budget payment plan shall make the plan available to 
 all residential customers who request it provided that any 
 customer with an outstanding balance on an account shall be 
 placed on a budget payment plan that includes repayment of the 
 outstanding balance.  Suppliers of fuel oil, liquefied petroleum 
 gas, firewood, and coal are exempt from the provisions of this 
 subdivision.  

    HIST: 1982 c 563 s 15