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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 4Ch. 6Art. 1§ 8108 Utility Service Area Restrictions

§ 8108 Utility Service Area Restrictions

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§ 8108 Utility Service Area Restrictions

Key Takeaways

  • •If a power company agrees not to provide electricity in certain areas or under certain conditions, they must follow that rule.
  • •The power company cannot give electricity where or how they promised not to.
  • •If the power company breaks this rule, the affected area can ask a court to stop them.

Example

A power company agrees not to provide electricity to a small town because another company already serves that town.

If the power company tries to give electricity to that town anyway, the town can go to court to make them stop.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8108 Utility Service Area Restrictions

If, in any contract submitted and approved by the commission or in any order made by the commission pursuant to application and petition as in this article provided, it is provided that the utility is not to serve or furnish electric energy in a specified area or areas, or is to furnish or serve electric energy under limited or specified circumstances only, or is to refrain from serving or furnishing electric energy in certain specified areas or under certain specified circumstances or under certain specified limitations, then, from and after the effective date of such order of the commission, it shall be unlawful for the utility to serve electric energy in any area or in any manner which the contract and order provides that service shall not be rendered, and the affected district shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to an injunction to prevent any such unlawful act on the part of the utility. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

utilityinjunctioncommissioncontractapplicationpetition

Related Statutes

  • § 8104 Utility Service Area Limits
  • § 8102 Utility Irrigation District Contracts
  • § 454 Public Utility Rate Changes
  • § 8106 Utility Service Area Limits
  • § 1001.5 Out-Of-State Utility Exemption

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 8108.
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