Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35, § 298 (2026)

Adjustment of excessive rates

✓ current as of May 2026
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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 469, §20 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 141, §A5 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1976–1981 · leading case: First Hartford Corp. v. Cent. Maine Power Co., 425 A.2d 174 (Me. 1981).
First Hartford Corp. v. Cent. Maine Power Co., 425 A.2d 174 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “We noted one minor exception to that lack of remedial power, namely, the provision of 35 M.R.S.A. § 298 permitting the Commission to authorize “reparation or adjustment” under certain conditions when a utility admits that a rate charged was excessive or unreasonable or collected…”
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 362 A.2d 741 (Me. 1976). “§ 291), by the Commission’s own motion (35 M.R.S.A. § 298) or by the filing of a revised schedule intended to take effect in 30 days by operation of law (35 M.”
Cent. Maine Power Co. v. Maine Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 436 A.2d 880 (Me. 1981). “, § 48 (now 35 M.R.S.A. § 298). Once, however, the Commission substituted its own rates pursuant to id.”
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