2025 Code of Georgia
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation (Chs. 1 — 9)
Chapter 4 - Distribution, Storage, and Sale of Gas (Arts. 1 — 5)
Article 5 - Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation (§§ 46-4-150 — 46-4-166)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Administrative rules and regulations.Residential Electric and Gas Utility Service Disconnection, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Public Service Commission, General Rules, Rule 515-3-2-.01 et seq.
Residential Gas Utility Service Disconnections, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Public Service Commission, General Rules, Rule 515-3-3-.01 et seq.
Marketer’s Certificates of Authority, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Public Service Commission, Gas Utilities, Rule 515-7-3-.01 et seq.
Law reviews.For article commenting on the enactment of this article, see 14 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 264 (1997).
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 46
O. C. G. A. Title 46, Ch. 4
- § 46-4-150. Short title
- § 46-4-151. Legislative findings and intent; bill of rights for consumers
- § 46-4-152. Definitions
- § 46-4-153. Certificates of authority
- § 46-4-153.1. Certificates of authority for EMC gas affiliates; terms and conditions; requirements
- § 46-4-154. Notice of election; unbundling; rates; application requirements; surcharge on interruptibles
- § 46-4-155. Regulation of unbundled services; peaking service; customer services; interstate capacity assets
- § 46-4-156. Customer assignment methodology; adequate market conditions; LOST and unaccounted for gas; notice to customers; petition proceedings; change of marketers; deposit
- § 46-4-157. Temporary directives
- § 46-4-158. Obligations of an electing distribution company; conditions
- § 46-4-158.1. Rules and regulations; reporting on service quality; noncompliance with service quality standards; third party forecasting; independent auditors; gas held in storage for marketer
- § 46-4-158.2. Rules governing marketer’s terms of service
- § 46-4-158.3. Adequate and accurate consumer information disclosure statements; bills
- § 46-4-158.4. Authority to establish minimum standards for nonresidential customers
- § 46-4-158.5. Continuing review by commission
- § 46-4-159. Standards of conduct for electing distribution companies; response to complaints
- § 46-4-160. Commission’s authority over certificated marketers; access to records; investigations and hearings; price summary; billing; violations; slamming
- § 46-4-160.1. Dispute resolution between marketer and retail customer; reporting to credit bureaus
- § 46-4-160.2. Requirements of marketer for billing errors; requiring written request for credit or refund prohibited
- § 46-4-160.3. Voluntary contributions for low-income residential customers
- § 46-4-160.4. [Reserved] Natural Gas Consumer Education Advisory Board; membership; responsibilities
- § 46-4-160.5. Retail customer recovery for violations
- § 46-4-161. Universal service fund
- § 46-4-162. Commission’s authority to approve certain pilot programs
- § 46-4-163. Special or negotiated contracts valid
- § 46-4-164. Construction of article; electric membership corporations and EMC gas affiliates; disclosure requirements; liquefied petroleum gas
- § 46-4-165. Annual reports
- § 46-4-166. Selection by proposal of regulated provider to service low-income residential consumers and certain firm natural gas consumers; rates; annual review