Section 374:36 Investigations; Orders. - New Hampshire Statutes

The commission may, of its own motion or on application of any person, investigate or make inquiry, in a manner to be determined by it, as to the existence of an available market at fair rates within the state; and, if it shall find that such a market does not exist within a reasonable distance of the power development, it may make an order granting such permission and may impose the condition that consumers within the state shall be furnished service by said corporation upon terms as favorable as shall be granted to consumers outside the state, having due regard to all facts and conditions which may affect the subject; provided, that nothing in this section shall apply to corporations engaged in the business of transmitting such electrical energy to any place outside the state on May 15, 1911; but any addition to such energy generated from any water-power, except such as it was using in connection with such business on that date, shall come under the provisions of this section; provided, further, that the provisions of this section shall not prevent any railroad doing business in this state from transmitting electrical energy beyond the confines of the state for the purpose of operating its road between and some point in this state and any point outside the state.

Source. 1913, 145:17. PL 240:34. RL 289:34. 1951, 203:41, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.