69-5-113. Service to new subdivisions. (1) Except as provided in 69-5-108, if two or more electric facilities providers have lines in general proximity to a new subdivision, electric service to the new subdivision must be apportioned by drawing a series of vectors through the subdivision equidistant from the lines of each electric facilities provider with that part of the subdivision closest to an electric facilities provider’s line receiving service from that electric facilities provider.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 69-5-113

  • Electric facilities provider: means any utility that provides electric service facilities to the public. See Montana Code 69-5-102
  • Line: means any material that is used to convey electrical energy and that is normally energized between 2,400 volts phase to ground and 14,400 volts phase to ground. See Montana Code 69-5-102
  • Subdivision: has the meaning provided for in 76-3-103. See Montana Code 69-5-102

(2)Nothing in this section prohibits electric facilities providers from agreeing among themselves on how to provide service to a new subdivision.