How far back Idaho utilities refund overcharges
Billing errors, billing under incorrect rates and meter problems are corrected, with Idaho Code §61-642 setting three years as the maximum reach-back. Here is the rule behind it, what starts or limits the clock, and what it means for a business with a billing error in Idaho.
Idaho at a glance
| Idaho | |
|---|---|
| Rule | IDAPA 31.21.01.203 (Utility Customer Relations Rule 203) and Idaho Code §61-642, as applied in IPUC Order No. 28298 |
| How far back refunds go | Billing errors, billing under incorrect rates and meter problems are corrected, with Idaho Code §61-642 setting three years as the maximum reach-back |
| What starts or limits the clock | If the start of the problem cannot reasonably be determined, corrected billings cover the six months before discovery; overpayments are credited within two billing cycles |
| Interest | Not stated in the rule text read |
| Regulator | Idaho utility commission |
What it means for a refund claim in Idaho
- Idaho's rule names billing under incorrect rates expressly, which covers a wrong rate class.
- Dating the start of the error is what moves a claim from six months to as much as three years.
- Read the utility's tariff rules on billing and meter error too: tariffs often repeat or extend the commission rule.
- Municipal utilities and cooperatives usually set their own billing rules.
Discovery Energy reviews 36 to 48 months of history on every account and pursues the longest period each jurisdiction allows. See how overcharge recovery works, or compare Idaho with every other state.
Sources
- IDAPA 31.21.01.203 (Utility Customer Relations Rule 203) and Idaho Code §61-642, as applied in IPUC Order No. 28298
- Pennsylvania PUC national list of utility commissions