(A) No electric supplier other than the City Electrical Department may supply electrical energy within the corporate limits of the city, except:
(1) Other electric utilities or rural electric associations which have served an area continuously and exclusively prior to annexation by the city, which the city has not offered in good faith to purchase as provided by state law; or
(2) Other electric utilities or rural electric associations supplying nonstandard electrical power as provided in § 52.03 of this chapter.
(B) No electric supplier, other than the City Electrical Department, may expand or supply service to new customers within the city other than as provided in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § H-1-5)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-39-1 and 49-34A-42