Sec. 36.155. INTERIM ORDER ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY RATES. (a) At any time after an initial complaint is filed under Section 36.151 , the regulatory authority may issue an interim order establishing temporary rates for the electric utility to be in effect until a final determination is made. (b) On issuance of a final order, the regulatory authority: (1) may require the electric utility to refund to customers or to credit against future bills: (A) money collected under the temporary rates in excess of the rate finally ordered; and (B) interest on that money, at the current interest rate as determined by the commission; or (2) shall authorize the electric utility to surcharge bills to recover: (A) the amount by which the money collected under the temporary rates is less than the money that would have been collected under the rate finally ordered; and (B) interest on that amount, at the current interest rate as determined by the commission.
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