AGO 000007203.

• Case Date: February 09, 1994
• Court: Mississippi

Mississippi Attorney General Opinions 1994. AGO 000007203. February 9, 1994DOCN 000007203 DOCK 1993-0898 AUTH Sandra Shelson DATE 19940209 RQNM James Young SUBJ Municipalities SBCD 142 TEXT James Madison Young City Manager, City of Picayune 203 Goodyear Boulevard Picayune, Mississippi 39466Re: Offer of Incentives by Municipal UtilityDear Mr. Young: Attorney General Mike Moore has received your request for an official opinion of this office and has assigned it to me for a reply. Your letter states as follows: The City of Picayune has its own natural gas distribution system. We would like to attract new customers within our certificated area. Private gas companies and electrical utilities are able to offer incentives towards the purchase of appliances using their energy. We do not wish to compete with anyone in the appliance business. However, we would like to have the option of offering a credit on the account of customers that install gas appliances. Section 21-27- 23(h) appears sufficiently flexible to allow that. However a recent opinion from your office (Alice Wise - 6 Oct 1993) suggests otherwise. Would you be so kind as to clarify the limits of our authority in this matter? You further stated, pursuant to our telephone conversation, that the incentive for customers to switch to natural gas would be an $100.00 credit on their utility bill. In your letter...