§269-54 General powers; duties. (a) The consumer advocate shall have the authority expressly conferred by or reasonably implied from the provisions of this part.
(b) The consumer advocate may:
(c) The consumer advocate shall consider the long-term benefits of renewable resources in the consumer advocate's role as consumer advocate.
(d) Whenever it appears to the consumer advocate that:
the consumer advocate may institute proceedings for appropriate relief before the public utilities commission. The consumer advocate may appeal any final decision and order in any proceeding to which the consumer advocate is a party in the manner provided by law.
(e) The consumer advocate may file with the commission and serve on any public utility a request in writing to furnish any information reasonably relevant to any matter or proceeding before the commission or reasonably required by the consumer advocate to perform the duties hereunder. Any such request shall set forth with reasonable specificity the purpose for which the information is requested and shall designate with reasonable specificity the information desired. The public utility shall comply with such request within the time limit set forth by the consumer advocate unless within ten days following service it requests a hearing on the matter before the public utilities commission and states its reasons therefor. If a hearing is requested, the public utilities commission shall proceed to hold the hearing and make its determination on the request within thirty days after the same is filed. The consumer advocate or the public utility may appeal the decision of the commission on any such request, subject to chapter 602, in the manner provided for civil appeals from the circuit courts. Subject to the foregoing, such requests may ask the public utility to: