Establishment of credit.

1. A utility may require a customer to establish credit before it furnishes service. 2. A customer may establish credit if he or she: (a) Submits payment of a cash deposit to ensure the payment of a bill issued to him or her for service; (b) Has been a customer of the utility within the preceding 2 years and has established satisfactory credit; (c) Has been a customer of another municipal or regulated energy utility within the preceding 2 years and has made timely payment of each bill issued to him or her during the 12 months immediately preceding the request for service; or (d) Has otherwise established credit that is acceptable to the utility.