Examples and Effects of Civil Liability of Electricity Supply Institutions in the "Distribution" Phase in Iranian and American Law

Document Type : Scientific Research

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1 PhD in Private Law, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch, Center, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to answer the question that what are the examples of civil liability of electricity supplier institutions in the distribution phase in the legal system of Iran and America and what effects does it have? It is trying to use the qualitative method based on collecting information from library sources (documents) and analytical-descriptive method, in the form of conducting a comparative study, to find some examples that can create responsibility for electricity supply institutions in the two legal systems of Iran and the United States. to examine the civil liability against the consumers or subscribers of electricity and explain the effects governing the fulfillment of this responsibility, which is compensation for financial and physical damages.The findings of this study indicate that the responsibility is caused by "neglect and failure in preventive measures and security measures", "lack of care and maintenance of facilities", "fire in equipment and power transmission and distribution lines", "reduction of the voltage of the incoming electricity to Consumer meter (underselling)" is one of the examples of the civil responsibility of the supplier institutions in the distribution stage in Iranian and American law. Acknowledging this responsibility results in effects, the main of which is compensation. In order to compensate the losses of subscribers and electricity consumers, in America, there are mechanisms under the title of "compliance with defined standards and consequently improving quality", "service guarantee" and "compensation payment", but in Iran's legal system, only " Payment of compensation" is considered.

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Civil Law Knowledge
Volume 15, Issue 29 - Serial Number 29
September 2026
Pages 65-82

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