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AK Stat § 42.45.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.100. Power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund.

(a) The power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund is established as a separate fund for the purpose of (1) equalizing power cost per kilowatt-hour statewide at a cost close to or equal to the mean of the cost per kilowatt-hour in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau by paying money from the fund to eligible electric utilities in the state; and (2) making grants to eligible utilities under AS 42.45.180 to improve the performance of the utility. (b) The fund shall be administered by the authority as a fund distinct from the other funds of the authority. The fund is composed of (1) money appropriated to provide power cost equalization to eligible electric utilities and to provide grants for utility improvements; (2) money appropriated from the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund under AS 37.05.530(g); (3) money appropriated from the power cost equalization endowment fund (AS 42.45.070) under AS 42.45.085(a); (4) gifts, bequests, contributions from other sources, and federal money; and (5) interest earned on the fund balance. (c) The fund is not a dedicated fund.
AK Stat § 42.45.115 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.115. Exclusion from eligibility.

(a) Notwithstanding the definition of “eligible electric utility” in AS 42.45.150, an electric utility whose primary source of power for sale to customers is one or more of the power projects that were part of the former initial project may not be considered an eligible electric utility. (b) In this section, “former initial project” includes the Tyee Lake, Swan Lake, Solomon Gulch, and Terror Lake hydroelectric facilities.
AK Stat § 42.45.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.120. Notice to customers.

If an electric utility receives power cost equalization under AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150, the utility shall either give to its electric service customers eligible under this program, for each period for which the payment is received,  (1) the following notice:NOTICE TO CUSTOMERFor the most recent monthly reporting period under the State of Alaska's power cost equalization program, this utility's actual fuel efficiency for your community was __________________________________ kilowatt-hours a gallon. The applicable fuel efficiency standard set out in regulations for the power cost equalization program is __________________________________ kilowatt-hours a gallon.For the current billing period, the utility will be paid under the State of Alaska's power cost equalization program (AS 42.45.100) to assist the utility and its customers in reducing the high cost of generation of electric energy.Your total electrical service cost $..........Less state equalization $..........Your charge $..........; or (2) a notice approved by the authority that provides electric service customers the same information provided by the notice in (1) of this section.
AK Stat § 42.45.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.130. Cost minimization.

(a) In order to qualify for power cost equalization, each electric utility shall make every reasonable effort to minimize administrative, operating, and overhead costs, including using the best available technology consistent with sound utility management practices. In reviewing applications for power cost equalization, the commission may require the elimination of unnecessary operating expenses. Each eligible electric utility shall cooperate with appropriate state agencies to implement cost-effective energy conservation measures and to plan for and implement feasible alternatives to diesel generation. (b) In this section, “energy conservation measures” include weatherization and other insulating methods, utilization of waste heat, appropriate sizing of new generating equipment, and other programs of the state or federal government intended and available for energy conservation.
AK Stat § 42.45.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.140. Customer petitions.

If the authority receives a petition requesting power cost equalization, signed by at least 25 percent of the customers of an electric utility that is subject to rate regulation under AS 42.05 and that has not applied for power cost equalization under AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150, the authority shall require the utility to submit a power cost equalization application. Upon a determination of eligibility for power cost equalization, the utility, as a part of its service, shall receive power cost equalization and pass power cost equalization benefits to its customers under AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150.
AK Stat § 42.45.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.150. Definitions for AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150.

In AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150, (1) “commission” means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. (2) “community facility” means a water and sewer facility, public outdoor lighting, charitable educational facility, or community building whose operations are not paid for by the state, the federal government, or private commercial interests; (3) “eligible electric utility” or “electric utility” means a public, cooperative, or other corporation, company, individual, or association of individuals, and includes the lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court, that (A) owns, operates, manages, or controls a plant or system for the furnishing, by generation, transmission, or distribution, of electric service to the public for compensation; (B) during calendar year 1983, had a residential consumption level of power eligible for power cost equalization under former AS 44.83 of less than 7,500 megawatt hours or had a residential consumption level of power eligible for power cost equalization under former AS 44.83 of less than 15,000 megawatt hours if the utility served two or more municipalities or unincorporated communities; and (C) during calendar year 1984, used diesel fired generators to produce more than 75 percent of the electrical consumption of the utility; an electric utility that is a subsidiary of another electric utility is an “eligible electric utility” if the operations of the subsidiary, considered separately, meet the eligibility requirements of AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150; if an electric utility did not receive power cost assistance in 1983 but is otherwise eligible for power cost equalization under AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150, the utility is an “eligible electric utility”; (4) “power costs” means costs used in determining power cost equalization under AS 42.45.110(a) and (c).
AK Stat § 42.45.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.160. Adjustments to power cost equalization.

(a) The commission may adjust the power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour, determined under AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150, payable to an electric utility that is subject to rate regulation under AS 42.05 if the (1) commission has approved a fuel cost rate adjustment caused by an increase or decrease in the electric utility's cost of fuel; (2) commission has approved a permanent or interim rate increase or decrease that establishes a higher or lower power cost; (3) authority has discovered, in reviewing the monthly data submitted by the electric utility, discrepancies that require adjustment of the power cost equalization; or (4) authority determines that appropriations are insufficient to finance full payments to eligible electric utilities. (b) An electric utility that is eligible to receive power cost equalization under this section and that receives power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour approved by the commission shall report monthly to the authority within the time and in the form the authority requires. An electric utility shall report (1) the power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour approved by the commission; (2) the total kilowatt-hours sold to each class of customer during the preceding month; (3) the total kilowatt-hours eligible for power cost equalization under this section sold to each class of customer during the preceding month; (4) the total kilowatt-hours generated during the preceding month, if available; (5) any commission approved amendments to the schedule of rates in effect during the preceding month; and (6) an increase or decrease in the current unit price of fuel from the base price used by the commission in determining power costs if the change is expected to result in a subsequent power cost equalization adjustment. (c) The provisions of AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.150 relating to the determination of the amount of power cost equalization and payment of the equalization assistance apply to equalization assistance under this section.
AK Stat § 42.45.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.180. Grants for utility improvements.

(a) The authority may make a grant from the fund for an eligible utility for a small power project that will reduce the cost of generating or transmitting power to the customers of the utility. The amount of the grant may not exceed 75 percent of the cost of the project. The authority may not make a grant under this section unless the eligible utility has secured financing for 25 percent of the cost of the project from a source other than the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund, as provided under (c) of this section. (b) The authority may not allocate more than three percent of the balance in the fund to grants under this section in a fiscal year. (c) In determining whether an eligible utility has secured financing for 25 percent of the cost of the project from a source other than the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund, the authority shall accept solicited and unsolicited proposals for third party financing or for a joint venture between the utility and an entity from the private sector provided that the private sector participant has (1) a valid state business license; (2) a resolution or letter of agreement executed by the eligible utility agreeing to participation by the private sector participant; (3) a business plan that illustrates how the proposed project will reduce the cost of generating or transmitting power to the customers of the utility. (d) In this section, (1) “eligible utility” has the meaning given in AS 42.45.150; (2) “project” includes (A) power generation systems; (B) transmission systems; (C) distribution systems; (D) metering systems; (E) energy store systems; (F) energy conservation programs; and (G) bulk fuel storage facilities; (3) “small power project” means a new or modified project that will either generate, store, or conserve no more than 1.5 megawatts of power or provide a metering system, transmission system, distribution system, or bulk fuel storage facility that has an estimated cost of less than $3,000,000.
AK Stat § 42.45.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 3. Power Cost Equalization and Rural Electric Capitalization.|Sec. 42.45.190. Definition for AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.190.

In AS 42.45.100 - 42.45.190, “fund” means the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund established under AS 42.45.100.
AK Stat § 42.45.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 4. Bulk Fuel Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 42.45.250. Bulk fuel revolving loan fund.

(a) The bulk fuel revolving loan fund is established in the division to assist communities, utilities providing power in communities, and fuel retailers in communities in purchasing bulk fuel to generate power or supply the public with fuel for use in communities. A community, or a person generating power or selling fuel in a community or maintaining community facilities or infrastructure is eligible for a bulk fuel loan under AS 42.45.260 or a bulk fuel bridge loan under AS 42.45.270 to purchase bulk fuel to be used in the community. (b) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering AS 42.45.250 - 42.45.299. (c) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (d) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (e) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (f) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (g) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (h) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (i) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (j) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (k) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (l) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (m) [Repealed, § 2 ch 46 SLA 2012.]  (n) The fund consists of (1) money appropriated to, transferred to, or received by gift, grant, devise, bequest, or donation to the fund; (2) principal and interest payments or other income earned on loans or investments of the fund and appropriated to the fund. (o) The fund is not a dedicated fund. (p) The division shall establish and implement a technical assistance program for borrowers. Technical assistance shall be provided to borrowers who need assistance in applying for a loan or who have received a bulk fuel loan to help those borrowers improve creditworthiness or other financial criteria likely to be considered by the division if the borrower applies for another bulk fuel loan in the future. The division may contract with a state agency or private contractor to administer or implement the technical assistance program.
AK Stat § 42.45.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 4. Bulk Fuel Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 42.45.260. Bulk fuel loan account; loans.

(a) The bulk fuel loan account is established as a separate account within the fund. The division may make loans from the bulk fuel loan account as provided in AS 42.45.250 - 42.45.299. (b) The division shall establish by regulation criteria under which communities or entities eligible under AS 42.45.250(a) may obtain a bulk fuel loan. The criteria must require the division to consider the applicant's creditworthiness and repayment history and may require the consideration of other factors. (c) The division shall evaluate each application for a bulk fuel loan and shall make findings if the application is denied. (d) Loans made from the bulk fuel loan account to one borrower (1) may not exceed $750,000 or, if the borrower is a cooperative corporation organized under AS 10.15 or an electric cooperative organized under AS 10.25 and uses the loan to purchase bulk fuel on behalf of more than one community, may not exceed $750,000 multiplied by the number of communities on whose behalf the bulk fuel is to be purchased or $1,800,000, whichever is less; (2) shall be repaid within one year after the date of the loan disbursement; and (3) may include additional terms and conditions required by the division. (e) The division may contract with a private contractor to administer the loan account.
AK Stat § 42.45.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 4. Bulk Fuel Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 42.45.270. Bulk fuel bridge account; loans.

(a) The bulk fuel bridge loan account is established as a separate account within the fund. Subject to availability of funds in the account, the division may make bulk fuel bridge loans from the bulk fuel bridge loan account as provided in AS 42.45.250 - 42.45.299. (b) A community or person is eligible for a bulk fuel bridge loan only if the community or person (1) meets the requirements of AS 42.45.250(a); and (2) has been denied an application for a bulk fuel loan under AS 42.45.260. (c) Loans made from the bulk fuel bridge loan account to one borrower in a fiscal year (1) may not exceed $750,000; (2) shall be repaid within one year after the date of the loan disbursement; and (3) may include additional terms and conditions required by the division. (d) The division shall implement a technical assistance and counseling plan for borrowers who have received a bulk fuel bridge loan to help those borrowers improve creditworthiness or other financial criteria likely to be considered by the division if the borrower applies for another bulk fuel loan in the future. The division may contract with a state agency or outside contractor to administer or implement the technical assistance and counseling plan.
AK Stat § 42.45.280 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 4. Bulk Fuel Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 42.45.280. Bulk fuel loan and bulk fuel bridge loan interest rates.

(a) Except as provided under (b) and (c) of this section, interest shall be charged on a bulk fuel loan and bulk fuel bridge loan at a base rate of four percent. (b) The division may establish by regulation a program to reduce the interest rate on the second and subsequent bulk fuel loans obtained by a borrower. In evaluating a potential interest rate reduction, the division shall consider the borrower's repayment history and any other criteria that may be established by regulation. The division may by regulation reduce the interest rate on a bulk fuel loan made by the division by one percent for a borrower who has had at least one previous bulk fuel loan made by the division or by two percent for a borrower who has had two or more previous bulk fuel loans made by the division. The division shall make findings if an application for an interest rate reduction is denied. (c) For the first time a borrower receives a bulk fuel bridge loan, the interest rate shall be zero percent. For all loans made after the first bulk fuel bridge loan to a borrower, the interest rate shall be set according to the procedure described in (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 42.45.299 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 4. Bulk Fuel Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 42.45.299. Definitions.

In AS 42.45.250 - 42.45.299, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “community” means an organized municipality or an unincorporated village that is a social unit if the organized municipality or unincorporated village has a population of less than 2,000 people; (2) “division” means the division in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development that is responsible for community and regional affairs; (3) “fund” means the bulk fuel revolving loan fund established in AS 42.45.250(a) and administered under AS 42.45.250 - 42.45.299; (4) “person” (A) has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060; (B) includes a cooperative, a joint venture, and a governmental entity.
AK Stat § 42.45.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 5. Joint Action Agencies.|Sec. 42.45.300. Joint action agencies.

Two or more public utilities may form a joint action agency for the purpose of participation in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a generating or transmission facility and to secure financing for carrying out the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility. A joint action agency may request the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue revenue bonds for projects of the agency. A joint action agency has the powers of a public utility under AS 42.05.
AK Stat § 42.45.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 5. Joint Action Agencies.|Sec. 42.45.320. Liability, indemnification, and insurance.

(a) A protected person is not individually liable for conduct performed within the scope of the person's duties for the agency. However, the protected person may be held individually liable for conduct if it was not reasonable for the person to believe that the conduct was in, or not contrary to, the best interests of the agency. (b) Unless prohibited by the agency agreement, the agency shall indemnify a protected person who is or may be made a party to a contested matter arising out of acts or omissions within the scope of the person's duties for the agency against expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the contested matter. However, the agency may not indemnify the protected person if the person did not reasonably believe the conduct to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the agency. With respect to a criminal action or proceeding, the agency shall indemnify a protected person unless the person had reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. (c) An agency may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a protected person against liability asserted against the protected person and incurred in an official capacity or arising out of the person's status. (d) In this section, (1) “agency” means a joint action agency formed under AS 42.45.310; (2) “conduct” includes action, inaction, and omission; (3) “contested matter” means a proposed, pending, or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative; (4) “expenses” include attorney fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement; (5) “protected person” means a director, officer, employee, or agent of an agency.
AK Stat § 42.45.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 42.45.900. Assistance to rural utilities.

(a) The authority shall provide technical assistance to rural utilities including catastrophe prevention programs and other training programs for utility projects. The authority shall provide rural utilities with the technical assistance and training that the utilities need to improve the efficiency, safety, and reliability of their power systems and to prevent emergency situations from developing. At a minimum, the assistance and training must include information on (1) reducing distribution line losses; (2) installation of generators that are more fuel efficient; (3) preventative maintenance programs; (4) safety inspections; (5) installing and maintaining waste heat systems; (6) improved metering systems; (7) improved management and administration; and (8) coordinating regional activities, including circuit rider maintenance programs. (b) In providing rural utilities with technical assistance and training, the authority shall give priority to contracting with the private sector for these services. (c) This section does not create a duty in tort, and may not be the basis for an action against the state, the authority, or the officers, employees, agents, or contractors of either for damages, injury, or death.