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AK Stat § 42.05.651 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 42.05.651. Expenses of investigation or hearing.

(a) During a hearing or investigation held under this chapter, the commission may allocate the costs of the hearing or investigation among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances. In allocating costs, the commission shall consider the regulatory cost charge paid by a utility under AS 42.05.254 and may consider the results, ability to pay, evidence of good faith, other relevant factors, and mitigating circumstances. Notwithstanding an intervening party's ability to pay, if the commission determines that an intervening party has conducted its intervention in a frivolous manner, the commission shall allocate all costs associated with the intervention to that party. The costs allocated may include the costs of any time devoted to the investigation or hearing by hired consultants, whether or not the consultants appear as witnesses or participants. The costs allocated may also include any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the commission in the particular proceeding. The commission shall provide an opportunity for any person objecting to an allocation to be heard before the allocation becomes final. (b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]  (c) Notwithstanding the commission's discretion under (a) of this section to allocate costs to parties, the commission may not require a state agency to pay any costs allocated to the state agency.
AK Stat § 42.05.661 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 42.05.661. Application fees.

With each application relating to a certificate the applicant shall pay the commission a fee set by the commission by regulation that shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
AK Stat § 42.05.671 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 42.05.671. Public records.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, records in the possession of the commission are open to public inspection at reasonable times. (b) The commission may, by regulation, classify the records submitted to it by regulated utilities as privileged records that are not open to the public for inspection. However, if a record involves an application or tariff filing pending before the commission, the commission shall release the record for the purpose of preparing for or making a presentation to the commission in the proceeding if the record or information derived from the record will be used by the commission in the proceeding. (c) A person may make written objection to the public disclosure of information contained in a record under the provisions of this chapter or of information obtained by the commission or by the attorney general under the provisions of this chapter, stating the grounds for the objection. When an objection is made, the commission may not order the information withheld from public disclosure unless the information adversely affects the interest of the person making written objection and disclosure is not required in the interest of the public. (d) In this section, “record” means a report, file, book, account, paper, or application, and the facts and information contained in it.
AK Stat § 42.05.681 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 42.05.681. Validity of certain certificates.

A certificate issued before July 29, 1968, to a public utility for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy and power, or for the furnishing of telecommunications may not be considered as terminated or voided for the sole reason that the utility did not or would not produce an annual gross income in excess of $25,000.
AK Stat § 42.05.691 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 42.05.691. Utility classes.

The commission may by regulation provide for the classification of public utilities based upon differences in annual revenue, assets, nature of ownership, and other appropriate distinctions and as between these classifications, by regulation, provide for different reporting, accounting, and other regulatory requirements.
AK Stat § 42.05.750 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.750. On-bill financing of energy efficiency and conservation improvements; authorization and eligibility.

(a) A utility may enter into a written on-bill financing agreement with a customer to finance the purchase and installation of a renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system in a residence or building that is eligible under (b) of this section by assessing a meter conservation charge on the customer's utility bill. (b) A residence or building is eligible for on-bill financing under (a) of this section if, at the time the financing agreement is entered into, the residence or building (1) is occupied or in use; and (2) is not under initial construction. (c) An on-bill financing agreement must clearly state the interest rate to be charged for financing the purchase and installation of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system. The interest shall be set at a rate that is fixed over the term of the agreement. (d) An on-bill financing agreement is not valid under this section unless the utility has offered the customer in writing the option of purchasing a repair and maintenance agreement for the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system before the purchase and installation of the system or device. A repair and maintenance agreement under this section must (1) be for a term of not less than the duration of the on-bill financing agreement; (2) benefit the customer and any subsequent owner of the residence or building from whom the utility may recover the costs under the on-bill financing agreement under AS 42.05.753; (3) for a fixed periodic fee, maintain the original function and performance of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system. (e) A customer may decline to purchase a repair and maintenance agreement described under (d) of this section only if the customer enters into an agreement in writing with the utility to pay the balance of the on-bill financing agreement before transferring ownership of the residence or building. At the time of transfer of ownership, the subsequent owner may waive the requirement that the customer pay the balance of the on-bill financing agreement by notifying the utility in writing that the subsequent owner assumes the balance owed on the on-bill financing agreement. (f) The balance owed on an on-bill financing agreement may be paid in full at any time without penalty. (g) Nothing in this section requires a utility to enter into an on-bill financing agreement with a specific customer or for a specific device or system.
AK Stat § 42.05.751 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.751. Meter conservation charge.

(a) A meter conservation charge assessed under AS 42.05.750(a) may only be used to recover the (1) actual costs incurred by the utility for the purchase, installation, and financing of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system, including the administrative costs of the on-bill financing agreement and the cost of filing notice under AS 42.05.752; (2) repayment of costs incurred by a third party that has performed a function under AS 42.05.755; and (3) periodic fee for a repair and maintenance agreement under AS 42.05.750(d). (b) A utility may assess a meter conservation charge on (1) the customer who entered into the on-bill financing agreement; or (2) a subsequent owner of the residence or building under AS 42.05.753. (c) A meter conservation charge must be shown as a separate line item on a customer's bill. (d) A utility may treat a customer's failure to pay a meter conservation charge as a failure to pay the utility account, and the utility may disconnect the utility service for nonpayment of the meter conservation charge, if the utility complies with AS 42.05.381(c), AS 42.20.040, and any other applicable law. A utility may not remove a renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system for failure to pay a meter conservation charge or when disconnecting service for failure to pay a meter conservation charge. (e) Money collected by a utility as a meter conservation charge is not revenue subject to state taxes under AS 43.20. (f) The billing and collection of a meter conservation charge does not subject a utility to the laws that regulate financial institutions, escrow depositories, or collection agencies. A utility is not responsible for a lending, underwriting, or credit determination for an on-bill financing agreement.
AK Stat § 42.05.752 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.752. Notice of on-bill financing agreement and meter conservation charge.

(a) A utility that enters into an on-bill financing agreement shall file notice of the on-bill financing agreement and related meter conservation charge in the recording district in which the residence or building subject to the agreement is located. Notice under this subsection does not constitute a lien on the property, but is intended to give an owner of the residence or building notice that the residence or building is subject to a meter conservation charge. Notice is considered given if it is sufficient to disclose to prospective owners the existence of the meter conservation charge, including the balance owed under the on-bill financing agreement, whether the system or device is covered by a repair and maintenance agreement described in AS 42.05.750(d), and the length of time the meter conservation charge is expected to remain in effect. (b) A utility shall file notice of satisfaction when an on-bill financing agreement is paid in full. Notice of satisfaction shall be filed in the recording district in which the residence or building subject to the agreement is located.
AK Stat § 42.05.753 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.753. Transferability of on-bill financing balances to subsequent owners.

A utility that enters into an on-bill financing agreement may recover the balance of the costs allowed under the agreement from a subsequent owner of the residence or building in which the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system was installed if the utility gives notice under AS 42.05.752 that the residence or building is subject to the agreement.
AK Stat § 42.05.754 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.754. Rental property.

A utility may recover the costs under an on-bill financing agreement for a rental property by assessing a meter conservation charge on a utility bill only if the landlord is responsible for the entire utility bill, including the meter conservation charge.
AK Stat § 42.05.755 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.755. Third parties; contracting and liability.

(a) A utility may contract with a third party to perform functions permitted under AS 42.05.750 - 42.05.754, including financing the purchase and installation costs for a renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system. The third party shall comply with AS 42.05.750 - 42.05.754. (b) If the installation, operation, or maintenance of a renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system is performed by a third party, (1) the utility is not liable for the installation, operation, or maintenance of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system; (2) the utility may not provide, nor is there implied, a warranty of merchantability or fitness of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system; and (3) no action may be brought against the utility related to the failure of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system. (c) When a utility contracts with a third party to perform administrative or financing functions, (1) the third party is not liable for the installation, operation, or maintenance of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system; (2) the third party may not provide, nor is there implied, a warranty of merchantability or fitness of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system; and (3) no action may be brought against the third party related to the failure of the renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system. (d) The provisions of (b) and (c) of this section may not be construed to impair the rights and remedies of a utility customer against any other parties to a transaction involving the purchase or installation of a renewable energy system, energy efficiency device, energy storage device, or energy conservation system.
AK Stat § 42.05.756 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 9. On-Bill Financing of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Improvements.|Sec. 42.05.756. Definitions.

In AS 42.05.750 - 42.05.756, (1) “energy conservation system” includes a fuel-switching system; in this paragraph, “fuel-switching” means the replacement of existing fuel-consuming equipment using a particular fuel with equipment that uses another fuel that does not increase greenhouse gas emissions and that (A) is more fuel efficient; or (B) results in lower fuel expenses; (2) “meter conservation charge” means a charge placed on a customer's utility bill by a utility to recover costs under an on-bill financing agreement; (3) “on-bill financing agreement” means an agreement entered into under AS 42.05.750.
AK Stat § 42.05.760 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 10. Electric Reliability Organizations, Plans, and Standards.|Sec. 42.05.760. Electric reliability organizations.

(a) An electric utility must participate in an electric reliability organization if the utility operates in an interconnected electric energy transmission network served by an electric reliability organization certificated by the commission. The commission may not require an electric reliability organization for an interconnected bulk-electric system if all of the load-serving entities operating in the interconnected bulk-electric system are exempt under AS 42.05.711(b). (b) A person may submit to the commission an application for certification as an electric reliability organization for an interconnected bulk-electric system. The commission may certificate one electric reliability organization for each interconnected electric energy transmission network. The commission may certificate an electric reliability organization if the commission determines that the electric reliability organization has the ability to comply with AS 42.05.762. (c) The commission shall immediately notify the interconnected load-serving entities within a new or existing interconnected bulk-electric system of the requirements of this section. (d) Notwithstanding the requirements in (e) of this section, if all load-serving entities within an interconnected bulk-electric system petition the commission for an exemption from the requirement to establish an electric reliability organization for the interconnected electric energy transmission network, the commission may waive the requirement to form an electric reliability organization for that interconnected electric energy transmission network. (e) The commission shall form and certificate an electric reliability organization for an interconnected bulk-electric system under this section if, within (1) 90 days after the commission notifies the interconnected load-serving entities under (c) of this section, no person has applied for certification as an electric reliability organization for that interconnected bulk-electric system; or (2) 270 days after the commission notifies the interconnected load-serving entities under (c) of this section, the commission has not certificated an electric reliability organization for that interconnected bulk-electric system. (f) The commission may certificate an electric reliability organization for an interconnected electric energy transmission network that is not an interconnected bulk-electric system if (1) one or more load-serving entities within that network successfully petition the commission to find that an electric reliability organization should be established for the network; and (2) a person applies for certification as an electric reliability organization for the network.
AK Stat § 42.05.762 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 10. Electric Reliability Organizations, Plans, and Standards.|Sec. 42.05.762. Duties of an electric reliability organization.

An electric reliability organization shall (1) develop reliability standards that provide for an adequate level of reliability of an interconnected electric energy transmission network; (2) develop integrated resource plans under AS 42.05.780(a); (3) establish rules to (A) ensure that the directors of the electric reliability organization and the electric reliability organization act independently from users, owners, and operators of the interconnected electric energy transmission network; (B) equitably allocate reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among all load-serving entities connected to the interconnected electric energy transmission network for all activities under AS 42.05.760 - 42.05.790; (C) provide fair and impartial procedures for the enforcement of reliability standards; (D) provide for reasonable notice and opportunity for public comment, due process, openness, and balancing of interests in exercising its duties; and (4) be governed by a board that (A) includes as nonvoting members the chair of the commission or the chair's designee and the attorney general or the attorney general's designee; and (B) is formed as (i) an independent board; (ii) a balanced stakeholder board; or (iii) a combination independent and balanced stakeholder board.
AK Stat § 42.05.767 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 10. Electric Reliability Organizations, Plans, and Standards.|Sec. 42.05.767. Electric reliability organization rules; approval.

An electric reliability organization shall file with the commission each proposed rule or proposed rule change, along with an explanation of the basis and purpose of the proposed rule or proposed rule change. The commission may, on its own motion or upon complaint, propose a change to the rules of an electric reliability organization. A rule change proposed by the commission takes effect upon a finding by the commission, after notice and opportunity for public comment, that the rule change is just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest.
AK Stat § 42.05.770 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 10. Electric Reliability Organizations, Plans, and Standards.|Sec. 42.05.770. Regulations.

The commission shall adopt regulations governing electric reliability organizations, reliability standards, and modifications to reliability standards consistent with this section. Regulations under AS 42.05.760 - 42.05.790 must (1) require that an electric reliability organization's tariff include (A) standards for nondiscriminatory open access transmission and interconnection; (B) standards for transmission system cost recovery; (2) provide a process to identify and resolve conflicts between a reliability standard and a function, rule, tariff, rate schedule, or agreement that has been accepted, approved, adopted, or ordered by the commission; (3) allow an electric reliability organization to recover its costs through surcharges added to the rate for each participating load-serving entity.
AK Stat § 42.05.772 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act|Article 10. Electric Reliability Organizations, Plans, and Standards.|Sec. 42.05.772. Duties of load-serving entities.

All load-serving entities, including load-serving entities otherwise exempt from regulation under this chapter, in an interconnected bulk-electric system served by an electric reliability organization are subject to the electric reliability organization's tariff on file with the commission.