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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.11 - Rate Proceedings for Small Utilities

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For purposes of this rule, a small utility shall mean a
				  utility subject to rate regulation that serves fewer than 10,000 customers. A
				  small utility that has had a rate case before the commission within the past
				  ten years shall be eligible to file an application for a rate increase under
				  this rule no more frequently than once every 24 months.
(1) At least 60 days prior to filing an
				application under this rule, a utility shall participate in a public technical
				conference with commission staff and the consumer advocate at which the utility
				shall provide an overview of its planned rate increase application.
(2) A utility filing under this rule is
				subject to the notice requirements of subrule 26.4(1) and the temporary rate
				provisions of subrule 26.4(3).
(3)
				A utility's filing under this rule will take the form of a proposed tariff with
				a 30-day effective date along with supporting testimony and exhibits. The
				commission will docket the proposed tariff for further review.
(4) A utility shall file information showing
				the revenue requirement and revenue deficiency for Iowa jurisdictional
				operations, a template for which can be found on the commission's website at
iuc.iowa.gov
. If the utility is applying for a gas
				rate increase, the utility shall file information utilizing the weather
				normalization model preferred by the commission, which is available on the
				commission's website.
(5) The
				filing shall be based upon the following assumptions:
a. Adjustments to book values shall be
				limited to 400 series accounting entries that are required to be excluded from
				rates.
b. Return on equity (ROE)
				will be based on ROEs approved for utilities by the commission in the prior 24
				months, or if the commission has not approved an ROE in the past 24 months, the
				utility shall use the average of the ROEs approved by other jurisdictions for
				the same utility service for the year preceding the date of filing, provided
				there was a minimum of five such approvals. If there was not a minimum of five
				such approvals, the commission may extend the one-year period as necessary to
				increase the number of approvals to five or more, or may make such other
				provision of ROE as the commission may determine to be just and
				reasonable.
c. Utility and parent
				capital structures will be the same as those approved in the utility's last
				rate case.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.12 - Applications Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 476.6 That Are Not General Rate Increase Applications

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At the time a utility, other than a rural electric
				  cooperative that has elected to be rate regulated by the commission, files for
				  new or changed rates, charges, schedules, or regulations, except in conjunction
				  with general rate increase applications, the utility shall file the
				  following:
(1) Any cost, revenue, or
				economic data underlying the filing.
(2) An explanation of how the proposed tariff
				would affect the rates and service of the utility.
(3) All testimony and exhibits in support of
				the filing, attached to affidavits of the sponsoring witnesses.
(4) Automatic adjustment clauses. The notice
				requirements in this chapter do not apply to rates filed pursuant to an
				automatic adjustment mechanism approved by the commission. Nothing in this
				paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a utility from making provision for
				the automatic adjustment of rates for utility service, provided that a schedule
				showing the automatic adjustment of rates shall first be filed with and
				approved by the commission. The initial approval of an automatic adjustment
				mechanism requires notice to customers and may require a contested case
				proceeding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.13 - Rate Investigation Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 476.3

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Complaints filed pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.3(1)
				   shall follow the procedures in 199-Chapter 6. The commission shall commence a
				  formal rate investigation as required by Iowa Code section 476.3(2)  if a
				  petition is filed by the consumer advocate alleging that a utility's rates are
				  excessive. Rate complaint investigations to review the allegation made pursuant
				  to Iowa Code section 476.3(2)  shall include prepared testimony, exhibits, and
				  workpapers to support the issues raised in the petition, all of which shall
				  conform to the filing requirements for historic test year applications in
				  subrule 26.4(4).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.14 - Applications Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 476.7

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(1) Any utility filing an application with
				the commission requesting a determination of the reasonableness of its rates,
				charges, schedules, service, or regulations shall submit at the time the
				application is filed testimony and exhibits to fully support the utility's
				filing. All such testimony and exhibits shall be given or presented by
				competent witnesses, under oath or affirmation, at the proceeding ordered by
				the commission as a result of the application, and the proceeding shall be
				governed by the applicable provisions of 199-Chapter 7 and rule
				199-26.4(476).
(2) All of the
				foregoing requirements shall apply in the event the commission, on its own
				motion, initiates a formal proceeding to determine the reasonableness of a
				utility's rates, charges, schedules, service, or regulations.
(3) All testimony and exhibits shall be
				marked and identified in compliance with the naming convention as described in
				the commission's electronic filing system filing standards or as required by
				commission order.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.15 - Proposal of Settlements

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(1) In
				proposed settlements which resolve all revenue requirement issues in a rate
				case proceeding, parties to the settlement shall jointly file the revenue
				requirement calculations reflecting the adjustments proposed to be settled and
				the following cost-of-service information: an updated cost-of-service study
				showing the allocation of costs to customer classes, alternative revenue
				allocations if applicable, the resulting rates, the revenue verification, and
				the overall increase to total revenues and base rate revenues by class as
				compared to test year revenues. If the cost of service that supports the
				settlement is not agreed to by all of the settling parties, each party shall
				file the information based upon a party's position.
(2) In proposed settlements which resolve
				some revenue requirement issues in a rate case proceeding and retain some
				issues for litigation, each party to the settlement shall file a revenue
				requirement calculation reflecting the adjustments proposed to be settled and
				the parties' positions on any remaining issues to be litigated in addition to
				cost-of-service information.
(3) In
				proposed settlements which produce an agreed-upon revenue requirement as a
				mutually acceptable outcome to the proceeding without an agreement on each
				revenue requirement issue, parties to the settlement shall jointly file as
				exhibits to the settlement supporting documentation reflecting the specific
				adjustments for which the parties reached agreement and cost-of-service
				information.
(4) For those revenue
				issues included in the proposed settlement which were not specifically
				resolved, the supporting documentation should identify the range between the
				positions of the parties.
(5)
				Cost-of-service information to support a settlement may be filed up to five
				days after the settlement is filed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.1 - General Information

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Iowa Code section
				  476.2(1) 
				  provides that the Iowa utilities board shall have authority to establish all
				  needful, just and reasonable rules, not inconsistent with law, to govern the
				  exercise of its powers and duties, the practice and procedure before it, and to
				  govern the form, content and filing of reports, documents and other papers
				  provided for in Iowa Code chapter 476 or in the board's rules.
(1)
Application of rules.
The rules shall apply to electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities
				operating within the state of Iowa subject to Iowa Code sections
				476.1A and
				476.1B, and to the construction,
				operation and maintenance of electric transmission lines to the extent provided
				in Iowa Code chapter 478, and shall supersede all tariffs on file with the
				board that are in conflict with these rules.
(2)
Regulation of electric
				cooperatives.
Iowa Code section
				476.1A provides that electric
				cooperatives are not subject to the regulation of the board, except for
				regulatory action pertaining to the following:
a. Assessment of fees for the support of the
				board and the office of consumer advocate pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.10.
b. Safety and engineering
				standards for equipment, operations, and procedures.
c. Assigned service areas.
d. Pilot projects of the board.
e. Assessment of fees for the support of the
				Iowa energy center and the center for global and regional environmental
				research. This paragraph is rescinded July 1, 2022, unless extended by
				statute.
f. Filing of alternative
				energy purchase program plans with the board, and offering such programs to
				customers, pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.47.
g. Disconnection of service and winter
				moratorium pursuant to Iowa Code sections
				476.20(1) 
				through 476.20(4).
h.
				Discrimination against renewable energy pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.21.
i. Civil penalties pursuant to Iowa Code
				section 476.51.
j. Annual energy costs to be provided
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.56.
k. Energy-efficient lighting pursuant to Iowa
				Code section 476.62.
l. Customer contribution fund pursuant to
				Iowa Code section 476.66.
m. Certification requirements for electric
				power generation and transmission pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 476A, to the
				extent applicable.
n. Franchise
				requirements for electric transmission lines pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 478,
				to the extent applicable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.2 - Assigned Area of Service and Maps

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(1)
Service areas.
Service areas are defined by the boundaries on
				service area maps. Electronic maps are available for viewing during regular
				business hours at the board's offices. Maps are also available for viewing on
				the board's website. These service area maps are the official electric service
				territory maps as required pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.24
				and shall be presumed to be accurate; however, the presumption may be rebutted
				by filing a request with the board.
(2)
Modification of service area and
				answers.
a. An exclusive service
				area is subject to modification through a contested case proceeding which may
				be commenced by filing a petition for modification of service area with the
				board. The board may commence a service area modification proceeding on its own
				motion. The board may grant a modification if the modification promotes the
				public interest. In determining whether the modification is in the public
				interest, the board will consider the factors described in Iowa Code section
				476.25(1)
				 and any other relevant factors.
b. Any electric cooperative or municipal
				electric utility may file a petition for modification of service area, which
				shall contain:
(1) a legal description of the
				service area desired,
(2) a
				designation of the utilities involved in each boundary section,
(3) a justification for the proposed service
				area modification, and
(4) in
				addition to the PDF (Portable Document Format) map required in 199-subrule
				14.8(1), an electronic file of the proposed service area boundaries, in a
				format designated by the board, as described on the electronic filing system
				(EFS) homepage under EFS filing standards. The justification shall include a
				detailed statement of why the proposed modification is in the public interest.
				A map showing the affected areas which complies with paragraph
				27.2(4)
"a"
shall be attached to the petition as an
				exhibit.
c. Filing of the
				petition with the board, and service to other parties, shall be in accordance
				with 199-Chapter 14.
d. An answer
				to a petition for a service area modification shall comply with 199-subrule
				7.9(2).
e. Electric cooperatives
				and municipal electric utilities may agree with other electric utilities to
				service territory modifications by contract pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.25(2).
				Contracts to be enforceable require board approval. The board shall approve a
				contract if the board finds that the contract will eliminate or avoid
				unnecessary duplication of facilities, will provide adequate electric service
				to all areas and customers affected, will promote the efficient and economical
				use and development of the electric systems of the contracting utilities, and
				is in the public interest.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.3 - Customer Relations

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(1)
Notification to customers by bill insert.
a. Each utility shall notify its customers,
				by bill insert or notice on the bill form, of the address and telephone number
				where a utility representative qualified to assist in resolving the complaint
				can be reached. The bill insert or notice shall also include the following
				statement: "If (utility name) does not resolve your complaint, you may request
				assistance from the Iowa Utilities Board by calling (515)725-7300, or toll-free
				1-877-565-4450, by writing to 1375 E. Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
				50319-0069, or by email to customer@iub.iowa.gov."
b. The bill insert or notice shall be
				provided to customers at least annually. Any utility which does not use the
				standard statement described in this subrule shall file its proposed statement
				for board approval. A utility that bills by postcard may place an advertisement
				in a local newspaper of general circulation or a customer newsletter instead of
				a mailing. The advertisement must be of a type size that is easily legible and
				conspicuous and must contain the information required in paragraph
				27.3(1)
"a."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.4 - Disconnection of Service

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(1)
Disconnection procedures and notice.
Electric cooperatives and
				municipal electric utilities shall only disconnect service to customers in
				compliance with the following procedure and requirements:
a. Service may be disconnected without
				notice:
(1) In the event of a condition on the
				customer's premises determined by the utility to be hazardous.
(2) In the event of customer use of equipment
				in a manner which adversely affects the utility's equipment or the utility's
				service to others.
(3) In the event
				of tampering with the equipment furnished and owned by the utility. For the
				purposes of this subrule, a broken or absent meter seal alone shall not
				constitute tampering.
(4) In the
				event of unauthorized use.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.5 - Engineering Practice

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(1)
Requirement for good engineering practice.
The electric plant
				of the electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall be constructed,
				installed, maintained and operated in accordance with accepted good engineering
				practice in the electric industry to assure, as far as reasonably possible,
				continuity of service, uniformity in the quality of service furnished, and the
				safety of persons and property.
(2)
Standards incorporated by reference.
The electric cooperative
				shall use the applicable provisions in the publications listed below as
				standards of accepted good practice unless otherwise ordered by the board. The
				standards listed below are recommended for use by municipal electric utilities.
a. Iowa Electrical Safety Code, as defined in
				199-Chapter 25.
b. National
				Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-2014.
c. American National Standard Requirements
				for Instrument Transformers, ANSI/IEEE C57.13.1-2006; and
				C57.13.3-2005.
d. American National
				Standard for Electric Power Systems and Equipment Voltage Ratings (60 Hertz),
				ANSI C84.1-2011.
e. Grounding of
				Industrial and Commercial Power Systems, IEEE 142-2007.
f. IEEE Standard 1159-2009, IEEE Recommended
				Practice for Monitoring Electric Power Quality, or any successor
				standard.
g. IEEE Standard
				519-2014, IEEE Recommended Practices and Requirements for Harmonic Control in
				Electrical Power Systems, or its successor standard.
h. At railroad crossings, rule
				199-42.6 (476), "Engineering
				standards for electric and communications lines."
i. Iowa Stray Voltage Guide, located at
www.iowastrayvoltageguide.com
,
				published July 2014.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.6 - Metering

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Each electric cooperative and municipal electric utility
				  shall have a meter inspection and testing program that meets industry standards
				  similar to ANSI C12.1-2014.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.7 - Standards of Quality of Service

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(1)
Applicability.
The quality of service standards in this rule
				apply to electric cooperatives. Subrules 27.7(2), 27.7(3), and 27.7(10) apply
				to municipal electric utilities.
(2)
Standard frequency.
The
				standard frequency for alternating current distribution systems shall be 60
				cycles per second. The frequency shall be maintained within limits which will
				permit the satisfactory operation of customer's clocks connected to the
				system.
(3)
Voltage limits
				retail.
Each electric cooperative and municipal electric utility
				supplying electric service to ultimate customers shall provide service voltages
				in conformance with the standard in paragraph 27.5(2)"
d."
(4)
Voltage
				balance.
Where three-phase service is provided the electric
				cooperative shall exercise reasonable care to assure that the phase voltages
				are in balance. In no case shall the ratio of maximum voltage deviation from
				average to average voltage exceed .02.
(5)
Exceptions to voltage
				requirements.
Voltage outside the limits specified will not be
				considered a violation when the variations:
a.
				Arise from the action of the elements.
b. Are infrequent fluctuations not exceeding
				five minutes' duration.
c. Arise
				from service interruptions.
d.
				Arise from temporary separation of parts of the system from the main
				system.
e. Are from causes beyond
				the control of the electric cooperative.
f. Do not exceed 10 percent above or below
				the standard nominal voltage, and service is at a distribution line or
				transmission line voltage with the retail customer providing voltage
				regulators.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.8 - Safety

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(1)
Iowa
				electrical safety code compliance.
Each electric cooperative and
				municipal electric utility shall be subject to 199-Chapter 25 under this
				subrule.
(2)
Interconnection compliance.
Each electric cooperative and
				municipal electric utility shall be subject to rule
				199-15.10 (476) under this
				subrule.
(3)
Protective
				measures.
Each electric cooperative and municipal electric utility
				shall exercise reasonable care to reduce those hazards inherent in connection
				with its electric service and to which its employees, its customers, and the
				general public may be subjected and shall adopt and execute a safety program
				designed to protect the public and fitted to the size and type of its
				operations.
(4)
Accident
				investigation and prevention.
Electric cooperatives and municipal
				electric utilities shall give reasonable assistance to the board in the
				investigation of the cause of accidents and in the determination of suitable
				means of preventing accidents.
(5)
Reportable accidents.
Electric cooperatives and municipal
				electric utilities shall maintain a summary of all reportable accidents, as
				defined in rule 199-25.5 (476,478), arising from
				operations.
(6)
Grounding
				of secondary distribution system.
Unless otherwise specified by the
				board, each electric cooperative and municipal electric utility shall comply
				with, and shall encourage customers to comply with, the applicable provisions
				of the acceptable standards listed in subrule 27.5(2) for the grounding of
				secondary circuits and equipment.
a. Ground
				connections should be tested for resistance at the time of installation. Each
				electric cooperative and municipal electric utility shall keep a record of all
				ground resistance measurements.
b.
				Each electric cooperative and municipal electric utility shall establish a
				program of inspection so that all artificial grounds installed shall be
				inspected within reasonable periods of time.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.9 - Customer Contribution Fund

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(1)
Applicability and purpose.
This rule applies to each electric
				cooperative and municipal electric utility, as defined in Iowa Code sections
				476.1A
				and
				476.1B.
				Pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.66,
				each electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall maintain a
				program plan to assist the electric cooperative's or municipal electric
				utility's low-income customers with weatherization and to supplement assistance
				received under the federal low-income home energy assistance program for the
				payment of winter heating bills.
(2)
Notification.
Each
				electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall notify all customers
				of the customer contribution fund at least twice a year. The method of notice
				which will ensure the most comprehensive notification to the electric
				cooperative's or municipal electric utility's customers shall be employed. Upon
				commencement of service and at least once a year, the notice shall be mailed or
				personally delivered to all customers, or provided by electronic means to those
				customers who have consented to receiving electronic notices. The other
				required notice may be published in a local newspaper(s) of general circulation
				within the service territory of the electric cooperative or municipal electric
				utility. A utility serving fewer than 6,000 customers may publish its
				semiannual notices locally in a free newspaper, utility newsletter or shopper's
				guide instead of a newspaper. At a minimum, the notice shall include:
a. A description of the availability and the
				purpose of the fund.
b. A customer
				authorization form. This form shall include a monthly billing option and any
				other methods of contribution.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.10 - Service Reliability Requirements for Electric Utilities

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(1)
Applicability.
This rule is applicable to electric
				cooperatives and associations operating within the state of Iowa subject to
				Iowa Code section
				476.1A.
				Paragraph 27.10(3)
"g"
is applicable to both electric
				cooperatives and municipal electric utilities.
(2)
Purpose and scope.
Reliable electric service is of high importance to the health, safety, and
				welfare of the citizens of Iowa. The purpose of this rule is to establish
				standards of reliability of the transmission and distribution systems and
				facilities that are under the board's jurisdiction.
(3)
General obligations.
a. Each electric cooperative shall make
				reasonable efforts to avoid and prevent interruptions of service. However, when
				interruptions occur, service shall be reestablished within the shortest time
				practicable, consistent with safety.
b. The electric cooperative's electrical
				transmission and distribution facilities shall be designed, constructed,
				maintained, and electrically reinforced and supplemented as required to
				reliably perform the power delivery burden placed upon them in the storm and
				traffic hazard environment in which they are located.
c. Each electric cooperative shall carry on
				an effective preventive maintenance program and shall be capable of emergency
				repair work on a scale which its storm and traffic damage record indicates as
				appropriate to its scope of operations and to the physical condition of its
				transmission and distribution facilities.
d. Each electric cooperative shall keep
				records of interruptions of service on its primary distribution system and
				shall make an analysis of the records for the purpose of determining steps to
				be taken to prevent recurrence of such interruptions.
e. Each electric cooperative shall make
				reasonable efforts to reduce the risk of future interruptions by taking into
				account the age, condition, design, and performance of transmission and
				distribution facilities and providing adequate investment in the maintenance,
				repair, replacement, and upgrade of facilities and equipment.
f. Any electric cooperative unable to comply
				with applicable provisions of this rule may file a waiver request pursuant to
				rule 199-1.3 (17A,474,476).
g. Each electric cooperative and municipal
				electric utility shall adopt and have approved by its board of directors or
				governing authority a reliability plan. The reliability plan shall be updated
				not less than annually. A copy of the annual report shall be filed with the
				board for informational purposes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.11 - Notification of Outages

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(1)
Notification.
The notification requirements in subrules
				27.11(1) and 27.11(2) are for the timely collection of electric outage
				information that may be useful to emergency management agencies in providing
				for the safety and welfare of individual Iowa citizens. Each electric
				cooperative and municipal electric utility shall notify the board when it is
				projected that an outage may result in a loss of service for more than six
				hours and the outage meets one of the following criteria:
a. Loss of service for more than six hours to
				substantially all of a municipality, including the surrounding area served by
				the same electric cooperative or municipal electric utility. An electric
				cooperative or municipal electric utility may use loss of service within the
				utility's service territory to 75 percent or more of customers within a
				municipality, including the surrounding area served by the utility, to meet
				this criterion;
b. A major event as
				defined in subrule 27.1(4), except for notifications of emergency alerts from
				regional transmission organizations or independent system operators;
				or
c. Any other outage considered
				significant by the electric cooperative or municipal electric utility. This
				includes loss of service for more than six hours to significant public health
				and safety facilities known to the electric cooperative or municipal electric
				utility at the time of the notification.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.12 - Electric Vehicle Charging Service

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Electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities shall
				  comply with the requirements in rule
				  199-20.20 (476) with regard to
				  providing service to electric vehicle charging stations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 27 - Regulation of Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Utilities Under Iowa Code Chapter 476 › Rule 199-27.13 - Exterior Flood Lighting

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(1)
Newly installed lighting.
All newly installed exterior flood
				lighting owned by an electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall
				be solid-state lighting or lighting with equivalent or better energy
				efficiency.
(2)
In-service
				lighting replacement schedule.
In-service lighting shall be replaced
				with solid-state lighting or lighting with equivalent or better energy
				efficiency when worn out due to ballast, lamp, or fixture failure or for any
				other reason, such as vandalism or storm damage. Electric cooperatives and
				municipal electric utilities shall file with the board, as part of the
				utility's annual report required in 199-Chapter 23, a report stating the
				progress in converting to higher pressure sodium lighting or lighting with
				equivalent or higher energy efficiency. The information shall be provided as
				part of board 24/7 requirements.
(3)
Efficacy standards.
Lighting other than solid-state has equivalent or better efficacy if one or
				more of the following can be established:
a.
				For fixtures, the mean lumens-per-watt lamp rating is greater than 100;
				or
b. The new lighting uses no more
				energy per installation than comparable, suitably sized solid-state;
				or
c. The new lighting luminaries
				have a mean efficacy rating equal to or greater than 100 lumens per watt
				according to a Department of Energy (DOE) Lighting Facts label, testing under
				the DOE Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting Program
				(CALiPER), Design Lights Consortium (DLC) or any other testing agency that
				follows Illuminating Engineering Society of North America LM-79-08 test
				procedures.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 29 - Management Efficiency Evaluation › Rule 199-29.1 - Policy and Purpose

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It is the policy of the commission that a public utility
				  shall be operated in an efficient manner. This chapter describes the
				  methodology by which the commission may evaluate the management efficiency of a
				  rate-regulated utility and the actions that the commission may take upon a
				  finding as to the efficiency of a utility's management.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 29 - Management Efficiency Evaluation › Rule 199-29.2 - Efficiency Considered in a Complaint or Rate Case Proceeding

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In a complaint proceeding conducted pursuant to Iowa Code
				  section 476.3 or in a rate proceeding conducted pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  476.6, the commission may determine whether a public utility subject to rate
				  regulation is being operated in an efficient or inefficient manner. In making
				  such a determination, the commission shall evaluate the management of the
				  utility in the manner prescribed by rule 199-29.3 (476). Any adjustment to a
				  utility's level of profit (return on equity) or revenue requirement shall be
				  made in compliance with Iowa Code section 476.52.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 29 - Management Efficiency Evaluation › Rule 199-29.3 - Management Efficiency Evaluation

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The commission may evaluate a utility's management efficiency
				  based upon the utility's particular circumstances and considering a range of
				  factors that may differ among utilities. In evaluating a utility's management
				  efficiency, the commission may consider any of the factors listed in subrule
				  29.3(1) and any additional relevant factors. No single factor will be deemed
				  conclusive evidence of efficiency or inefficiency. In performing the
				  evaluation, the commission may collect data to compare a utility to other
				  rate-regulated utilities providing the same service within the state of Iowa.
				  The commission may consider data for time periods outside a rate case test
				  year.
(1)
Factors.
The commission may consider the following factors:
a. The price per unit of service (including
				amounts collected subject to refund) by customer class and type of
				service.
b. Operation and
				maintenance costs per unit of service. Low operations and maintenance costs may
				not support a finding of efficiency if quality of service is
				substandard.
c. Quality of service,
				as reflected in objective measures of service quality, customer complaints
				shown in company and commission records, findings made in complaint
				proceedings, penalties assessed, and measures of customer
				satisfaction.
d. Customer
				mix.
e. The total compensation for
				each officer of the utility.
f. The
				company's bad debt ratio.
g.
				Innovative practices implemented by utility management that result in improved
				service or that control costs.
h.
				Geographic service territory.
i.
				Economic conditions in the areas served.
j. Weather patterns and disasters.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 29 - Management Efficiency Evaluation › Rule 199-29.4 - Rewards and Penalties

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If the commission makes a determination as to the efficiency
				  of the management of a utility pursuant to rule 199-29.2 (476), except for an
				  electric cooperative that has elected rate regulation, the commission may
				  prescribe an adjustment of the utility's return on common equity or revenue
				  requirement as allowed pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.52. Upon making a
				  determination as to the efficiency of the management of a rural electric
				  cooperative that has elected rate regulation, the commission may prescribe an
				  adjustment of the rates charged by the cooperative as part of an adjustment to
				  the utility's revenue requirement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.1 - Applicability and Definition of Terms

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This chapter applies to all rate-regulated gas, electric,
				  water, sanitary sewage, or storm water drainage service public utilities. All
				  terms used in this chapter are defined in Iowa Code section
				  476.72 unless further defined in
				  this chapter.
"Fully distributed cost"
means a costing
				  approach that fully allocates all current and embedded costs to determine the
				  revenue contribution of regulated and nonregulated affiliate operations.
"Net book value"
means the original purchase
				  price minus depreciation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.2 - Availability of Records

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(1)
Separate
				records.
All affiliates of a public utility shall maintain records
				that are separate from the records of the public utility.
(2)
Records to be
				maintained.
The records maintained by each affiliate and made
				available for inspection through the public utility shall include but are not
				limited to ledgers; balance sheets; income statements, both consolidated and
				consolidating; documents depicting accounts payable and vouchers; purchase
				orders; time sheets; journal entries; source and supporting documents for all
				transactions; supporting documents and models for all forecasts of affiliates
				used by the public utility; all contracts, including summaries of unwritten
				contracts or agreements; a description of methods used to allocate revenues,
				expenses, and investments among affiliates or jurisdictions, including
				supporting detail; and copies of all filings required by other state and
				federal agencies.
(3)
Method of inspection.
The records of each affiliate are to be
				made available to the commission. Upon receipt of a formal request in writing
				from the commission for information, the public utility shall produce the
				requested information within seven days. Upon a showing of good cause, the
				commission may approve additional time for response.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.3 - Annual Filing

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(1) On or before
				June 30 of each year, all public utilities shall file with the commission the
				following information:
a. An executive summary
				of each contract, arrangement, or other similar transaction between the public
				utility and an affiliate. The executive summary shall include the start and end
				date of the contract, the providing affiliate, the receiving affiliate, the
				total estimated dollar value, the dollar amount reported for the calendar year,
				and a description of the service or goods covered.
b. Verified copies of contracts,
				arrangements, or other similar transactions between the public utility and an
				affiliate are to be provided to the commission upon request. This includes all
				contracts, arrangements, or other similar transactions as required by Iowa Code
				sections 476.74(1)  through 476.74(4).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.4 - Verified Copies

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For purposes of this chapter, a copy is verified if it is
				  accompanied by an affidavit signed by a corporate officer with personal
				  knowledge of the veracity of the copy. Only one affidavit signed by a corporate
				  officer with personal knowledge of the veracity of the copy needs to be
				  included in an individual filing in order to verify all contracts,
				  arrangements, or other similar transactions included in the
				  filing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.5 - Comparable Information

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For the purpose of satisfying the filing requirements of this
				  chapter, the public utility may request approval to file alternative but
				  comparable information that the public utility files with other state or
				  federal regulatory agencies. If the proposal is approved by the commission, the
				  public utility may file the information as a partial substitute for, or in lieu
				  of, the information stipulated in rule 199-31.3 (476) and the commission may
				  provide that the public utility continue to file the approved alternative
				  information in future filings. The public utility shall file the same
				  information, whether it is the alternative information filed with other
				  agencies or the information stipulated in rule 199-31.3 (476), for at least five
				  consecutive years. Proposals to file alternative information may be filed by
				  the public utility on or before December 1 of the year preceding the year for
				  which approval is sought.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.6 - Standards for Costing Services Between Regulated Operations and Nonregulated Affiliates

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(1)
Nonregulated affiliate provides service to a regulated
				affiliate.
The service shall be priced to the regulated affiliate's
				operations at the price charged to nonaffiliates. If no such price is
				available, the service shall be priced at the lower of fully distributed cost,
				the lowest price actually charged to other affiliates, or a market price of
				comparable services. If a market price of comparable services is not reasonably
				determinable, the service may be priced at the lower of fully distributed cost
				or the lowest price actually charged to other affiliates. Under no
				circumstances is the service to be priced to a regulated affiliate's operations
				at a higher cost than what the regulated affiliate actually paid the
				unregulated affiliate for the service.
(2)
Service provided by the utility
				to a nonregulated affiliate.
Utility service shall be provided at the
				tariffed price. If it is not a tariffed service, the service is to be recorded
				at fully distributed cost.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.7 - Standards for Costing Asset Transfers Between Regulated Operations and Nonregulated Affiliates Valued at Less Than $2 Million

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(1)
Asset
				of a nonregulated affiliate transferred to a regulated affiliate.
The
				asset transfer shall be recorded at the lesser of net book value, the price
				actually charged to affiliates or nonaffiliates, or the market price of
				comparable assets. Under no circumstances is the asset to be recorded at a cost
				higher than what the regulated affiliate actually paid for the asset.
(2)
Asset of a regulated affiliate
				transferred to a nonregulated affiliate.
The asset transfer to the
				nonregulated affiliate shall be recorded at the greater of net book value, a
				price actually charged to other affiliates or nonaffiliates, or the market
				price of comparable assets.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.8 - Standards for Costing Asset Transfers Between Regulated Operations and Non-regulated Affiliates Valued at Less Than $2 Million

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(1)
Asset
				of a nonregulated affiliate transferred to a regulated affiliate.
The
				asset transfer shall be recorded at the lesser of net book value, the price
				actually charged to affiliates or nonaffiliates, or the market price of
				comparable assets. Under no circumstances shall the asset be recorded at a cost
				higher than what the regulated affiliate actually paid for the asset.
(2)
Asset of a regulated affiliate
				transferred to a nonregulated affiliate.
The asset transfer to the
				nonregulated affiliate shall be recorded at the greater of net book value, a
				price actually charged to other affiliates or nonaffiliates, or the market
				price of comparable assets.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 31 - Access to Affiliate Records, Requirements for Annual Filings, and Service and Asset Transfer Costing Standards › Rule 199-31.9 - Waivers

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Any public utility may file an application for waiver of the
				  requirements of this chapter. The application shall include a detailed
				  statement of why the waiver is in the public interest and shall otherwise
				  comply with rule 199-1.3(17A,474,476).