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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:83 - Schedule H-3 - Working papers for listed expense accounts

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
With respect to the following listed expense accounts,
				  schedule H-3 shall be furnished as designated for the 12 months of the test
				  period and for claimed adjustments. This schedule shall include analytical
				  details which will clearly disclose for each account a classification of
				  principal charges and credits with all minor items grouped; particulars of
				  supporting computations and accounting bases; a description of the services and
				  related dollar amounts for which liability is incurred or accrued; and the name
				  of the firm or individual rendering such services for these accounts where
				  applicable:
(1) Accounts 909, 913, and
				930, advertising expenses. For each category of advertising expense required to
				be filed pursuant to §
									20:10:23:02 the utility shall
				submit a list of all advertisements claimed and filed pursuant to §
									20:10:23:03, indicating the
				categorization of each advertisement. Representative samples of each category
				shall also be included.
(2) Account
				922, administration expenses transferred -- credit;
(3) Account 926, employee pensions and
				benefits;
(4) Account 928,
				regulatory commission expenses;
(5)
				Account 929, duplicate charges -- credit;
(6) Account 930, miscellaneous general
				expenses.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:84 - Schedule H-4 - Working papers for interdepartmental transactions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the expense accounts contain charges or credits from
				  associated companies or nonutility departments of the utility, schedule H-4
				  shall be submitted for each such associated company or nonutility department
				  showing the following:
(1) The amount
				of the charges or credits during the test period;
(2) The FERC account classification or
				classifications charged or credited;
(3) Descriptions of the specific services
				performed for or by the associated company or nonutility department;
(4) Complete particulars as to the bases used
				in determining the amounts of the charges or credits.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:85 - Statement I - Operating revenues

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement I shall show the operating revenues from sales of
				  electricity, gas and other sources classified in accordance with the
				  commission's orders and with the operating revenue accounts prescribed by the
				  FERC's uniform systems of accounts for public utilities and licensees or for
				  gas companies, and the related kilowatt hours or MCF or BTU. Sales and services
				  shall be distinguished between classes of service and other business of the
				  utility. Items which are reflected as credits to cost of service in preparing
				  statement M -- Overall cost of service, shall disclose the following, using
				  supporting schedules as necessary:
(1)
				Actual and proposed revenues by months for the 12-month test period and as
				adjusted for changes which are known and measurable and which are expected to
				be realized within 12 months from the end of the test period from
				jurisdictional sales as computed under the present effective and proposed
				rates;
(2) Each class of consumer
				shall be shown separately. The related kilowatt hours or MCF or BTU shall be
				shown for each revenue item as appropriate;
(3) Adjustments to actual period sales
				volumes shall be fully and clearly explained;
(4) Credits to cost of service shall set
				forth the principal components comprising each of the various items which are
				reflected as credits to cost of service in preparing statement M -- Overall
				cost of service. The amounts per books, claimed adjustments, and as adjusted
				figures shall be clearly set forth.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-7,
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:86 - Statement J - Depreciation expense

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement J shall show for the test period depreciation
				  expense by functional classification. These expenses shall be shown in separate
				  columns as follows:
(1) Expenses for
				the test period per books;
(2)
				Claimed adjustments, if any, to actual expense;
(3) Total adjusted expense claimed.
The bases, methods, essential computations and derivation of
				  unit rates for the calculation of depreciation expense for the test period and
				  for the depreciation adjustments shall be fully and clearly explained. The
				  amounts of depreciable plant shall be shown by the functions specified in
				  paragraph C of account 108, accumulated provisions for depreciation of plant in
				  service of the FERC's uniform systems of accounts for public utilities and
				  licensees or for gas companies and, if available, for each detailed plant
				  account in the 300 series, together with the rates used in computing such
				  expenses. Any deviation from the rates used in disposing of the utility's last
				  previous rate filing or determination by this commission shall be explained,
				  showing the rate or rates previously used together with supporting data for the
				  new rate or rates used for this filing. Material required by §
										20:10:13:87 shall be submitted as
				  a part of statement J.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-7,
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:87 - Schedule J-1 - Expense charged other than prescribed depreciation

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Schedule J-1 shall be included in support of statement J as a
				  reconciliation of the aggregate investment in electric or gas plant shown in
				  statement D, and the expense thereon charged in the first instance to other
				  than prescribed depreciation expense accounts.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:88 - Statement K - Income taxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement K shall show for the test period income taxes
				  computed on the basis of the rate of return claimed applied to the overall
				  utility rate base and separated between federal and state taxes. If the rate
				  base claimed includes adjustments other that book figures for the test period
				  13-month average, the income taxes shall be computed separately for claimed
				  rate base and for the 13-month average rate base per books for the test period.
				  All tax adjustments shall be completely described and the amounts shown
				  separately. Amounts of deferred taxes debited and credited shall be shown
				  separately. The amounts and basis of assignment of income taxes attributed to
				  other utility departments and nonutility operations shall be shown, together
				  with all tax savings affecting the total tax liability. If the filing public
				  utility joins in a consolidated tax return, the total estimated tax savings,
				  expressed as a percentage, resulting from the filing of a consolidated return
				  shall be given, as well as a full explanation of the method of computing the
				  tax savings. Any abnormalities such as nonrecurring income, gains, losses, and
				  deductions affecting the income tax for the test period shall be explained and
				  the tax effect set forth. Items required by §§
									20:10:13:89 to
				  20:10:13:93, inclusive, shall be
				  submitted as a part of statement K.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:89 - Schedule K-1 - Working papers for federal income taxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In support of federal income taxes, the utility shall submit
				  a complete reconciliation of the book net income with taxable net income as
				  reported to the federal Internal Revenue Service for the most recent year for
				  which a tax return was filed and for the three previous years. A complete
				  explanation of all items in the reconciliation shall be submitted. If the tax
				  allowances claimed give effect to omission of items appearing or inclusion of
				  items not appearing in the reconciliations for the most recent tax return, the
				  reasons for such omissions or inclusions shall be submitted. All items in the
				  reconciliation shall be referenced specifically to the elements of the cost of
				  service to which they refer.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:90 - Schedule K-2 - Differences in book and tax depreciation

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If tax depreciation differs from book depreciation, the
				  utility shall file schedule K-2 showing the computation of the tax depreciation
				  which will indicate the differences between book and tax depreciation on a
				  straightline basis, and differences arising from class life (ADR) depreciation,
				  and the excess of liberalized depreciation and amortization of emergency
				  facilities over straightline depreciation for tax purposes for the taxable year
				  or years.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:91 - Schedule K-3 - Working papers for consolidated federal income tax

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the utility joins in the filing of a consolidated federal
				  income tax return, schedule K-3 shall be submitted showing the net taxable
				  income or loss for each company in the consolidation, including an adjustment
				  to effect the exclusion of excess of liberalized depreciation and amortization
				  of emergency facilities over straightline depreciation for each company
				  involved. There shall also be submitted with the statement of taxable net
				  income or tax loss of each individual company participating in the consolidated
				  returns, the details of consolidating adjustments and a computation of the
				  system tax liability based on the consolidated net income for the last tax year
				  ending within or immediately prior to the test period for which a tax return
				  was filed. In addition, there shall be included a computation showing the
				  percentage of tax savings arising from consolidation for the taxable year or
				  years covered by the test period. Only one copy of schedule K-3 need be
				  supplied by the utility.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:92 - Schedule K-4 - Working papers for an allowance for current tax greater than tax calculated at consolidated rate

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the utility claims an allowance for current tax in its
				  cost of service which would be greater than the federal income tax calculated
				  at the consolidated tax rate or taxes as a percentage of total taxable income
				  of individual companies with positive taxable income, full disclosure thereof
				  shall be made, including the allocation among utility and nonutility
				  departments of the tax payable and the assignment of deductions or tax benefits
				  relied upon, or both.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:93 - Schedule K-5 - Working papers for claimed allowances for state income taxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In support of the claimed allowances for income taxes paid
				  state governments, the utility shall submit schedule K-5 showing the income tax
				  paid each state in the current or previous year covered by the test period,
				  including the effect of liberalized depreciation on the taxes
				  paid.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:94 - Statement L - Other taxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
For the test period, other taxes shall be classified under
				  the headings of federal, state, and local, with subclassifications showing kind
				  of taxes. The statement shall show separately, by columns, the
				  following:
(1) Tax expense per books
				for the test period;
(2) Claimed
				adjustments, if any, to amounts booked;
(3) Total adjusted taxes claimed.
Items required by §
										20:10:13:96 shall be submitted as
				  a part of statement L.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:95 - Schedule L-1 - Working papers for adjusted taxes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Schedule L-1 shall show computations of adjusted taxes
				  claimed in statement L.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:96 - Statement M - Overall cost of service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement M shall show for the test period the overall cost
				  of service per books for the filing public utility's utility operations during
				  the test period, including allowances for return and income taxes based upon
				  the rate of return claimed, together with the operating revenues of the filing
				  public utility for the test period. If the filing public utility claims any
				  adjustments to book figures, the cost of service based upon the claimed
				  adjustments shall be shown on a separate schedule. If the amount of the filing
				  public utility's total utility operating revenue differs significantly from its
				  overall cost of service, including allowances for claimed return and income
				  taxes, the filing public utility shall show the amounts available for return
				  and taxes on income and return expressed as a percentage of rate
				  base.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:97 - Statement N - Allocated cost of service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement N shall show for the test period the cost of
				  service allocated to the jurisdictional sales or services for which the
				  increased rates or charges are proposed, including the principal determinants
				  used for allocation purposes. Allocated cost of service per books and per
				  claimed adjustments shall be shown separately. This statement shall show the
				  following for the overall cost of service:
(1) Grouping and allocation of various items
				of cost and credits to cost of service into functional totals;
(2) Classification of items of cost and
				credits into demand, energy, customer, or other appropriate
				categories;
(3) If the filing
				public utility considers for rate purposes certain special facilities to be
				devoted entirely to the jurisdictional service involved, it shall show, in
				addition to the overall cost of service, the cost of service related to the
				special facilities;
(4)
				Computations showing the energy responsibilities of the jurisdictional service,
				based upon consideration of energy sales under the proposed rate schedules and
				the KWH, MCF or BTU delivered from the filing public utility's supply
				system;
(5) Estimated peak electric
				hour or peak gas period and annual energy or system losses applicable to
				jurisdictional sales expressed as a percentage of system output;
(6) Details of allocation of general or
				common or joint costs to various functions;
(7) Sufficient detailed breakdown of
				operation and maintenance expense accounts and taxes to disclose how component
				items have been classified among energy, class of customer, or other category
				of cost.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:98 - Statement O - Comparison of cost of service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement O shall be provided with the initial application
				  under this chapter for a rate increase greater than $85,000, when a material
				  change in rate structure is proposed, or when the commission so orders.
				  Statement O shall compare the allocated cost of service provided pursuant to
				  §
									20:10:13:43 with the revenues
				  under the proposed rates. If the amount of revenue under the proposed new rates
				  differs significantly from allocated cost of service, including allowances for
				  claimed return and income taxes, the filing public utility shall show the
				  amounts available for return and taxes on income and shall show return
				  expressed as a percentage of rate base allocated to the service concerned. If
				  the filing public utility considers certain facilities as being devoted
				  entirely to the service involved, it shall show, in addition to the overall
				  cost of service, the cost of service related to such special facilities. The
				  schedule described in §
									20:10:13:100 shall be submitted as
				  a part of statement O.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:99 - Schedule O-1 - Derivation of increased rates

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If, after the initial rate filing under this chapter the
				  commission orders it to be provided, schedule O-1 shall show the derivation of
				  each of the increased rates. If the increased rates are predicated on costs as
				  classified and allocated, all calculations involved in derivation of the rates
				  shall be shown. If in computing the increased rates weight is given in whole or
				  in part to value of service, competition, historical revenue pattern, or the
				  like, it shall be indicated.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:100 - Statement P - Fuel cost adjustment factor

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement P shall show the derivation of the cost adjustment
				  factor as stated therein if the rate schedule or sales contract embodies a fuel
				  clause or gas adjustment clause. If the fuel clause differs from the one
				  prescribed by the commission, the statement shall show the derivation as
				  proposed by the company and as prescribed by the commission.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:101 - Statement Q - Description of utility operations

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Statement Q shall include a description of the utility's area
				  and diversity of operations, including miles of lines and generating stations
				  operated and a breakdown of sales between jurisdictional and nonjurisdictional.
				  A concise statement of the last rate case of the filing public utility, whether
				  or not it was concluded at the time of the filing of the current rate increase,
				  shall also be included.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:102 - Statement R - Purchases from affiliated companies

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If any of the preceding statements cover purchases or other
				  transfers of equipment, fuels or gas, materials, or services from an affiliate
				  that are not regulated for price, the applicant shall submit a detailed
				  explanation, including a showing of the affiliate's rate of return on
				  investment associated with the purchases and the prices of comparable
				  equipment, materials, or services offered by unaffiliated
				  suppliers.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:103 - Duplication of testimony and required information

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
To the extent that testimony and exhibits required to be
				  filed pursuant to §
									20:10:13:104 duplicate information
				  required to be submitted pursuant to §§
									20:10:13:39 to
				  20:10:13:102, inclusive, such
				  information need only be submitted with the testimony and exhibits filed
				  pursuant to §
									20:10:13:104.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:104 - Testimony and exhibits

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility filing for an increase in rates and charges shall
				  be prepared to go forward at a hearing on reasonable notice on the data,
				  testimony, and exhibits which have been submitted and sustain the burden of
				  proof of establishing that its proposed charges are just and reasonable and not
				  unduly discriminatory or preferential or otherwise unlawful. In addition to the
				  material the utility chooses to submit as part of its case, except for
(1) Increases filed under §
									20:10:13:26;
(2) Increases resulting from changes made in
				fuel clauses or gas adjustment clauses; and
(3) Increases of rates comprising an integral
				part of coordination and interchange arrangements in the nature of power
				pooling transactions.
The exhibits shall include full cost of service data, as
				  identified in §§
										20:10:13:51 to
				  20:10:13:102, inclusive. Although
				  §§
										20:10:13:51 to
				  20:10:13:102, inclusive, provide
				  for a historical test period, the utility, in addition, may submit cost of
				  service information for a nonhistorical test period beginning no later than the
				  proposed effective date of the new rates. Statements A through R and the
				  accompanying testimony shall include an explanation of these
				  exhibits.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-13,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:105 - Rejection for noncompliance

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the data submitted in compliance with §
									20:10:13:40 do not comply with the
				  requirements of the statute or this chapter, the rate filing is subject to
				  rejection.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-21,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:106 - Commission may seek specific cost data

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a rate schedule required to be on file with this
				  commission is not required to be supported by cost of service data as set forth
				  in this chapter, but such data may be needed for commission analysis, each
				  filing public utility shall submit the specified cost data when requested by a
				  letter from the commission.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:13 - Public utilities rate filing rules › Section 20:10:13:107 - Certain statements required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Despite anything to the contrary in this chapter, the
				  statements required by §§
									20:10:13:43,
				  20:10:13:98, and 20:10:13:99 shall
				  be filed with the commission whenever the commission
				  requires.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-10,
					 49-34A-12,
					 49-34A-41.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:15 - General gas and electric rules › Section 20:10:15:01 - Scope and application

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Chapters 20:10:15 to 20:10:20, inclusive, apply to all
				  electric and gas utilities operating in the state of South Dakota which are
				  regulated by the commission as they provide or withhold credit and service to
				  customers. However, these chapters do not relieve any electric and gas utility
				  from any of its duties under the laws of the state of South
				  Dakota.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:16 - Gas and electric utility records and public information rules › Section 20:10:16:01 - Public information

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility shall comply with the following:
(1) A utility shall post prominently and
				conspicuously at all utility office locations open to the general public a sign
				or notice explaining where, when and to whom a complaint may be directed and a
				notice of the availability of the commission to act as a mediator with the
				commission's address and telephone number;
(2) Each time a utility is granted an
				increase in residential rates, the utility shall furnish each residential
				customer affected by the change in rates a comparison of the prior rates and
				the new rates. The comparison shall include a minimum of six different KWH,
				CCF, MCF or Therm steps showing the cost of the prior rates, the cost of the
				new rates, the difference between the prior and new rates, and the percent
				increase.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:16 - Gas and electric utility records and public information rules › Section 20:10:16:02 - Customer information

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall publish customer information which shall be
				  provided to a customer upon request at no charge. The customer information
				  shall be submitted to the commission for approval. A list of the available
				  customer information publications and the customer's applicable rate schedule
				  shall be furnished to each new customer. The customer information must, at a
				  minimum, include the following:
(1)
				The utility's own customer rules;
(2) The title, address, and telephone numbers
				of the utility department or departments from which information can be secured
				or complaints filed, including a telephone number which customers may call in
				emergency situations;
(3) The
				deposit or guarantee requirements of the utility;
(4) A notice of the commission's regulation
				of the utility and the customer's right to appeal a utility's decision to the
				commission.
Existing customers shall be furnished with a copy of any
				  changes in tariffs applicable to their service.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:16 - Gas and electric utility records and public information rules › Section 20:10:16:03 - Emergency information

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility, for every area which it serves, shall provide
				  in the area telephone directories a telephone number through which the utility
				  can be notified at any time of any utility service problem or
				  emergency.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:16 - Gas and electric utility records and public information rules › Section 20:10:16:04 - Retention and location of records

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All records required by chapters 20:10:15 to 20:10:20,
				  inclusive, shall be kept at the primary places of business of the utility and
				  shall be open for examination by the commission. Each utility shall notify the
				  commission of the offices where the records are kept. Unless otherwise
				  specified, all records shall be preserved by the utility no less than five
				  years.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:01 - Billing basis

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Bills for service shall be based on meter readings, estimated
				  usage or a planned combination of meter readings and estimated usage and
				  computed in accordance with applicable rate schedules on file with the
				  commission. If a customer is eligible to receive service under more than one
				  rate, the utility, upon notice of this fact, shall advise the customer of all
				  alternatives.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:02 - Meter readings

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall schedule readings of all meters used for
				  determining charges for customers and shall make an effort to read the meters
				  on corresponding dates of each meter reading period. The utility may permit the
				  customer to supply the meter reading on a form provided by the utility. Unless
				  the utility has a plan to test check meter readings, a utility representative
				  must read the meter at least once each 12 months and at the beginning or
				  termination of service. In addition, each utility shall establish a method or
				  plan for promptly detecting and verifying the accuracy of meter readings which
				  indicate unusually high or low energy usage by a customer in comparison to the
				  customer's past or projected energy usage. Access to meters must be granted
				  monthly by any customer for whom demand metering is required by the applicable
				  tariff.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:03 - Information on bills

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Bills provided to customers for electric and gas service
				  shall include the following information:
(1) The meter reading and the date the meter
				was read;
(2) The number and kinds
				of units metered;
(3)
				Identification of the applicable rate schedule;
(4) The amount of the bill;
(5) The date on which the bill will become
				delinquent;
(6) The late fee, if
				applicable;
(7) The date on which
				payment must be made in order to avoid the late fee, if applicable;
(8) If an estimated bill, clear and
				conspicuous language identifying the bill as an estimated bill;
(9) Tax, fuel, or power adjustment clause
				separately itemized, if applicable; and
(10) A statement that customer information is
				available upon request and where it can be obtained.
The bill sent to the customer shall include only information
				  related to the customer's account and advertising.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3)(14),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:04 - Customer payment records

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall retain a record showing the data contained
				  on each monthly bill.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:05 - Meter test by customer request

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Any customer may request the utility to test the customer's
				  electric or gas meter. The utility shall make the test as soon as possible
				  after receipt of the request. If a request is made within one year after a
				  previous request, the utility may require a residential customer to pay a $10
				  deposit and may require any other customer to pay a deposit as required by the
				  applicable tariff. The deposit shall be refunded only if the meter is found to
				  have an error as defined in §§
									20:10:17:06 and
				  20:10:17:07.
A customer or a representative of the customer may be present
				  when the meter test is conducted. The utility shall supply a report giving the
				  name of the customer requesting the test; the date of the request; the location
				  of the meter; the type, make, size and number of the meter; the date tested;
				  and the result of the test to the customer within one week after completion of
				  the test.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:06 - Adjustments of bills for slow or fast meter error - Electric

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a meter tested by the commission or the utility is found
				  to have an average error of two percent fast or more, the utility shall refund
				  to the customer the overcharge. If a meter tested by the commission or the
				  utility is found to have an average error of two percent slow or more, the
				  utility may charge for the electricity consumed but not included in previously
				  rendered bills. The average error of a meter shall be defined as one-fifth the
				  algebraic sum of:
(1) One times the
				error at a light load; and
(2) Four
				times the error at a heavy load.
A refund or charge shall be calculated as accurately as
				  possible from the date of the meter error. However, for a residential customer,
				  a charge for a slow meter may not exceed one year.
If the error date cannot be fixed with reasonable certainty,
				  a refund or a charge is limited to one year consisting of the 12 months prior
				  to the date the error is discovered.
Only the customer served by the meter at the time of testing
				  is eligible for a refund.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:07 - Adjustments of bills for slow or fast meter error - Gas

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a meter tested by the commission or the utility is found
				  to have an error of two percent fast or more, the utility shall refund to the
				  customer the overcharge. If a meter tested by the commission or the utility is
				  found to have an error of two percent slow or more, the utility may charge for
				  the gas consumed but not included in previously rendered bills.
A refund or charge shall be calculated as accurately as
				  possible from the date of the meter error. However, for a residential customer,
				  a charge for a slow meter may not exceed one year.
If the error date cannot be fixed with reasonable certainty,
				  a refund or a charge is limited to one year consisting of the 12 months prior
				  to the date the error is discovered.
Only the customer served by the meter at the time of testing
				  is eligible for a refund.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:08 - Adjustments to bills for meter failing to register

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a meter is found not to register or to register
				  intermittently for any period, the utility may charge for an estimated amount
				  of electricity or gas used. The estimate shall be calculated by averaging the
				  energy usage registered over corresponding periods in previous years. In the
				  absence of such information, similar periods of known accurate measurement
				  preceding or subsequent to the period in question shall be used.
For a residential customer, the charge may not exceed one
				  year.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3),(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:09 - Adjustments to bills for other meter errors

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a customer has been overcharged or undercharged as a
				  result of an incorrect reading of the meter, incorrect application of the rate
				  schedule, incorrect connection of the meter, application of an incorrect
				  multiplier or constant or other similar reason, the overcharge shall be
				  refunded to the customer or the undercharge may be billed to the
				  customer.
A refund or charge shall be calculated as accurately as
				  possible from the date of the error. However, for a residential customer, a
				  charge for a slow meter may not exceed one year.
If the error date cannot be fixed with reasonable certainty,
				  a refund or a charge is limited to one year consisting of the 12 months prior
				  to the date the error is discovered.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:09.01 - Timeframe for overcharge or undercharge payments

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a utility has overcharged a customer as defined in
				  §§
									20:10:17:06,
				  20:10:17:07,
				  20:10:17:08, or 20:10:17:09, the
				  utility shall refund the overcharge within thirty days of the overcharge
				  determination. If a utility has undercharged a customer as defined in
				  §§
									20:10:17:06,
				  20:10:17:07,
				  20:10:17:08, or 20:10:17:09 and
				  the utility charges the customer for the unpaid electricity or gas, the utility
				  shall divide the total undercharge by two times the number of undercharged
				  months to determine the amount of undercharge the customer may pay each month
				  until the undercharge is paid unless:
(1) The customer has selected a shorter
				repayment schedule; or
(2) The
				customer and utility have agreed on a longer repayment schedule.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),(10),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:09.02 - Creation of regulatory asset for uncollected amounts

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility may create a regulatory asset for amounts not
				  otherwise recovered from a residential customer for meter
				  errors
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4(3),(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4(3),(5),
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:10 - Equal monthly billing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility may bill its customers, at their request, in
				  accordance with equal monthly billing programs. The bills shall show the
				  difference between the total amount actually owed under normal billing and the
				  amount that has been paid under the equal monthly billing
				  program.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:11 - Estimated billing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When access to a meter cannot be gained and the customer
				  fails to supply a meter reading form in time for the billing operation, an
				  estimated bill may be rendered. When necessary, the utility may render
				  estimated bills without reading meters or supplying meter reading forms to
				  customers. When a utility is engaged in a periodic meter reading and estimated
				  billing program, the utility may render estimated bills without reading meters
				  or supplying meter reading forms to customers. A utility engaged in such a
				  program shall, upon the written request of a customer, read the customer's
				  meter or provide the customer with a meter reading form if the customer would
				  normally receive an estimated bill for that billing period. When a customer
				  fails to return a meter reading form under the customer meter reading plan, an
				  estimated bill may be rendered. Estimated bills shall be based on the
				  customer's normal consumption for a corresponding period during the preceding
				  months or any other method specifically authorized by tariff. Only in unusual
				  cases, such as inability to gain access to a meter or bad weather, or when
				  approval is obtained from the customer shall more than three consecutive
				  estimated bills be rendered. If an estimated bill appears to be abnormal when a
				  subsequent reading is obtained, the bill for the entire period shall be
				  computed at a rate which considers the use of service for that entire period
				  and the estimated bill shall be deducted. If there is reasonable evidence that
				  the use occurred during only one billing period, the bill shall be computed to
				  reflect this usage.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.
Meter readings, §
											20:10:17:02.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:17 - Gas and electric customer billing rules › Section 20:10:17:12 - Disputes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If there is a dispute between a customer and a utility
				  regarding any bill, charge, or service, the utility may require the customer to
				  pay the undisputed portion of the bill to avoid disconnection of service for
				  nonpayment. The utility shall investigate as required by the particular case
				  and report the results to the customer and to the commission, if involved. If
				  the dispute is not resolved, the utility shall notify the customer that the
				  customer has the right to appeal to the commission for resolution of the
				  dispute within 10 working days after a disconnection notice is
				  sent.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-3,
					 49-34A-4,
					 49-34A-27.