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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 20:10:17:13 - Complaints

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility shall make a full and prompt investigation of
				  all complaints received. For all written complaints or any other complaints
				  which are unresolved, the utility shall prepare a written record showing the
				  name and address of the complainant, the date and character of the complaint,
				  and the disposition. A monthly summary of all written complaints received
				  showing the character of the complaints and the disposition thereof shall be
				  attached to and submitted with the utility's annual report to the
				  commission.
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 20:10:18 - Gas and electric service rules › Section 20:10:18:01 - Temporary service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When a utility provides temporary service to a customer, it
				  may require the customer to bear the cost of installing and removing the
				  service which is in excess of any salvage realized. The utility may require the
				  customer to make an advance payment sufficient to cover the estimated cost of
				  installing and removing the temporary service. A customer taking temporary
				  service shall pay the regular rates applicable to the class of service which is
				  provided.
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 20:10:18 - Gas and electric service rules › Section 20:10:18:02 - Change in location of service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a change in the location of a utility service to a
				  customer is required for the convenience or benefit of the utility, the utility
				  shall pay the cost of relocating the service. If a change in the location of a
				  utility service to a customer is requested by a customer, the customer shall
				  pay for the cost of relocating the 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 20:10:18 - Gas and electric service rules › Section 20:10:18:03 - Interruptions of service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility shall keep a record of any interruption of
				  service affecting its whole system or a portion thereof, including a statement
				  of the time, duration and cause of the interruption. Each utility shall make
				  all reasonable efforts to prevent interruptions of service. However, when such
				  interruptions occur, the utility shall reestablish service with the shortest
				  possible delay consistent with the safety of its customers, employees, and the
				  general public. If practical, every customer affected shall be notified in
				  advance of any work which will result in an interruption of
				  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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:01 - Nondiscriminatory credit policy required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility in the state shall fairly, and without
				  discrimination, administer a credit policy which is easily understandable and
				  which extends gas and electric service to as many South Dakotans as possible.
				  The essential ingredient in each utility's administration of its credit policy,
				  as explained in this chapter, is the equitable and indiscriminate application
				  of that policy to all applicants for service and customers without regard to
				  the economic character of the area or any part thereof. The credit policy shall
				  be based upon the credit risk of the individual as evidenced by the
				  individual's past experiences with residential gas and electric purchases
				  without regard to the collective credit reputation of the area in which the
				  individual lives and without regard to any of the traditional means for
				  establishing credit such as home ownership or friendly relations with a
				  bank.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:02 - Establishment or reestablishment of satisfactory credit for residential service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
To establish or reestablish satisfactory credit for
				  residential service, a utility may require an applicant for service or a
				  customer to comply with the following:
(1) Make a cash deposit of not more than
				one-sixth of the estimated annual bill or increase an existing deposit to that
				level;
(2) Provide a guarantor in
				accordance with §
									20:10:19:06; or
(3) Be placed on an early payments list in
				accordance with §
									20:10:19:05.
The utility must give notice not less than 15 days preceding
				  the day a deposit, guarantor, or early payment is required. If a customer does
				  not pay a bill in full, the utility may require that customer to comply with
				  the agreements clause in subdivision 20:10:20:03(4).
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:02.01 - Establishment or reestablishment of satisfactory credit for nonresidential service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
To establish or reestablish satisfactory credit for
				  nonresidential service, a utility may require an applicant for service or a
				  customer to comply with the following:
(1) Make a cash deposit of not more than
				one-sixth of the estimated annual bill or increase an existing deposit to that
				level;
(2) Be placed on an early
				payments list in accordance with §
									20:10:19:05;
(3) Provide a letter of credit or post a
				surety bond for an amount not to exceed the total of the customer's
				indebtedness for utility service; or
(4) Negotiate another option with the
				utility.
The utility must give notice not less than 15 days preceding
				  the day a deposit or early payment is required. If a customer does not pay a
				  bill in full, the utility may require that customer to comply with the
				  agreements clause in subdivision 20:10:20:03(4).
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:03 - Means of establishing credit

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility shall determine the credit standing of an applicant
				  for service by referring to information about the applicant's prior residential
				  energy usage and bill payment experience if the applicant has had service
				  before. Such information shall be the primary factor in decisions regarding
				  satisfactory or unsatisfactory credit and deposit amounts. In the case of
				  unknown credit, other credit information can be supplied by the applicant to be
				  used by the utility to establish satisfactory credit for the applicant. The
				  utility shall inform the applicant of the right to provide such information to
				  establish satisfactory credit.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:04 - Types of credit explained

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Following are the categories of credit, their definitions,
				  and the deposits which may be required:
(1) "Satisfactory credit," within the last
				year of service the customer has not had service disconnected for nonpayment of
				a bill for services rendered and has received less than three disconnection
				notices. The utility may not require an applicant for service or an existing
				customer to establish or reestablish credit pursuant to §
									20:10:19:02 or
				20:10:19:02.01 if that customer or
				applicant for service exhibits satisfactory credit;
(2) "Unsatisfactory credit," the customer has
				had one or more disconnects in the last year of service, three or more
				disconnection notices in the last year of service, or has an undisputed
				outstanding debt with that utility. The utility may require that a customer
				reestablish credit pursuant to §
									20:10:19:02 or
				20:10:19:02.01. If a customer is
				unable to pay the full amount of a deposit, the utility shall accept payment of
				the deposit in installments over a period of not more than four
				months;
(3) "Unknown credit," the
				customer has no known energy purchase experience. The utility may require that
				the applicant establish credit pursuant to §
									20:10:19:02 or
				20:10:19:02.01, but the utility
				shall allow the customer to choose the option the customer prefers.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:05 - Early payments list

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The requirement of an early payment of bills may be applied
				  in lieu of a deposit. For early payment, early disconnection shall be proper
				  when a customer fails to pay a bill within a minimum of five working days.
				  However, placement on an early payment plan shall only apply to those from whom
				  a utility may, in accordance with this chapter, require a deposit, and such
				  treatment shall end when an applicant or customer establishes credit that would
				  under §
									20:10:19:11 result in the return
				  of a deposit.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:06 - Guarantee of payment

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility may accept, in lieu of a deposit, a contract
				  signed by a guarantor which is satisfactory to the utility whereby payment of a
				  specified sum not exceeding the deposit requirement is guaranteed. The contract
				  shall automatically terminate after the customer establishes credit that would
				  under §
									20:10:19:11 result in the return
				  of a deposit or at the guarantor's request upon 60 days written notice to the
				  utility. Upon termination of a guarantee contract or whenever the utility deems
				  the contract insufficient as to amount or guarantor, a deposit or a new or
				  additional guarantee may be required for good cause upon reasonable written
				  notice to the customer. The service of any customer who fails to comply with
				  these requirements may be disconnected upon notice as prescribed in §
									20:10:20:03. The utility shall
				  notify the guarantor when disconnect notices have been sent to the
				  customer.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:07 - Deposit receipt

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Upon receiving a deposit, the utility shall issue a receipt
				  of deposit to the customer.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:08 - Interest on deposits to be paid by utility

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility shall pay interest of seven percent simple
				  interest per annum on deposits. Any change in the rate set by this section
				  shall affect only those deposits accepted after the change. Interest shall
				  accrue from the date of acceptance of the deposit until the day the deposit is
				  refunded under §
									20:10:19:11 or upon termination of
				  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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:09 - Refund of deposits upon disconnection

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
After disconnection of service and receipt of the final
				  payment, the utility shall promptly and automatically refund the customer's
				  deposit plus accrued interest, or the balance, if any, in excess of the unpaid
				  bills for service furnished by the utility. The utility shall make a reasonable
				  effort to refund the deposit. If no refund is possible, the unclaimed deposit,
				  plus accrued interest, shall be credited to an appropriate
				  account.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:10 - Transfer of service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A transfer of service from one premise to another within a
				  utility's service area is not a disconnection within the meaning of this
				  chapter and shall not necessitate the payment of a second deposit unless an
				  existing deposit has been applied to the final bill issued at the first
				  address.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:11 - Refund during service

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a customer has paid the bills for service for twelve
				  consecutive months without having service disconnected for nonpayment and
				  without receiving three or more disconnection notices, the utility shall
				  promptly and automatically refund the deposit plus accrued interest to the
				  customer.
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 20:10:19 - Establishment of gas and electric credit › Section 20:10:19:12 - Record of deposit

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each utility holding a deposit shall keep a record of the
				  deposit until the deposit is refunded. The record shall show:
(1) The name and current address of each
				depositor;
(2) The amount and date
				of deposit;
(3) Each transaction
				concerning the deposit.
The utility shall provide each depositor with such
				  information upon termination of the depositor's gas or electric
				  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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:01 - Reasons for refusal - Use

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Utility service may be refused for one or more of the
				  following reasons:
(1) An applicant is
				indebted to the same utility for past bills incurred and refuses to liquidate
				the debt for the same class of service;
(2) An applicant refuses to pay a reasonable
				deposit, advance payment, or installation charge;
(3) An applicant, although not personally
				liable to the utility, is attempting to return service to an indebted household
				and no attempts are forthcoming to liquidate the debt of that
				household;
(4) An applicant is
				unwilling to provide correct information about any or all of the following:
(a) Past utility service;
(b) Previous employment;
(c) Previous address.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:02 - Insufficient reasons for refusal

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility may not refuse service for the following
				  reasons:
(1) To an applicant who will
				not liquidate a debt to another utility, a debt for another class of service,
				or a debt for other bills not based on filed rates or charges;
(2) For nonpayment of a bill for which the
				applicant is a guarantor unless the guarantor is legally liable for a
				particular bill and has refused to pay it;
(3) To an applicant requesting service for a
				dwelling at which the former occupant was delinquent in paying a debt to the
				utility; or
(4) To an applicant who
				is living with someone indebted to the utility in an attempt to force payment
				of that indebtedness, except in the instance described in subdivision
				20:10:20:01(3).
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:03 - Nonpayment of past due bills as reason for disconnection

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Following is a list of conditions, all of which must be
				  satisfied before a customer may be disconnected for nonpayment of a
				  bill:
(1) Only the class of service
				for which payment is past due can be disconnected;
(2) The customer has received a payment
				period of not less than 20 days from billing transmittal date to due date and
				an additional notice period of not less than 10 days during which the
				particular bill has been owing. The payment period may be shortened if the
				customer has been properly placed on an early payments list. The payment period
				may also be waived in cases of customer fraud or illegal use or when it is
				clear that the customer has left or is preparing to leave without paying a past
				due bill;
(3) The customer has
				received written notice of the utility's intention to disconnect, which notice
				has been either mailed or delivered to the address to which bills are
				customarily sent or the address where the service is provided. In the case of a
				customer's first disconnection, the utility shall provide personal notice by
				either telephone, visit, or certificate of mailing. The written notice and
				personal notice shall contain a statement of the customer's right to appeal and
				where to appeal the decision to disconnect. The utility shall make every
				reasonable effort to provide notice of a pending disconnection;
(4) The customer, especially if the customer
				claims inability to pay or extenuating circumstances, is unwilling to enter
				into a reasonable agreement with the utility to liquidate the debt;
(5) There is no bona fide and just dispute
				surrounding the bill. A dispute may not be defined as bona fide and just if a
				customer does not pay the undisputed portion of a bill and does not contact the
				commission with the unresolved dispute within 10 working days after the
				disconnect notice was sent; and
(6)
				If the customer is receiving gas and electric service from the same utility,
				the utility shall make every reasonable effort to inform the customer that the
				customer may have payments applied to either the gas or electric portion of a
				bill in order to avoid the disconnection of that service. The utility shall
				also provide the customer with a breakdown of the customer's current gas and
				electric charges. If the customer then requests that payments be applied in
				part or in whole to preserve either gas or electric service, the utility shall
				act in accordance with the customer's designation and the utility shall not
				thereafter disconnect that customer's gas or electric service if payment for
				that service is made in full.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:04 - Other reasons for disconnection

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility may disconnect a customer after reasonable notice
				  for any one of the following:
(1)
				Violation of subdivision 20:10:20:01(3) or 20:10:20:01(5);
(2) Failure to comply with an agreement to
				liquidate a continuing debt as described in subdivision
				20:10:20:03(4);
(3) Failure to pay
				an increased deposit or a deposit as described in §
									20:10:19:02;
(4) Failure to grant the utility access to
				read meters, inspect the utility's facilities and conduct investigations for
				hazardous conditions.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:05 - The notice of disconnection

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The notice of disconnection sent to the customer shall
				  contain a specific explanation of the following:
(1) The particular ground upon which the
				proposed disconnection is based;
(2) The utility's intention to disconnect
				service unless the customer takes corrective action;
(3) The corrective action which the customer
				must take to avoid disconnection;
(4) Notice of the customer's right to appeal
				and where to appeal.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:06 - The disconnecting act

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Service shall not be disconnected on any Friday, Saturday,
				  Sunday, legal holiday, or at any time when the utility's business offices are
				  not open to the public.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:07 - Last minute payments

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The customer has the right to pay any delinquent bill at any
				  time prior to disconnection in order to preserve uninterrupted service. If the
				  utility representative who enters the customer's premises to disconnect does
				  not have the authority to collect bills, the representative shall arrange for
				  payment and service shall not be disconnected.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:08 - Insufficient reasons for disconnection

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A utility shall not disconnect service to any customer solely
				  upon any of the following grounds:
(1)
				The customer's failure to pay for merchandise or special services purchased
				from the utility;
(2) The
				customer's failure to pay for a different class of utility service;
(3) The customer's failure to pay a bill for
				which the customer is a guarantor.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:09 - Landlord and tenant rule

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If service is provided at an address different from the
				  mailing address of the bill or if the utility has reason to know that a
				  landlord and tenant relationship exists and the landlord, as a customer of the
				  utility, would otherwise be subject to disconnection of service, the utility
				  may not disconnect service until the following actions have been taken:
(1) The utility, after providing notice as
				required in this chapter, shall offer the tenant the opportunity to apply for
				service in the tenant's own name if it is economically feasible to provide such
				service. If the tenant declines to apply for service, the utility may
				disconnect service pursuant to this chapter;
(2) A utility shall not attempt to recover
				from a tenant, or condition service to a tenant upon, the payment of any
				outstanding bills or other charges of the landlord.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:10 - Residential winter disconnection

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§
									20:10:20:03 and
				  20:10:20:04, a utility may not
				  disconnect residential service from November 1 to March 31 without adding to
				  the time periods of subdivision 20:10:20:03(2) an additional 30 days before
				  disconnecting that service. The utility shall notify the customer before the
				  normal disconnection date that the customer has an additional 30 days until
				  disconnection.
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 20:10:20 - Refusal and disconnection of gas and electric service › Section 20:10:20:11 - Residential medical emergency

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§
									20:10:20:03 and
				  20:10:20:04, a utility shall
				  postpone the disconnection of utility service to a residential customer for 30
				  days from the date of a physician's certificate or a notice from a public
				  health or social services official which states that disconnection of service
				  will aggravate an existing medical emergency of the customer, a member of the
				  customer's family, or other permanent resident of the premises where service is
				  provided. Such extensions are limited to a single 30-day
				  period.
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 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:01 - Terms

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Terms defined in SDCL
				  49-41B-2 or
				  49-41B-37 have the same meaning in
				  this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:02 - Ten-year plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
As appropriate, each electric utility shall biennially
				  develop a 10-year plan.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:03 - Contents of plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A 10-year plan shall contain, as appropriate to the filing
				  utility, information in the sequence provided in §§
									20:10:21:04 to
				  20:10:21:18, inclusive, as well as
				  the information required by SDCL
				  49-41B-3.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:04 - Existing energy conversion facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
For existing energy conversion facilities, that are owned or
				  operated by the utility to serve South Dakota load, the utility shall provide
				  information as follows:
(1)
				Location;
(2) Type and nameplate
				capacity;
(3) Net capacity and
				annual production in megawatt hours for each of the past two calendar years;
(4) Water source and actual annual
				use and consumption in acre feet for each of the past two calendar
				years;
(5) Fuel type and source and
				annual consumption of fuel for each of the past two calendar years;
				and
(6) Projected date of removal
				from service and the reason for removal.
(7) Decommissioning plans for any facility
				expected to be retired in the next ten years.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(1),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:05 - Proposed energy conversion facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
For proposed energy conversion facilities for the ensuing 10
				  calendar years the utility shall provide information as it becomes available as
				  follows:
(1) General location and
				reasons for the selection;
(2)
				Probable type and nameplate capacity;
(3) Projected annual production in megawatt
				hours;
(4) Proposed water source
				and point of withdrawal, estimated maximum and rate of withdrawal, estimated
				maximum and annual use and consumption in acre feet;
(5) Proposed fuel type and source, estimated
				maximum and annual consumption of fuel, and, if known, proposed means for
				transporting fuel to the facility;
(6) Proposed plans for waste disposal and
				monitoring of emissions and wastes, as known;
(7) Description of anticipated associated
				facilities;
(8) Projected operating
				life from fuel source in this state, if any;
(9) Projected date of removal from service;
				and
(10) Total estimated
				capital.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(1),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:06 - Existing transmission facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
For existing transmission facilities, which are facilities
				  through which electricity is being transmitted, the utility shall provide
				  information as follows:
(1)
				Location;
(2) Type and transmission
				voltage; and
(3) Projected date of
				removal from service and reason for removal.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(1),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:07 - Proposed transmission facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
For proposed transmission facilities for the ensuing 10
				  calendar years, the utility shall provide information as follows:
(1) General anticipated location and reasons
				for the selection;
(2) Probable
				type and proposed transmission voltage;
(3) Description of anticipated associated
				facilities;
(4) Projected date of
				removal from service; and
(5) Total
				estimated capital cost.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(1),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:08 - Coordination of plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a statement describing how the
				  utility's plan or plans coordinate with those of other utilities serving the
				  region.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(2),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:09 - Single regional plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall state whether the proposed facilities
				  comprise all or part of a single regional plan.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(2),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:10 - Submission of regional plan

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If proposed facilities comprise all or part of a regional
				  plan, the utility shall submit the plan.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(2),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:11 - Utility relationships

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall describe any relationship of the utility to
				  other utilities and regional associations, power pools, and
				  networks.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(2),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:12 - Efforts to minimize adverse effects

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a detailed statement describing
				  methodology used and efforts of the utility to identify, minimize, or avoid
				  adverse environmental, social, economic, health, public safety, and historic or
				  aesthetic preservation effects.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-1,
					 49-41B-3(4),
					 49-41B-22(2).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:13 - Efforts relating to load management

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a statement describing its efforts
				  toward efficient load management.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-1,
					 49-41B-3(3),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:14 - List of reports

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a list of all reports or studies
				  filed or proposed to be filed with federal or other state agencies relating to
				  the proposed facilities.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(4),
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:15 - Changes in status of facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a list of changes in status of the
				  utility's facilities during the past two years or since submission of its last
				  previous 10-year plan.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(1),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:16 - Projected electric demand

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a statement of the projected
				  demand, both in-state and out-of-state, for the electric service to be rendered
				  by the utility for each of the ensuing ten years.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(3),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:17 - Changes in electric energy

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall present a table showing the increase or
				  decrease of projected electric energy demand and allocation by volume and
				  percentage for each year relative to the prior year.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(3),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:18 - Map of service area

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall include a map or maps indicating the
				  specific geographic location of the utility's service area or
				  areas.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3(3),
					 49-41B-3(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:19 - Individual utility plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A plan required by the Act shall be submitted by each
				  individual utility and may include appropriate portions of a regional plan or
				  of joint proposals of two or more utilities.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:20 - Biennial filing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The 10-year plans shall be filed biennially with the
				  commission by July 1 of each even-numbered year. The 10-year plan shall apply
				  to the 10-year period beginning January 1 of the year in which it is
				  filed.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:21 - Subsequent plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
After the first 10-year plan has been filed, subsequent
				  biennial plans may refer to and incorporate relevant portions of any prior
				  plan, with additions, deletions, and modifications. Changes in subsequent plans
				  shall be clearly cross-referenced to prior reports.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:22 - Places of filing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The plan shall be electronically filed with the commission. A
				  copy of each plan shall also be filed by the utility with the county auditor of
				  each county designated by the commission within 15 days after the commission
				  has made the designation.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:23 - Notice of filing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Public notice of a plan filing shall be provided to the
				  following state agencies and officers and, within 10 days of designation, to
				  any other governmental agencies or bodies designated by commission
				  order:
(1) Aeronautics
				Commission;
(2) Department of
				Agriculture;
(3) Attorney
				General;
(4) Department of Commerce
				and Regulation;
(5) Governor's
				Office of Economic Development;
(6)
				Department of Education and Cultural Affairs;
(7) State Engineer;
(8) Department of Game, Fish and
				Parks;
(9) State
				Geologist;
(10) Governor;
(11) Department of Health;
(12) Indian Affairs Commission;
(13) Department of Labor;
(14) Legislative Research Council;
(15) Department of Environment and Natural
				Resources;
(16) Department of
				School and Public Lands; and
(17)
				Department of Transportation.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:24 - Copy on request

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The utility shall provide a copy of a plan, upon written
				  request and without cost, to any agency or officer named in §
									20:10:21:23 or designated by the
				  commission under the provisions of that section.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:21 - Energy facility plans › Section 20:10:21:25 - Form for plans

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Plans submitted under this chapter shall present the
				  information in the sequence provided in this chapter and shall be typed or
				  printed on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Maps submitted shall be folded to 8 1/2 by
				  11 inches, with the title block appearing in one of the bottom
				  corners.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-3,
					 49-41B-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:22 - Energy facility siting rules › Section 20:10:22:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Terms defined in SDCL
				  49-41B-2 have the same meaning in
				  this chapter. Other terms in this chapter mean:
(1) "Affected area," that area which may be
				affected environmentally, socially, or economically by the location of a
				facility at a proposed site;
(2)
				"Applicant," a person or persons who apply for a permit to construct a facility
				in the state of South Dakota under SDCL 49-41B. For projects with more than one
				participant, the person or persons designated by and acting on behalf of the
				participants;
(3) "Application," an
				application for a permit submitted to the commission pursuant to SDCL
				49-41B;
(4) "Plant site," the site
				of and that area immediately adjacent to a proposed energy conversion facility
				and to those associated facilities to be constructed in conjunction with the
				proposed energy conversion facility;
(5) "Transmission site," that affected area
				on either side of and adjacent to a proposed transmission facility or
				associated facility;
(6) "Wind
				energy site," the site of and the area immediately adjacent to a proposed wind
				energy facility and any associated facilities;
(7) "Solar energy site," the site of and the
				area immediately adjacent to a proposed solar energy facility and any
				associated facilities.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35(2).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:22 - Energy facility siting rules › Section 20:10:22:02 - Content of notification of intent

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The notification of intent shall contain the
				  following:
(1) A description of the
				size and type of proposed facility;
(2) An estimate of the total cost of
				construction of the proposed facility;
(3) An identification of the location of the
				proposed plant site and a general description of the anticipated affected
				area;
(4) A brief statement on
				social and economic impact of the proposed facility;
(5) The anticipated permit authorization
				date, construction schedule and commercial operation schedule;
(6) A list of the names and addresses of all
				chairmen of tribal councils, presidents of school boards, chairmen of county
				commissions, and mayors of municipalities in the anticipated affected area
				identified in subdivision (3) of this section;
(7) Any questions or requests concerning the
				proposed facility, including a request for a prefiling conference, which a
				utility may wish to address to the commission;
(8) A description of all permits known to be
				required of the applicant by all state, local, and federal agencies.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-5,
					 49-41B-6.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:22 - Energy facility siting rules › Section 20:10:22:03 - Prefiling conference

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When a prefiling conference is held, the commission shall
				  dispose of matters raised within 45 days after the
				  conference.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-41B-35.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-41B-5.