Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-35.6

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 199-35.6 - Contested case proceeding

(1) The board shall conduct a contested case proceeding for the purpose of developing specific capacity and energy savings performance standards for each utility required to be rate-regulated and reviewing energy efficiency and demand response plans and budgets designed to achieve those savings.

(2) Within 30 days after filing, each application for approval of an energy efficiency and demand response plan that is submitted with the information and supporting documentation required by this chapter, and complies with the filing requirements of 199-Chapter 14, shall be docketed as a contested case proceeding. The Iowa economic development authority shall be considered a party to the proceeding. The proceeding shall follow the applicable provisions of 199-Chapter 7.

(3) The board shall not require or allow a natural gas utility to adopt an energy efficiency plan that results in projected cumulative average annual costs that exceed 1.5 percent of the natural gas utility's expected annual Iowa retail rate revenue, shall not require or allow an electric utility to adopt an energy efficiency plan that results in projected cumulative average annual costs that exceed 2 percent of the electric utility's expected annual Iowa retail rate revenue, and shall not require or allow an electric utility to adopt a demand response plan that results in projected cumulative average annual costs that exceed 2 percent of the electric utility's expected annual Iowa retail rate revenue. With the filing of its application for approval of its energy efficiency plan, each utility shall provide, for the board's review, a calculation of the percent of the utility's expected annual Iowa retail rate revenue, which the utility shall determine by dividing the total projected budget for the five-year plan by the total projected Iowa retail rate revenues for the five-year plan period. The calculation of a utility's percent of Iowa retail rate revenue may be subject to confidential treatment under Iowa Code chapters 22 and 550 upon request of the utility and as determined by the board based on the board's review of such request.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-35.6

Amended by IAB October 9, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 8, effective 11/13/2019