Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-20.20 - Electric vehicle charging service

(1) A commercial or public electric vehicle charging station is not a public utility under Iowa Code section 476.1 if the charging station receives all electric power from the electric utility in whose service area the charging station is located. If an electric vehicle charging station obtains electric power from a source other than the electric utility, the determination of whether the commercial or public electric vehicle charging station is a public utility shall be resolved by the board.

(2) A person, partnership, business association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, furnishing electricity to a commercial or public electric vehicle charging station shall comply with Iowa Code section 476.25 and, if applicable, with the terms and conditions of the public utility's tariffs or service rules.

(3) A rate-regulated public utility shall not, through its filed tariff, prohibit electric vehicle charging or restrict the method of sale of electric vehicle charging at a commercial or public electric vehicle charging station.

(4) Electric utilities and entities providing commercial or public electric vehicle charging service shall comply with all applicable statutes and regulations governing the provision of electric vehicle charging service, including but not limited to all taxing requirements, and shall, if necessary, file all appropriate tariffs.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-20.20

Adopted by IAB October 23, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 9, effective 11/27/2019 Amended by IAB May 5, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 23, effective 6/9/2021