Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-27.2 - Assigned area of service and maps
(1)
Service areas. Service areas are defined by the boundaries on
service area maps. Electronic maps are available for viewing during regular
business hours at the board's offices. Maps are also available for viewing on
the board's website. These service area maps are the official electric service
territory maps as required pursuant to Iowa Code section
476.24
and shall be presumed to be accurate; however, the presumption may be rebutted
by filing a request with the board.
(2)
Modification of service area and
answers.
a. An exclusive service
area is subject to modification through a contested case proceeding which may
be commenced by filing a petition for modification of service area with the
board. The board may commence a service area modification proceeding on its own
motion. The board may grant a modification if the modification promotes the
public interest. In determining whether the modification is in the public
interest, the board will consider the factors described in Iowa Code section
476.25(1)
and any other relevant factors.
b. Any electric cooperative or municipal
electric utility may file a petition for modification of service area, which
shall contain:
(1) a legal description of the
service area desired,
(2) a
designation of the utilities involved in each boundary section,
(3) a justification for the proposed service
area modification, and
(4) in
addition to the PDF (Portable Document Format) map required in 199-subrule
14.8(1), an electronic file of the proposed service area boundaries, in a
format designated by the board, as described on the electronic filing system
(EFS) homepage under EFS filing standards. The justification shall include a
detailed statement of why the proposed modification is in the public interest.
A map showing the affected areas which complies with paragraph
27.2(4)"a" shall be attached to the petition as an
exhibit.
c. Filing of the
petition with the board, and service to other parties, shall be in accordance
with 199-Chapter 14.
d. An answer
to a petition for a service area modification shall comply with 199-subrule
7.9(2).
e. Electric cooperatives
and municipal electric utilities may agree with other electric utilities to
service territory modifications by contract pursuant to Iowa Code section
476.25(2).
Contracts to be enforceable require board approval. The board shall approve a
contract if the board finds that the contract will eliminate or avoid
unnecessary duplication of facilities, will provide adequate electric service
to all areas and customers affected, will promote the efficient and economical
use and development of the electric systems of the contracting utilities, and
is in the public interest.
(3)
Certificate of
authority. Any electric cooperative or municipal electric utility
requesting a service territory modification pursuant to subrule 27.2(2) which
would result in service to a customer by a public utility other than the public
utility currently serving the customer shall also petition the board for a
certificate of authority under Iowa Code section
476.23.
Unless voluntarily agreed otherwise, the electric cooperative or municipal
electric utility shall pay the party currently serving the customer a
reasonable price for the facilities serving the customer.
(4)
Maps.
a. Each electric cooperative and municipal
electric utility shall maintain a current map or set of maps showing the
physical location of electric lines, stations, and electric transmission
facilities for its service areas. The maps shall include the exact location of
the following:
(1) Generating stations, with
capacity designation.
(2) Purchased
power supply points, with maximum contracted capacity designation.
(3) Purchased power metering points if
located at other than power delivery points.
(4) Transmission lines, with size and type of
conductor designation and operating voltage designation.
(5) Transmission-to-transmission voltage
transformation substations, with transformer voltage and capacity
designation.
(6)
Transmission-to-distribution voltage transformation substations, with
transformer voltage and capacity designation.
(7) Distribution lines, with size and type of
conductor designation, phase designation and voltage designation.
(8) All points at which transmission,
distribution or secondary lines of the utility cross Iowa state
boundaries.
(9) All current
information required in Iowa Code section
476.24(1).
(10) All county boundaries and county
names.
(11) Natural and artificial
lakes which cover more than 50 acres and all rivers.
(12) Any additional information required by
the board.
b. All maps,
except those deemed confidential by the board, shall be available for
examination at the designated offices of the electric cooperative or municipal
electric utility during regular office hours. The maps shall be drawn with
clean, uniform lines to a scale of one inch per mile. A large scale shall be
used where it is necessary to clarify areas where there is a heavy
concentration of facilities. All cartographic details shall be clean cut, and
the background shall contain little or no coloration or shading.
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