Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-27.9 - Customer contribution fund
(1)
Applicability and purpose. This rule applies to each electric
cooperative and municipal electric utility, as defined in Iowa Code sections
476.1A
and
476.1B.
Pursuant to Iowa Code section
476.66,
each electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall maintain a
program plan to assist the electric cooperative's or municipal electric
utility's low-income customers with weatherization and to supplement assistance
received under the federal low-income home energy assistance program for the
payment of winter heating bills.
(2)
Notification. Each
electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall notify all customers
of the customer contribution fund at least twice a year. The method of notice
which will ensure the most comprehensive notification to the electric
cooperative's or municipal electric utility's customers shall be employed. Upon
commencement of service and at least once a year, the notice shall be mailed or
personally delivered to all customers, or provided by electronic means to those
customers who have consented to receiving electronic notices. The other
required notice may be published in a local newspaper(s) of general circulation
within the service territory of the electric cooperative or municipal electric
utility. A utility serving fewer than 6,000 customers may publish its
semiannual notices locally in a free newspaper, utility newsletter or shopper's
guide instead of a newspaper. At a minimum, the notice shall include:
a. A description of the availability and the
purpose of the fund.
b. A customer
authorization form. This form shall include a monthly billing option and any
other methods of contribution.
(3)
Methods of contribution.
The electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall provide for
contributions as monthly pledges, as well as one-time or periodic
contributions. A pledge by a customer or other party shall not be construed to
be a binding contract between the electric cooperative or municipal electric
utility and the pledger. The pledge amount shall not be subject to delayed
payment charges by the electric cooperative or municipal electric utility. Each
electric cooperative or municipal electric utility may allow persons or
organizations to contribute matching funds.
(4)
Annual report. On or
before September 30 of each year, each electric cooperative or municipal
electric utility shall file with the board a report of all the customer
contribution fund activity for the previous fiscal year beginning July 1 and
ending June 30. The report shall be in a form provided by the board and shall
contain an accounting of the total revenues collected and all distributions of
the fund. The electric cooperative or municipal electric utility shall report
all utility expenses directly related to the customer contribution
fund.
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