Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-35.3 - Energy efficiency and demand response plan filing
(1) Each electric and natural gas utility
shall file a five-year energy efficiency plan. Each electric utility shall file
a five-year demand response plan. Combination electric and natural gas
utilities may file combined assessments of potential and energy efficiency and
demand response plans. Combined plans shall separately specify which energy
efficiency programs and costs are attributable to the electric operation, which
are attributable to the natural gas operation, and which are attributable to
both. If a combination utility files separate plans, the commission may
consolidate the plans for purposes of review and hearing.
(2) Written notice of the energy efficiency
and demand response plans. No more than 62 days prior to filing its energy
efficiency and demand response plans, a utility shall deliver a written notice
of its plan filing to all affected customers. The notice shall be submitted to
the commission for approval not less than 45 days prior to the proposed
notification of customers. Additional information not related to the energy
efficiency and demand response plans shall be kept to a minimum and shall not
distract from the required content. The form of the notice, once approved by
the commission, may not be altered except to include the rate and bill impact
dollars and percentages. The type size and quality shall be easily legible. The
notice shall, at a minimum, include the following elements:
a. A statement that the utility will be
filing energy efficiency and demand response plans with the
commission.
b. A brief
identification of the proposed energy efficiency and demand response programs,
a description of benefits and savings associated with the energy efficiency and
demand response plans, and the estimated annual cost of the proposed energy
efficiency and demand response programs during the five-year budget time
frame.
c. The estimated annual rate
and bill impacts of the proposed energy efficiency and demand response plans on
each class of customer, and the estimated annual jurisdictional rate impact for
each major customer grouping in dollars and as a percentage, with the proposed
actual increases to be filed at the time of notice to customers. The utility
may represent the estimated annual rate and bill impact dollars and percentages
with blank spaces; however, the commission may require the utility to submit
additional information necessary for review of the proposed form of notice. A
copy of the notice with the final annual rate and bill impact dollars and
percentages shall be filed with the commission at the time of customer
notification.
d. A statement that
the commission will be conducting a contested case proceeding to review the
application and that a customer may file comments in the commission's
electronic filing system.
e. The
telephone numbers, websites, email addresses, and mailing addresses of the
utility, the commission, and the consumer advocate, for the customer to contact
with questions.
Notes
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(1) Each electric and natural gas utility shall file a five-year energy efficiency plan. Each electric utility shall file a five-year demand response plan. Combination electric and natural gas utilities may file combined assessments of potential and energy efficiency and demand response plans. Combined plans shall separately specify which energy efficiency programs and costs are attributable to the electric operation, which are attributable to the natural gas operation, and which are attributable to both. If a combination utility files separate plans, the commission may consolidate the plans for purposes of review and hearing.
(2) Written notice of the energy efficiency and demand response plans. No more than 62 days prior to filing its energy efficiency and demand response plans, a utility shall deliver a written notice of its plan filing to all affected customers. The notice shall be submitted to the commission for approval not less than 45 days prior to the proposed notification of customers. Additional information not related to the energy efficiency and demand response plans shall be kept to a minimum and shall not distract from the required content. The form of the notice, once approved by the commission, may not be altered except to include the rate and bill impact dollars and percentages. The type size and quality shall be easily legible. The notice shall, at a minimum, include the following elements:
a. A statement that the utility will be filing energy efficiency and demand response plans with the commission.
b. A brief identification of the proposed energy efficiency and demand response programs, a description of benefits and savings associated with the energy efficiency and demand response plans, and the estimated annual cost of the proposed energy efficiency and demand response programs during the five-year budget time frame.
c. The estimated annual rate and bill impacts of the proposed energy efficiency and demand response plans on each class of customer, and the estimated annual jurisdictional rate impact for each major customer grouping in dollars and as a percentage, with the proposed actual increases to be filed at the time of notice to customers. The utility may represent the estimated annual rate and bill impact dollars and percentages with blank spaces; however, the commission may require the utility to submit additional information necessary for review of the proposed form of notice. A copy of the notice with the final annual rate and bill impact dollars and percentages shall be filed with the commission at the time of customer notification.
d. A statement that the commission will be conducting a contested case proceeding to review the application and that a customer may file comments in the commission's electronic filing system.
e. The telephone numbers, websites, email addresses, and mailing addresses of the utility, the commission, and the consumer advocate, for the customer to contact with questions.