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House Journal: Page 1714: Wednesday, April 17, 1996

45   this section shall be construed to prohibit a rate-
46   regulated gas or electric public utility from using
47   its utility vehicles, service tools and instruments,
48   and employees to market systems, services, and
49   equipment, to light pilots, or to eliminate a customer
50   emergency or threat to public safety.

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 1     Sec. 24.  Section 476.83, Code 1995, is amended by
 2   striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
 3   following:
 4     476.83  COMPLAINTS.
 5     Any person may file a written complaint with the
 6   board requesting that the board determine compliance
 7   by a rate-regulated gas or electric public utility
 8   with the provisions of section 476.78, 476.79, or
 9   476.80, or any validly adopted rules to implement
10   these sections.  Upon the filing of a complaint, the
11   board may promptly initiate a formal complaint
12   proceeding and give notice of the proceeding and the
13   opportunity for hearing.  The formal complaint
14   proceeding may be initiated at any time by the board
15   on its own motion.  The board shall render a decision
16   in the proceeding within ninety days after the date
17   the written complaint was filed, unless additional
18   time is requested by the complainant.
19     Sec. 25.  Section 476A.6, subsections 4 and 5, Code
20   1995, are amended by striking the subsections and
21   inserting in lieu thereof the following:
22     4.  The applicant, if a public utility as defined
23   in section 476.1, has in effect an energy efficiency
24   plan designed to reduce peak loads and to increase
25   efficiency of use of energy, and the facility in the
26   application is necessary notwithstanding the existence
27   of the energy efficiency plan.  As used in this
28   subsection, "energy efficiency plan" includes at a
29   minimum, cost-effective energy efficiency services and
30   programs, including cost-effective load management and
31   interruptible service programs.
32     5.  The applicant, if a public utility as defined
33   in section 476.1, shall demonstrate to the board that
34   the utility has considered sources for long-term
35   electric supply from either purchase of electricity or
36   investment in facilities owned by other persons,
37   including consideration of the following:
38     a.  Wheeling agreements and other energy or
39   capacity-sharing agreements, where cost-effective,
40   with other sources that have available energy or
41   capacity.
42     b.  Establishment of renewable energy programs or
43   purchase of electricity from renewable energy
44   suppliers.

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