House Journal: Page 40: Tuesday, June 19, 2001
29 consolidated with a contested case proceeding for
30 determination of applicable ratemaking principles
31 under section 476.53.
32 Sec. 14. Section 476A.6, Code 2001, is amended to
33 read as follows:
34 476A.6 DECISION - CRITERIA.
35 The board shall render a decision on the
36 application in an expeditious manner. A certificate
37 shall be issued to the applicant if the board finds
38 all of the following:
39 1. The services and operations resulting from the
40 construction of the facility are required by the
41 present or future public convenience, use and
42 necessity consistent with legislative intent as
43 expressed in section 476.53 and the economic
44 development policy of the state as expressed in Title
45 I, subtitle 5, and will not be detrimental to the
46 provision of adequate and reliable electric service.
47 2. The applicant is willing to perform such
48 services and construct, maintain, and operate the
49 facility pursuant to the provisions of the certificate
50 and this chapter.
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1 3. The construction, maintenance, and operation of
2 the facility will cause minimum adverse be consistent
3 with reasonable land use, and environmental, and
4 aesthetic impact policies and are consonant with
5 reasonable utilization of air, land, and water
6 resources, for beneficial purposes considering
7 available technology and the economics of available
8 alternatives.
9 4. The applicant, if a public utility as defined
10 in section 476.1, has in effect a comprehensive energy
11 management program designed to reduce peak loads and
12 to increase efficiency of use of energy by all classes
13 of customers of the utility, and the facility in the
14 application is necessary notwithstanding the existence
15 of the comprehensive energy management program. As
16 used in this subsection, a "comprehensive energy
17 management program" includes at a minimum the
18 following:
19 a. Establishment of load management and
20 interruptible service programs, where cost effective.
21 b. Development of wheeling agreements and other
22 energy sharing agreements, where cost effective with
23 utilities that have available capacity.
24 c. Establishment of cost-effective energy
25 efficiency and renewable energy services and programs.
26 d. Compliance with board rules on energy
27 management procedures.
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