199—15.11 (476) Additional rate-regulated utility obligations regarding AEP facilities. For purposes of this rule, “MW” means megawatt, “MWH” means megawatt-hour, and “utility” means a rate-regulated electric utility.
	 15.11(1) Obligation to purchase from AEP facilities. Each utility shall purchase, pursuant to contract, its share of at least 105 MW of AEP generating capacity and associated energy production. The utility’s share of 105 MW is based on the utility’s estimated percentage share of Iowa peak demand, which is based on the utility’s highest monthly peak shown in its 1990 FERC Form 1 annual report, and on its related Iowa sales and total company sales and losses shown in its 1990 FERC Form 1 and IE-1 annual reports. Each utility’s share of the 105 MW is determined to be as follows:

 	Percentage Share of Iowa Peak	Utility Share of
105 MW	
Interstate Power and Light	47.43%	49.8 MW	
MidAmerican Energy	52.57%	55.2 MW	
A utility is not required to purchase from an AEP facility that is not owned or operated by an individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, city, town, or county that meets both of the following: (1) is not primarily engaged in the business of producing or selling electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy other than electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy sold solely from AEP facilities; and (2) does not sell electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy to residential users other than the tenants or the owner or operator of the facility.
	 15.11(2) Purchases pursuant to a legally enforceable obligation. Each AEP facility shall provide electricity on a best-efforts basis pursuant to a legally enforceable obligation for the delivery of electricity over a specified contract term.
	 15.11(3) Annual reporting requirement. Beginning April 1, 2004, each utility shall file an annual report listing nameplate MW capacity and associated monthly MWH purchased from AEP facilities, itemized by AEP facility.
	 15.11(4) Tariff filings. Rescinded IAB 6/16/10, effective 7/21/10.
	 15.11(5) Net metering. Each utility shall offer to operate in parallel through net metering (with a single meter monitoring only the net amount of electricity sold or purchased) with an AEP facility, provided that the facility complies with any applicable standards established in accordance with these rules.
In the alternative, by choice of the facility, the utility and facility shall operate in a purchase and sale arrangement whereby any electricity provided to the utility by the AEP facility is sold to the utility at the fixed or negotiated buy-back rate, and any electricity provided to the AEP facility by the utility is sold to the facility at the tariffed rate.
[ARC 8859B, IAB 6/16/10, effective 7/21/10]