House
File
2425
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2425
BY
DE
BOEF
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
removing
an
exemption
for
specified
electric
public
1
utilities
from
the
regulatory
authority
of
the
utilities
2
board
of
the
department
of
commerce.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
476.1A,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
Electric
public
utilities
having
fewer
than
ten
thousand
3
customers
and
electric
cooperative
corporations
and
4
associations
are
not
subject
to
the
rate
regulation
authority
5
of
the
board.
Such
utilities
are
subject
to
all
other
6
regulation
and
enforcement
activities
of
the
board,
including:
7
Sec.
2.
Section
476.1A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
Code
8
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
g.
Filing
energy
efficiency
plans
and
energy
efficiency
10
results
with
the
board.
The
energy
efficiency
plans
as
a
11
whole
shall
be
cost-effective.
The
board
may
permit
these
12
utilities
to
file
joint
plans.
The
board
shall
periodically
13
report
the
energy
efficiency
results
including
energy
savings
14
of
each
of
these
utilities
to
the
general
assembly.
The
board
15
may
waive
all
or
part
of
the
energy
efficiency
filing
and
16
review
requirements
for
electric
cooperative
corporations
and
17
associations
and
electric
public
utilities
which
demonstrate
18
superior
results
with
existing
energy
efficiency
efforts.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
476.1A,
subsection
3,
Code
2009,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
3.
Electric
cooperative
corporations
and
associations
22
and
electric
public
utilities
exempt
from
rate
regulation
23
under
this
section
shall
not
make
or
grant
any
unreasonable
24
preferences
or
advantages
as
to
rates
or
services
to
any
25
person
or
subject
any
person
to
any
unreasonable
prejudice
or
26
disadvantage.
27
EXPLANATION
28
This
bill
removes
an
exemption
for
electric
public
utilities
29
having
fewer
than
10,000
customers
from
the
rate
regulation
30
authority
of
the
Iowa
utilities
board.
Currently,
such
31
utilities
are
exempt
from
such
authority,
along
with
electric
32
cooperative
corporations
and
associations,
pursuant
to
the
33
provisions
of
Code
section
476.1A.
34
Removing
this
exemption
makes
electric
public
utilities
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having
fewer
than
10,000
customers
subject
to,
among
other
1
requirements,
provisions
in
Code
chapter
476
regarding
2
establishing
and
changing
rates,
electric
energy
supply
and
3
cost
review
proceedings
conducted
by
the
board,
board
approval
4
of
energy
efficiency
programs
offered
by
the
utility
and
5
contested
case
proceeding
relating
thereto,
and
annual
report
6
submission
to
the
board
and
continuing
audit
of
the
utility’s
7
operation
by
the
board.
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