§ 476.47 — Alternate energy purchase programs

Iowa § 476.47

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 476: PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION

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1. Beginning January 1, 2004, an electric utility, whether or not rate-regulated under this
chapter, shall offer an alternate energy purchase program to customers, based on energy
produced by alternate energy production facilities in Iowa.
2. Thecommissionshallrequireelectricutilitiestofileplansforalternateenergypurchase
programs offered pursuant to this section.
a. Rate-regulated electric utilities shall file plans for alternate energy purchase programs
that allow customers to contribute voluntarily to the development of alternate energy in Iowa,
and shall file tariffs as required by the commission by rule.
b. Electric utilities that are not rate-regulated shall offer alternate energy purchase

programs at rates determined by their governing authority, and shall file tariffs with the
commission for informational purposes only.
3. The electric utility shall notify consumers of its alternate energy purchase program and
any proposed modifications to such program at least sixty days prior to implementation of
the program or any modification.
4. Forpurposesofthissection,anelectricutilitymaybaseitsprogramonenergyproduced
by alternate energy production facilities located outside of Iowa under any of the following
circumstances:
a. The energy is purchased by the electric utility pursuant to a contract in effect prior to
July1, 2001, andcontinuesuntiltheexpirationofthecontract, includinganyoptionstorenew
that are exercised by the electric utility.
b. The electric utility has a financial interest, as of July 1, 2001, in the alternate energy
production facility that is located outside of Iowa, or in an entity that has a financial interest
in an alternate energy production facility located outside of Iowa.
c. The energy is purchased by an electric utility that is not rate-regulated and that is
required to purchase all of its electric power requirements from a single supplier that is
physically located outside of Iowa.
5. This section shall not apply to non-rate-regulated electric utilities physically located
outside of Iowa that serve Iowa customers.
6. Any consumer-owned utility may apply to the commission for a waiver under this
section, and the commission, for good cause, may grant the waiver.