Iowa § 476A.1 Definitions

Iowa Statutes

§ 476A.1 — Definitions

Iowa § 476A.1

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 476AELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION

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Iowa Code § 476A.1 (2026).

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.“Agency” means an agency as defined in section 17A.2, subsection 1.

2.“Certificate” means a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity issued pursuant to section 476A.6.

3.“Commence to construct” means significant alteration of a site to install permanent equipment or structures but does not include activities incident to preliminary engineering, environmental studies or acquisition of a site for a facility.

4.“Commission” means the utilities commission.

5.“Facility” means any electric power generating plant, electric storage unit, or a combination of plants or units at a single site, owned by any person, with a total capacity of twenty-five or more megawatts of electricity for plants or twenty-five or more

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Agency” means an agency as defined in section 17A.2, subsection 1.
2. “Certificate” means a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity issued
pursuant to section 476A.6.
3. “Commence to construct” means significant alteration of a site to install permanent
equipment or structures but does not include activities incident to preliminary engineering,
environmental studies or acquisition of a site for a facility.
4. “Commission” means the utilities commission.
5. “Facility” means any electric power generating plant, electric storage unit, or a
combination of plants or units at a single site, owned by any person, with a total capacity
of twenty-five or more megawatts of electricity for plants or twenty-five or more megawatt
hours of electricity for electric storage units, and those associated transmission lines
connecting the generating plant or electric storage unit to either a power transmission
system or an interconnected primary transmission system or both. Transmission lines
subject to the provisions of this subchapter shall not require a franchise under chapter 478.
6. “Regulatory agency” means an agency which issues licenses or permits required for the
construction, operation or maintenance of a facility pursuant to statutes or rules in effect on
the date on which an application for a certificate is accepted by the utilities commission.