Minnesota Administrative Rules

7835.2600 TYPES OF POWER TO BE OFFERED; STANDBY SERVICE.

Subpart 1.

Service to be offered.

The utility must offer maintenance, interruptible, supplementary, and backup power to the qualifying facility upon request.

Subp. 2.

Standby service; public utility.

A public utility may not impose a standby charge for standby service on a qualifying facility having 100 kilowatt capacity or less. A utility imposing rates on a qualifying facility having more than 100 kilowatt capacity must comply with an order of the commission establishing allowable costs.

Subp. 3.

Standby service; cooperative or municipality.

A cooperative electric association or municipal utility must offer a qualifying facility standby power or service consistent with its applicable tariff for such service adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1611, subdivision 3, clause (2).

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216A.05; 216B.08; 216B.164

History:

9 SR 993; 40 SR 348

Published Electronically:

October 12, 2015