Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-14-201 - Availability of Long-term Power; Contract Negotiations
A. Except as provided in
R12-14-401(B),
if the Authority decides that a supply of Long-term Power is available, the
Authority shall give public notice that it will receive applications for
electric service from prospective Purchasers. The public notice shall include
the date, time, and place for the public information Conference at which the
Authority shall provide a preliminary proposal for the allocation and marketing
of available Long-term Power.
B.
The Authority shall give public notice of the date, time, and place for a
public comment Conference to be held not more than 60 days after the date of
the public information Conference held under subsection (A). An interested
party may appear at the public comment Conference and present oral and written
comments on the Authority's Long-term Power proposal provided at the public
information Conference held under subsection (A).
C. Public notice required by subsections (A)
and (B) shall be mailed to:
1. Existing
Purchasers;
2. Prospective
Purchasers that notify the Authority of their interest in applying for
Long-term Power; and
3. Other
Qualified Entities on the Authority's mailing list.
D. Public notice required by subsections (A)
and (B) shall be published in a newspaper of statewide circulation once each
week for two consecutive weeks.
E.
A Qualified Entity wanting to enter into a Power Sales Contract shall file an
application for electric service under
R12-14-202.
The application shall be filed on or before the due date specified in the
Authority's notice of intent to receive applications for electric
service.
F. Not later than 60 days
after the due date for filing an application for electric service, the
Authority shall notify all interested parties of the names and addresses of the
prospective Purchasers that are eligible to enter into a Power Sales Contract.
The Authority shall include in the notice a proposed allocation of Long-term
Power to the eligible prospective Purchasers.
G. Not later than 90 days after notification
of eligibility and of the proposed allocation, the Authority shall present a
draft form of contract to each eligible prospective Purchaser and begin
contract negotiations.
H. After
contract negotiations are completed, the Authority shall prepare Power Sales
Contracts and fix a date for contract signing.
I. In allocating Long-term Power, the
Authority shall consider:
1. The financial
interest and obligation of the Authority; and
2. The needs and interests of the Purchaser,
customers of the Purchaser, and prospective Purchasers.
J. Within each class of preference priorities
established by A.R.S. §
30-125(A), the Authority shall allocate Long-term Power equitably among Qualified Entities
in the same preference class based upon the needs of the Entities and the type
of use of Long-term Power.
K. In
deciding whether to allocate or reallocate Long-term Power, the Authority shall
consider other sources of Power available to the prospective Purchaser from the
federal government.
Notes
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