(1)
Definitions. For
purposes of this rule:
"Electric utility" means a public utility
that furnishes electricity to the public for compensation.
"Model interconnection agreement" means the
applicable standard interconnection agreement under 199-Chapter 45.
"Model ordinance" means the model ordinance
developed pursuant to Iowa Code section
476.48(3),
which when adopted will be posted on the websites of the Iowa League of Cities
at www.iowaleague.org and the
Iowa State Association of Counties at www.iowacounties.org.
"Small wind energy system" means a wind
energy conversion system that collects and converts wind into energy to
generate electricity, which has a nameplate generating capacity of 100
kilowatts or less. A small wind energy system located in a small wind
innovation zone but in the exclusive service territory of an electric utility
that is not subject to 199-Chapter 45 and has not adopted the standard forms,
procedures, and interconnection agreements in 199-Chapter 45 is not eligible
for the streamlined application process referred to in Iowa Code section
476.48(2)
"a."
"Small wind innovation zone" means a
political subdivision of this state, including but not limited to a city,
county, township, school district, community college, area education agency,
institution under the control of the state board of regents, or any other local
commission, association, or tribal council which adopts, or is encompassed
within a local government which adopts, the model ordinance.
(2)
Application for small wind
innovation zone designation. A political subdivision of this state,
including but not limited to a city, county, township, school district,
community college, area education agency, institution under the control of the
state board of regents, or any other local
commission, association, or tribal
council, may apply to the
commission for designation as a small wind innovation
zone under Iowa Code section
476.48. The application must
include the following information:
a. The
name, location, description, and legal boundary of the political subdivision
seeking designation as a small wind innovation zone;
b. Contact information for the applicant
filing on behalf of the political subdivision, including legal name, address,
telephone number, and, as applicable, facsimile transmission number and
electronic mail address;
c. If the
political subdivision is other than a local government:
(1) Identification of the local government
(or governments) that encompasses the political subdivision;
(2) Confirmation that all identified local
governments have either adopted or are about to adopt the model ordinance,
including copies of model ordinances adopted by the local governments, or
copies of pending amendments to existing zoning ordinances intended to comply
with the model ordinance; and
(3)
Dates the model ordinances were adopted or anticipated dates of adoption of
pending amendments to existing zoning ordinances intended to comply with the
model ordinance;
d. If
the political subdivision is a local government:
(1) A copy of the model ordinance adopted by
the local government or copy of a pending amendment to an existing zoning
ordinance intended to comply with the model ordinance; and
(2) Date the model ordinance was adopted or
anticipated date of adoption of the pending amendment to an existing zoning
ordinance intended to comply with the model ordinance;
e. Identification of the electric utilities
that provide service within the political subdivision; and
f. Documentation from each electric utility
that provides service within the political subdivision confirming that the
electric utility is serving the political subdivision and that the utility is
either:
(1) A utility subject to the
provisions of 199-Chapter 45; or
(2) A utility not subject to the provisions
of 199-Chapter 45, but which nonetheless agrees to use the standard forms,
procedures, and standard interconnection agreements of 199-Chapter 45 for small
wind energy systems in its service territory within the political subdivision;
or
(3) A utility that is not
subject to the provisions of 199-Chapter 45 and has not adopted them.
Note: Electric utilities shall provide political subdivisions
the documentation required in paragraph 15.22(2)"f."
(3)
Motion for modification of a model interconnection agreement in a small
wind innovation zone. An electric utility that uses the standard
interconnection agreements in 199-Chapter 45 and the owner of a small wind
energy system in a small wind innovation zone may jointly seek to modify their
version of the model interconnection agreement by jointly filing a motion for
commission approval. The motion must include the following information:
a. The name, location, and description of the
political subdivision designated as a small wind innovation zone;
b. The interconnecting electric
utility;
c. Information regarding
the owner of the small wind energy system, including legal name, address,
telephone number, and, as applicable, facsimile transmission number and
electronic mail address;
d.
Description of the small wind energy system, including location and nameplate
generating capacity;
e. A copy of
the modified interconnection agreement clearly identifying the proposed
modifications;
f. A description of
the reasons and circumstances that require the modifications; and
g. Signed statements from the electric
utility and the owner of the small wind energy system attesting that the
proposed modifications to the interconnection agreement are mutually agreeable.
(4)
Annual
reporting requirement. A current listing of small wind innovation
zones shall be maintained on the
commission's website at
www.state.ia.us/iuc. Beginning April
1, 2011, each electric utility that has one or more small wind innovation zones
in its service territory shall file an annual report for the previous calendar
year listing the nameplate kW capacity of each small wind energy system that
was interconnected (or previously interconnected) with the utility and produced
electricity in each of the small wind innovation zones served by the utility.
The information shall be provided in the following format:
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Small Wind Innovation Zone
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Customer Name
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Nameplate kW Capacity
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