Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-20.20 - [Effective 7/16/2025] Electric vehicle charging service
(1) A commercial or
public electric vehicle charging station is not a public utility under Iowa
Code section 476.1 if the charging station
receives all electric power from the electric utility in whose service area the
charging station is located. If an electric vehicle charging station obtains
electric power from a source other than the electric utility, the determination
of whether the commercial or public electric vehicle charging station is a
public utility shall be resolved by the commission.
(2) A person, partnership, business
association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, furnishing electricity to a
commercial or public electric vehicle charging station shall comply with Iowa
Code section 476.25 and, if applicable, with
the terms and conditions of the public utility's tariffs or service
rules.
(3) A rate-regulated public
utility shall not, through its filed tariff, prohibit electric vehicle charging
or restrict the method of sale of electric vehicle charging at a commercial or
public electric vehicle charging station.
(4) Electric utilities and entities providing
commercial or public electric vehicle charging service shall comply with all
applicable statutes and regulations governing the provision of an electric
vehicle charging service, including but not limited to all taxing requirements,
and shall, if necessary, file all appropriate tariffs.
Notes
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(1) A commercial or public electric vehicle charging station is not a public utility under Iowa Code section 476.1 if the charging station receives all electric power from the electric utility in whose service area the charging station is located. If an electric vehicle charging station obtains electric power from a source other than the electric utility, the determination of whether the commercial or public electric vehicle charging station is a public utility shall be resolved by the board.
(2) A person, partnership, business association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, furnishing electricity to a commercial or public electric vehicle charging station shall comply with Iowa Code section 476.25 and, if applicable, with the terms and conditions of the public utility's tariffs or service rules.
(3) A rate-regulated public utility shall not, through its filed tariff, prohibit electric vehicle charging or restrict the method of sale of electric vehicle charging at a commercial or public electric vehicle charging station.
(4) Electric utilities and entities providing commercial or public electric vehicle charging service shall comply with all applicable statutes and regulations governing the provision of electric vehicle charging service, including but not limited to all taxing requirements, and shall, if necessary, file all appropriate tariffs.