Iowa Administrative Code

11.9(1) Segmental ownership or joint use. Petitions covering transmission line routes having segments of the total transmission line with different owners shall establish that the entire transmission line is necessary to serve a public use and represents a reasonable relationship…

13.1(1) Purpose and authority. The purpose of this chapter is to implement Iowa Code chapters 479 and 479B and to establish procedures and filing requirements for a permit to construct, maintain, and operate a hazardous liquid pipeline; for an amendment to an existing permit; and…

incurred by the commission attributable to the informational meeting, processing, investigation, hearing, inspection related to a petition requesting a pipeline permit, and any other activity of the commission related to a pipeline permit, pursuant to 199—Chapter 17. [ARC 8899C, …

sections 479.29 and 479B.20 and 199—Chapter 9. [ARC 8899C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 3/26/25]

13.12(1) Iowa Code chapters 479 and 479B give the commission primary authority over the routing of pipelines. However, highway and railroad authorities and environmental agencies may have a jurisdictional interest in the routing of the pipeline, including requirements that permit…

13.13(1) A pipeline company shall file prior notice with the commission of any of the following actions affecting a pipeline under permit: a. Abandonment or removal from service. The pipeline company will also notify the landowners of the abandonment or removal of the pipeline fr…

13.14(1) No permit shall be sold or transferred without written approval of the commission. A petition for approval of the sale or transfer shall be jointly filed by the buyer, or transferee, and the seller, or transferor, and shall include assurances that the buyer, or transfere…

13.15(1) Upon submission of any incident, annual, or other report to the U.S. Department of Transportation pursuant to 49 CFR Part 195, a pipeline company shall file a copy of the report with the commission. The commission shall be advised of any telephonic incident report made b…

fails to correct an identified deficiency within six months after written notification by the commission, or after such shorter period as the commission may specify in the written notification, to cure an incomplete or deficient permit petition, or a pipeline company fails to pub…

pipeline project five miles or more in length, including both the current project and future anticipated extensions, that is to be operated at a pressure in excess of 150 pounds per square inch. A separate informational meeting shall be held in each county in which real property …

13.3(1) A petition for a permit shall be filed with the commission upon the form prescribed and shall include all required exhibits. The petition shall be attested to by an officer, official, or attorney with authority to represent the pipeline company. Exhibits shall be in the f…

13.4(1) When a petition for permit is filed with the commission, the petition will be reviewed by the commission. Once the commission has completed its review of the proposed pipeline and petition, the petition may be set for hearing. This subrule does not apply to renewal petiti…

pipeline or underground storage facility may file a written objection with the commission consistent with Iowa Code sections 479.9 and 479B.7. [ARC 8899C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 3/26/25]

17A and sections 479.7 and 479B.6 and 199—Chapter 7. [ARC 8899C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 3/26/25]

13.7(1) A pipeline permit will be issued once an order granting the permit is final and the compliance requirements have been met. A pipeline company may request commission approval to delay obtaining consent to cross railroad rights-of-way until after the pipeline permit is issu…

13.8(1) A petition for renewal of an original or previously renewed pipeline permit may be filed at any time subsequent to issuance of the permit but no later than one year prior to expiration of the permit. The petition will be made on the forms prescribed by the commission. Ins…

13.9(1) An amendment of a pipeline permit by the commission is required in any of the following circumstances: a. Construction of an additional pipeline paralleling all or part of an existing pipeline of the pipeline company with a valid permit. b. Extension of an existing pipeli…

identify exceptions to the electronic filing requirement, and to specify procedures regarding electronic filing and service of documents filed with or issued by the commission. [ARC 8256C, IAB 10/16/24, effective 11/20/24]

unscheduled EFS outages that are expected to last more than 30 minutes will be posted on the commission’s website. It is the responsibility of the filer to ensure that a document is timely filed to comply with jurisdictional deadlines. A technical failure of EFS, the filer’s own …

published in EFS. When filing a document containing confidential information, a person shall file one public version of the document with the confidential information redacted according to the commission’s standards for electronic information and one version of the document conta…

14.12(1) Filings by registered users. The use of a user ID and password in accordance with the registration procedures specified in rule 199—14.6(17A,476) constitutes the filer’s signature. Filers should use “/s/” followed by the signer’s name to indicate a signature where applic…

document not prepared by the filer or the party on whose behalf the document is filed, such as an invoice or other document, the filer should scan the original document and file the scanned document in EFS or request advance commission approval of other arrangements. The filer mu…

14.14(1) Service on parties able to receive electronic service. Unless otherwise provided by commission rule or order, whenever a document is filed electronically, a Notice of Electronic Filing will be generated and sent to the filer and to representatives of the other parties wh…

mandatory, unless specifically excepted by these rules or the commission. The commission will accept filings electronically pursuant to the rules in this chapter and the commission’s published standards for electronic information, available on the commission’s website (iuc.iowa.g…

“Accepted for filing” ordinarily means a filing will be published in the commission’s electronic filing system. Certain documents will be accepted for filing without being published in the commission’s electronic filing system. A filing that has been accepted for filing can be re…

requirement: 14.4(1) Filings made by any person who has been excused from the requirement by commission order granting a request for permission to file paper documents. Upon request, the commission may issue an order granting permission to file paper documents and specifying the …

accordance with the following procedures and formats: 14.5(1) Persons who make infrequent filings with the commission may file as a guest user. Persons who make regular filings with the commission may register to obtain a user ID and password pursuant to registration procedures s…

consideration through EFS. [ARC 8256C, IAB 10/16/24, effective 11/20/24]

record maintained in EFS and any paper filings accepted by the commission that are not stored in electronic form. [ARC 8256C, IAB 10/16/24, effective 11/20/24]

and profile drawing, or oversized document that is to be filed with the commission should be electronically filed as a PDF (Portable Document Format) or such electronic format as designated by the commission. If the map, drawing, or oversized document cannot be printed on 11- by …

an electronic filing can be made at any time outside of any maintenance periods during which the system will not be available. The Notice of Electronic Filing generated when the document is accepted for filing will record the date of the filing of the document, which will be the …

(PURPA), in effect on October 24, 1992, 16 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., have the same meaning for purposes of these rules as they have under PURPA, unless further defined in this chapter. “AEP facility” means: (1) an electric production facility that derives 75 percent or more of its en…

15.10(1) Obligation to purchase from AEP facilities. Each utility shall purchase, pursuant to contract, its share of at least 105 megawatts (MW) of AEP generating capacity and associated energy production. The utility’s share of 105 MW is based on the utility’s estimated percenta…

regulation pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.1A where specifically stated. 15.11(1) Obligation to offer programs. a. All utilities will file plans with the commission for alternative energy purchase programs pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.47. b. Each rate-regulated electric ut…

Iowa Code chapter 476C. Any person applying for certification of eligibility for state tax credits for wind energy or renewable energy pursuant to Iowa Code section 476C.3 is subject to this rule. 15.12(1) Filing. Any person applying for certification of eligibility for wind ener…

renewable energy tax credits equal 1.5 cents per kWh of electricity, or 44 cents per 1,000 standard cubic feet of hydrogen fuel, or $4.50 per 1 million British thermal units (Btu) of methane gas or other biogas used to generate electricity, or $4.50 per 1 million Btu of heat for …

15.14(1) Definitions. For purposes of this rule: “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 …

15.2(1) Limit the authority of any electric utility, any qualifying facility, or any AEP facility to agree to a rate for any purchase, or terms or conditions relating to any purchase, which differ from the rate or terms or conditions that would otherwise be required by these rule…

commission under 18 CFR 292.302, in effect April 9, 1980, all rate-regulated electric utilities will maintain records of contracts executed for the purchase, sale, or resale of energy or capacity, which will be made available to the commission upon request. If the purchases or sa…

facilities. 15.4(1) Obligation to purchase from qualifying facilities. Unless such obligation is terminated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order pursuant to 18 CFR Part 292, Subpart C, each electric utility shall purchase any energy and capacity that is made a…

15.5(1) Rates for purchases. Rates for purchases shall: a. Be just and reasonable to the electric consumer of the electric utility and in the public interest; and b. Not discriminate against qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities. Nothing in these rules req…

utilities. Rates for sales to qualifying facilities and AEP facilities shall be just, reasonable and in the public interest, and shall not discriminate against qualifying facilities and AEP facilities in comparison to rates for sales to other customers with similar load or other …

regulated electric utilities. 15.7(1) Upon request of qualifying facilities and AEP facilities, each electric utility shall provide supplementary, backup, maintenance, and interruptible power. Rates for such service will comply with subrule 15.5(6), and shall be in accordance wit…

electric utility. Qualifying facilities and AEP facilities shall provide energy or capacity to an electric utility during a system emergency only to the extent: 15.8(1) Provided by agreement between the qualifying facility or AEP facility and the electric utility; or 15.8(2) Orde…

rule, “electric utility” or “utility” means both rate-regulated and non-rate-regulated electric utilities. 15.9(1) Acceptable standards. The interconnection of distributed generation facilities and associated interconnection equipment to an electric utility system shall meet the …

“Code of Federal Regulations” or “CFR” means the Code of Federal Regulations, which contains the administrative rules adopted by federal departments and agencies, in effect as of July 16, 2025, unless a separate effective date is identified in a specific rule. 16.1(1) Application…

utilities and licensees subject to the provisions of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR Part 101 published in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) rules and regulations, and the July 16, 2025, uniform systems of accounts for rural electric cooperatives prescribed for el…