South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:10:38:03 Measurement and verification of energy efficiency measures. 20:10:38:03. Measurement and verification of energy efficiency measures. A retail provider of electricity shall use a deemed savings approach or a measured savings approach, as appropriate, to estimate o…

Rule 20:10:38:04 Deemed savings approach. 20:10:38:04. Deemed savings approach. A deemed savings approach uses pre-determined, validated estimates of energy savings attributable to a particular energy efficiency measure based upon engineering calculations, baseline studies, or re…

Rule 20:10:38:05 Measured savings approaches. 20:10:38:05. Measured savings approaches. A measured savings approach shall be based on one or more of the following methods: (1) The use of direct metering and monitoring to measure baseline energy use and post-installation energy us…

Rule 20:10:38:06 Measurement and verification of demand response measures. 20:10:38:06. Measurement and verification of demand response measures. A retail provider of electricity shall use metering data collection and analyses, statistical estimations, engineering analyses, or a …

Rule 20:10:38:07 Renewable energy credit requirements. 20:10:38:07. Renewable energy credit requirements. A provider of electricity that generates electricity from renewable electricity or recycled energy and that retires renewable energy credits to meet the renewable, recycled, …

Rule 20:10:39:01 Definitions. 20:10:39:01. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Ampere," a unit of measure of electrical current; (2) "Cow contact current" or "Icc," the alternating current, 60 Hertz, root mean square, steady-state current measured through the shunt…

Rule 20:10:39:02 Purpose of rules - Conformance to electrical codes. 20:10:39:02. Purpose of rules - Conformance to electrical codes. This chapter standardizes the measurement and testing procedures used to measure stray current or voltage in dairies. This chapter does not replac…

Rule 20:10:39:03 Measurement and testing by utility. 20:10:39:03. Measurement and testing by utility. A utility measuring or testing for stray current or stray voltage at the request of a dairy producer, as directed by the commission, or on its own initiative, shall conduct the m…

Rule 20:10:39:04 Notice to utility. 20:10:39:04. Notice to utility. A dairy producer, who believes the producer's cattle are being affected by stray electricity, shall provide notice to the utility regardless of whether the dairy producer conducted tests or measurements of stray …

Rule 20:10:39:05 Cooperation between the dairy and utility. 20:10:39:05. Cooperation between the dairy and utility. When a written notice is filed with the utility, the dairy producer shall make any contact points, service panels, ground rods, or other electrical equipment at the…

Rule 20:10:39:06 Service provider. 20:10:39:06. Service provider. A service provider shall follow the rules in this chapter. Source: 42 SDR 174, effective June 21, 2016. General Authority: SDCL 49-47-2. Law Implemented: SDCL 49-47-2, 49-47-3.

20:10:39:07. Qualified testing professional. Measuring and testing for stray current or stray voltage shall be performed by a qualified testing professional. The following persons are presumed to be qualified testing professionals: (1) A professional engineer, licensed in any sta…

20:10:39:08. Qualified testing analyst. Analysis of data under this chapter shall be performed by a qualified testing analyst. A qualified testing analyst is a professional engineer, licensed in any state, who has completed no fewer than 40 hours of stray current or stray voltage…

Rule 20:10:39:09 Additional qualified testing professional or analyst. 20:10:39:09. Additional qualified testing professional or analyst. A person who does not satisfy the qualifications in § 20:10:39:07 or 20:10:39:08 may be determined by the commission to be a qualified testing…

Rule 20:10:39:10 General requirements for stray voltage measuring and recording. 20:10:39:10. General requirements for stray voltage measuring and recording. Equipment used for the measurement or testing of stray voltage, stray current, and resistance shall meet the following cri…

Rule 20:10:39:11 Calibration of measuring equipment. 20:10:39:11. Calibration of measuring equipment. All measuring equipment shall be calibrated according to the manufacturer's recommended calibration schedule, but no less than annually. Measuring equipment may not be used after…

Rule 20:10:39:12 Calibration certificates. 20:10:39:12. Calibration certificates. The service provider performing the tests and measurements shall maintain certificates from the manufacturer or the calibration laboratory that demonstrate compliance with the calibration requiremen…

Rule 20:10:39:13 Field check of measuring equipment. 20:10:39:13. Field check of measuring equipment. Before voltage or current measurement or testing is performed, the instrument sha11 be field-checked by the service provider. A field-check is done by comparing the measurements …

Rule 20:10:39:14 Requirements for monitoring systems and recording devices. 20:10:39:14. Requirements for monitoring systems and recording devices. A digital recording device is used to record current and voltage for extended periods of time. A digital recording device must have …

Rule 20:10:39:15 Requirements for load boxes. 20:10:39:15. Requirements for load boxes. A load box is a primarily non-inductive nominal 240 volt, resistance heating type load with a minimum nominal full load of 18 kilowatts. A load box must be capable of operating at 2 or more lo…

Rule 20:10:39:16 Stray current or voltage test. 20:10:39:16. Stray current or voltage test. Six tests are used to detect and measure stray current or stray voltage: (1) The cow contact test; (2) The 48 hour test; (3) The primary profile test; (4) The secondary neutral voltage dro…

Rule 20:10:39:17 Testing sequence. 20:10:39:17. Testing sequence. The cow contact test and the 48 hour test shall be performed in all investigations, subject to the provisions of § 20:10:39:21. The cow contact test shall be performed first. The primary profile test, the secondary…

Rule 20:10:39:18 Preventive action level not exceeded. 20:10:39:18. Preventive action level not exceeded. If the results of the cow contact test and the 48 hour test indicate that stray current or stray voltage does not exceed the preventive action level as defined in SDCL 49-47-…

Rule 20:10:39:19 Preventive action level exceeded. 20:10:39:19. Preventive action level exceeded. If stray current or stray voltage exceeds the preventive action level after completion of the 48 hour test, the utility shall perform the four remaining tests, unless testing is susp…

Rule 20:10:39:20 Report prepared by qualified analyst. 20:10:39:20. Report prepared by qualified analyst. The utility shall have a qualified testing analyst prepare a report, pursuant to § 20:10:39:59, for all testing conducted under this chapter. Source: 42 SDR 174, effective Ju…

Rule 20:10:39:21 Suspended or limited testing. 20:10:39:21. Suspended or limited testing. With a written agreement between the utility and the dairy producer, a stray current or stray voltage investigation may be suspended at any point in the investigation. With a written agreeme…

Rule 20:10:39:22 Use of remote reference electrodes. 20:10:39:22. Use of remote reference electrodes. In preparation for testing, a remote reference electrode must be installed and penetrate the soil to a depth of approximately 30 inches. When practicable, the remote reference el…

Rule 20:10:39:23 Inspection, repair, and measurement requirments. 20:10:39:23. Inspection, repair, and measurement requirments. Before testing, the utility shall inspect the utility transformer, measure grounding electrode resistance, and make and record any repairs necessary for…

Rule 20:10:39:24 Use of ammeters. 20:10:39:24. Use of ammeters. In-line or series ammeters shall be installed under safe conditions in accordance with the National Electrical Safety Code and the National Electrical Code with the entire dairy system or the specific circuit to be t…

Rule 20:10:39:25 Pre-test documentation. 20:10:39:25. Pre-test documentation. All pre-test calibration requirements required by §§ 20:10:39:11, 20:10:39:12, and 20:10:39:13 shall be completed and documented. A drawing of the dairy shall be prepared by the qualified testing profes…

Rule 20:10:39:26 Suspension of testing due to presence of a safety hazard. 20:10:39:26. Suspension of testing due to presence of a safety hazard. If the service provider reasonably concludes that a dairy's noncompliance with the National Electrical Code or the National Electrical…

Rule 20:10:39:27 The cow contact test. 20:10:39:27. The cow contact test. The cow contact test determines the locations, if any, where stray current or stray voltage exceeds the preventive action level and identifies the locations where the cow contact voltage will be recorded in…

Rule 20:10:39:28 Conducting the cow contact test. 20:10:39:28. Conducting the cow contact test. The selection of cow contact points to be tested shall include a number of locations reasonably likely to demonstrate the presence of stray current or stray voltage, if any. The voltag…

Rule 20:10:39:29 Use of a voltmeter to conduct the cow contact test. 20:10:39:29. Use of a voltmeter to conduct the cow contact test. When using a voltmeter to measure voltage between contact points where one of those points is the floor surface or earth, a metal plate must make …

Rule 20:10:39:30 Use of a milliammeter to conduct the cow contact test. 20:10:39:30. Use of a milliammeter to conduct the cow contact test. When using an in-line milliammeter or a clamp-around milliammeter to measure current between contact points and one of those points is the f…

Rule 20:10:39:31 Metal plate requirements. 20:10:39:31. Metal plate requirements. A metal plate used to make an electrical contact with the floor surface or earth must be square, rectangular, or round, and have a surface area equal to or greater than 16 square inches. A weight of…

Rule 20:10:39:32 Recording the cow contact test data. 20:10:39:32. Recording the cow contact test data. The qualified testing professional conducting the cow contact test shall record the location of each test point and the values measured at each test point. At each cow contact …

Rule 20:10:39:33 Source resistance calculation. 20:10:39:33. Source resistance calculation. The source resistance is calculated for each cow contact location measured and the value recorded on the cow contact test form on file with the commission. The following formulas are used …

Rule 20:10:39:34 The 48 hour test. 20:10:39:34. The 48 hour test. The 48 hour test determines if stray current or stray voltage exceeds the preventive action level at selected locations over a 48 hour period. The 48 hour test demonstrates whether the primary or secondary sides of…

Rule 20:10:39:35 Data collection for the 48 hour test. 20:10:39:35. Data collection for the 48 hour test. A digitizing data recorder, with averaging capability and capable of detecting and recording transient deviations of one-tenth of a second or less in duration, is used to rec…

Rule 20:10:39:36 Measurement requirements for the 48 hour test. 20:10:39:36. Measurement requirements for the 48 hour test. When conducting the 48 hour test, measurements to the earth or concrete surface must be to a metal plate, using the procedures described in § 20:10:39:31. W…

Rule 20:10:39:37 Recording the 48 hour test data. 20:10:39:37. Recording the 48 hour test data. All of the data gathered by the recording equipment during the 48 hour test, including transient deviations, shall be downloaded and retained with the records of the investigation. The…

Rule 20:10:39:38 Reduced recording period for the 48 hour test. 20:10:39:38. Reduced recording period for the 48 hour test. If a qualified analyst concludes that remediation by the utility is required because the preventive action level is exceeded and the portion of the stray cu…

Rule 20:10:39:39 The primary profile test. 20:10:39:39. The primary profile test. The primary profile test measures or calculates neutral-to-earth voltage for a multi-grounded distribution system. Source: 42 SDR 174, effective June 21, 2016. General Authority: SDCL 49-47-2. Law I…

Rule 20:10:39:40 Data collection for the primary profile test. 20:10:39:40. Data collection for the primary profile test. The primary profile test requires concurrent measurement of the ground electrode resistance and current at all primary system ground points within three quart…

Rule 20:10:39:41 Recording the primary profile test data. 20:10:39:41. Recording the primary profile test data. The qualified testing professional conducting the primary profile test shall record the location of each test point and the values measured at each test point. Data and…

Rule 20:10:39:42 The secondary neutral voltage drop test. 20:10:39:42. The secondary neutral voltage drop test. The secondary neutral voltage drop test determines the impact of each secondary service on the neutral-to-earth and cow contact voltages on the dairy under controlled c…