<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:22:33.01"><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000000">20:10:22:33.01</span></a><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001">.  Decommissioning of wind energy facilities</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001"> and solar energy facilities</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001"> -- Funding for removal of facilities.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0"> The applicant shall provide a plan regarding the action to be taken upon the decommissioning and removal of the wind energy facilities</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0"> and solar energy facilities</span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">. Estimates of monetary costs and the site condition after decommissioning shall be included in the plan. The commission may require a bond, guarantee, insurance, or other requirement to provide funding for the decommissioning and removal of a wind energy facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0"> and solar energy facility</span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">. The commission shall consider the size of the facility, the location of the facility, and the financial condition of the applicant when determining whether to require some type of funding. The same criteria shall be used to determine the amount of any required funding.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">    </span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0"> 32 SDR 109, effective December 26, 2005</span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">; 47 SDR 125, effective May 30, 2021</span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">    </span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-41B-35"><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000003">49-41B-35</span></a><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">    </span><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-41B-1"><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000003">49-41B-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-41B-35"><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000003">49-41B-35</span></a><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">(3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-41B-39"><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0-000003">49-41B-39</span></a><span class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1b31fbcb-b28e-41b5-9b52-94e2f0d85923000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>