<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.s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0 { 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.s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000003 { 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="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:13:19"><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000000">20:10:13:19</span></a><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000001">.  Utility shall give individual notice of proposed changes.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> When required by the commission, notice of the proposed rates or rules shall be </span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">sent</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> by the utility to each affected customer </span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">after</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> the proposed rate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> is filed with the commission</span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">. If the utility does not mail bills to its customers, notice of the proposed rates or regulations may be required by the giving of notice in a newspaper, magazine or other publication of the utility. The notice shall indicate that more specific information may be obtained at the office of the utility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">    </span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> 2 SDR 12, effective August 19, 1975; 12 SDR 86, effective November 24, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">; 47 SDR 125, effective May 30, 2021</span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">    </span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-4"><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000003">49-34A-4</span></a><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">    </span><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-4"><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000003">49-34A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-10"><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000003">49-34A-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-12"><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0-000003">49-34A-12</span></a><span class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c16e1-83e2-4ada-ab5b-cab724b95593000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>