<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-34A-73.1 - Plant additions defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070758Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070758SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070758CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070758Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070758DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070758000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070758SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070758SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2070758Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-73.1"><span class="s2070758SENU">49-34A-73.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070758SENU">. </span><span class="s2070758CL">Plant additions defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070758Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070758DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-73"><span class="s2070758DefaultParagraphFont">49-34A-73</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070758DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-78"><span class="s2070758DefaultParagraphFont">49-34A-78</span></a><span class="s2070758DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, plant additions are investments in fixed generation, transmission, and distribution assets, whether purchased or constructed, including operations and maintenance expenses directly related to those fixed assets, real property, and new power purchases.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070758Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070758000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070758Normal"><span class="s2070758SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070758SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 230, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>