<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-76 - Filing of general rate case after end of phase in rate plan--Exception. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070761Normal { 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.s2070761SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070761CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070761Normal-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.s2070761DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070761000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070761SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070761SCL-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="s2070761Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-76"><span class="s2070761SENU">49-34A-76</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070761SENU">. </span><span class="s2070761CL">Filing of general rate case after end of phase in rate plan--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070761Normal-000000"><span class="s2070761DefaultParagraphFont">Within twelve months after the end of the phase in rate plan, the electric utility shall file a general rate case with a full cost of service analysis including the plant additions, unless, upon motion, the commission determines that a general rate case would not be likely to result in material changes to the rates in place under the phase in rate plan, in which event the rates under the phase in rate plan will remain in effect until changed by further order of the commission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070761Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070761000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070761Normal"><span class="s2070761SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070761SCL-000002"> SL 1992, ch 331, § 4; SL 2012, ch 230, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>