<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-78 - Nonapproval of application for phase in rate plan. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070763Normal { 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.s2070763SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070763CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070763Normal-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.s2070763DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070763000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070763SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070763SCL-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="s2070763Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-78"><span class="s2070763SENU">49-34A-78</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070763SENU">. </span><span class="s2070763CL">Nonapproval of application for phase in rate plan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070763Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070763DefaultParagraphFont">If the commission does not approve an application for a phase in rate plan as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-73"><span class="s2070763DefaultParagraphFont">49-34A-73</span></a><span class="s2070763DefaultParagraphFont">, the electric utility may not be prohibited from making, acquiring, or constructing plant additions and requesting and obtaining rate adjustments as authorized by this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070763Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070763000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070763Normal"><span class="s2070763SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070763SCL-000002"> SL 1992, ch 331, § 6; SL 2012, ch 230, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>