<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-99 - Annual rate adjustment filings for certain electric service tariffs. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070784Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2070784SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070784CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070784Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2070784DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070784Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2070784000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070784SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070784SCL-000003 { 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="s2070784Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-99"><span class="s2070784SENU">49-34A-99</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070784SENU">. </span><span class="s2070784CL">Annual rate adjustment filings for certain electric service tariffs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">A public utility may file annual rate adjustments to be applied to customer bills paid under the tariff approved pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-98"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">49-34A-98</span></a><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">. In the utility's filing, the public utility shall provide:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000001"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A description of and context for the costs and expenses of environmental improvements included for recovery;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000001"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A schedule for implementation of applicable projects;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000001"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The public utility's costs and expenses for these projects;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000001"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A description of the public utility's efforts to ensure the lowest reasonable costs to ratepayers for the project;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Calculations to establish that the rate adjustment is consistent with the terms of the tariff established in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-98"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">49-34A-98</span></a><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal-000001"><span class="s2070784DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Other information requested by the commission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070784000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070784Normal"><span class="s2070784SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070784SCL-000003"> SL 2007, ch 272, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>