7 CFR § 1710.207 - RUS criteria for load forecasts by distribution borrowers.

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title: "7 CFR § 1710.207 - RUS criteria for load forecasts by distribution borrowers."
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section_name: "RUS criteria for load forecasts by distribution borrowers."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "GENERAL AND PRE-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO ELECTRIC LOANS AND GUARANTEES"
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# 1710.207 RUS criteria for load forecasts by distribution borrowers.

Load forecasts submitted by distribution borrowers that are unaffiliated with a power supply borrower, or by distribution borrowers that are members of a power supply borrower that has a total utility plant less than $500 million and that is not itself a member of another power supply borrower with a total utility plant of $500 million or more must satisfy the following minimum criteria:

(a) The borrower considered all known relevant factors that influence the consumption of electricity and the known number of consumers served at the time the study was developed;

(b) The borrower considered and identified all loads on its system of RE Act beneficiaries and non-RE Act beneficiaries;

(c) The borrower developed an adequate supporting data base and considered a range of relevant assumptions; and

(d) The borrower provided RUS with adequate documentation and assistance to allow for a thorough and independent review.

[65 FR 14786, Mar. 20, 2000, as amended at 84 FR 32611, July 9, 2019]