§1710.208. RUS criteria for load forecasts by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers.
7 C.F.R. § 1710.208
All load forecasts submitted by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers must satisfy the following criteria:
The borrower objectively analyzed all known relevant factors that influence the consumption of electricity and the known number of customers served at the time the study was developed;
The borrower considered and identified all loads on its system of RE Act beneficiaries and non-RE Act beneficiaries;
The borrower developed an adequate supporting database and analyzed a reasonable range of relevant assumptions and alternative futures;
The borrower adopted methods and procedures in general use by the electric utility industry to develop its load forecast;
The borrower used valid and verifiable analytical techniques and models;
The borrower provided RUS with adequate documentation and assistance to allow for a thorough and independent review; and
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[65 FR 14786, Mar. 20, 2000, as amended at 84 FR 32611, July 9, 2019]
Source
Source: 65 FR 14786, Mar. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 1921 et seq., and 6941 et seq.
Source
Source: 57 FR 1053, Jan. 9, 1992, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[65 FR 14786, Mar. 20, 2000, as amended at 84 FR 32611, July 9, 2019]