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02/20/19 REVISOR RSI/SL 19-3503 as introduced 10.1 (4)is planned to be installed and operated in a manner that does not unduly increase the 10.2 utility's system peak demand or require significant new investment in utility infrastructure. 10.3 Subd.9.Manner of filing and service.(a)A consumer-owned utility must submit the 10.4 filings required by this section to the department using the department's electronic filing 10.5 system.The commissioner may exempt a consumer-owned utility from this requirement if 10.6 the utility is unable to submit filings using the department's electronic filing system.All 10.7 other interested parties must submit filings to the department using the department's electronic 10.8 filing system whenever practicable,but may also file by personal delivery or by mail. 10.9 (b)The submission of a document to the department's electronic filing system constitutes 10.10 service on the department.If a department rule requires service of a notice,order, or other t o.t t document by the department,utility, or interested party upon persons on a service list 10.12 maintained by the department,service may be made by personal delivery,mail,or electronic 10.13 service,except that electronic service may only be made to persons on the service list that 10.14 have previously agreed in writing to accept electronic service at an electronic address 10.15 provided to the department for electronic service purposes. 10.16 Subd. 10.Assessment.(a)The commission or department may assess utilities subject 10.17 to this section to carry out the purposes of section 216B.241,subdivision id.An assessment 10.18 under this paragraph must be proportionate to the utility's respective gross operating revenue 10.19 from sales of gas or electric service in Minnesota during the previous calendar year. 10.20 (b)The commission or department may annually assess a utility subject to this section 10.21 to carry out the purposes of section 216B.241,subdivisions le and lf,upon notice from the 10.22 utility of its desire to discontinue the assessment.An assessment under this paragraph must 10.23 be proportionate to the utility's respective gross revenue from sales of gas or electric service 10.24 in Minnesota during the previous calendar year.Assessments under this paragraph are not 10.25 subject to the cap on assessments provided by section 216B.62,or any other law. 10.26 Subd. 11.Waste heat recovery;thermal energy distribution. Subject to department 10.27 approval,demand-side natural gas or electric energy displaced by use of waste heat recovered 10.28 and used as thermal energy,including the recovered thermal energy from a cogeneration 10.29 or combined heat and power facility, is eligible to be counted toward a consumer-owned 10.30 utility's natural gas or electric savings goals. 10.31 Subd. 12.Large customer facilities.(a)The owner of a large customer facility may 10.32 petition the commissioner to exempt municipal electric utilities,municipal gas utilities,and 10.33 cooperative electric associations serving the large customer facility from the investment 10.34 and expenditure requirements of the municipal electric utility,municipal gas utility,or Article 3 Section 1. 10 108