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Part C. FILING REQUIREMENTS <br /> Annually the utility shall file for review and approval,a cogeneration and small power <br /> production tariff with the governing body.The tariff must contain schedules 1—4. <br /> SCHEDULE 1. <br /> Schedule 1 shall contain the calculation of the average retail utility energy rates to be updated <br /> annually. <br /> SCHEDULE 2. <br /> Schedule 2 shall contain all standard contracts to be used with qualifying facilities, containing <br /> applicable terms and conditions. <br /> SCHEDULE 3. <br /> Schedule 3 shall contain the utility's adopted interconnection process, safety standards, <br /> technical requirements for distributed energy resource systems, required operating procedures for <br /> interconnected operations, and the functions to be performed by any control and protective <br /> apparatus. <br /> SCHEDULE 4. <br /> Schedule 4 shall contain the estimated average incremental energy costs by seasonal, peak and <br /> off-peak periods for the utility's power supplier from which energy purchases are first avoided. <br /> Schedule 4 shall also contain the net annual avoided capacity costs, if any, stated per kilowatt-hour <br /> and averaged over the on-peak hours and over all hours for the utility's power supplier from which <br /> capacity purchases are first avoided. Both the average incremental energy costs and net annual <br /> avoided capacity costs shall be increased by a factor equal to 50 percent of the utility and the <br /> utility's power supplier's overall line losses due to distribution,transmission and transformation of <br /> electric energy. <br /> Part D.AVAILABILITY OF FILINGS <br /> All filings shall be maintained at the utility's general office and any other offices of the utility <br /> where rate tariffs are kept.The filings shall be made available for public inspection during normal <br /> business hours.The utility shall supply the current year's distributed generation rates, <br /> interconnection procedures and application form on the utility website, if practicable, or at the <br /> utility office. <br /> Part E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS <br /> Annually the utility shall report to the governing body for its review and approval an annual <br /> report including information in subparts 1-3. The utility shall still comply with other federal and state <br /> reporting of distributed generation to federal and state agencies expressly required by statute. <br /> Subpart 1.Summary of average retail utility energy rate. A summary of the qualifying facilities that <br /> are currently served under average retail utility energy rate. <br /> Subp. 2. Other qualifying facilities.A summary of the qualifying facilities that are not currently <br /> served under average retail utility energy rate. <br /> Subp. 3.Wheeling.A summary of the wheeling undertaken with respect to qualifying facilities. <br /> 3 <br /> 69 <br />