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Subp. 23. Utility. "Utility" means Elk River Municipal Utilities. Part B. SCOPE AND PURPOSE The purpose of these rules is to implement certain provisions of MinnesotaStatutes Section 21613.164; the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, United States Code, title 16, §824a-3; and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 18, part 292. These rules shall be applied in accordance with their intent to give the maximum possible encouragement to cogeneration and small power production consistent with protection of the utility's ratepayers and the public. Part C. FILING REQUIREMENTS The utility shall file for review and approval by the governing body, a cogeneration and small power production tariff containing schedules 1— 3 and shall thereafter file annual updates of schedules 1 and 2 in the first quarter of the year. Schedule 3's contents shall remain the standing guidance unless and until the utility files changes. SCHEDULE 1. Schedule 1 shall contain the calculation of the average retail utility energy rates for each utility customer class. SCHEDULE 2. Schedule 2 shall contain the rates at which the utility purchases energy and capacity. If the utility has more than one wholesale supplier, schedule 2 shall contain the rates of that supplier from which purchases may first be avoided. SCHEDULE 3. Schedule 3 shall contain or indicate by reference to a publicly available document the utility's interconnection process, or "distributed generation tariff" adopted in compliance with Minnesota Statutes Section 21613.1611, subd. 3(2), including standard contract forms to be used with customers interconnecting qualifying facilities as well as general technical interconnection and interoperability requirements. The utility shall also adopt technical specifications with utility -specific safety standards, technical requirements for distributed energy resource systems, required operating procedures for interconnected operations, and the functions to be performed by any control and protective apparatus. Part D. AVAILABILITY OF FILINGS All filings shall be maintained at the utility's general office and any other offices of the utility where rate tariffs are kept. The filings shall be made available for public inspection during normal business hours. The utility shall supply the current year's distributed generation rates, interconnection procedures and application form on the utility website, if practicable, or at the utility office. Part E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS The utility shall report to the governing body for its review and approval an annual report including information in subparts 1-3. The utility shall also comply with other federal and state reporting of distributed generation to federal and state agencies expressly required by statute. 51