A.R.S. § 40-207: Electric service corporations; new extra high load factor customers; semiannual reports; rules; applicability

(Rpld. 1/1/34)

A. An electric public service corporation operating in this state shall file with the corporation commission semiannual reports regarding new extra high load factor customers, as defined by the corporation commission, that include both of the following with respect to the immediately preceding six-month period:

1. The number of requests for interconnection.

2. The number of completed interconnections.

B. Beginning two years after September 12, 2026, the corporation commission may suspend the semiannual report requirement by a majority vote If the numbers reported by the electric public service corporation pursuant to subsection A of this section are zero for at least two consecutive six-month periods. The corporation commission may vote to reinstate the semiannual report requirement at any time.

C. The corporation commission, pursuant to article XV, section 3, Constitution of Arizona, may establish required characteristics that govern the terms for electric service that is provided to extra high load factor customers that are not otherwise provided service under a preexisting electric public service corporation tariff. The required characteristics may include all of the following and ensure flexibility for an electric public service corporation to define specific terms for each transaction on a case-by-case basis:

1. Provisions for minimum billing requirements.

2. Minimum contract length.

3. Provisions that govern early exit or termination of service before the term of a contract concludes.

4. Requirements for customer-provided security, guarantees or collateral to support service contract obligations.

5. Requirements for extra high load factor customer payments to cover the costs of any infrastructure improvements, additions or expansions that are necessary to facilitate service to the customer, which shall be supported by schedules that are filed by the electric public service corporation that demonstrate the protection of nonextra high load factor customers from subsidizing extra high load factor customers.

D. This section does not apply to member-owned electric cooperatives or electric public service corporations that serve forty thousand connections or less.