{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1710.200","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1710.200","heading":"Purpose.","body":"This subpart contains RUS policies for the preparation, review, approval and use of load forecasts. A load forecast is a thorough study of a borrower's electric loads and the factors that affect those loads in order to estimate, as accurately as practicable, the borrower's future requirements for energy and capacity. The load forecast of a power supply borrower includes and integrates the load forecasts of its member systems. An approved load forecast, if required by this subpart, is one of the primary documents that a borrower is required to submit to support a loan application.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1710—GENERAL AND PRE-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO ELECTRIC LOANS AND GUARANTEES","Subpart E—Load Forecasts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"d9a9c9cfcd0b2c729969e2bafb57090dc4977acbaf299a36234eacdddb463f06","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1710.155-1710.199","next":"us/7-cfr-1710.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}