{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1710.208","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1710.208","heading":"RUS criteria for load forecasts by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers.","body":"All load forecasts submitted by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers must satisfy the following criteria:\n(a) The borrower objectively analyzed all known relevant factors that influence the consumption of electricity and the known number of customers served at the time the study was developed;\n(b) The borrower considered and identified all loads on its system of RE Act beneficiaries and non-RE Act beneficiaries;\n(c) The borrower developed an adequate supporting database and analyzed a reasonable range of relevant assumptions and alternative futures;\n(d) The borrower adopted methods and procedures in general use by the electric utility industry to develop its load forecast;\n(e) The borrower used valid and verifiable analytical techniques and models;\n(f) The borrower provided RUS with adequate documentation and assistance to allow for a thorough and independent review; and","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":"85eb2c4ec968b97cf51b97cb31751a8f61464807c77c51fc1adf8ec99f5b1f10","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1710.207","next":"us/7-cfr-1710.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}