§ 158-783. Three-year action plan based on integrated analysis.

(a)

Each plan of a utility must include a detailed three-year action plan based on its preferred resource plan. In the action plan, the utility shall specify all tasks which are necessary to implement its plan in the succeeding three-year period, prior to the filing of its next plan. The action plan must contain:

(1)

A schedule for the acquisition of data, including planned activities to update and refine the quality of data used in forecasting, and a budget for such acquisition.

(2)

A section describing any plans to acquire new or additional models for forecasting, or resource or integration analysis and evaluation.

(3)

A section describing demand-side programs and activities during the action plan period, including:

a.

A description of continued planning efforts to develop new demand-side programs;

b.

A listing of each demand-side program which is proposed to be implemented in the action period, and justification for implementation of each;

c.

Designation of whether those proposed programs will be full-scale or pilot programs, and a justification for such designation;

d.

Estimated savings of energy and demand from the implementation of each program;

e.

Detailed time tables for implementation and resource acquisition;

f.

Description of the method for evaluation of each program and verification of energy and demand savings;

g.

Detailed budgets for costs to be incurred for each proposed program during the action period.

(4)

A section describing the acquisition or construction of supply-side resources during the action period, including:

a.

A listing of each supply-side facility proposed to be constructed or to commence construction in the action period;

b.

A listing of each transmission facility proposed to be constructed or to commence construction during the action period;

c.

A listing of each firm power purchase proposed to be made during the action period, and the timing and cost of that purchase;

d.

A time table for acquiring a permit to construct and a construction schedule for each facility;

e.

A detailed construction budget for each facility proposed to be constructed or under construction during the action period, and, in the case of facilities already under construction, a comparison of the last submitted budget in the previous plan filing with actual expenditures to date.

(b)

All budgets for demand-side and supply-side resource acquisition activities in the action period shall be in a format which facilitates the comparison of budgeted with actual expenditures.

(c)

The action plan shall contain schedules suitable for comparing planned and actual activities. Points of decision committing major expenditures must be shown.

(d)

Every six months after the approval of a three-year action plan, the utility shall submit to the city council and all other parties to the proceeding a progress report of the actions taken and expenditures incurred to implement the action plan. This report shall compare the expenditures budgeted and incurred, the actions proposed and taken, and explain any significant deviations from the utility's approved action plan. Any party of record may request that the city council hold a hearing on the report.

(Code 1956, § 52-357(a))