476.1 Applicability of authority.
1. The utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce shall regulate the rates and services of public utilities to the extent and in the manner hereinafter provided.
2. As used in this chapter, “board” or “utilities board” means the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce.
3. As used in this chapter, “public utility” shall include any person, partnership, business association, or corporation, domestic or foreign, owning or operating any facilities for:
a. Furnishing gas by piped distribution system or electricity to the public for compensation.
b. Furnishing communications services to the public for compensation.
c. Furnishing water by piped distribution system to the public for compensation.
d. Furnishing sanitary sewage or storm water drainage disposal by piped collection system to the public for compensation.
4. This chapter does not apply to municipally owned waterworks, waterworks having less than two thousand customers, joint water utilities established pursuant to chapter 389, rural water districts incorporated and organized pursuant to chapters 357A and 504, cooperative water associations incorporated and organized pursuant to chapter 499, municipally owned sanitary sewage or storm water drainage systems, sanitary districts incorporated and organized pursuant to chapter 358, districts organized pursuant to chapter 468, or a person furnishing electricity to five or fewer customers either by secondary line or from an alternate energy production facility or small hydro facility, from electricity that is produced primarily for the person’s own use.
5. The jurisdiction of the board under this chapter shall include efforts designed to promote the use of energy efficiency strategies by gas and electric utilities required to be rate-regulated.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §490A.1; C77, 79, 81, §476.1; 81 Acts, ch 156, §4]
83 Acts, ch 127, §15, 16; 84 Acts, ch 1031, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1172, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1252, §18; 91 Acts, ch 150, §1; 91 Acts, ch 168, §9; 96 Acts, ch 1196, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §393; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §67; 2016 Acts, ch 1013, §1, 2; 2018 Acts, ch 1135, §3; 2018 Acts, ch 1160, §4
Referred to in §8B.25, 16.151, 306.46, 331.301, 352.6, 364.3, 388.2A, 423.3, 455H.304, 476.6, 476.20, 476.22, 476.27, 476.58, 476.84, 476.91, 499.30, 499.33, 714H.4, 716.6B, 716.7
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 476 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION
Section 476.1 - Applicability of authority.
Section 476.1A - Applicability of authority — certain electric utilities.
Section 476.1B - Applicability of authority — municipally owned utilities.
Section 476.1C - Applicability of authority — certain gas utilities.
Section 476.1D - Regulation and deregulation of communications services.
Section 476.2 - Board powers and rules — utility’s Iowa office.
Section 476.3 - Complaints — investigation — refunds.
Section 476.4 - Tariffs filed.
Section 476.4A - Exemption from tariff filings for telephone utilities.
Section 476.5 - Adherence to schedules.
Section 476.6A - Alternate energy production facilities — notification requirements.
Section 476.7 - Application by utility for review.
Section 476.8 - Utility charges and service.
Section 476.9 - Accounts rendered to board.
Section 476.10 - Investigations — expense — appropriation.
Section 476.10B - Energy-efficient building.
Section 476.11 - Telephone toll connections.
Section 476.12 - Rehearings before board.
Section 476.13 - Judicial review.
Section 476.14 - Violations stopped.
Section 476.15 - Extent of jurisdiction.
Section 476.16 - Annual report.
Section 476.17 - Peak-load energy conservation.
Section 476.18 - Impermissible charges.
Section 476.19 - Construction of statutes.
Section 476.20 - Disconnection limited — notice — moratorium — deposits.
Section 476.21 - Discrimination prohibited.
Section 476.23 - Electric service conflicts — certificates of authority.
Section 476.24 - Electric utility service area maps.
Section 476.25 - Assigned service areas — electric utilities — legislative policy.
Section 476.26 - Effect of incorporation, annexation, or consolidation.
Section 476.27 - Public utility crossing — railroad rights-of-way.
Section 476.29 - Certificates for providing local telecommunications services.
Section 476.31 - Continuing audit of operation.
Section 476.32 - Review of annual reports.
Section 476.33 - Rules governing hearings.
Section 476.43 - Rates for alternate energy production facilities.
Section 476.44A - Trading of credits.
Section 476.45 - Exemption from excess capacity.
Section 476.46 - Alternate energy revolving loan program.
Section 476.46A - Energy infrastructure revolving loan program.
Section 476.47 - Alternate energy purchase programs.
Section 476.48 - Small wind innovation zone program.
Section 476.49 - Billing methods for distributed generation customers.
Section 476.51 - Civil penalty.
Section 476.52 - Management efficiency.
Section 476.53 - Electric generating and transmission facilities.
Section 476.53A - Renewable electric power generation.
Section 476.54 - Delayed payment charges.
Section 476.55 - Complaint of antitrust activities.
Section 476.56 - Energy costs provided.
Section 476.57 - Limitations on use of ADAD equipment — penalty.
Section 476.62 - Energy-efficient lighting required.
Section 476.63 - Energy efficiency programs.
Section 476.65 - Energy audits.
Section 476.66 - Customer contribution fund.
Section 476.73 - Affiliate records.
Section 476.74 - Affiliate information required to be filed.
Section 476.75 - Audits required.
Section 476.76 - Reorganization defined.
Section 476.77 - Time and standards for review.
Section 476.78 - Cross-subsidization prohibited.
Section 476.79 - Provision of nonutility service.
Section 476.80 - Additional requirements.
Section 476.81 - Audit required.
Section 476.82 - Exemption — energy efficiency.
Section 476.87 - Certification of competitive natural gas providers.
Section 476.91 - Alternative operator services.
Section 476.95A - Annual registration for telecommunications service providers.
Section 476.95B - Applicability of authority.
Section 476.97 - Price regulation.
Section 476.98 - Earnings calculation and report.
Section 476.99 - Additional price regulation plan provisions.
Section 476.100 - Prohibited acts.
Section 476.101 - Local exchange competition.
Section 476.102 - Universal service.
Section 476.103 - Unauthorized change in service — civil penalty.