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§ 1710.207 - RUS criteria for approval of load forecasts by distribution borrowers not required to maintain an approved load forecast on an ongoing basis.

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Load forecasts submitted by distribution borrowers that are unaffiliated with a power supply borrower, or by distribution borrowers that are members of a power supply borrower that has a total utility plant less than $500 million and that is not itself a member of another power supply borrower with a total utility plant of $500 million or more must satisfy the following minimum criteria:

The borrower considered all known relevant factors that influence the consumption of electricity and the known number of consumers served at the time the study was developed;

The borrower considered and identified all loads on its system of RE Act beneficiaries and non-RE Act beneficiaries;

The borrower developed an adequate supporting data base and considered a range of relevant assumptions; and

The borrower provided RUS with adequate documentation and assistance to allow for a thorough and independent review.

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