30-152. Application for certificate; hearing; multiple applications

A. Any person or operating unit desiring to become a purchaser of electrical energy described in section 30-151 shall file with the authority an application verified under oath, stating:

1. Its principal place of business.

2. A reasonably accurate description of the territory in which the energy will be sold or used.

3. The purposes for which the energy will be used.

4. The names and addresses of all persons and operating units engaged in distribution of electrical energy, and all districts not engaged in such distribution, in the territory described in the application and in territory contiguous thereto.

5. Other relevant information the authority by regulation requires.

B. The application shall be accompanied by copies thereof at least equal in number to the persons and operating units required to be named therein.

C. Upon filing the application the authority shall immediately fix a time and place where a hearing will be held thereon. The date of hearing shall be not less than ten nor more than thirty days after the date of the filing, exclusive of the date of filing. Written notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing shall be given forthwith by the authority by mail to the persons and operating units named in the application. The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the application.

D. If more than one application is filed for the same territory, or part of the same territory, the authority may consolidate all the applications for hearing at the same time and place and shall give notice accordingly.