DOCKET NO. . EL 99-061

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iN THE MAnEW QF THE FILING BY BLACK HILLS POWER AND LIGHT

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,-- ri"r"-re*-8- ,-- QWCjklWk COMBINED ACCOUNT B#LbBN@ RATE SCHEDULE

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BLACK HiLLS POWER AND LIGHT CCIrMPANY EL 99-0OX

January 74,1999

Mr. Wilfiam Bullard, Jr. Execu'tibrs Director Suuf15 Dakota Public Utilities Commissior~ 508 E, Gapito! P'serr~, SD 57501

Subiect: General Service Large - Combined Account Billing Filing

Bear Mr. Bwllard:

Enclased is a copy of Black Hills Power and Light Corn %@&=vice large - Cumbinad Account billing (GLC) rate sche rsgiatianat rate scheduPe in order to accommodate certain cus ~ g g r ~ 8 1 ~ billing service.

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~ambina the customer's energy use &Wh), reac demand (kW) for each service and calculate the rat@ using the combined capacity and energy us

agree to provide a dedicated phone circuit. at their cost, od~1rfoi31 B ~ B I : ~ Hills $0 acquire the interval lead data.

Pawr?r S@IV/CI? Contract. The new contract includes

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAKOTA

BLACK HitLS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY SECilDlal NO. 3 ~ ~ P I D CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA ORIGINAL SWEET MU. 33 GILk,lPSG CODES 52 AND 53

GENERAL SERVICE - LARGE RATE NO. GLC-01 (Optional Combined Account Billing) Page 1 of 3

At mints on the Company's existing transmission and distribution facifities supplied by its ifl&rwnrt~cted transmission system within Butte, Guster, Fall Ricrer, Lawrence, fvleade, and L"fenningZorr Counties of South Dalc~ta.

"fo any single natural person, parlnership, limited liakrility company, corporation, or controlled- gr-ciup of corporations as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 1563(a) ("Single Customer"), which Single *

Customer has multiple accounts at multiple service locations. Each Single tSusfomer account currentiy billed an Company's General Service Large rate tariff must be converted to the Gsmbined Account Billing rate tariff. Single Customer accounts approaching a sire and cR-raraclte~ that would qualify for Company's Geeleral Service Large rate tariffwili be consldered by the Company for Combined Account Riiling on a case-by-case basis, Single Cusi~mer's energy use (kwh), reactive energy use (kVARhj, and peak demand (W), fir ~ a c h service will be added together and the combined totals will be used in calculating ?he Si~gle Customer's electric bll!. This schedule is not applicable for temporary, standby, - suppAmwitEary, errrergency, resale, or shared service.

.&R.C\CTER OF SERVICE

ATterrr&ng current, 60 hertz, three phase, at a single standard utisization vvliage most avaiiaabk aaf, each service location of the customer.

R& -+ Sqwim C h a m -A

650.00 per. service location

Caaadtv Charm $EIOQ.OO for the first 125 kVA or less of Billing Capa~iQ $5.75 far each additional ltVA d Billing ~ a ~ a c i t y

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4.37$ per ItWh f ~ r the first 50,000 kl;lh 4.27& per kWh for the next 450,OOQ k\Nh 3.99$ per kWh for each additional kWh

D4TE F4LED: January 'l4. 7999 EFFECTIVE DATE:

t31PBLIC U f lLITIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAKOTA

BLACK WlblS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY &Pi0 Gin, SOUTH DAKOTA Bfh"rrlNG CODES 52 AND 53

GENERAL SERVICE .- LARGE (Optiorral Combined Account Billing)

W I N O CAPACID

The Billing Capacity in any month shall be !he highest of the folluiing:

a. The kilovajt-ampere /kVA) load during the fifteen-rni~ute period of use d u d ~ g the metering period determined by dividing the mrnbjn r~pacity in kilowatts (kVv') Dy the pwer factor.

nature of school districts, which do not operate year-rolund.

1 2 4 ; s ~ ~ used during the motering period by the squ cornblr-sed kilowatt-hours used and the combined supplied during the same period. Any leading kiluvolt- pen& will not be corrsidered.

~;u&p~nd sawice providing, ten d sa;rvi@ is suspended for nonpay

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delivery of its electric power from an alternative ener which arB not subject to the jurisdiction of the South

DATE FHED: January 14,1999 EFFECTIVE DATE

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH IIAKOTA

BLACK HILLS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY WPtD CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA ORIGINAL SHEET NO. BftWNG CODES 52 AND 53

TERP&,S AND CONDlT5ONS

-1% Service provided hereunder shall be on a continuous basis. If sewice is dis rk%arned within twelve months after service was first discontinued, the cu charges th& would have been billed if service had not been discontinued.

%,* Service will be rendered under the Company's General Rules and Regulations,

4. Additional accounts may be added to the combined bill through an Amendm Electric Power Service Contract as long as they meet \'he applicable criteria.

ADJ WSTMENT

electric energy or service sold, and/or the volume of energy

DATE FILED: January 14,1899 EFFECTIVE DATE:

Sou&.% Dakota Public Utilities Csmmission WEEKLY Flk$NGS

For the Period of January 14,4999 through January 28,1999

ff you new a mmplete copy of a RAing faxed, ravemigt~t ~rwressed, crr mait& to you, please contad Delaine &lbo within five business days sf this filing.

Phone: 605-773-3705. Fax: 605-773-3809.

In the Matter of %he Filing by Black Mills Powr and Light Company irar Approval of Mew General Sewice Large - Optilarrall Cambind Armunt Rilding Rate Schedule.

On January 14, 1999, Black Hills Power and Light Cornpan-y (BHPgk) filad an optbnal General Service Large (Combined Account Billing) ratei tariff. BHP&L proposes to offer ahis optional billiq to single arstssmers in SauBR Dakota v~ko have multiple accounts at mulfiple service locations that are cumenfly billed on Bi-4P$Cs General Service Large rate tariff. irnitialiy, BHP8L will combine the wstomsr's csnergy use, r~s;Sive~enefgy use, and peak demand for each sewice and @lcuiake the monthly etw%c- Rill on the General Sewice Large rat@ using the combined capacity and energy Lose totals. Metering equipmarrt wile be installed in 5 yew'sv upan agreenaerit between BklFi&L and the customer, which wit4 alfw combined aecoirnts to be billed on a mincidemt demandi,a& billing basis upon certain requirements being met by the customer. Customers using this rite will be required to sign a new contract with BJbPtltLLwrRich address a potentially dereguCafed market.

Staff Attorney: Carnron Hssack Staff Analyst: Martin Bstarnann Date Filed: 81/14/99 lntewention Deadline: 02/05!99

TgZS9-006 ln the Matter of the Application of BneStar Long Distance, Bnc. far a Cartificats of Authority to Provide Teleoommunications Sertriws in South Dakota.

OnaStarr Long Distance, In@. is a reseller w4?i& intends ta 8TTer 1 + and 101 XXXX direct outbound dialing, ~ I 8 8 8 toll-free i~Wsmd dialicg, traW card and prepaid calling card sewices thruligh the resals tslerpt\we sewices provided by fscilities-based interexcha~g carriers,

Staff Aasrney: Carnr~n Hose& Staft Waiyst Harlan Best D a t ~ Fgled: 0% /19/99 Intervention Deadline: 02105199

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PUBLIC tTPILf'TXES COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAKGTA

Contract N W e r Effective Date

BLACK HILLS POWER I U i L , (hereinafter

h , contract as follows:

March 4, 1999

PUBLIC IJ'l'ILITIES COMMISSIO1\1 O F SOUTH DAKOTA

911 5l - - 8 4 ~ 8 % : ~ $%XI,&@ PQfYEl? LIGHT COMPANY .. S E C T I O N N O . 0 *-" s. 4 - -v G P ~ V ~ L I GET?, Scd'Ed DAKOTA ORIGINAL SHEET NO. 28

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p s $ - - * Customer agrees to provide Company, without cost, a suitable location ar!d rlgixt sf way on Customer's premises for necessary llnes and apparatus. All : 4 y r p 3 nttrs ~natakled by and at: cost of Company shall rewln its property and it shall liwue the fight to inspect, repair or remove the same.

@J;&& :he effcctlvi: date of this Agreement shall be I - , ana shall

t ~ n ? irrr~e a& lung as the Company has the exclusive legal right to serve the customer. At s12c11 time as ch6 C~istomer has the current legal rlght to receive or requesr 3fiifv<?ry of 1Cn elecLric polder from an alternatlve energy supplier under rems and znn:l~?.ianii whlch are not subject to the lurlsdlctlon cf the South Dakota Puhlic lR i l it it223 Cow~1~~aslo11 I"Custo~ner Cho~ce"~ , then the Customer inas request thar the ,*-, ~.i~,tg;~isr;j. meet r.lle terms of a Bona Flde Offer, as deflned below, from any alternative

energy ouppl~er. In order to quallfy as a Bora Flde Offer, the lr~rtial r a m must he BL ip i t s t ---- months. Customer shall provide Company lts reqliest for proposal at l e a ~ t --- weelrs prlor to the deadline for receiving bids for eleccric power Lroa a i tart?eLlvc energy suppliers. Upon Customerf s selectlcn of the brd wimier t UB47:1& Firlfj O f far" ) , Customer shall supply to Company the terns and conditiori of ti;~e Bona Fide Offer and other information which may be perzinent to Company's ~ v ~ l x n a t s o n of tns Bana Fide Offer. Upon persocally confirmed receipt of the eoda PlAa niter, the Company wlll accept or reject Customer's terns and conditions of the 83n~i Fldr? Offer wichln a mutually agreed upon time frame, but no later than *J~3y:3 aC rcceiviny the Elona Ficie Offer. If the Company is un&le or usxwilling to nutt?t l:lia rens and conditions of the Bona Flde Offer, then Customer shall have the r lg t~ r L.:, rakc its electric power and energy from the alternative elerw sgpplier. 3 Q w ~tci!apiiny'l~ r igh t herounder to meet the terms of any Bona Fide Offer fzom an ~!fc.rrsdt!vr energy supplier shall extend for - years after Customer Ch~ice has Lhwn zrcplernerrted. In the event thar Customer takes electric power tram an aiPnir?atave energy suppllcr under the terms of a contract which extffxis for less kri~:; s ----- y e w s after Customer Ciiosce has been ~mplemented, then the Cowany's ~tglrl; Ca Incot rhe terms of any Rona Fide Offer from ari alternatlve energy supplier eliaf f , agdn apply aS the termination of Customer's contract and the Crjinpany's right Iiaue!u~~der sl.lall have f irfjt priority over any similar rights (including, withcut i.zcni t n r lei;, opt lans to extend) granted to athex energy suppliers.

t i . l;&:=r*C, C o m p a n y s h a l l t ~ l l , a n d t h e e u s t o m e r s h a l l p a y f o r a l l e l e c t ~ i c ~ ~ . ~ ~ . a i l d c*rrbrgy sitpplred liereundez at chc rates and charges due and payable thorefore, pikt ;r~crint to the cornpanyl o electric rate schedule General Service-Larqe t-

Cgz&mL6%0~~1'lt 6i l llnq - GLC-01) , copy of which is attached as a part hereof, a d %:put) chr: Cerlrrs and cunditlons set forth ln such rate schedule and in the Ccqgmp's r u 1 ~ n snd regu'latlons. It 1s understood that the initial basis for charges p~z'~-sllclnt t r ~ catltraqt as above referred to may be revised by the Compmy frwn t2ni to t li:la, arid Cuetornex agreerJ thrrt should the Company, during the term of this ccnrract, ~ C ~ V I R C ~ ~r e l x n ) ~ ~ > q t e tlie schedule or rates attached hereto, such revised rate grtzedufe or the remalningr applicable rate schedule most favorable to Cltstolwr shall t ~ c ',!la baain for charges under this contract thereafter. Lxstoiner shall be nor i f l ed ~~xs~uptly of any such revision or el~mlnatlon.

7 i n In the event that any bll? for electrlc service is nnt paid $13

~icritrda.ricc? wick: paiymcrtt provisions of: ?he effective rate schedule, Company ma). ~uspcird rhe supply of power and energy r cancel this contract, but such action .1$;:t,ii J ~ C :elease Customer fr~rn the obllgatlon to paf for aeruice furnisira6 and the -~~r:$n!d? et~kt-grs .m.der erc1.d rate schedule for the unexpired perrnd of the coxtract: JL * !- -s , 6 n :: sc~, 1 I l-1: for dani~ges hecause of any br~dch hereof.

S:A"l-Z f2TiJE:T,?: Ksrck 4 , 3.999 EFFEC'rlVE DATE :

PLTBLIC UTILITIE$ COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAICGTA

ef [3~.l'%S 1r anenly fire, hxplosion, flood, 3 3 , J :~~ki? t i:ig, ~nsurrect Ion, mob a ~ s < t k s l : ~ ~ ~ i af n r injury co machinery or L ~ i 6 ~ i : t or other Cause8 not reasvnably i; xS;e f o ~ cfarmges an aueount of interrup

&&&j,&$,.g,i~&&&inn; E 3. Ci16 inn, Company shall n F Q pr-~pfzt.; n r injury ta or death of persons, s*ja:!t& 01 t?i'iip:.ioy@@s, or by any third person, " h f r lizrrilt lnn, usre or opera111411 of electrical

-Y- i;isciqialq tttterefrom, and customer agree f ~ , & 3 1 I ~ u d l Ioaa, damages, injuries n r

ItQeTLrc: l ~ ~ c a t l u n s be temporarily dlscontaected, the Comlja Yeqtiszil: w i t l r t n a ~easona~le time after notice thereof; 1fkcd:iriiii~:i4n+:e nhnl?. In no case rslxeve the Customer from af 1 h i p crirLtrr?ct.

du ty a~grrecl by Cotnpany and Csston~er, However, the cont dtd~lm'n of Lega23 y conetituted regulatory bodies havin C~1fRj1RIty ' B 4, <tkOS.

$arar?crtt~, anti ~uccaslaors i.n interest.

ikC2~S~'fRI:lld~31+Yl t P i 6 ~srtles hereto havs executed ttils contract in duplicate ,,t w . -_-.-,. ---"--,.- , , , , binding &id extending

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b i r i!i 9 lix ZWPT nrid I .?gh~ Couipany CLIS toner

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PUB%IC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF

PQ2IER A1i!B 'LIGHT COMPANY SCkUTH DAKOTA

vised Sheet No. 9

ed Sheet N a , 10 ed Sheet, No. 11

blaad 8 h e s k NQ. 12

Sheet lua. 2 5

, March 4, 1 9 9 9

ISSUED B'Y: .--

TW3I.Z OF COZJTENTS SECTION 6

Service Contract

F.AiP~e g.@vi~(i?& Sheet ~ J o , 13 :iasartd Rev'i~tcd Bheet No. 14 S;pi.l:~g&d K:6?~-68~d $hcek No. 1.5

.Pi:$@,% Rev io& ~ h e ~ t : fja. 19 P$tsr: R~~*i.sr_.d ;meet: NO. 20

:F=gxac Weviased Sqeet NO. 21

R 6 : k w RftvFsed Sheet No. 22

G~;$~gi .naI Biasel- NO. 24

t@:j%3;rr$2L $beet m. 26

Or,l~S,%x& Si:,ear-, PJo. 27

<2.r$gf.rua9 Ohget $40. 2 9

BEFORE "$HE PUBLIC UTBLBTBES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA4

4% THE MAnER QF THE FILING BY BUCK 1 ORDER APPROVING TARlFF Hacks POWER AND LIGHT CORWPA~~B FOR 1 APPROVAL ClF NEW GENEML SERW1CE 1 iEk99-061 URGE .. aPTIlgPWAB, COMBINED ACCOUNT BtLUHO WTE SCHEDULE 1

On ,January 14, 1999, Black Hiils Power arid Light Company (BHPgtk), filed with the Puhllc Utilities Cornmisston (Co~mmission) a new tariff described as-

S~d ion No. 3, Originai Sheet No. 33 Section No. 3, Original Sheet No. 34 Sscfion No, 3, Original St-sest No. 35

On March 5, 1999, BHP&L fi!~?d a new sample contract described as:

Sedion NQ. 6, Original Sheet No. 27 Sedian No. 6, Original Skeet Ns. 28 Section No, 13, Original Sheet No. 29

HI$ reltci~ions, ta the table of contents described as :

Sactiori No. 1, Fourth Revised Skeet Ns.4, repiacing Tnird Revised Sh Sedian No, 6, replacing Section No. 6 which ViaS effective May 21, 1997.

BWP&L proposed an optional combined account billing for terge - customers. The billing would be implemented by me @ifPE3al, arrd those qlralifying customers and would allow for cu

multipte sites to one monthly bill. As an additional option, custom %rubacsi$e to coincident demand and billing treatment.

This matter appeared on the Cornrnissisn's January 14, 1999 "199, fax filing with at7 intervention deadline of February 5, 1999, being atsff further mailed notice of this matter and the intewentian i~iaartifled by EC-DPICL as being eligible for thiz tariff. Ns parties so

At its reg~lmly s~haduled Maach 9, '1999, rrrr;eting, the Cornmissiun discussed final appravsl d ths tariff. Corflmissian Staff rec:ommsnded a cauti~ned approval.

8WP&L agreed Po file in the ne:a general rate ch-ispnge filing, comparison cfass-cost i$':%~ic@ ~t~!dies For the Genera! Ssrvice Large class reflecting revenues Osefocc?! and aftef it-* ,.rt,Ft,~*anta9i~n b-., + af the above AIsted rate changes. BMP& also agreed to ailow +he Camkission ta then chess@ ~lhi~S1 study ta use far ca$t of service.

Tile Cornmissisb finds that it has j~irisdidion ov

ORDERED, that BHPBiFs afmeme~tioned tariffs are ~ a f tk~e date of this Order: sad ik is htther

Dated at Pierre. South Dakota. this /sd day ofMara, 1999.

BY ORDER. OF TI

BLACK HILLS POWER AMP LPGHT COIUPANY P.01. BOX 4450 4U3 DEADWOOD AWE NUE

RAPID CIW, SOUTH DAKOTA 51709 hP%p:II~.bleckhiIIstop.com

JIM KECK BIRITGY SERVICES ENGINEER

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ofoont~nts revision sheets approved by the SD March 9, 1999 meeting. The effective date, as o lf4,,1999 is reflected on teach sheet.

Sincerely,

b-' Jim Keck

PUBLIC UTlLiTDES COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAKOTA

BUCK HILLS POWER AND LlGHT COMPA,NY SEGTCON NO. 3 RAPID GIN, SOUTH DAKOTA ORtGlNAL SHEET NO. 33 BILLING CODES 52 AND 53

GENERAL SERVICE - LARGE (Optional Combined Acmunt Biliing)

&V&LABLE

At paints on the Company's existing transmission and dis!ribution fa intercannedd transmission system within Butte, Cbistzr, Fall River, Perirrringfon Counties of South Dakota.

TD afiy singk natural person, partnership, limited liability company, arrporafian, gro'arsp of miposations as definea in 26 U.S.C. 5 1563Ca) ("Single Cu CuaZmr has rnuttiple accounts at multiple serwice Oocations. Each ~uu@nl;ly billed on Campany's General Service Large rate tariff miss a=lombira@d A m w t Billing rate tariff. Single Customer accounts ap ch-amder lh at would qualify for Company's Genera! Service Large c4ansidy~red by !he Compsny for Combined Account Billirlg on a czr Customer's energy use (kwh), reactive energy us@ (kVARh), and pea esch service will be added together and the combined totals will b us Singfe Cusbmer's electric bill. This schedule is not applicable for tern supplementary, emergency, resale, or shared service.

Gj&j3ACfER OF SERVICE

AIBrnating current, 60 her$, three phase, at a single standard utilization voltage most available at each service localion of the customer,

m. Service Gherae --

$sO.QO per service location

Ca~acitv Charqe $900.00 for the fist 125 kVA or less of Billing Capacity $575. for each additional kVA of Billing Capacity

Eneraw Charm -

4.37$ per %Wh for the first 50,QQO k1fhii.i 4.27$ per k'dh for the /reed 450,000 kwh 3.99$ per kbVh far each addiiinruai kwh

Mintnurn .-.-I--

The Sewiw Charge plus the Capacity Charge, ~~---S-T-L - -7

BATE FILED: ,la~;urary .! 4. 11 9139 EFFECTWE DATE:

BS$UE%"B BY: ____-_

Errergy Services Engirmer

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAKOTA

@SeKMlLL$ POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY SECTtON NO. 3 R&PiD CITY, SOkJTEJ DAKOTA OREGINAL SHEET NO. 34 BllklfC4fi CODE% 5'2 AND 53

~ $ P a w l ~ I ~ ~ - w , - - I--- GENEWL SEKVICE - LARGE -- RAT- (Optional Combined Account Billingj Page 2 of 3

g ~ ~ ~ J ~ c ~ P A c I n E Billing Cspaclty I n any month shall be the highest of the fallowing:

a. 33s kil~96lt-ampere (kVA) load during the fifteen-rnhi!te period of maximum ~isu during Ph@ metering period determined by dividing the cambinad maximum capacity in kilowatts (kW) by the power factor.

b. Eighty percent of the higl-sest Billing Capacity in any of the preceding eieven months. Billing Capacity ratchets will not apply to educational facilities, in the rialare of school districts, which do not operate year-rourrd.

'be power factor is defined to be the quotient obtained by dividiqj the combined kilowatt- hours used during the metering period by the square rmt offhe sum of b5e squaws ofthe e~mfiined kilowatt-hours used and the combined lagging madive kifovait-ampere-houm ~ ~ i p ~ f i e d durlng B e same period. Any leading kilovdt-ampere-hours supplied during We gmdod will not be considered.

Net ortarithly bills aFe due and payable twenty d a y %he ac;mtint ber.mmes delinquent. A late payment $dartc& shall apply to delir1quer.t accounts. Anon- shall apply far returreed checks. If a bill is not paid, Saspnd service providing, ten days written notice so~wiw is sus~nded far nonpayment of a bill, a Cust

Re Contract 8'riajl continue as long as the Company ha F:ugtum@r. 4t %ctc-h time as the customer has the w.cren G~liveey of its electric power from an alternz'jve ene kyirhich are mt subject to the jurisdic~on of ttw %utti I*Cusfomer Chdrzs). than the customei reqws tmna fide offex from any alternative energy slip; 4ief OFia t ~ r n any bana fide offer irorc~ an alternative erirgy a8er Customer Choice has been implemented.

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QATF FILED: January 14, 9 $99 EFFECTiVE BATE: Mas& 15,P999

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMDSSION OF SOUTH DAKOT,q

BUCK HILLS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY SECTION NO. 3 WP30 GlW, SOUTH DAKOTA ORIGINAL SHEE-T NO. 35 BKLlNG CODES 52 AND 53

GENERAL SERVICE - LARGE RATE' h10> GLC-01 (Optional Combined Amunt Nliing) Page 3 of 3

EsPIPS A@D CZQNDlTlONS

li SaMm provtdsd hereunder shall be on a continuous basis. !f service is dimnt ind sad tken rr?Sum& within lwelve months after servirx? was first discontinued, 'ihe wst6mr shall pay darges that would have been billed if service had not been discontinued.

2. &&crt will be rendered under the Company's General Rules and Regulations.

3, U~rsn rnutuet agreement between Customer and Company, Cornparry agms install metering @qtripmen? within five (5) years of the effective date rsf this c~rrimd, that wiil aliow fie peak dsmands and energy for each account to be added on a minddent basis. in order io provide @iis ssrwtce, the customer must first agree to provide a dedic&ed telephone circuit, their cast, Eti the '7net8tiny location for each acccjunt so that the Company may access the 45 minute intewal toad

4, Additianal accounts may be added to the combined bill through an Anvxtdment rio Exhibit A ofthe Eise$i.r; P ~ B P 1SBwics Contract as long as they meet the app!icaMe criteria.

B %ak~ng periods shall be approximately 30 days and are expected to be different petiocls for geagraphimlly dispersed service locations, Once coifiddent demand and energy billing is irnplemntsd, the metering periods for each service location sllaIl be identkat.

&lls wrnputecf under the above rate shait be a any impost, assessment or charge imposed or re%~'lt of laws, or ordinar~ces enacted, which is dcsbrir: energy or service sold, andfor the volume of energy gerterate

tSSklED BY: -

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E3f.kGZE BILLS PO'HEK LIGHT COMPANY SECTIQE NC. 6 P&PXD f Em, SOUTri DAKOTA ORIGINAL SKEET NO. 27

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GPCTRIC 'i-qir'W SZRVICE CONTJLkC.2 @X@TP%B Bt"COU1JT BILLING

Gtata 06 South Dakota

Contract l?umScr EEf eczive Date - -

THES CCII4TFIACT. mtle between BLACK HILLS POWEFi AND LIGHT CGMPPiVY, (hereinafter r & f e z ~ d co as "Coipanyl'), and , (hereinafter rzfez-reti t o a s *1L'U~jto~?.r" ) ,

XZB4ESSETH: That the par t ies hereto, for and in consideration of the m~turfl ;It$$eelnltrnttz tiereirxafter se t for th, contract as fo1lcu:s:

* *. Elacrrlc Poxer Suu~ lv . Company sha l l supply, and the Custorer sha l l take a l l c l s e t r i c power and energy required for 'ihe o ~ e r a t i o n of Cr,stomerls equipment 2tqtalLecl or to be ins ta l led by it &t irs nulziple servica locjtkons described i n Exhibit "A" . Such power and. energy s:hall be three 13 1 phase, a i t5raat ing current, agpz~ximately 60 cycles, a t the nomisiai voitages l i s t e d in Exh:bit "AM-

2. c c i t e s . Company agrees t o extend and maiatain its l ines ta ths yr-erriiscs of C u ~ t o e x and t o i n s t a l l a l f transfamess, switches, 1ightr:ing a rsss ta rs , mets?rG, recording devices and other apparatus nfscessazy for the pturpose of #eI.ivcriug and measuring the power and energy at the points of dr.liver,r as &e~cr"hed i n Exhibit "A". Such facilities of C s q a n y sha l l LC of E-&Zfcieat capcaczry t o s a t i s fy an e l ec t r i c power demand by Q~lstcxner at each secr ice Iociitian as Linzi~.d i n Exhibit "A". Customer shall, not i fy Canparty of any amkicipated subscanzial iacrease i n demand not l ess than ninety isill e f s prior to date of m c h increase, and an adjustment i n Contract Den,and &hall be made accardhgly,

3 . Lnlbined Account Billinq. Customer has elected the "Cclmline,d Accomt Rilllag* opcion of she General Service Large rate schedule. The Combined Account Billing npci.ur~ applies to any s ingle natural person, partaership, limi-ted l i a b i l i t y canpay, corporation, or controlled group cf corporations as defined i n 26 U.S.C. I L563Ca) ("Single Chstomer"), which Single Custoirrer has mil t iple accoants at multiple service locations. Each Single Customer account current ly billed on Cowqxiny's General Service Large r a t e t a r i f f must he converted to the Combined P.ccnunt Billing r a t e t a r i f f . Siagle Customer accouiits approachiilg a size and cfaaractar tha t would qual i fy fox Company's General Service Large race tariff w i l l be considered by the Company fo r Combined Accou~~t Bi l l ing cin a case-by-case basis . Single Customer's energy use (kwh1 , reacti-ge energy use tkWSbj an3 peak demand (kki) , f o r each service, w i l l be added together and tke co;rrbined tMafs wkll be used. in calculating the Single Customer's e l ec t r i c bill. Single O i ~ i e m s agrees to pay a "Combined Account" service charge, as defined i n t he GLC r2Ea CatifP, each month t o cover the administration, b i l l ing a d setex ing af the ac=cotmt.

4 . Coil~cident D e m a n d and Enerw Bi l l ins . U p n zui-us1 agreemnr fxth-eezi Con~pany , Company a~yrees t~ i n s t a l l me te r iq e g i i p e n t , within eEfective date of t h i s contract, t b t .**ill ailow the pa &e trach account t o be added on a coinci~?enr b x i s . In order to p1 the Customer must first agree t o provide, a t Cus2mer's expe telephone c i rcu i t a t the aeteriny locatior. fo r each enwico loca account sg that Company may access 15 7-inu'ie h t e s v a l l a d data.

'5. Customer Fac i l i t i es . Customer sha l l i n s t a l l and maintain, &t it;?. ~ r i n e w c ~ e , iz approved stalzdards of construction, a l l other f a c i l i t i e s on Customer's sidt? of

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poins of delivery which are necescary for the roper reception of. ~lectrica2 guwir itnd energy and for its use beyond such po in t . Such faci l iCics and c=t~storix~s plant, equipment sha l l be of types which. w i l l cot interEere %i t& a t k r sexvice renilered by Comp>any and be eubjact t o inspection hy Compitny at: re~san&ble ti=%.

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DJkTE FILED: lWarch 5 , 1999

ISSUED BY:-

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8 . Pavment,. Company s h a l l b l l l , and the customer sb.ilP pay EOL all electric pwer and energy supplied hereunder a t the races m.d ct-iirges due and payable Eherafpre, pursuant t o the Comnpany's e l e c t r i c r a t e schedule C;enaralr Se -~ ice -Larse fc)nt;ifinal _Combined Account Bi l l inq - GLC-Ol?, copy of which i s attached a s a pa r t hereof, and upon the terms and conditions s e t f o r t h i n such rate schedule and i n the Company's ru les and regulations. 1'. is uwderstood t h a t the initial bs.si,s f o r charges pursuant t o t h i s contract a s above referred t o m a y be revised by t he Company from time t o time, and Custon~er agrees t h a t should the Company, dufing the term of t h i s con t rac t , revise o r eliminate the schedule o r r a t e s attached hereto, such revised r a t e schedule or the remaining applicable r a t e schedule most fdvorable t o Customer s h a l l be the bas i s for chazges under t h i s contract the rea f te r . Customer s h a l l be no t i f i ed promptly of any such rovisiofi or elimination.

9. tJon-Pavmens In the event t h a t any b i l l f o r e l e c t r i c service is ncrt paid in accordance w i t h payment provisions of - h e e f f e c t i v e r a t e cchedula, Colnpany may suspend the supply of power a ~ d energy ~r cancel t h i s coqtract , b ~ i t such actbaa ahtill not r e lease Customer from the obligation t o pay f o r service £ m i s h e d and the rciinn~nurn charges under s a i d r a t e schedule far the uriexpired period oT the ccntract o r from l i a b i l i t y for damages because of any breach hereof.

I DATE F1S4ZD: March 5 , 1999 EFFECTIVE DATE: Maxeh If, 1993

BLACK HPLLS POWER AND LIG3T COKPAX'Z SZCTZSZG NU, 2 BAFELf CITY, S O W DAKOTA F033Ti"S ZXi'hS2D SEEiET 240. 4

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First Revised Sheet No. 13 Sticolld Revised Sheet No. 14 Saco~ld Revised Sheet No. 15 Second Revised Sheet No. 16 Scaand Revised Sheet No. 17 Second Revised Sheet No. 18 First Revised Sheet No. 19 First Revised Sheet No. 20

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DATE FILED: March 5, 1999

ISSTJED BY: --

PU13LLC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH DAKOTA

POblER AND LIGHT COMPANY SQUTH DAKOTA

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