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7 CFR §1710.208

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All load forecasts submitted by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers must satisfy the following criteria:
  1. (a)The borrower objectively analyzed all known relevant factors that influence the consumption of electricity and the known number of customers served at the time the study was developed;
  2. (b)The borrower considered and identified all loads on its system of RE Act beneficiaries and non-RE Act beneficiaries;
  3. (c)The borrower developed an adequate supporting database and analyzed a reasonable range of relevant assumptions and alternative futures;
  4. (d)The borrower adopted methods and procedures in general use by the electric utility industry to develop its load forecast;
  5. (e)The borrower used valid and verifiable analytical techniques and models;
  6. (f)The borrower provided RUS with adequate documentation and assistance to allow for a thorough and independent review; and