Section 1710.208 - RUS criteria for load forecasts by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowersAll load forecasts submitted by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers must satisfy the following criteria:
(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;(b) The borrower considered and identified all loads on its system of RE Act beneficiaries and non-RE Act beneficiaries;(c) The borrower developed an adequate supporting database and analyzed a reasonable range of relevant assumptions and alternative futures;(d) The borrower adopted methods and procedures in general use by the electric utility industry to develop its load forecast;(e) The borrower used valid and verifiable analytical techniques and models;(f) The borrower provided RUS with adequate documentation and assistance to allow for a thorough and independent review; and 65 FR 14786 , Mar. 20, 2000, as amended at 84 FR 32611 , July 9, 2019