§ 1710.357 - DSM plans.

(a) A DSM plan approved by the borrower's board of directors is required in support of a loan that includes funds for DSM activities or for off-grid renewable energy systems. The DSM plan shall address the borrower's existing and proposed activities for the same period covered by the Long-Range Financial Forecast submitted in support of the loan application.

(b)(1) A DSM plan prepared by a member of a power supply borrower must be consistent with the IRP prepared by the power supply borrower.

(2) A DSM plan prepared by a distribution borrower that is not a member of an RUS financed power supply borrower must be consistent with the borrower's own IRP.

(c) The level of detail required in the DSM plan is dependent on several factors, for example:

(1) Size and term of loan;

(2) Financial impact of loan on the borrower;

(3) Probability of realization of the estimated impacts;

(4) Magnitude of the estimated effects; and

(5) Potential effects, if any, on other distribution members of a power supply borrower.

(d) RUS will consider effects of proposed and existing DSM plans on government loan security, rates, revenue requirements, competitiveness, other distribution borrowers, power supply borrowers or other industry recognized tests as applicable.