RUS criteria for load forecasts by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers.

All 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]