September 30 - Customer Contribution Fund Activity Report is due to the Iowa Utilities Board via its Electronic Filing System (EFS). This is an Iowa Utilities Board requirement for all municipal electric utilities.

September 30 - Title V Semi-Annual Monitoring Report is due to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. This is required for any facilities with a Title V Operating Permit.

October 1 - Estimated Replacement Tax Form is due to the Iowa Department of Revenue. This form only needs to be completed  if any of the following conditions apply:  1) Utility is reporting replacement tax for the first time or the prior year replacement tax was zero or a partial tax 2) Utility's transmission and generation tax will vary by more than 10% from the previous year 3) Natural gas deliveries to a new electric power plant vary more than 10% from last year 4) Utility paid more than $500,000 in replacement taxes in the prior year. A copy of the form can be found on IAMU's website under the Electric Calendar.

October 31 - Notification of Winter Energy Assistance Funds (LIHEAP).  There is no report to complete and submit but an annual notice to customers is required by the Iowa Utilities Board. Utilities of different sizes have different rules for how to post the notices. Please visit IAMU’s website to locate the rules https://members.iamu.org/page/Electric_Calendar.

The Fall is also a good time to send out the annual Grain Bin Notification. This is an annual requirement by the Iowa Utilities Board. All Iowa municipal electric utilities are required to notify customers involved in potential grain bin construction of specific overhead line clearances that must be adhered to when constructing grain bins. In September 2017, IAMU updated the Grain Bin Notification brochure. The diagrams have not changed, but the reference has been updated to reference the 2017 Edition of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). Please check your Grain Bin Notification brochures and ensure you are using the most updated version. If you need an updated version, you can find that on IAMU’s website at http://members.iamu.org/?page=Electric_Calendar toward the bottom of the regulatory calendar.

If you have any questions on the above reporting or need assistance in completing and/or filing the report, please contact Krista Wenzel, Consortia Consulting, IAMU Regulatory Partner, at 402.441.1684 or by email at eefiling@iamu.org.

Several reports due within the first quarter. A few of the major reports are listed below. Underlined reports are required reports for all electric utilities. 

Should you have any questions or need assistance in completing the reports, please let Krista Wenzel know. Krista can be reached at: eefiling@iamu.org or by phone at 402.441.1684.

• February 29: EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report.  Required for all electric generators with a capacity equal to or greater than 1MW or if the generator is connected to the grid and has the ability to draw power from or deliver power to the grid.  Due to the EIA.
• March 1: Grain Bin Notification. There is no reporting for this, but it is mandated by the IUB to notify customers involved in potential grain bin construction of specific overhead line clearances that must be adhered to when constructing grain bins. We typically remind you of this requirement both in the spring and the fall.
• March 31: Municipal Transfer Replacement Tax Return. This is required for all electric municipal utilities and is due to the City CFO.
• March 31: Statewide Property Tax Return. This is required for all electric municipal utilities that own taxable property. If you need to complete this form, you will receive notification from the Iowa Department of Revenue. Due to the Iowa Department of Revenue.
• March 31: Replacement Tax Form A: Required for all municipal electric utilities that own taxable property. Due to the Iowa Department of Revenue.
• April 1: Annual Electric Report (ME-1). Required for all municipal electric utilities and is due to the Iowa Utilities Board via the Electronic Filing System.
• April 30: EIA-861 Annual Electric Power Industry Report. Required for all electric utilities. If your retail sales are less than 100,000 MWH you can complete the EIA-861S (short form). You must complete a full EIA-861 every five years. EIA will tell you what report you need to complete once you log into the reporting website.

To see more information on upcoming reports, please visit IAMU's website at http://members.iamu.org/?page=Electric_Calendar.

At IAMU, we understand that meeting regulatory reporting requirements is important but can be overwhelming at times. IAMU is committed to helping our members with regulatory reporting requirements. We are working with the professionals at Consortia Consulting who can provide their expert services to assist you in completing your necessary reports.

For more information on the regulatory reporting services, contact Krista Allen at Consortia. You may reach her at eefiling@iamu.org or by phone at 402.441.1684.

For more on regulatory reporting requirements and deadlines, check out the IAMU website, which includes calendars that show month-by-month the required state and federal reports due that month. The calendars show:

• When the reports are due
•  A link to the reports
•  Instructions
•  Other helpful tools

For the gas calendar, click here. 

For the electric calendar, click here.