Alaska Statutes Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs § 42.05.731. Authority and duties of the commission

(1) establish protocols to facilitate communication between utilities and subscriber organizations to ensure utilities have the information necessary to timely calculate and provide bill credits to subscribers;

(2) require a utility subject to AS 42.05.725--42.05.735 to modify existing interconnection standards, fees, and processes when necessary to facilitate cost-effective and nondiscriminatory interconnection of community energy facilities;

(3) permit a utility to recover reasonable costs for the administration of a community energy program;

(4) facilitate the creation, financing, and accessibility of community energy facilities, including those owned by nonutility third parties; and

(5) require that the construction of a community energy facility be performed by employees of contractors and subcontractors who receive the current prevailing rate of wages specified in the latest determination of prevailing rate of wages for public construction projects issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 36.05.010.