Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 476.58. Safety of distributed generation facilities--disconnection device required--rules

a. “Disconnection device” means a lockable visual disconnect or other disconnection device capable of disconnecting and de-energizing the residual voltage in a distributed generation facility.

b. “Distributed generation facility” means any of the following:

c. “Electric distribution system” means the facilities and equipment owned and operated by an electric utility that are used to transmit electricity to ultimate usage points from interchanges with higher voltage transmission networks which transport bulk power over long distances and that generally operate at less than one hundred kilovolts of electricity.

d. “Electric meter” means a device used by an electric utility that measures and registers the integral of an electrical quantity with respect to time.

e. “Electric utility” means a public utility that furnishes electricity to the public for compensation.

f. “Interconnection customer” means a person that interconnects a distributed generation facility to an electric distribution system.

a. For installations placed in service on or after July 1, 2015, a requirement that a disconnection device be installed at a location that is easily visible and adjacent to an interconnection customer's electric meter. For installations placed in service prior to July 1, 2015, a requirement that an interconnection customer provide and attach a permanent placard at the electric meter that clearly identifies the presence and location of disconnection devices for distributed generation facilities on the property.

b. A requirement that interconnection customers notify local paid or volunteer fire departments of the location of distributed generation facilities and associated disconnection devices upon completion of installation and procedures for such notifications.

c. Procedures for electric utilities to deny or disconnect service for safety reasons to a person who does not comply with rules adopted pursuant to this subsection.