(1) Pursuant to initial contact with a potential qualifying facility, each utility shall provide the Commission with one electronic copy of the utility's initial written response.

(2)  No later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, each utility shall file with the Commission the following cost data:

(a)  the estimated avoided cost of energy as required by 18 CFR 292.302(b)(1);

(b)  the electric utility's latest resource plan, including any supplements, as required by 18 CFR 292.302(b)(2); and

(c)  the estimated capacity costs as required by 18 CFR 292.302(b)(3).  These costs shall represent the avoidable resources in the utility's resource plan.