(1) Separate consumption levels will be determined for each partner in a
jointly owned coal using facility. Each
partner will be allocated a portion of the facility's total consumption based
either on actual coal consumed by each partner, electrical generation received,
percentage ownership, or any other reasonable method determined by the
department. A joint owner's share of
the consumption from a jointly owned coal using facility will be added to other
Montana coal purchases by that purchaser to determine the total base level
consumption for that purchaser.