(1) The parties to the proceeding shall include the municipality and the gas or electric public utility which owns the property. In addition, each county and government agency or department or other person entitled to receive service of a copy of the application under § 14-206-105(a) shall be a party if it has filed with the commission a notice of intervention as a party within thirty (30) days after the service. A party to the proceeding shall also include any person whose petition for intervention is approved by the commission.
(2) Any person may make a limited appearance in the proceeding by filing a verified statement of position within thirty (30) days after the date given in the public notice as the date of filing the application. No person making a limited appearance shall be a party or shall have the right to receive further notice or to cross-examine witnesses on any issue outside the scope of its statement of position.
(3) A person making a limited appearance is subject to being called for cross-examination only on the subject matter of the statement of position by the applicant or other party. If a person fails to appear for cross-examination, if called, the statement of position may be stricken from the record at the discretion of the commission.