Northern States Power Co., et al., Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER93-259-000, et al.]

Northern States Power Co., et al., Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

January 11, 1994.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota)

[Docket Nos. ER93-259-000 ER93-630-000]

Take notice that on December 29, 1993, Northern States Power

Company (Minnesota) (NSP) tendered for a proposed cost support formula

for the Municipal System Power Service Schedule contained in NSP's

Municipal Interconnection and Interchange Agreements with ten municipal

electric utilities (Cities) located in the states of Minnesota and

South Dakota. The Commission previously accepted the Agreements for

filing effective January 1, 1993. The proposed rates formula is

effective January 1, 1994; NSP requests that the first proposed rate

increase under the formula be allowed to be effective January 1, 1994.

The ten cities and their existing FERC Rate Schedule No. are as

follows:

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Rate

Customer city schedule

No.

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City of Ada, Minnesota........................................ 474

City of Buffalo, Minnesota.................................... 475

City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota........................... 476, 483

City of Fairfax, Minnesota.................................... 477

City of Kasota, Minnesota..................................... 478

City of Kasson, Minnesota..................................... 479

City of Kenyon, Minnesota..................................... 480

City of Madelia, Minnesota.................................... 481

City of Melrose, Minnesota.................................... 482

City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota............................. 413

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Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket Nos. ER93-462-000 and ER93-703-000]

Take notice that on December 30, 1993, Portland General Electric

Company (PGE) tendered for filing an amendment to its original filing

under Docket Nos. ER93-462-000 and ER93-703-000. The nature of the

amendment is a revision of tariff language and an update to costs

support for rate ceiling components in the tariff. Copies of this

filing have been served on the parties included in the distribution

list contained in the filing letter.

Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and the Commission's order issued July 30,

1993, in Docket No. PL93-2-002, PGE respectfully requests that the

Commission grant waiver of the notice requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to

allow the amended PGE-1 tariff and the service agreements with Vernon

and Chelan to become effective May 20, 1993; and to allow the service

agreement with Dreyfus to become effective July 10, 1993.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Western Resources, Inc.; Kansas Gas and Electric Company

[Docket Nos. ER93-523-002 and ER93-533-002]

Take notice that on December 22, 1993, Western Resources, Inc.

(Western Resources) on its behalf and on behalf of its wholly owned

subsidiary Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KG&E), tendered for filing

compliance tariff sheets in response to the Commission's October 22,

1993 order in these consolidated dockets. The tariff sheets tendered

are to become effective October 22, 1993.

Copies of the filing were served upon all parties of record in

these consolidated dockets.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER93-732-000]

Take notice that on December 29, 1993, Central Hudson Gas and

Electric Corporation (CHG&E) tendered for filing an amendment to FERC

Docket No. ER93-732-000 which is the Marcy South Agreement between

CHG&E and the New York Power Authority (NYPA).

The amended filing includes Exhibit 14 through Exhibit 18 which

provide the following information: Diagrams of the Marcy South

Facilities, Summary of Materials Added to Build the Marcy South

Facilities, Description of the Cost by Source Amount and Summary of the

Annual Charges for the Period August 1, 1987 through July 1, 1993.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER94-139-000]

Take notice that on January 5, 1994, Pacific Gas and Electric

Company (PG&E) tendered an amended filing under Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission Docket No. ER94-139-000, regarding an agreement

between PG&E and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).

PG&E's amended filing is made in response to FERC Staff's inquiry

regarding the need for the agreement filed in this docket.

Copies of this filing have been served upon SMUD and the California

Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Louis Dreyfus Electric Power Inc.

[Docket No. ER94-141-000]

Take notice that on January 5, 1994, Louis Dreyfus Electric Power

Inc. (LDEP) tendered for filing information in response to a request

from the Commission Staff.

LDEP requests an effective date of September 7, 1993.

Copies of the filing were served upon the WSPP Executive Committee.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER94-150-000]

Take notice that PacifiCorp, on January 3, 1994, tendered for

filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and

Regulations, an amendment to its November 10, 1993 filing in this

Docket.

PacifiCorp renews its request that an effective date, sixty (60)

days from the date the original filing was received by the Commission,

be assigned to the Emergency Interconnection Agreement.

Copies of this filing were supplied to the Idaho Public Utilities

Commission, the Public Utilities Commission of Oregon and Fall River

Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. North American Energy Conservation, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER94-152-000 and EL94-9-000]

Take notice that on December 28, 1993, North American Energy

Conservation, Inc. (NAEC) filed with the Commission additional

information requested by Commission Staff in regard to NAEC's filing of

November 12, 1993. NAEC renews its request for an effective date of

January 1, 1994 as set forth in its original application.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Puget Sound Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER94-200-000]

Take notice that on December 28, 1993, Puget Sound Power & Light

Company (Puget), tendered for filing supplemental information to its

original filing in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Puget Sound Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER94-203-000]

Take notice that on December 23, 1993, Puget Sound Power & Light

Company (Puget) tendered for filing in the above-referenced docket an

initial rate schedule between the United States of America Department

of Energy acting by and through the Bonneville Power Administration

(Bonneville) and Puget (the Agreement).

In connection with that filing, Puget submitted a draft Notice for

publication in the Federal Register which erroneously stated the

Agreement's execution date as ``December 30, 1987''; the correct date,

as was indicated in the filing letter itself, is October 25, 1991.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER94-254-000]

Take notice that on December 30, 1993, Portland General Electric

Company (PGE) tendered for filing a Certificate of Concurrence under

Docket No. ER94-254-000, relating an agreement, with amendment, for

interconnection between PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric and a

supplemental agreement for temporary use of facilities. Copies of these

agreements and amendments have been served on the parties included in

the distribution list defined in the filing letter.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Northwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER94-274-000]

Take notice that on December 16, 1993, Northwestern Public Service

Company tendered for filing various agreements for interconnection,

emergency interconnection, wheeling and emergency type service, along

with associated certificates of concurrence involving Northwestern

Public Service Company, Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., West

Central Electric Cooperative, East River Electric Power Cooperative and

the United States Department of Energy--Western Area Power

Administration.

Comment date: January 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER94-280-000]

Take notice that PacifiCorp, on December 29, 1993, tendered for

filing, in accordance with Commission's Order an amendment to its

filing in the above referenced Docket No. ER94-280-000, an agreement

regarding the installation of capacitors at Jim Bridger and Kinport

substation dated August 6, 1992.

Copies of this filing were supplied to Idaho Power Company, the

Public Utility Commission of Oregon, the Utah Public Service

Commission, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission and the Wyoming

Public Service Commission.

Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER94-327-000]

Take notice that on December 20, 1993, Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation (``the Company'') of Green Bay Wisconsin, filed a proposed

Supplement No. 4 to Supplement No. 9 to the Company's Service Agreement

with WPPI which relates to WPPI peak shaving for the period January 1,

1996 through October 15, 1997.

WPPI is the only customer currently peak shaving under the

Company's W-1 full requirements tariff. WPPI supports the filing and

the proposed effective date of January 1, 1996.

The filing does not change the level of the Company's rates. The

Company states that it has furnished copies of the filing to WPPI, its

other customers who are served under the full requirements tariff, the

Michigan Public Service Commission and the Public Service Commission of

Wisconsin.

Comment date: January 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Tiger Bay Limited Partnership

[Docket No. QF93-15-001]

On January 10, 1994, Tiger Bay Limited Partnership tendered for

filing an amendment to its initial filing in this docket.

The amendment pertains to the ownership structure of the

cogeneration facility. No determination has been made that the

submittal constitutes a complete filing.

Comment date: January 31, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should

file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18 CFR 385.214). All such

motions or protests should be filed on or before the comment date.

Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants

parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must

file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-1233 Filed 1-18-94; 8:45 am]

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