# Pawtucket Power Associates Ltd. Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-29321 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** November 29, 1994 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. EG95-7-000, et al.] Pawtucket Power Associates Ltd. Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings November 16, 1994. Take notice that the following filings have been made with the Commission: 1. Pawtucket Power Associates Limited Partnership [Docket No. EG95-7-000] On November 1, 1994, Pawtucket Power Associates Limited Partnership (``Pawtucket'') c/o Dennis J. Duffy, Esq., Partridge, Snow & Hahn, 180 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations. Pawtucket owns and operates an approximately 62 MW cogeneration facility located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Facility's electricity is sold exclusively at wholesale. Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or accuracy of the application. 2. Amoco Trinidad Power Resources Corporation [Docket No. EG95-10-000] On November 8, 1994, Amoco Trinidad Power Resources Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, 501 West Lake Park Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77253-3092 (the ``Applicant''), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt wholesale generator (``EWG'') status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations. The Applicant will be engaged indirectly, through an affiliate as defined in section 2(a)(11)(B) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (``PUHCA''), in owning and operating eligible facilities located in Trinidad and Tobago: the 236 MW Penal Plant, located in the ward in Siparia, County of St. Patrick, consisting of two simple cycle gas turbines and a combined cycle generating unit comprised of two gas turbines, one heat recovery steam generator, and one steam turbine; the 634 MW Point Lisas Plant, located at Point Lisas Industrial Estate in the ward of Couva, County of Caroni, consisting of ten simple cycle turbines; and the 308 MW Port of Spain Plant, located in the city of Port of Spain, consisting of four steam turbine and two simple cycle gas turbine generator units. The facilities are all in commercial operation. The facilities are gas fired; the Port of Spain Plant also has the capability to use fuel oil as a back-up. Comment date: December 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or accuracy of the application. 3. Santa Maria Cogen, Inc. [Docket No. EG95-11-000] On November 7, 1994, Santa Maria Cogen, Inc., a California Corporation (``Applicant''), with its principal executive office at 650 Bercut Drive, Suite C, Sacramento, California 95814, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations. Applicant will own and operate an approximately nine (9) megawatt gas fired electrical generating facility located in Santa Maria, California. The entire net energy output of such facility will be sold by Applicant on a wholesale basis to Pacific Gas & Electric Company, pursuant to a power purchase agreement between Applicant and such utility. Comment date: December 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or accuracy of the application. 4. West Penn Power Company [Docket No. EL94-96-000] Take notice that on September 29, 1994, West Penn Power Company (West Penn) tendered for filing a letter requesting permission to deviate from the requirements of Section 35.14 of 18 CFR in response to the Commission's audit report of West Penn. Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 5. Potomac Edison Company [Docket No. EL94-97-000] Take notice that on September 30, 1994, Potomac Edison Company (Potomac) tendered for filing a letter requesting permission to deviate from the requirements of Section 35.14 of 18 CFR in response to the Commission's audit report of Potomac. Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 6. Monongahela Power Company [Docket No. EL95-8-000] Take notice that on October 21, 1994, Monongahela Power Company (Monongahela) tendered for filing a letter requesting permission to deviate from the requirements of Section 35.14 of 18 CFR in response to the Commission's audit report of Monongahela. Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 7. Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited Partnership [Docket Nos. EL95-9-000 and QF89-251-003] On November 4, 1994, Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited Partnership filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for a temporary waiver for calendar year 1994 of the Commission's operating and efficiency standards for qualifying cogeneration facilities. The applicant is a topping-cycle cogeneration facility located in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Comment date: December 14, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 8. Western Systems Power Pool [Docket No. ER91-195-018] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, the Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP) filed certain information as required by Ordering Paragraph (D) of the Commission's June 27, 1991, Order (55 FERC 61,495) and Ordering Paragraph (C) of the Commission's June 1, 1992, Order On Rehearing Denying Request Not to Submit Information, And Granting In Part And Denying In Part Privileged Treatment. Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211, WSPP has requested privileged treatment for some of the information filed consistent with the June 1, 1992 order. Copies of WSPP's informational filing are on file with the Commission, and the non-privileged portions are available for public inspection. 9. Torco Energy Marketing, Inc. [Docket No. ER92-429-004] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Torco Energy Marketing, Inc. (Torco) filed an amendment to the informational filing filed on August 1, 1994, which contain information as required by the Commission's May 18, 1992, letter order in this proceeding. Copies of Torco's informational filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. 10. Florida Power Corporation [Docket No. ER94-1245-000] Take notice that on November 2, 1994, Florida Power Corporation (Florida Power), in response to a request by Staff, tendered for filing a Revised Third Amendment to the Agreement between Florida Power Corporation and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. for Supplemental Resale Service, Transmission and Distribution Service, and Load Following Service, together with additional documentation in support of the filing. The Revised Third Amendment effects minor changes in Paragraph 9(b) of the Third Amendment filed previously in this docket. Florida Power requests that the rate change be permitted to become effective sixty days after its submission for filing. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 11. Tucson Electric & Power Company [Docket No. ER94-1437-000] Take notice that on November 4, 1994, Tucson Electric & Power Company tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 12. Illinois Power Company [Docket Nos. ER94-1505-000; ER95-42-000; ER95-70-000; ER95-81-000] Take notice that on November 10, 1994, Illinois Power Company (Illinois) tendered for filing amendments to the agreements between Illinois, Louis Dreyfus Electric Power Inc., Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., AES Power, Inc. and Enron Power Marketing, Inc. Illinois states that the purpose of these amendments is to revise the charges when Illinois is buying from a third party and selling to any of the above parties. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 13. Black Hills Corporation [Docket No. ER94-1542-000] Take notice that Black Hills Corporation, which operates its electric utility business under the assumed name of Black Hills Power and Light Company (Black Hills) on November 7, 1994, tendered for filing an Amended Economy Power Sales tariff and executed service agreements with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., and Public Service Company of Colorado, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, PacifiCorp, Montana Power Company, and Platte River Power Authority. Copies of the filing were provided to, City of Gillete, Wyoming, Western Area Power Administration (Loveland and Billings area), and the regulatory commission of each of the states of Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Black Hills has requested that further notice requirement be waived and the tariff and executed service agreements be allowed to become effective November 1, 1994. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 14. Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company [Docket No. ER94-1547-000] Take notice that Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company (Iowa- Illinois), on November 10, 1994, tendered for filing pursuant to section 35.12 of the Regulations under the Federal Power Act an amendment to the filing in this proceeding on August 10, 1994, as amended on September 8, 1994. Iowa-Illinois states that the purpose of the amended filing is to respond to requests for clarification of the filing. Copies of the amendment to the filing were served upon the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Iowa Utilities Board, Central Iowa Power Cooperative and all persons whose names appear on the official service list in this proceeding. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 15. Commonwealth Electric Company [Docket Nos. ER94-1600-000 and ER94-1601-000] Take notice that on October 21, 1994, Commonwealth Electric Company tendered for filing revised support data and a revised Attachment A for each of two system power sale agreements between itself and United Illuminating and Hudson Light and Power Department filed with the Commission on August 26, 1994 in the above-referenced docket. A copy of this filing has been served upon the Buyers and upon the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 16. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. [Docket No. ER94-1654-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (Montana-Dakota) tendered for filing an amendment of its initial filing in this docket. Montana-Dakota asserts that the amendment filing has been served on Mid-Yellowstone Electric Cooperative, Inc. and on interested state regulatory commissions. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 17. Fairfield Energy Venture, L.P. [Docket No. ER95-65-000] Take notice that on October 24, 1994, Fairfield Energy Venture, L.P. tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of FEV Rate Schedule No. 1. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 18. Otter Tail Power Company [Docket No. ER95-68-000] Take notice that on October 21, 1994, Otter Tail Power Company tendered for filing a signed copy of an agreement between Manitoba Hydro Electric Board and Otter Tail Power Company. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 19. New England Power Company [Docket No. ER95-94-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, New England Power Company, tendered for filing an revised Service Agreement between New England Power Company and Commonwealth Electric Company for transmission service under NEP's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 3. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 20. The Montana Power Company [Docket No. ER95-96-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, The Montana Power Company (Montana), tendered for filing a revised Appendix 1 as required by Exhibit C, for retail sales in accordance with the provisions of the Residential Purchase and Sale Agreement (Agreement) between Montana and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The Agreement was entered into pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, Public Law 96-501. The Agreement provides for the exchange of electric power between Montana and BPA for the benefit of Montana's residential and farm customers. A copy of the filing has been served upon BPA. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 21. Florida Power & Light Company [Docket No. ER95-100-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), filed an Contract for Purchases and Sales of Scheduled Power and Energy between Florida Power & Light Company and Florida Power Corporation. FPL requests an effective date of January 1, 1994. Comment date: November 30, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 22. Commonwealth Electric Company [Docket No. ER95-105-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Commonwealth Electric Company (Commonwealth), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.12 of the Commission's regulations, a System Power Sale Agreement governing the sale by Commonwealth of System Power (as defined herein) to Enton Power Marketing Inc. (referred to herein as the Buyer) to become effective on November 1, 1994. By the provisions of this agreement, Commonwealth proposes to sell to the Buyer electric power upon terms and conditions and in amounts mutually acceptable to the respective party. A copy of this filing has been served upon the Buyers and upon the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 23. Wisconsin Electric Power Company [Docket No. ER95-106-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing an Electric Service Agreement between itself and Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland). The Electric Service Agreement provides for service under Wisconsin Electric's Coordination Sales Tariff. Wisconsin Electric requests an effective date of sixty days from date of filing. Copies of the filing have been served on Dairyland and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 24. Appalachian Power Company and Kanawha Valley Power Company [Docket No. ER95-107-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Appalachian Power Company (APCo) and Kanawha Valley Power Company (Kanawha Valley), jointly tendered for filing with the Commission, a Notice of Cancellation of Kanawha Valley's FPC Rate Schedule Nos. 1 and 2. An application requesting authority to merge Kanawha Valley into APCo is currently pending before the Securities and Exchange Commission. APCo and Kanawha Valley request an effective date of December 31, 1994, the anticipated date of the merger, and state that a copy of their filing was served upon the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 25. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation [Docket No. ER95-108-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.12 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 35.12 (1994), as an initial rate schedule, an agreement with Catex Power Marketing, Inc. (Catex). The agreement provides a mechanism pursuant to which the parties can enter into separately scheduled transactions under which NYSEG will sell to Catex and Catex will purchase from NYSEG either capacity and associated energy or energy only as the parties may mutually agree. NYSEG requests that the agreement become effective on November 1, 1994, so that the parties may, if mutually agreeable, enter into separately scheduled transactions under the agreement. NYSEG has requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown. NYSEG served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public Service Commission and Catex. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 26. Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company [Docket No. ER95-109-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Fitchburg) filed with the Commission a service agreement between Fitchburg and Central Vermont for the sale of up to 8 MW (winter maximum claimed capability) of capacity and associated energy from Fitchburg #7. This is a service agreement under Fitchburg's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 2, which was accepted for filing by the Commission in Docket No. ER92-88-000] on September 30, 1992. The maximum capacity rate to be charged Central Vermont is below he maximum capacity charges set forth in the Tariff, and the energy rate is that established in the Tariff. Fitchburg requests that cancellation was also filed. Fitchburg states that copies of the filing were served on Central Vermont and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 27. The Electric Exchange [Docket No. ER95-111-000] Take notice that on October 31, 1993, The Electric Exchange (Applicant) petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Applicant's Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and the waiver of certain Commission regulations. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 28. Virginia Electric and Power Company [Docket No. ER95-113-000] Take notice that on November 1, 1994, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing an amendment to the contract for the purchase of electricity for resale (the Amended Agreement) between Virginia Power and Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC). Virginia Power states that under the Amended Agreement, Virginia Power is to provide and CVEC is to purchase, with certain exceptions, all of CVEC's electrical capacity and energy requirements. Virginia Power, with the concurrence of CVEC, requests that the Amended Agreement become effective on January 1, 1995. The Amended Agreement provides for the continuation of the requirements service previously received by CVEC, with certain changes in the terms and conditions. The principal changes involve defining specific exceptions to CVEC's requirements service, pricing a portion of CVEC's capacity requirements based on the costs of peaking capacity, and granting CVEC the opportunity to terminate the Amended Agreement prior to the end of its initial term upon the occurrence of certain events. Virginia Power states that copies of the filing have been served upon CVEC, the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 29. Montaup Electric Company [Docket No. ER95-129-000] Take notice that on November 1, 1994, Montaup Electric Company (Montaup or the Company) tendered for filing rate schedule revisions incorporating the 1995 forecast billing rate for its purchased capacity adjustment clause (PCAC) for all-requirements service to Montaup's affiliates Eastern Edison Company (Eastern Edison) in Massachusetts and Blackstone Valley Electric Company (Blackstone) and Newport Electric Corporation (Newport) in Rhode Island, and contract demand service to two non-affiliated customers: The town of Middleborough in Massachusetts and the Pascoag Fire District in Rhode Island. The new forecast billing rate is $16.44554/kw-Mo. Montaup requests that the new rate become effective January 1, 1995 in accordance with the PCAC. Montaup's filing was served on the affected customers, the Attorneys General of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Comment date: December 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 30. Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited Partnership [Docket Nos. QF89-251-004 and EL95-9-000] On November 4, 1994, Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited Partnership (Applicant), filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a temporary waiver of the operating and efficiency standards for calendar year 1994 pursuant to Section 292.205(c) of the Commission's Regulations. No determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete filing. According to the applicant, the 45 MW topping-cycle cogeneration facility which is located in Clark County, Nevada consists of a combustion turbine generator, a heat recovery boiler and an extraction/ condensing steam turbine generator. Steam recovered from the facility is used by the applicant for heating a 12-acre greenhouse. The primary energy source is natural gas. The facility was placed in service on May 11, 1994. Applicant filed notices of self-certification and self- recertification in Docket Nos. QF89-251-000 and QF89-251-002, respectively. The facility was certified as a qualifying facility in Docket No. QF89-251-001 [57 FERC 62,035 (1991)], and recertified in Docket No. QF89-251-003 [60 FERC 62,094 (1992)]. Applicant states that the temporary waiver is requested because during the testing period, no useful thermal energy was delivered to the greenhouse. Thus, the facility failed to meet the Commission's operating and efficiency standards. Comment date: Thirty days after the date of publication in the Federal Register, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 31. Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. [Docket No. QF95-19-000] On November 4, 1994, Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. of 1401 South Douglas Road, P.O. Box 1121, El Dorado, Kansas 67042-1121, submitted for filing an application for certification of a facility as a qualifying facility pursuant to Section 292.207(b) of the Commission's Regulations. No determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete filing. According to the applicant, the cogeneration facility will be located in El Dorado, Kansas. The facility will consist of a combustion turbine generator and an unfired heat recovery boiler. Steam recovered from the facility will be used at the Texaco refinery for thermal and mechanical processes. The maximum net power production capacity of the facility will be 38.25 MW. The primary energy sources will be refinery- produced Syngas and natural gas. Construction of the facility is expected to commence in the first quarter of 1995. Comment date: Thirty days after the date of publication in the Federal Register, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 32. Allegheny Generating Company for an Increase in Electric Rates [Docket No. ER95-144-000] Take notice that on October 28, 1994, Allegheny Generating Company tendered for filing a request to include approximately $11.99 million in rate base. The proposed change would increase revenues from jurisdictional sales and service by $1.2 million based on the twelve month period ending December 31, 1995. The proposed effective date for the increased rates is January 1, 1995. Copies of the filing have been provided to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission and all parties of record. Comment date: December 2, 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 94-29321 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-29321. Public record. Not legal advice.