New York State Electric & Gas Corp., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER94-189-000, et al.]

New York State Electric & Gas Corp., et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

February 4, 1994.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER94-189-000]

Take notice that on January 12, 1994, New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG) tendered for filing an amendment to its November

26, 1993, filing in this docket. The amendment consists of additional

information concerning the November 26, 1993, filing of an agreement

with the Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cooperative). The

agreement provides for the Cooperative's payments to NYSEG associated

with NYSEG's efforts to operate, maintain, repair, and replace

Substation Facilities required by the Cooperative and owned by NYSEG

within the Axtell Road Substation. NYSEG has requested waiver of notice

requirements so that the Rate Schedule can be made effective as of June

1, 1977. NYSGE states that a copy of the amendment has been served by

mail upon the Cooperative and upon the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER94-561-000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1994, Public Service Company of

Colorado (Public Service) filed with the Commission a complete version

of the ``Hayden-Blue River Participation Agreement for Construction,

Use, Operation, Maintenance and Replacement of the Hayden-Blue River

Transmission Association, Inc.; Platte River Power Authority; Colorado-

Ute Electric Association, Inc.; the United States Department of Energy,

Western Area Power Administration; and Public Service Company of

Colorado'', an incomplete copy of which had previously been filed on

December 29, 1993. Also submitted was a letter agreement dated November

21, 1985, which had been inadvertently omitted from the December 29th

filing, and a more legible copy of the September 12, 1985, letter

agreement filed in this docket on December 29, 1993.

Public Service states that copies of the agreement have been served

on the parties to the Participation Agreement, the Colorado Office of

Consumer Counsel, and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER94-938-000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1994, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM) submitted for filing a contract between PNM and United

States Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, Salt

Lake City Area Integrated Projects (Western) for purchase of energy.

Under the terms of the agreement, PNM will provide Western with 388 Gwh

of energy over the term of the agreement (April 1, 1994, through March

31, 1999).

Copies of the filing have been served upon Western and the New

Mexico Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER94-939-000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1994, Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing proposed supplements

to its Rate Schedules FERC No. 92 and FERC No. 96.

The proposed supplement No. 2 supplement No. 6 to Rate Schedule

FERC No. 96 increases the rates and charges for electric delivery

service furnished to public customers of the New York Power Authority

(NYPA) by $3,938,000 annually based on the 12-month period ending March

31, 1995.

The proposed Supplement No. 2 to Supplement No. 5 to Rate Schedule

FERC No. 96, applicable to electric delivery service to NYPA's non-

public, economic development customers, and the proposed Supplement No.

2 to Supplement No. 3 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 92, applicable to

electric delivery service to commercial and industrial economic

development customers of the County of Westchester Public Service

Agency (COWPUSA) or the New York City Public Utility Service (NYCPUS),

decrease the rates and charges for the service by $542,000 annually

based on the 12-month period ending March 31, 1995.

The proposed increases are a part of a Company-wide general

electric rate increase application which Con Edison filed to implement

rates for the third year of a three-year rate plan previously approved

by the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) and which is pending

before the NYPSC.

Although the proposed supplements bear a nominal effective date of

April 1, 1994, Con Edison will not seek permission to make these

effective until the effective date, estimated to be April 1, 1994 of

the rate changes authorized by the NYPSC.

A copy of this filing has been served on NYPA, COWPUSA, NYCPUS, and

the New York Public Service Commission.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER94-940-000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1994, New England Power Company

(NEP), tendered for filing amendments to the Transmission Agreements

for the Connecticut Yankee, Maine Yankee and Vermont Yankee generating

units. NEP submitted the filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35.1. This

permits, where two or more public utilities are parties to the same

rate schedule, one such utility to file the appropriate rate schedule

with the Commission and permits the other parties to the rate schedule

file certificates of concurrence as provided in 18 CFR 131.52. NEP also

tendered the Certificates of Concurrence executed by certain parties to

the amendments.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER94-941-000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1994, Pacific Gas and Electric

Company (PG&E), tendered for filing an Agreement No. 93-SAO-00018,

among PG&E, the federal Western Area Power Administration (Western),

and the U.S. Department of Energy, San Francisco Operations Office

(DOE/SF). This Agreement provides for the firming services needed for

Western to serve the Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National

Laboratory with power from the Pacific Northwest imported via the

California-Oregon Transmission Project. This agreement also provides

for accounting of the several services to be provided to DOE/SF by

PG&E, Western and possibly third parties.

Copies of this filing have been served upon Western, DOE/SF and the

California Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER94-942-000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1994, The Cincinnati Gas and

Electric Company (CG&E), tendered for filing a Short Term Transmission

Service Agreement (Agreement) with the City of Hamilton, Ohio. During

the term of the Agreement, Hamilton, will receive 25 MW of firm service

from CG&E to enable Hamilton to receive economic power and energy

purchased from a third party source during 1994.

CG&E requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements and an

effective date of February 1, 1994.

Copies of the filing were served upon the City of Hamilton, Ohio

and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Robert J. Brown

[Docket No. ID-2817-000]

Take notice that on February 1, 1994, Robert J. Brown (Applicant)

tendered for filing a supplemental application under Section 305(b) of

the Federal Power Act to hold the following positions:

Director, Duke Power Company.

Director, First Union Corporation.

Comment date: February 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. ER&L White Sulphur Springs, Inc.

[Docket No. QF94-70-000]

On January 28, 1994, ER&L White Sulphur Springs, Inc. of 550 Water

Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202, submitted for filing an

application for certification of a facility as a qualifying

cogeneration 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 topping-cycle cogeneration facility

will be located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and will

consist of a diesel engine/generator and heat recovery equipment.

Thermal energy recovered from the facility will be used by The

Greenbrier Hotel for heating and cooling purposes. The net electric

power production capacity of the facility will be 3.15 MW. The primary

energy source will be fuel oil. Installation of the facility is

expected to commence in May 1994.

Comment date: Thirty days after publication in the Federal

Register, 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. 94-3338 Filed 2-11-94; 8:45 am]

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