Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. ER96-2300-000, et al.]

Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

July 11, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-2300-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Arizona Public Service Company

(APS), tendered for filing the proposed Electric Power Service

Agreement between APS and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada

(CRC).

This Agreement provides for the flexibility to negotiate changes

which would not exceed a maximum cost based rate as set forth in the

Agreement.

A copy of this filing has been served on CRC and the Arizona

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

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2. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-2301-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Arizona Public Service Company

(APS), tendered for filing amended cost information to update APS FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). This Amendment revises

the ceiling rates applied to the Service Schedules in the Tariff,

Service Schedule A--Coordination Power and Energy, Service Schedule B--

Power and Energy Exchanges.

A copy of this filing has been served on all parties on the Service

List and the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

3. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-2302-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with Calpine

Power Services for transmission service under FPL's Transmission Tariff

No. 2 and FPL's Transmission Tariff No. 3.

FPL requests that the proposed service agreements be permitted to

become effective on July 2, 1996, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the

Commission's Regulations.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

4. Power Providers Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-2303-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Power Providers Inc., tendered

for filing pursuant to Rules 205 and 207 of the Commission's Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.205 and 385.207, a petition for

waivers and blanket approvals under various regulations of the

Commission, and an order accepting its Rate Schedule No. 1, to be

effective the earlier of August 30, 1996, or the date of a Commission

order granting approval of this Rate Schedule.

Power Providers, Inc. intends to engage in electric power and

energy transactions as a marketer and broker. In transactions where

Power Providers Inc. purchases power, including capacity and related

services from electric utilities, qualifying facilities and independent

power producers, and resells such power to other purchasers, Power

Providers Inc. will be functioning as a marketer. In Power Providers

Inc.'s marketing transactions, Power Providers Inc. proposes to charge

rates mutually agreed upon by the parties. In transactions where Power

Providers Inc. does not take title to the electric power and/or energy,

Power Providers Inc. will be limited to the role of a broker and will

charge a fee for its services. Power Providers Inc. is not in the

business of producing or transmitting electric power. Power Providers

Inc. does not currently have or contemplate acquiring title to any

electric power transmission facilities.

Rate Schedule No. 1 provides for the sale of energy and capacity at

agreed prices.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

5. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-2304-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy),

tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Non-Firm Point-

to-Point Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between

Cinergy and Virginia Power.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

6. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER96-2305-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU),

tendered for filing a service agreement between KU and Aquila Power

Corporation under its Transmission Services (TS) Tariff. KU requests an

effective date of June 18, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

7. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-2306-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Montaup Electric Company

(Montaup) filed 1) executed unit sales service agreements under

Montaup's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. III; and 2)

executed service agreements for the sale of system capacity and

associated energy under Montaup's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. IV. The service agreements under both tariffs are between Montaup

and following companies (Buyers):

1. Northern Utilities Company (NU)

2. LG&E Power Marketing, Inc. (LG&E)

3. Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP)

4. USGen Power Services, L.P. (USGen)

5. Sonat Power Marketing, Inc. (Sonat)

Montaup requests a waiver of the sixty-day notice requirement so

that the service agreements may become effective as of July 2, 1996. No

transactions have occurred under any of the agreements.

Montaup has existing service agreements with NU and GMP which were

filed by Montaup in Docket No. ER92-91-000. Since these agreements will

be replaced by new tariff service agreements, notices of cancellation

were also tendered for filing on July 2, 1996. Montaup requests that

the notices be allowed to become effective at the same time as the

service agreements.

Montaup has been informed by Boston Edison that Boston Edison no

longer desires any service under a service agreement between them. A

notice of cancellation of that service agreement was therefore also

tendered for filing. Montaup requests that the notice become effective

on September 2, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

8. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-2308-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Florida Power Corporation (FPC),

tendered for filing Amendment No. 1 to its contract for the provision

of interchange service between itself and Kissimmee Utility Authority,

formerly known as the City of Kissimmee. The amendment provides for

service under Schedule J, Negotiated Interchange Service and OS,

Opportunity Sales.

FPC requests Commission waiver of the 60-day notice requirement in

order to allow the amendment to become effective as a rate schedule on

July 5, 1996. Waiver is appropriate because it will allow voluntary

economic transactions to move forward.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

9. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-2309-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Florida Power Corporation

(Florida Power), tendered for filing a service agreement providing for

service to PECO Energy Company (PECO) pursuant to its open access

transmission tariff (the T-4 Tariff). Florida Power requests that the

Commission waive its notice of filing requirements and allow the

agreements to become effective on July 5, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

10. Public Service Electric and Gas Company

[Docket No. ER96-2310-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Public Service Electric and Gas

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Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New Jersey, tendered for filing an agreement

for the sale of capacity and energy to Louisville Gas and Electric

Company (LG&E), pursuant the PSE&G Bulk Power Service Tariff, presently

on file with the Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's Regulations such

that the agreement can be made effective as of July 1, 1996.

Copies of the filing have been served upon LG&E and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

11. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-2311-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Northern Indiana Public Service

Company, tendered for filing an executed Standard Transmission Service

Agreement between Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Delhi

Energy Services, Inc.

Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public

Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to

Delhi Energy Services, Inc. pursuant to the Transmission Service Tariff

filed by Northern Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. ER96-

399-000 and allowed to become effective by the Commission. Northern

Indiana Public Service Company, 71 FERC para. 61,014 (1996). Northern

Indiana Public Service Company has requested waiver of the Commission's

Regulations to allow the Transmission Service Agreement to become

effective as of August 1, 1996.

Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility

Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer

Counselor.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

12. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER96-2312-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, PacifiCorp, tendered for filing

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

a Long-Term Power Sales Agreement dated June 14, 1996 (Agreement

between PacifiCorp and Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC).

PacifiCorp requests that a waiver of prior notice be granted and

that an effective date of August 1, 1996 be assigned to the Agreement.

Copies of this filing may be obtained from PacifiCorp's Regulatory

Administration Department's Bulletin Board System through a personal

computer by calling (503) 464-6122 (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1

stop bit).

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

13. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company)

[Docket No. ER96-2313-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) (NSP), tendered for filing Notices of Termination of Resale

Electric Service Agreements for the cities of LeSueur and Olvia. Each

of these cities tendered a Notice of Termination effective July 1, 1996

after which each cities' electrical requirements will be provided by

the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

14. Graham County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-2314-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Graham Electric Cooperative, Inc.

(GCEC), tendered for filing the following as original rate schedules:

Firm Power Wheeling Agreement Between Graham County Electric

Cooperative, Inc. and City of Safford

Wholesale Power Supply and Transmission Service Agreement Between

Graham County Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Town of Thatcher,

Arizona, as Amended

Power Wheeling Agreement Among Graham County Electric Cooperative,

Inc., Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., and the City of

Thatcher, as Amended

GCEC requests waiver of the Commission's 60-day notice requirement.

Copies of this filing were served upon the City of Safford, the

City of Thatcher, and the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

15. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-2315-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an executed Service Agreement between NMPC and PanEnergy

Power Services, Inc. (PanEnergy). This Service Agreement specifies that

PanEnergy has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions

of NMPC's Power Sales Tariff designated as NMPC's FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 2. This Tariff, approved by FERC on April 15, 1994,

and which has an effective date of March 13, 1993, will allow NMPC and

PanEnergy to enter into separately scheduled transactions under which

NMPC will sell to PanEnergy capacity and/or energy as the parties may

mutually agree.

In its filing letter, NMPC also included a Certificate of

Concurrence executed by the Purchaser.

NMPC requests an effective date of July 1, 1996. NMPC has requested

waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.

NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public

Service Commission and PanEnergy.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

16. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-2316-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an executed Service Agreement between NMPC and Energy

Resource Marketing, Inc. (ERM). This Service Agreement specifies that

ERM has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of

NMPC's Power Sales Tariff designated as NMPC's FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 2. This Tariff, approved by FERC on April 15, 1994,

and which has an effective date of March 13, 1993, will allow NMPC and

ERM to enter into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC

will sell to ERM capacity and/or energy as the parties may mutually

agree.

In its filing letter, NMPC also included a Certificate of

Concurrence executed by the Purchaser.

NMPC requests an effective date of July 1, 1996. NMPC has requested

waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.

NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public

Service Commission and ERM.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

17. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-2317-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL), filed the Contract for Purchases and Sales of Power and Energy

between FPL

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and PanEnergy Power Services, Inc. FPL requests an effective date of

July 5, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

18. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-2318-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed the Contract for Purchases and Sales of Power and Energy

between FPL and CNG Power Services Corporation. FPL requests an

effective date of July 5, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

19. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-2319-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, The Washington Water Power

Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, a Notice of Termination concerning

Rate Schedule FERC No. 109. On July 1, 1996, an agreement, between the

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Washington Public Power Supply

System (WPPSS) and WWP terminated by its own terms and conditions.

A copy of the filing was served upon BPA and WPPSS.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

20. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-2321-000]

Take notice that on July 5, 1996, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, tendered for

filing firm and non-firm transmission agreements under which Rainbow

Energy Marketing Corporation will take transmission service pursuant to

its open access transmission tariff. The agreements are based on the

Form of Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an effective date of June 24, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

21. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-2322-000]

Take notice that on July 25, 1996, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, tendered for

filing firm transmission agreements under which Illinois State

University will take transmission service pursuant to its open access

transmission tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of Service

Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an effective date of June 24, 1996.

Comment date: July 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

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, 888 First 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-18217 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]

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