CEA Meiya Power Ltd., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. EG97-1-000, et al.]

CEA Meiya Power Ltd., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

October 21, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. CEA Meiya Power Ltd.

[Docket No. EG97-1-000]

On October 8, 1996, CEA Meiya Power Ltd. (``CNP''), with its

principal office at P.O. Box HM 1022, Clarendon House, Church Street,

Hamilton HM DX, Bermuda, 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.

CNP is a company organized under the laws of Bermuda. CNP will be

engaged, indirectly through an Affiliate, as defined in Section

2(a)(11)(B) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,

exclusively in owning, or both owning and operating a 100 MW coal-fired

cogeneration facility consisting of two 50 MW steam boilers and three

extracting/condensing steam turbines to be located in Nanjing Jiangsu

Province, People's Republic of China and to engage in project

development activities with respect thereto.

Comment date: November 8, 1996, 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. New Energy Ventures, Inc. v. Southern California Edison Company and

Edison Source

[Docket No. EL97-2-000]

Take notice that on October 11, 1996, New Energy Ventures, Inc.

(NEV) tendered for filing a complaint against Southern California

Edison Company (SCE) and Edison Source. NEV states that SCE has refused

to provide market information to non-affiliates at the same time that

it provides such information to Edison Source in violation of the

applicable code of conduct and Commission orders.

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Comment date: November 20, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Cenerprise, Inc., ICPM, Inc., Sonat Power Marketing Inc., Prarie

Winds Energy, Inc., Eastex Power Marketing, Inc., EMS Gas Transmission

Company, Sonat Power Marketing Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER94-1402-010; ER95-640-006; ER95-1050-006; ER95-1234-002;

ER96-118-004; ER96-2320-001; ER96-2343-001 (not consolidated)]

Take notice that the following informational filings have been made

wit the Commission and are on file and available for inspection and

copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room:

On October 15, 1996, Cenerprise, Inc. filed certain information as

required by the Commission's December 7, 1994, order in Docket ER94-

1402-000.

On October 15, 1996, ICPM, Inc. filed certain information as

required by the Commission's March 31, 1995, order in Docket ER95-640-

000.

On October 15, 1996, Sonat Power Marketing Inc. filed certain

information as required by the Commission's August 18, 1995, order in

Docket ER95-1050-000.

On October 8, 1996, Prarie Winds Energy, Inc. filed certain

information as required by the Commission's August 28, 1995, order in

Docket ER95-1234-000.

On September 5, 1996, Eastex Power Marketing, Inc. filed certain

information as required by the Commission's November 28, 1995, order in

Docket ER96-118-000.

On October 8, 1996, EMC Gas Transmission Company filed certain

information as required by the Commission's September 3, 1996 order in

Docket ER96-2320-000.

On October 15, 1996, Sonat Power Marketing Inc. filed certain

information as required by the Commission's August 12, 1996, order in

Docket ER96-2343-000.

4. Burlington Resources Trading Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-3112-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Burlington Resources Trading

Inc. tendered for filing additional supplemental information to its

September 27, 1996, filing in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Texas Utilities Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-98-000]

Take notice that on October 9, 1996, Texas Utilities Electric

Company (TU Electric) tendered for filing two executed transmission

service agreements (TSA's) with PanEnergy Power Services, Inc. and

DuPont Power Marketing Inc. for certain Economy energy Transmission

Service under TU Electric's Tariff for Transmission Service To, From

and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.

TU Electric requests an effective date for the TSA's that will

permit them to become effective on or before the service commencement

date under each of the two TSA's. Accordingly, TU Electric seeks waiver

of the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of the filing were

served on PanEnergy Power Services, Inc. and DuPont Power Marketing

Inc. as well as the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Ocean State Power

[Docket No. ER97-125-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Ocean State Power (Ocean

State), tendered for filing the following supplements (the Supplements)

to its rate schedules with the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC or

the Commission):

Supplements No. 19 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 1

Supplements No. 16 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 2

Supplements No. 15 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 3

Supplements No. 16 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 4

The Supplements to the rate schedules are amendments that clarify

the true-up payment procedures with respect to certain taxes Ocean

State is permitted to bill its power purchasers under the rate

schedules. The Supplements do not increase or decrease the rates

already approved under the rate schedules.

Copies of the Supplements have been served upon Boston Edison

Company, New England Power Company, and Montaup Electric Company.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Atlantic City Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-126-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Atlantic City Electric

Company (ACE), tendered for filing an unexecuted service agreement

under which ACE will provide non-firm point-to-point transmission

service to Vineland Municipal Electric Utility in accordance with the

ACE Open Access Transmission Tariff.

ACE states that a copy of the filing has been served on Vineland.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-127-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, New England Power Company

(NEP), filed two service agreements with AIG Trading Corporation and

Williams Energy Services Company for non-firm, point-to-point

transmission service under NEP's open access transmission tariff, FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 9.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97-128-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, MidAmerican Energy Company,

106 East Second Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, tendered for filing a

proposed change in its Rate Schedule for Power Sales, FERC Electric

Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 5. The proposed change consists of

the following:

1. Third Revised Sheet No. 16, superseding Second Revised Sheet No.

16;

2. First Revised Sheet Nos. 17 and 18, superseding Original Sheet

Nos. 17 and 18;

3. Original Sheet Nos. 19 and 20.

MidAmerican states that it is submitting these tariff sheets for

the purpose of complying with the requirements set forth in Southern

Company Services, Inc., 75 FERC para. 61,130 (1996), relating to

quarterly filings by public utilities of summaries of short-term

market-based power transactions. The tariff sheets contain summaries of

such transactions under the Rate Schedule for Power Sales for the

period July 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996.

MidAmerican proposes an effective of July 1, 1996 for the rate

schedule change. Accordingly, MidAmerican requests a waiver of the 60-

day notice requirement for this filing. MidAmerican states that this

date is consistent with the requirements of the Southern Company

Services, Inc., order and the effective date authorized in Docket No.

ER96-2439-000.

Copies of the filing were served upon MidAmerican's customers under

the Rate Schedule for Power Sales and the Iowa Utilities Board, the

Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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10. Wisconsin Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-129-000]

Take notice that on October 16, 1996, Wisconsin Power and Light

Company (WP&L), tendered for filing an Agreement dated October 4, 1996,

establishing Minnesota Power as a point-to-point transmission customer

under the terms of WP&L's Transmission Tariff.

WP&L requests an effective date of October 4, 1996, and accordingly

seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. A copy of this

filing has been served upon the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Wisconsin Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-130-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Wisconsin Power and Light

Company (WP&L), tendered for filing Form of Service Agreements for

Customers who have signed WP&L's Final Order pro forma transmission

tariff submitted in Docket No. OA96-20-000. The customers are AES

Power, Inc., Coastal Electric Services Company, Commonwealth Edison

Company, Heartland Energy Services, Inc., Industrial Energy

Applications, Inc., InterCoastal Power Marketing Company, Jpower Inc.,

LG&E Power Marketing Inc., Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp., Tennessee

Power Company, and UtiliCorp United. The customers had previously

signed earlier versions of WP&L's transmission tariffs.

WP&L requests an effective date of July 6, 1996 and accordingly

seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. A copy of this

filing has been served upon the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER97-131-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, the New England Power Pool

Executive Committee filed a signature page to the NEPOOL Agreement

dated September 1, 1971, as amended, signed by Berkshire Power

Development, Inc. (Berkshire Power). The New England Power Pool

Agreement, as amended, has been designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Executive Committee states that acceptance of the signature

page would permit Berkshire Power to join the over 100 Participants

that already participate in the Pool. NEPOOL further states that the

filed signature page does not change the NEPOOL Agreement in any

manner, other than to make Berkshire Power a Participant in the Pool.

NEPOOL requests an effective date on or before December 1, 1996, or as

soon as possible thereafter for commencement of participation in the

Pool by Berkshire Power.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-132-000]

Take notice that on October 16, 1996, Arizona Public Service

Company (APS), tendered for filing a Service Agreement to provide Non-

Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service to Western Power Services,

Inc. under APS' Open Access Transmission Tariff filed in Compliance

with FERC Order No. 888.

A copy of this filing has been served on the above listed party and

the Arizona Corporation Commission. APS requests that the Service

Agreement become effective October 8, 1996.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-133-000]

Take notice that on October 16, 1996, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing an Electric Service

Agreement and a Non-Firm Transmission Service Agreement between itself

and Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. The Electric Service Agreement

provides for service under Wisconsin Electric's Coordination Sales

Tariff. The Transmission Service Agreement allows Morgan Stanley

Capital Group Inc. to receive non-firm transmission service under

Wisconsin Electric's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 7.

Wisconsin Electric requests an effective date of sixty days from

date of filing. Copies of the filing have been served on Morgan Stanley

Capital Group Inc., the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the

Michigan Public Service Commission.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-134-000]

Take notice that on October 16, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of service agreements between

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Koch Power Services under Rate

GSS.

Comment date: October 15, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Ocean State Power II

[Docket No. ER97-136-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Ocean State Power II (Ocean

State II), tendered for filing the following supplements (the

Supplements) to its rate schedules with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC or the Commission):

Supplements No. 18 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 5

Supplements No. 18 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 6

Supplements No. 17 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 7

Supplements No. 17 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 8

The Supplements to the rate schedules are amendments that clarify

the true-up payment procedures with respect to certain taxes Ocean

State II is permitted to bill its power purchasers under the rate

schedules. The Supplements do not increase or decrease the rates

already approved under the rate schedules.

Copies of the Supplements have been served upon Boston Edison

Company, New England Power Company, and Montaup Electric Company.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative

[Docket No. ER97-137-000]

Take notice that on October 11, 1996, Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative (Deseret), tendered for filing its initial

rate tariff, filed pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and

Sec. 35.12 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC or Commission).

Among the items included in the initial rate filing are:

Part 35 Information

A. Letter of Transmittal

B. Exhibit 1--Summary of Workout

C. Exhibit 2--Estimates of Transactions and Revenues

D. Exhibit 3--Basis and Explanation of Rates

E. Exhibit 4--Summary Statement of Cost Computations

F. Exhibit 5--Comparison with Other Rates

G. Exhibit 6--Rate Design Information

Member Contracts Tariffs

H. Exhibit 7--Wholesale Rate Schedule A

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I. Exhibit 8--Wholesale Rate Schedule B

J. Exhibit 9--Wholesale Power Contracts (Members)

K. Exhibit 10--Negotiated Contracts (Members)

L. Exhibit 11--Resource Integration Agreements (Members)

Non-Member Wholesale Power Contracts

M. Exhibit 12--Power Sale Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and Department of Water and Power of the City

of Los Angeles (DWP No. 10450), dated December 19, 1985

N. Exhibit 13--Firm Power Sales Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and the Town of Fredonia, dated September 16,

1986

Non-Member Wholesale Power Contracts

O. Exhibit 14--Firm Power Sales Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and Kanab City, Utah, dated March 3, 1987

P. Exhibit 15--Power Sale Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and Department of Water and Power of the City

of Los Angeles (DWP No. 10242), dated January 23, 1989

Q. Exhibit 16--Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement between

Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative and Utah Municipal Power

Agency, dated March 21, 1991

R. Exhibit 17--Power Sales Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and PacifiCorp, dated October 7, 1992

S. Exhibit 18--1992 Power Sales Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and City of Riverside, dated March 31, 1992

T. Exhibit 19--Firm Power Sales Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale,

Utah, dated May 28, 1993

U. Exhibit 20--40 Megawatt Power Sale Agreement between Deseret

Generation & Transmission Co-operative and City of Anaheim, dated June

9, 1993

V. Exhibit 21--Agreement for the Purchase of Non firm Energy by Koch

Power Services, Inc. from Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-

operative, dated October 13, 1995

W. Exhibit 22--Power Sale Agreement between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and PacifiCorp, dated November 8, 1995

X. Exhibit 23--Letter agreement (30 MW) between Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative and Salt River Project Agricultural

Improvement and Power District, dated May 17, 1996

Y. Exhibit 24--Power Marketing and Resource Management Services

Agreement between Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative and

PacifiCorp, dated July 26, 1996

Non-Member Transmission Contracts

Z. Exhibit 25--Contract for Interconnections and Transmission Service

between Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative and United

States Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration

(Contract No. 2-07-40-P0716), dated November 19, 1982

AA. Exhibit 26--Interconnection and Capacity Exchange Agreement between

Colorado-Ute Electric Association, Inc. and Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative, dated November 16, 1988

Additional Materials

AB. Exhibit 27--Form of Notice for Publication in the Federal Register

AC. Exhibit 28--Deseret Board Resolutions

AD. Exhibit 29--State Regulatory Approvals from Utah, Arizona, Wyoming

AE. Certificate of Service; Posting/Service List

Deseret states that it has served copies of this filing on each of

its members and wholesale customers.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Central Illinois Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-138-000]

Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Central Illinois Public

Service Company (CIPS) submitted for filing a service agreement, dated

October 7, 1996, establishing PECO Energy Company (PECO) as a customer

under the terms of CIPS' Open Access Transmission Tariff.

CIPS requests an effective date of October 7, 1996 for the service

agreement. Accordingly, CIPS requests waiver of the Commission's notice

requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon PECO and the

Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-140-000]

Take notice that on October 16, 1996, South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company, tendered for filing proposed wholesale rate changes applicable

to requirements customers to reflect increases in SCE&G's cost of

service. The proposed changes would increase revenues from the affected

customers by approximately $2.021 annually.

SCE&G proposes an effective date of 60 days after the date of

filing. Copies of the filing were served on all affected customers and

the Public Utility Commission of South Carolina.

Comment date: November 4, 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-27579 Filed 10-25-96; 8:45 am]

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