Ogden Energy China (Alpha) Ltd., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG98-16-000, et al.]

Ogden Energy China (Alpha) Ltd., et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

December 15, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Ogden Energy China (Alpha) Ltd.

[Docket No. EG98-16-000]

On December 5, 1997, Ogden Energy China (Alpha) Ltd. (OECA) filed

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

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Commission (Commission) an application for determination of exempt

wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's

Regulations.

OECA will own a sixty percent equity interest in a 24 MW eligible

facility located in Linan Municipality, Zhejiang Province, People's

Republic of China. OECA states that it will be engaged directly and

exclusively in the business of owning and/or operating all or part of

one of more eligible facilities (as defined in Section 32(a)(1) of the

Public Utility Holding Company Act) and selling electricity at

wholesale to the Linan Power Bureau and at retail to consumers none of

which will be located within the United States.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, 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. Monmouth Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. EG98-17-000]

On December 8, 1997, Monmouth Energy, Inc. (Monmouth), filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application

for determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part

365 of the Commission's Regulations.

Monmouth is a New Jersey corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary

of DQE Energy Services, Inc. Monmouth's facility is capable of

producing a nominal 10.0 MW of power from approximately 5.9 million

standard cubic feet a day (dry basis) of landfill gas. Monmouth states

that no rate or charge in connection with this facility was in effect

under the laws of any state as of October 24, 1992 or any time

thereafter. Monmouth further states that copies of the application were

served upon the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities, and Jersey Central Power and Light Co.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, 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. Ogden Energy China (Gamma) Ltd.

[Docket No. EG98-18-000]

On December 8, 1997, Ogden Energy China (Gamma) Ltd. (OECG), filed

with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an

application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status

pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's Regulations.

OECG will own a sixty percent equity interest in a 24 MW eligible

facility located in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic

of China. OECG states that it will be engaged directly and exclusively

in the business of owning and/or operating all or part of one of more

eligible facilities (as defined in Section 32(a)(1) of the Public

Utility Holding Company Act) and selling electricity at wholesale to

the Taixing City Power Bureau and at retail to consumers none of which

will be located within the United States.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, 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. Ogden Energy China (Delta) Ltd.

[Docket No. EG98-19-000]

On December 8, 1997, Ogden Energy China (Delta) Ltd. (OECA), filed

with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an

application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status

pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's Regulations.

OECA will own a sixty percent equity interest in a 24 MW eligible

facility located in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic

of China. OECA states that it will be engaged directly and exclusively

in the business of owning and/or operating all or part of one of more

eligible facilities (as defined in Section 32(a)(1) of the Public

Utility Holding Company Act) and selling electricity at wholesale to

the Taixing City Power Bureau and at retail to consumers none of which

will be located within the United States.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, 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.

5. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, an Agency of the

State of California v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company a

Corporation, and California Independent System Operator

Corporation, a Corporation

[Docket No. EL98-10-000]

Take notice that on November 28, 1997, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid

Transit District (BART) tendered for filing a complaint seeking an

order of the Commission directing Pacific Gas and Electric Company to

(1) enter into a long-term network transmission agreement in compliance

with the Commission's Orders Nos. 888 and 888-A and PG&E's open-access

transmission tariff (OATT), and (2) to cease its discriminatory

treatment of BART in refusing to enter into a network transmission

agreement for the delivery of Federal preference power to BART and in

asserting, contrary to Commission Order No. 888-A that BART is not an

eligible customer entitled to network transmission service under PG&E's

OATT.

Comment date: January 14, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall

be due on or before January 14, 1998.

6. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-333-001]

Take notice that on December 3, 1997, Portland General Electric

Company (PGE) tendered for filing revised tariff sheets to its open

access transmission tariff (PGE-8) in Docket No. OA96-137 as ordered by

the Commission in Docket No. ER96-333-000. The revised tariff sheets

reflect changes to PGE's Schedules 2, 7, 8, 9 and Attachment H to

unbundle the charge for Reactive Power Supply and Voltage Control from

Generation Sources from the base transmission rates.

PGE respectfully requests that the Commission grant a waiver of the

applicable notice requirements of 18 CFR Section 35.3 to allow the

revised tariff sheets to become effective July 9, 1996.

Copies of this filing were served upon entities noted in the filing

letter.

Comment date: December 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Interstate Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-2667-000]

Take notice that on November 26, 1997, Interstate Power Company

tendered for filing a Notice of Withdrawal in the above-referenced

docket.

Comment date: December 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-28-001]

Take notice that on December 5, 1997, PECO Energy Company filed a

compliance filing in the above-captioned docket consisting of clean and

redlined version of First Revised Sheet No. 13 to its Form of Installed

Capacity Obligation Allocation Agreement filed in this docket on

October 3, 1997.

Copies of this compliance filing are being served on all parties on

the

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official service list compiled by the Secretary for this proceeding.

Comment date: December 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Millennium Power Partners, L.P.

[Docket No. ER98-830-000]

Take notice that on November 26, 1997, Millennium Power Partners,

L.P. (Millennium), submitted for filing, pursuant to Section 205 of the

Federal Power Act, and Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, a

Petition for authorization to make sales of capacity and energy at

market-based rates from a proposed nominal 360 MW natural gas-fired,

combined cycle power plant (the Millennium project) in the Town of

Charlton, Massachusetts. A new 115 kV interconnection line extending

from the switchyard at the proposed site to transmission lines owned by

New England Power Service Company will serve to connect the project to

the regional grid. The project, which will be a merchant plant, is

expected to commence commercial operation in the year 2000.

Comment date: December 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98-1036-000]

Take notice that on December 11, 1997, Southern California Edison

Company (Edison) tendered for filing the Edison-Anaheim 1997

Restructuring Agreement (Restructuring Agreement) between Edison and

the City of Anaheim, California (Anaheim), and a Notice of Cancellation

of various agreements and rate schedules applicable to Anaheim.

Included in the Restructuring Agreement as Appendices B, C, D, and E

are: the Edison-Anaheim Interconnection Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to

the Edison-Anaheim San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Firm

Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Anaheim

1995 San Juan Unit 4 Firm Transmission Service Agreement, and the

Edison-Anaheim Four Corners-Mead Firm Transmission Service Agreement.

The Restructuring Agreement is the result of negotiations between

Edison and Anaheim to modify existing contracts to accommodate the

emerging Independent System Operator (ISO)/Power Exchange market

structure. The Restructuring Agreement significantly simplifies the

existing operational arrangements between Edison and Anaheim. In

addition, the Restructuring Agreement provides for cancellation of

existing bundled service arrangements and obligations between Edison

and Anaheim. Edison is requesting that the Restructuring Agreement

become effective on the date the ISO assumes operational control of

Edison's transmission facilities.

Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.

Comment date: December 29, 1997, 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. 97-33563 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]

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