The Washington Water Power Company, et al. Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC98-61-000, et al.]

The Washington Water Power Company, et al. Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

September 11, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. EC98-61-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, The Washington Water Power

Company (WWP) tendered for filing pursuant to Part 33 of the

Commission's regulations an application to assign WWP's interests in an

Agreement for Long-Term Purchase and Sale of Firm Capacity between WWP

and Portland General Electric, (PGE) to Spokane Energy, LLC.,

designated as Rate Schedule FERC No. 178 (WWP) and Rate Schedule FERC

No. 82 (PGE).

Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket Nos. EC96-19-029 and ER96-1663-030]

Take notice that on August 31, 1998, the California Independent

System Operator Corporation (ISO) tendered for filing additional

information relating to its June 1, 1998 compliance filing required by

the December 17, 1997 order in the above-captioned proceeding, 81 FERC

para. 61,320 (1997).

Copies of the filing were served upon all parties in the captioned

proceedings.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Tucson Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-4477-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Tucson Electric Power

Company (TEP) tendered for filing a fully-executed non-firm umbrella

transmission service agreement with El Paso Energy Marketing Company

dated September 3, 1998, pursuant to Part II of TEP's Open Access

Transmission Tariff, which was filed in Docket No. OA96-140-000.

TEP requests waiver of the 60-day prior notice requirement to allow

the service agreement to become effective as of August 4, 1998.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-4482-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Consumers Energy Company

(Consumers) tendered for filing executed Service agreements for Network

Integration Transmission Service pursuant to Consumers' Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff and Network Operating agreements with:

General Motors Corporation--Flint west; General Motors Corporation--

Swartz Creek; and Eaton Corporation (collectively, Customers).

Consumers requests an effective date of August 31, 1998.

Copies of the filed agreements were served upon the Michigan Public

Service Commission and the Customers.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-4483-000]

Take notice that September 8, 1998, Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation (CHG&E) tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.12 of

the Commission's regulations, a Service Agreement between CHG&E and

Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. The terms and conditions of service

under this Agreement are made pursuant to CHG&E's FERC Open Access

Schedule, Original Volume 1 (Transmission Tariff) filed in compliance

with the Commission's Order 888 in Docket No. RM95-8-000 and RM94-7-001

and amended in compliance with Commission Order dated May 28, 1997.

CHG&E has requested waiver of the 60-day notice provision and

requests an effective date of August 19, 1998, for the Service

Agreement.

A copy of this filing has been served on the Public Service

Commission of the State of New York.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4484-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing a service agreement

to provide non-firm transmission service pursuant to its Open Access

Transmission Tariff to Con Edison's Mega Watt Hour Store (Store).

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon the Store.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4485-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing a service agreement

to provide firm transmission service, originating from Public Service

Gas & Electric and New York Power Authority, pursuant to its Open

Access Transmission Tariff to the New York Power Authority (NYPA).

Con Edison respectfully requests that the Commission waive its

notice requirements and allow this agreement to go into effect as of

August 1, 1998.

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon NYPA.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4486-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing a service agreement

to provide firm transmission service, originating from Central Hudson,

pursuant to its Open Access Transmission Tariff to the New York Power

Authority (NYPA).

Con Edison respectfully requests that the Commission waive its

notice requirements and allow this agreement to go into effect as of

August 1, 1998.

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon NYPA.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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9. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4487-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing a service agreement

to provide non-firm transmission service pursuant to its Open Access

Transmission Tariff to Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. (Cinergy).

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon the Cinergy.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Consolidated Edison Company Of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4488-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998 Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing an executed service

agreement to provide non-firm transmission service pursuant to its Open

Access Transmission Tariff to Tractebel Electricity & Gas International

(Tractebel).

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon the Tractebel.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Consolidated Edison Company Of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4489-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998 Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing an executed service

agreement to provide non-firm transmission service pursuant to its Open

Access Transmission Tariff to Central Hudson Enterprise Corp. (CH).

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon the CH.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4490-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998 Consolidated Edison Company

of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing an executed service

agreement to provide firm transmission service pursuant to its Open

Access Transmission Tariff to Morgan Stanley Capital Group (MSCG).

Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by

mail upon MSCG.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98-4491-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

(PJM), filed on behalf of the Members of the LLC, membership

applications of CSW Energy Services, Inc.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98-4492-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, the PJM Interconnection,

L.L.C. (PJM), filed on behalf of the Members of the LLC, membership

applications of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., The Boeing Company-

Philadelphia, MG Industries, Sun Company, Inc. (R&M), and Thomson

Consumer Electronics.

PJM requests an effective date on the day after this Notice of

Filing is received by FERC.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Allegheny Power Service Corp., on behalf of Monongahela Power

Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn Power Company

(Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER98-4493-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Allegheny Power Service

Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), filed Supplement

No. 37 to add AYP Energy, Inc., American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc.,

Constellation Power Source, Inc., Duke Energy Trading and Marketing,

Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., Enron Power Marketing, Inc., PECO Energy

Company, Public Service Electric & Gas Company to Allegheny Power Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff which has been submitted for filing

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. OA96-18-000.

The proposed effective date for each Customer is listed in the

appropriate Service Agreement.

Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the

Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation

Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. The Washington Water Power Co.

[Docket No. ER98-4494-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, The Washington Water Power

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

Commission executed Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm

Point-To-Point Transmission Service under WWP's Open Access

Transmission Tariff--FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 8, with Merchant

Energy Groups of the Americas, Inc., Energy Services, Inc., The Montana

Power Trading & Marketing Company, Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., and

Cook Inlet Energy Supply, LP.

WWP requests the Service Agreements be given respective effective

dates of August 6, 1998, August 7, 1998, August 10, 1998, August 19,

1998 and September 3, 1998.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-4495-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Central Vermont Public

Service Corporation (Central Vermont), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement with Cambridge Electric Light Co., under its FERC Electric

Tariff No. 5. The tariff provides for the sale by Central Vermont of

power, energy, and/or resold transmission capacity at or below Central

Vermont's fully allocated costs.

Central Vermont requests waiver of the Commission's regulations to

permit the service agreement to become effective on September 11, 1998.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-4496-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Central Vermont Public

Service Corporation (Central Vermont), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement with TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd., under its FERC

Electric Tariff No. 5. The tariff provides for the sale by Central

Vermont of power, energy, and/or resold transmission capacity at or

below Central Vermont's fully allocated costs.

Central Vermont requests waiver of the Commission's regulations to

permit

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the service agreement to become effective on September 10, 1998.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Consolidated Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-4512-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, Consolidated Water Power

Company, 231 First Avenue, North, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54495-

8050, tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 207 of the Commission's

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, an initial rate

schedule for the sale of electricity at market-based rates.

Comment date: September 28, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ES98-48-000]

Take notice that on September 8, 1998, MidAmerican Energy Company

of Des Moines, Iowa, filed an application seeking authority pursuant to

Section 204 of the Federal Power Act to issue and sell up to $500

million principal amount of bonds, notes, debentures or other evidences

of indebtedness and requesting an exemption from the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission's competitive bidding and negotiated placement

requirements (18 CFR 34.2).

Comment date: October 15, 1998, 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, 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 these filings are on file with

the Commission and are available for public inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-25017 Filed 9-17-98; 8:45 am]

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