Idaho Power Co., et al. and Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER99-184-000, et al.]

Idaho Power Co., et al. and Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

November 5, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-184-000]

Take notice that on October 13, 1998, Idaho Power Company (IPC),

tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a

Confirmation Agreement under Idaho Power Company FERC Electric Tariff

No. 6, Market Rate Power Sales Tariff, between Idaho Power Company and

Washington Water Power Company.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Bridgeport Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-390-000]

Take notice that on October 29, 1998, Bridgeport Energy, L.L.C.

(Bridgeport) tendered for filing a letter requesting an amended

effective date of August 1, 1998, for its Installed Capability Purchase

and Sale Agreements under Bridgeport's FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 1 with Northeast Utilities Service Company and Duke Energy

Trading and Marketing, L.L.C.

Comment date: November 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-391-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

(d/b/a GPU Energy), filed an executed Service Agreement between GPU

Energy and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), dated October 28,

1998. This Service Agreement specifies that BGE has agreed to the

rates, terms and conditions of GPU Energy's Market-Based Sales Tariff

(Sales Tariff) designated as FERC Electric Rate Schedule, First Revised

Volume No. 5. The Sales Tariff allows GPU Energy and BGE to enter into

separately scheduled transactions under which GPU Energy will make

available for sale, surplus capacity and/or energy.

GPU Energy requests a waiver of the Commission's notice

requirements for good cause shown and an effective date of October 28,

1998 for the Service Agreement.

GPU Energy has served copies of the filing on regulatory agencies

in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-392-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

(d/b/a GPU Energy), filed an executed Service Agreement between GPU

Energy and Commonwealth Edison Company (CEC), dated October 28, 1998.

This Service Agreement specifies that CEC has agreed to the rates,

terms and conditions of GPU Energy's Market-Based Sales Tariff (Sales

Tariff) designated as FERC Electric Rate Schedule, First Revised Volume

No. 5. The Sales Tariff allows GPU Energy and CEC to enter into

separately scheduled transactions under which GPU Energy will make

available for sale, surplus capacity and/or energy.

GPU Energy requests a waiver of the Commission's notice

requirements for good cause shown and an effective date of October 28,

1998 for the Service Agreement.

GPU Energy has served copies of the filing on regulatory agencies

in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER99-393-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed a Service Agreement with Jersey Central Power and Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company,

individually and collectively doing business and referred to as GPU

Energy for service pursuant to FPL's Market Based Rates Tariff.

FPL requests that the Service Agreement be made effective on

October 5, 1998.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Southwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER99-394-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, New Century Services, Inc.,

on behalf of Southwestern Public Service Company (Southwestern),

submitted an executed umbrella service agreement under Southwestern's

market-based sales tariff with Illinois Power Company. This umbrella

service agreement provides for Southwestern's sale and Illinois Power

Company's purchase of capacity and energy at market-based rates

pursuant to Southwestern's market-based sales tariff.

Southwestern requests that the Service Agreement become effective

on October 30, 1998.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-395-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Portland General Electric

Company (PGE) tendered for filing under PGE's Final Rule pro forma

tariff (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 8, Docket No. OA96-

137-000), executed Service Agreements for Short-Term and Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Merchant Energy Group of the

Americas, Inc.

Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11, and the Commission's Order in Docket No.

PL93-2-002 issued July 30, 1993, PGE respectfully requests that the

Commission grant a waiver of the notice requirements to allow the

Service Agreements to become effective October 13, 1998.

A copy of this filing was caused to be served upon Merchant Energy

Group of the Americas, Inc. as noted in the filing letter.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-399-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Illinois Power Company

(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526,

tendered for filing an amendment to the existing firm point-to-point

transmission agreements under which Wagner Castings Company is taking

transmission service pursuant to

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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 October 1, 1998.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-400-000]

Take notice, that on October 30, 1998, Southern California Edison

Company (SCE) tendered for filing a change in rate for scheduling and

dispatching services as embodied in SCE's agreements with the following

entities:

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Entity FERC rate schedule No.

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1. Arizona Electric Power 132.23

Cooperative.

2. Arizona Public Service Company. 348.7

3. California Department of Water 112.54, 113.34, 342.8

Resources.

4. City of Los Angeles Department 163.33

of Water and Power.

5. Imperial Irrigation District... 268.15

6. Metropolitan Water District of 292.10

Southern California.

7. M-S-R Public Power Agency...... 339.8

8. Pacific Gas and Electric 256.2, 318.10

Company.

9. PacifiCorp..................... 275.13

10. Southern California Water 349.3

Company.

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SCE requests that the revised rate for these services be made

effective January 1, 1999.

Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Public Service Electric and Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-401-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Public Service Electric and

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

agreement for the sale of capacity and energy to Delaware Municipal

Electric Corporation (DMEC) pursuant to the PSE&G Wholesale Power

Market Based Sales Tariff, presently on file with the Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's regulations and

make the agreement effective as of September 30, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been served upon DMEC and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Public Service Electric and Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-402-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Public Service Electric and

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

agreement for the sale of capacity and energy to Merchant Energy Group

of the Americas, Inc. (MEGA) pursuant to the PSE&G Wholesale Power

Market Based Sales Tariff, presently on file with the Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's regulations and

make the agreement effective as of September 30, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been served upon MEGA and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Public Service Electric and Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-403-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Public Service Electric and

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

agreement for the sale of capacity and energy to Central Hudson

Enterprises Corporation (CHEC) pursuant to the PSE&G Wholesale Power

Market Based Sales Tariff, presently on file with the Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's regulations and

make the agreement effective as of September 30, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been served upon CHEC and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Public Service Electric and Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-404-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Public Service Electric and

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

agreement for the sale of capacity and energy to PECO Energy Company

(PECO) pursuant to the PSE&G Wholesale Power Market Based Sales Tariff,

presently on file with the Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's regulations and

make the agreement effective as of September 30, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been served upon PECO and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-405-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, MidAmerican Energy Company

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 certain reused tariff sheets consistent with the

quarterly filing requirement.

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

applicable quarter.

MidAmerican proposes an effective date of the first day of the

applicable quarter 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

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date authorized in Docket No. ER96-2459-000.

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 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-406-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, New Century Services, Inc. on

behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service

Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company

(collectively Companies) tendered for filing a Service Agreement under

their Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Non-Firm Point-

to-Point Transmission Service between the Companies and PacifiCorp

Power Marketing, Inc.

The Companies request that the Agreement be made effective on

October 22, 1998.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-413-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Idaho Power Company tendered

for filing the Agreement for Load Following Services Between the

Montana Power Company and Idaho Power Company.

Idaho Power requests that the filing be made effective September

30, 1998.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-414-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, the Midwest ISO Participants

submitted Amendment No. 1 to the Midwest ISO Agreement. The Amendment

clarifies the start-up costs for which reimbursement is required.

The filing has been served on all parties in Docket Nos. ER98-1438

and EC98-24-000.

Comment date: November 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-412-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

(PJM), tendered for filing seven executed service agreements for firm

point-to-point transmission service and five executed service

agreements for non-firm point-to-point transmission service.

The effective dates of the firm point-to-point transmission service

agreements are: GPU Advanced Resources--August 4, 1998; DTE Edison

America, Inc., DTE Energy Trading and Ensearch Energy Services, Inc.--

August 6, 1998; Koch Energy Trading, Inc.--October 1, 1998; CSW Energy

Services, Inc.--October 2, 1998; and Statoil Energy Trading, Inc.--

October 7, 1998.

The effective dates for the non-firm point-to-point transmission

service agreements are: GPU Advanced Resources--August 4, 1998; DTE

Edison America, Inc. and Ensearch Energy Services, Inc.--August 6,

1998; CSW Energy Services, Inc.--October 2, 1998; and Statoil Energy

Trading, Inc.--October 7, 1998.

A copy of this filing has been served on each of the transmission

customers that are parties to the service agreements.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Commonwealth Chesapeake Company, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-415-000

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Commonwealth Chesapeake

Company, L.L.C. tendered for filing pursuant to Rules 205 and 207, a

petition for blanket waivers and blanket approvals under various

regulations of the Commission and for an order accepting its FERC

Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective on the in-service date of

its proposed generating facility.

Commonwealth Chesapeake Company L.L.C. intends to sell wholesale

electric capacity and energy, and it proposes to make such sales

subject to rates, terms, and conditions to be mutually agreed to with

the purchasing party. Rate Schedule No. 1 provides for the sale of

capacity and energy at agreed prices.

Comment date: November 19, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ES99-8-000]

Take notice that on October 29, 1998, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission seeking authority, pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal

Power Act, to issue not more than $300,000,000 of short-term debt on or

before November 30, 2000 with a final maturity no later than November

30, 2001.

Comment date: November 20, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ES99-9-000]

Take notice that on October 29, 1998, Kentucky Utilities Company

filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

seeking authority, pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act, to

issue not more than $150,000,000 of short-term debt on or before

November 30, 2000 with a final maturity no later than November 30,

2001.

Comment date: November 20, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Kevin Sagara

[Docket No. ID-3251-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Kevin Sagara (Applicant)

tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an application under Section 305(b) of the Federal Power

Act to hold the following positions:

Assistant Secretary, El Dorado Energy, LLC

Assistant Secretary, Enova Energy, Inc.

Comment date: November 30, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Bob Thomas

[Docket No. ID-3252-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Bob Thomas filed an

application for authorization under Section 305(b) of the Federal Power

Act to hold the following positions:

Director, Treasurer, People's Electric Cooperative

Director, Secretary/Treasurer, People's Electric Corporation

Director, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative

Comment date: November 30, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. S.F. Howe

[Docket No. ID-3253-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, S.F. Howe filed an

application for authorization under Section 305(b) of the Federal Power

Act to hold the following positions:

Director, Secretary, People's Electric Cooperative

Director, President, People's Electric Cooperative

Comment date: November 30, 1998, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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25. R. J. Ethridge

[Docket No. ID-3254-000]

Take notice that on October 30, 1998, R. J. Ethridge filed an

application for authorization under Section 305(b) of the Federal Power

Act to hold the following positions:

Executive President and General Manager, People's Electric Cooperative

Director, CoBank

Comment date: November 30, 1998, 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 these filings are on file with

the Commission and are available for public inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-30527 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]

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