LSP Energy Limited Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG98-59-000, et al.]

LSP Energy Limited Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

March 26, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. LSP Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. EG98-59-000]

On March 20, 1998, LSP Energy Limited Partnership (Applicant), a

Delaware limited partnership with a principal place of business at 655

Craig Road, Suite 336, St. Louis, Missouri 63141, 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.

The Applicant will begin constructing an approximately eight

hundred (800) megawatt, natural gas-fired combined cycle electric

generation facility in Batesville, Mississippi (the Facility). The

Facility is scheduled to commence commercial operation by Summer 2000.

The Applicant is engaged directly, or indirectly through one or more

affiliates as defined in Section 2(a)(11)(B) of the Public Utility

Holding Company Act of 1935, and exclusively in the business of owning

or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one or more

eligible facilities and selling electric energy from the Facility at

wholesale.

Comment date: April 9, 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. SEMASS Partnership American Ref-Fuel Company of SEMASS, L.P. Air

Products Ref-Fuel of SEMASS, Inc. Air Products Ref-Fuel Operations

of SEMASS, Inc. Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC Duke/UAE SEMASS, LLC Duke/UAE

Operations of SEMASS, LLC

[Docket No. EC98-4-001]

Take notice that on March 17, 1998, SEMASS Partnership, American

Ref-Fuel Company of SEMASS, L.P., Air Products Ref-Fuel of SEMASS,

Inc., Air Products Ref-Fuel Operations of SEMASS, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-

Fuel LLC, Duke/UAE SEMASS, LLC, and Duke/UAE Operations of SEMASS, LLC,

tendered for filing a Request for Confirmation that no Additional

Approval is Required or, in the Alternative, Request for Additional

Approval.

Comment date: April 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

3. American Ref-fuel Company of Hempstead, Air Products Ref-fuel of

Hempstead, Inc. Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC Duke/UAE Hempstead LLC

[Docket No. EC98-5-001]

Take notice that American Ref-fuel Company of Hempstead, Air

Products Ref-fuel of Hempstead, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC, and Duke/

UAE Hempstead LLC, on March 17, 1998, tendered for filing a Request for

Confirmation that no Additional Approval is Required or, in the

Alternative, Request for Additional Approval.

Comment date: April 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

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4. American Ref-fuel Company of Essex County, Air Products Ref-fuel

of Essex County, Inc. Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC Duke/UAE Essex LLC

[Docket No. EC98-6-001]

Take notice that American Ref-fuel Company of Essex County, Air

Products Ref-fuel of Essex County, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC, and

Duke/UAE Essex LLC, on March 17, 1998, tendered for filing a Request

for Confirmation that no Additional Approval is Required or, in the

Alternative, Request for Additional Approval.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

5. PEI Power Corporation

[Docket No. EG98-60-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, PEI Power Corporation (PEI

Power), One PEI Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0601, 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.

PEI Power is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania Enterprises,

Inc., an exempt holding company under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act (PUHCA). PEI Power owns and will operate, and make

wholesales of electricity from its 23 MW Archbald generation facility

located in Lackawana County, Pennsylvania, expected to go on-line in

June 1998. PEI Power states that is facility is an eligible facility

within the meaning of Section 32(a)(2) of and that PEI Power's

ownership and operation of it and related sales of electricity at

wholesale qualify PEI Power as an exempt wholesale generator.

Comment date: April 16, 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.

6. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. EL98-31-000]

Take notice that on March 13, 1998, West Texas Utilities Company

tendered for filing a petition for waiver of the Commission's fuel

adjustment clause in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: April 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

7. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER96-2735-000]

Take notice that PacifiCorp, on March 20, 1998, tendered for filing

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

Regulations, an amendment to its August 15, 1996, filing of the Power

Marketing and Resource Management Service Agreement (Agreement) dated

July 26, 1996, between PacifiCorp and Deseret Generation & Transmission

Co-operative.

PacifiCorp requests that the Commission grant a waiver of prior

notice pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 of the Commission's Rules and

Regulations and that an effective date of July 26, 1996, be assigned to

the Agreement.

Copies of this filing were supplied to the Public Utility

Commission of Oregon and the Public Service Commission of Utah.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

8. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER97-3189-007, ER97-4829-000 and EL98-25-000]

Take notice that on March 20, 1998, PP&L, Inc., (PP&L), filed

corrected copies of Exhibits 1 through 3 to its March 2, 1998,

compliance filing, which was made pursuant to ordering paragraph (F)(2)

of the Commission's decision in Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland

Interconnection, 81 FERC para. 61,257, reh'g pending (1997), and the

Commission's Order on Motion for Clarification, 82 FERC para. 61,068

(1998).

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

9. PEI Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2270-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, PEI Power Corporation (PEI

Power), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of PEI Power Rate

Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals,

including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and

the waiver of certain Commission regulations. PEI Power is a wholly-

owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania Enterprises, Inc.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

10. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2271-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation (RG&E), filed a Market Based Service Agreement between RG&E

and Virginia Power (Customer). This Service Agreement specifies that

the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms and conditions of RG&E's

FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 3 (Power Sales Tariff)

accepted by the Commission.

RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice

requirements and an effective date of February 27, 1998, Virginia Power

Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the filing on the New York

State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

11. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2273-000]

Take notice that on February 27, 1998, Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation (RG&E), filed a Market Based Service Agreement between RG&E

and Strategic Energy Ltd., (Customer). This Service Agreement specifies

that the Customer has agreed to the rates, term and conditions of

RG&E's FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 3 (Power Sales

Tariff) accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER97-3553 (80 FERC

para. 61,284)(1997)).

RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice

requirements and an effective date of February 27, Strategic Energy

Ltd's Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the filing on the

New York State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

12. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2274-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power

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

Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement

between NMPC and PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P. This Transmission

Service Agreement specifies that PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P., has

signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open

Access Transmission Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000. This

Tariff, filed with FERC on July 9, 1996, will allow NMPC and PG&E

Energy Trading--Power, L.P., to enter into separately scheduled

transactions under which NMPC will provide transmission service for

PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P., as the parties may mutually agree.

NMPC requests an effective date of March 13, 1998. NMPC has

requested

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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 PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P.,

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

13. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2275-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 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 ConAgra Energy

Services, Inc.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

14. Commonwealth Edison Company, Commonwealth Edison Company of

Indiana, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2279-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Commonwealth Edison Company and

Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc. (ComEd), tendered for

filing revisions to ComEd's Open Access Transmission Service Tariff

(OATT). ComEd proposes to offer to other electric utilities that are

eligible customers under the OATT redispatch to alleviate curtailment

or interruption of non-firm point-to-point transmission service, and

transmission service for Network Customers from non-designated

resources, either from their own resources, or the resources of others.

ComEd proposes to provide this new service as part of a one-year

experiment with the goal of reducing the incidents of transmission

loading relief in the upper Midwest and facilitating a competitive

market. ComEd proposes to provide to the Commission an interim

evaluation of this process after six months and a final report after

one year. Prior to the end of the one-year experiment, ComEd will make

a new filing with the Commission either to modify, continue or

terminate this service.

ComEd states that it has served a copy of this filing on the

Illinois Commerce Commission and the Indiana Regulatory Commission.

Copies of this filing will be posted in accordance with 18 CFR 35.2 of

the Commission's Regulations.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

15. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-2280-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Florida Power & Light Company

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

Corporation for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm transmission service under

FPL's Open Access Transmission Tariff.

FPL requests that the proposed service agreements be permitted to

become effective on April 1, 1998.

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

Commission's Regulations.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

16. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98-2281-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Kentucky Utilities Company

(KU), tendered for filing service agreements between KU and Amoco

Energy Trading Corporation, Merchant Energy Group of the Americas,

Inc., and DTE Energy Trading, Inc., for service under Kentucky

Utilities Company's (KU), Transmission Services Tariff and Merchant

Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., and DTE Energy Trading, Inc., for

service under KU's Power Services (PS) Tariff. KU also tendered for

filing a request for a name change with Cargill-Alliant, LLC.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

17. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2282-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Illinois Power Company

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

tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff Service Agreement under which

Upper Peninsula Power Company will take service under Illinois Power

Company's Power Sales Tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of

Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an effective date of March 1, 1998.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

18. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2283-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation (RG&E), filed a Market Based Service Agreement between RG&E

and PG&E Energy Trading-Power, L.P. (Customer). This Service Agreement

specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, term and

conditions of RG&E's FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 3

(Power Sales Tariff) accepted by the Commission.

RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice

requirements and an effective date of February 27, 1998, PG&E Energy

Trading-Power, L.P., Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the

filing on the New York State Public Service Commission and on the

Customer.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

19. MEG Marketing, LLC

[Docket No. ER98-2284-000]

Take notice that on March 24, 1998, MEG Marketing, LLC. (MEG),

petitioned the Commission for acceptance of MEG Rate Schedule FERC No.

1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, including the authority

to sell electricity and natural gas at market-based rates; and the

waiver of certain Commission Regulations.

MEG intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy

purchases and sales as marketer (brokering/trading). MEG is not in the

business of generating or transmitting electric power. MEG is a

privately-held company.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

20. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-2285-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Kansas City Power & Light

Company (KCPL), tendered for filing Addendum A to Amendatory Agreement

No. 6 to KCPL's Municipal Participation Agreement with Independence,

Missouri. KCPL proposes an effective date of June 1, 1998. This

Agreement provides the City the option to continue taking their current

capacity exchange service from KCPL.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

21. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company) and Northern

States Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

[Docket No. ER98-2286-000]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Northern States Power Company-

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Minnesota and Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin (collectively

known as Northern States Power Company or NSP), tendered for filing a

letter approving its application for membership in the Western Systems

Power Pool (WSPP). NSP requests the Commission to allow its membership

in the WSPP to become effective on March 24, 1998.

Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

22. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98-609-001]

Take notice that on March 23, 1998, West Texas Utilities Company

(WTU), submitted a compliance filing, as directed by the Commission's

order of February 10, 1998, in this docket.

WTU has served a copy of the compliance filing on all affected

customers, all parties and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Comment date: April 10, 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,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-8717 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]

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