96-516. Public Service Company of Colorado, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 1369-1372]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-516]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Docket No. EC96-6-000, et al.]
    
    
    Public Service Company of Colorado, et al.; Electric Rate and 
    Corporate Regulation Filings
    
    January 5, 1996.
        Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
    Commission:
    
    1. Public Service Company of Colorado
    
    [Docket No. EC96-6-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 18, 1995, Public Service Company of 
    Colorado (Public Service) tendered for filing an Application for 
    Authorization to Exchange/Acquire Transmission Facilities. Public 
    Service states that the purpose of this filing is to engage in three 
    separate transactions: an exchange with the Western Area Power 
    Administration (Western) of a substation and a portion of a 115 kV 
    transmission line for one circuit of another 115 kv double circuit 
    transmission line; the acquisition by Public Service of a portion of a 
    69 kV transmission line from Intermountain Rural Electric Association, 
    Inc; and the acquisition by Public Service of an undivided 25 percent 
    share of the use and benefits of the transformation capacity of 
    Western's Waterflow Substation.
        Comment date: January 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    2. Florida Power & Light Company
    
    [Docket No. ER93-465-024]
    
        Take notice that on December 11, 1995, Florida Power & Light 
    Company tendered for filing its refund report in the above-referenced 
    docket.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    3. LG&E Power Marketing, Inc.
    
    [Docket Nos. ER94-1188-007 and ER94-1188-008]
    
        Take notice that on December 4, 1995, and December 18, 1995, LG&E 
    Marketing Inc. tendered for filing certain information as required by 
    the Commission's letter order dated August 19, 1994. Copies of the 
    informational filing are on file with the Commission and are available 
    for public inspection.
    
    4. New England Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER95-267-007]
    
        Take notice that on December 29, 1995, New England Power Company 
    tendered for filing its compliance report in the above-referenced 
    docket.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 
    
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    5. Energy Transfer Group, L.L.C.
    
    [Docket No. ER96-280-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 14, 1995, Energy Transfer Group, 
    L.L.C. tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    6. Questar Energy Trading Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-404-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 22, 1995, Questar Energy Trading 
    Company tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced 
    docket.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    7. Public Service Company of New Mexico
    
    [Docket No. ER96-619-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 18, 1995, Public Service Company of 
    New Mexico (PNM) filed Modification No. 10 (Modification 10) to the San 
    Juan Project Operating Agreement. Modification 10, executed by PNM and 
    Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP), sets out the cost responsibilities 
    of the owners of the San Juan Generating Station effective upon the 
    purchase by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. 
    (Tri-State) of Century Power Corporation's (Century) remaining interest 
    in San Juan Unit 3.
        PNM requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in 
    order to allow Modification 10 to be effective as of January 2, 1996.
        Copies of the filing have been served upon TEP, Century, Tri-State 
    and the New Mexico Public Utility Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    8. Wisconsin Electric Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-620-000]
    
        Take notice that Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin 
    Electric) on December 18, 1995, tendered for filing an Electric Service 
    Agreement and a Transmission Service Agreement between itself and Koch 
    Power Services, Inc. (Koch). The Electric Service Agreement provides 
    for service under Wisconsin Electric's Coordination Sales Tariff. The 
    Transmission Service Agreement allows Koch to receive transmission 
    service under Wisconsin Electric's proposed FERC Point to Point 
    Transmission Tariff, Rate Schedule STNF, currently pending under the 
    Primergy--WMI Settlement, filed December 7, 1995.
        Wisconsin Electric respectfully requests waiver of the Commission's 
    requirements and an effective date of one week from the date of filing 
    to facilitate economic transactions. Copies of the filing have been 
    served on Koch, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the 
    Michigan Public Service Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    9. Boston Edison Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-621-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 15, 1995, Boston Edison Company 
    (Edison) tendered for filing a supplemental Exhibit A to a Service 
    Agreement for Hull Municipal Light Plant (Hull), under its FERC 
    Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. III, Non-Firm Transmission Service 
    (the Tariff). The required Exhibit A specifies the amount and duration 
    of transmission service required by Hull under the Tariff.
        Edison states that it has served the filing on Hull and on the 
    Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
        Edison requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements to 
    permit the Exhibit A to become effective as of the commencement date of 
    the transaction to which it relates, November 1, 1995.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    10. Boston Edison Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-622-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 15, 1995, Boston Edison Company 
    (Edison) tendered for filing a supplemental Exhibit A to a Service 
    Agreement for Hingham Municipal Light Plant (Hingham), under its FERC 
    Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. III, Non-Firm Transmission Service 
    (the Tariff). The required Exhibit A specifies the amount and duration 
    of transmission service required by Hingham under the Tariff.
        Edison states that it has served the filing on Hingham and on the 
    Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
        Edison requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements to 
    permit the Exhibit A to become effective as of the commencement date of 
    the transaction to which it relates, November 1, 1995.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    11. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company)
    
    [Docket No. ER96-623-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 18, 1995, Northern States Power 
    Company (Minnesota) (NSP) tendered for filing the Glendale-Prior Lake 
    Transmission Line Agreement between NSP and Cooperative Power 
    Association (CPA). This agreement provides a second 69 kV source for 
    the Prior Lake Substation by having NSP double circuit one mile of 
    NSP's existing Black Dog-Scott County 116 kV transmission line. CPA 
    also will build 0.5 mile of new 69 kV transmission line from the Prior 
    Lake Substation to the double circuit transmission line, CPA will add a 
    69 kV breaker at the Glendale Substation, and CPA will add automatic 
    transfer switches at the Prior Lake Substation.
        NSP requests that the Commission accept the agreement effective 
    December 18, 1995, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
    requirements in order for the revisions to be accepted for filing on 
    the date requested.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    12. Kentucky Utilities Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-624-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 18, 1995, Kentucky Utilities Company 
    (KU) tendered for filing a Supplement to the Interconnection Agreement 
    between KU and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which provides for 
    establishing a new delivery point to Powell Valley Electric Cooperative 
    (PVEC) from KU's system near Calvin, Virginia. An Agreement between the 
    parties dated March 22, 1951, which is on file with this Commission, 
    Company Rate Schedule FERC No. 93, provides for additional delivery 
    points to be established as needs arise.
        Company states that copies of the filing have been sent to TVA, 
    PVEC, the Public Service Commission of Kentucky and the Virginia State 
    Corporation Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    13. Ohio Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-637-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 19, 1995, Ohio Power Company (OPCo), 
    tendered for filing with the Commission proposed modifications to its 
    FERC Rate Schedule No. 18. The modifications are designed to provide 
    alternate curtailable service to Wheeling Power Company (WPCo). 
    
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        OPCo proposes an effective date of February 1, 1996, and states 
    that a copy of its filing was served on WPCo, the Public Service 
    Commission of West Virginia and the Public Service Commission of Ohio.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    14. Potomac Electric Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-638-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Potomac Electric Power 
    Company (Pepco), tendered for filing service agreements pursuant to 
    Pepco FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, entered into between 
    Pepco and: Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., Heartland Energy Services, 
    Inc., Louis Dreyfus Electric Power, Inc., Baltimore Gas & Electric 
    Company, Catex Vitol Electric, L.L.C.; LG&E Power Marketing Inc., 
    Rainbow Energy Marketing Company, CMEX Energy, Inc. An effective date 
    of November 20, 1995 for these service agreements, with waiver of 
    notice, is requested.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    15. Commonwealth Electric Company and Cambridge Electric Light 
    Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-642-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Commonwealth Electric 
    Company (Commonwealth) on behalf of itself and Cambridge Electric Light 
    Company (Cambridge), collectively referred to as the ``Companies'', 
    tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
    executed Service Agreements between the Companies and Central Maine 
    Power Company.
        These Service Agreements specify that Central Maine Power Company 
    has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of the 
    Companies' Power Sales and Exchanges Tariffs designated as 
    Commonwealth's Power Sales and Exchanges Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff 
    Original Volume No. 3) and Cambridge's Power Sales and Exchanges Tariff 
    (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 5). These Tariffs, approved 
    by FERC on April 13, 1995, and which have an effective date of March 
    20, 1995, will allow the Companies and Central Maine Power Company to 
    enter into separately scheduled transactions under which the Companies 
    will sell to Central Maine Power Company capacity and/or energy as the 
    parties may mutually agree.
        The Companies request an effective date of November 28, 1995, as 
    specified on each Service Agreement.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    16. Central Power and Light Company and West Texas Utilities 
    Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-643-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Central Power and Light 
    Company (CPL) and West Texas Utilities Company (WTU) (jointly, the 
    Companies) submitted two Transmission Service Agreements, dated 
    December 5, and December 14, 1995, establishing Delhi Energy Services 
    Inc. (Delhi) and Sonat Power Marketing Inc. (Sonat) as customers under 
    the terms of the ERCOT Interpool Transmission Service Tariff.
        The Companies request effective dates of December 5, and December 
    1, 1995, for the Service Agreements with Delhi and Sonat, respectively. 
    Accordingly, the Companies request waiver of the Commission's notice 
    requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon Delhi, Sonat and 
    the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    17. Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric 
    Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-644-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Public Service Company of 
    Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) 
    (jointly, the Companies) submitted two Transmission Service Agreements, 
    dated December 5, and December 14, 1995, establishing Delhi Energy 
    Services Inc. (Delhi) and Sonat Power Marketing Inc. (Sonat), 
    respectively, as customers under the terms of the Companies' SPP 
    Interpool Transmission Service Tariff.
        The Companies request effective dates of December 5, and December 
    1, 1995, for the service agreements with Delhi and Sonat, respectively. 
    Accordingly, the Companies request waiver of the Commission's notice 
    requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon Delhi, Sonat, the 
    Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Louisiana Public Service 
    Commission and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    18. Central Power and Light Company and West Texas Utilities 
    Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-645-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Central Power and Light 
    Company (CPL) and West Texas Utilities Company (WTU) (jointly, the 
    Companies) submitted a Transmission Service Agreement, dated December 
    5, 1995, establishing Delhi Energy Services Inc. (Delhi) as a customer 
    under the terms of the ERCOT Coordination Transmission Service Tariff.
        The Companies request an effective date of December 5, 1995, for 
    the service agreement. Accordingly, the Companies request waiver of the 
    Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing have been 
    served upon Delhi and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    19. Central Illinois Public Service Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-646-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Central Illinois Public 
    Service Company (CIPS) submitted two Service Agreements, dated December 
    12, 1995, establishing Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) 
    and Sonat Power Marketing Inc. (Sonat) as customers under the terms of 
    CIPS' Coordination Sales Tariff CST-1 (CST-1 Tariff).
        CIPS requests an effective date of December 12, 1995 for the 
    service agreements with PSE&G and Sonat. Accordingly, CIPS requests 
    waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing 
    were served upon PSE&G, Sonat and the Illinois Commerce Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    20. Florida Power Corporation
    
    [Docket No. ER96-647-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 20, 1995, Florida Power Corporation 
    (the Company) filed rate schedule revisions to provide for changes to 
    the estimate-and-true-up procedure in its Fuel Adjustment Clause. The 
    changes were agreed to between Florida Power and its wholesale 
    customers who purchase requirements service subject to that clause in 
    order to eliminate large true-ups resulting from the present procedure. 
    The Company requests waiver of the 60-day notice requirement so that 
    the enclosed revisions may be allowed to become effective on December 
    1, 1995. The Company seeks waiver in order to avoid the large increase 
    in monthly bills beginning with bills for December 1995 service which 
    would otherwise occur because of true-ups under the old procedure.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 
    
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    21. Virginia Electric and Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-648-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 21, 1995, Virginia Electric and Power 
    Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing an amendment to the 
    contract for the purchase of electricity for resale (the Amendment) 
    between Virginia Power and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Old 
    Dominion). The Amendment provides for the continuation of the partial 
    requirements service previously received by Old Dominion with certain 
    changes in the terms and conditions. The principal changes involve 
    defining specific exceptions to Old Dominion's partial requirements 
    service and pricing a portion of Old Dominion's capacity requirements 
    based on the costs of peaking capacity.
        Virginia Power requests that the Amendment become effective on the 
    commercial operation date of Clover Unit 2, a generating station 
    jointly constructed and owned by Virginia Power and Old Dominion, or 
    December 31, 1996, whichever occurs first.
        Virginia Power states that copies of the filing have been served 
    upon Old Dominion, the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the 
    North Carolina Utilities Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    22. Arizona Public Service Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-649-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 21, 1995, Arizona Public Service 
    Company (APS), tendered for filing a Service Agreement under APS-FERC 
    Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (APS Tariff) with the following 
    entity:
    
    Industrial Energy Applications, Inc.
    
        A copy of this filing has been served on the above listed entity 
    and the Arizona Corporation Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    23. Appalachian Power Company
    
    [Docket No. ER96-650-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 21, 1995, Appalachian Power Company 
    (APCo), tendered for filing with the Commission proposed modification 
    to its Rate Schedule FPC No. 23. The modifications are designated to 
    provide back-up and maintenance service to Kingsport Power Company 
    (KgPCo).
        APCo proposes an effective date of February 1, 1996, and states 
    that a copy of its filing was served on KgPCo and the Tennessee Public 
    Service Commission.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    24. UtiliCorp United Inc.
    
    [Docket No. ER96-651-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 21, 1995, UtiliCorp United Inc., 
    tendered for filing on behalf of its operating division, WestPlains 
    Energy-Kansas, a Service Agreement under its Power Sales Tariff, FERC 
    Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 12, with Heartland Energy Services. 
    The Service Agreement provides for the sale of capacity and energy by 
    WestPlains Energy-Kansas to Heartland Energy Services pursuant to the 
    tariff, and for the sale of capacity and energy by Heartland Energy 
    Services to WestPlains Energy-Kansas pursuant to Heartland Energy 
    Services' Rate Schedule No. 1.
        UtiliCorp also has tendered for filing a Certificate of Concurrence 
    by Heartland Energy Services.
        UtiliCorp requests waiver of the Commission's regulations to permit 
    the Service Agreement to become effective in accordance with its terms.
        Comment date: January 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
    Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
    
    25. UtiliCorp United Inc.
    
    [Docket No. ER96-652-000]
    
        Take notice that on December 21, 1995, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
    tendered for filing on behalf of its operating division, WestPlains 
    Energy-Colorado, a Service Agreement under its Power Sales Tariff, FERC 
    Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 11, with Heartland Energy Services. 
    The Service Agreement provides for the sale of capacity and energy by 
    WestPlains Energy-Colorado to Heartland Energy Services pursuant to the 
    tariff, and for the sale of capacity and energy by Heartland Energy 
    Services to WestPlains Energy-Colorado pursuant to Heartland Energy 
    Services Rate Schedule No. 1.
        UtiliCorp also has tendered for filing a Certificate of Concurrence 
    by Heartland Energy Services.
        UtiliCorp requests waiver of the Commission's regulations to permit 
    the Service Agreement to become effective in accordance with its terms.
        Comment date: January 19, 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 NE., Washington, DC 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. 96-516 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/19/1996
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
an exchange with the Western Area Power Administration (Western) of a substation and a portion of a 115 kV transmission line for one circuit of another 115 kv double circuit transmission line; the acquisition by Public Service of a portion of a 69 kV transmission line from Intermountain Rural Electric Association, Inc; and the acquisition by Public Service of an undivided 25 percent share of the use and benefits of the transformation capacity of Western's Waterflow Substation.
Document Number:
96-516
Dates:
January 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
Pages:
1369-1372 (4 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. EC96-6-000, et al.
PDF File:
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