[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 158-162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34779]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER96-3019-007, et al.]
CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and
Corporate Regulation Filings
December 28, 1998.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc.
[Docket No. ER96-3019-007]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, CXY Energy Marketing
(U.S.A.) Inc. (CXY), tendered for filing a Transaction Report for
Quarter ended September 30, 1998.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
2. Strategic Energy, Ltd.
[Docket No. ER96-3107-008]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Strategic Energy, Ltd.,
tendered for filing a Quarterly Transaction Report describing SEL's
wholesale electricity sales for the third quarter of 1998.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
3. Western Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-4401-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Western Resources, Inc.
(Western Resources), tendered for filing amendments to Electric Power
Supply Agreements (Agreements) between Western Resources, Inc. d/b/a
KPL and Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., Kaw Valley
Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative
Association, Inc., (collectively termed the Cooperatives). Western
Resources states that the amendments have been resubmitted with the
exclusion of general stranded cost provisions that were in the original
filing.
Western Resources requests the revised amendments be substituted
for those originally tendered for filing and be allowed to become
effective on August 1, 1998 as originally requested.
Copies of the filing were served upon the Cooperatives and the
Kansas Corporation Commission.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
4. Cinergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-962-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Cinergy Services, Inc.
(Cinergy), tendered for filing on behalf of its operating companies,
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc.
(PSI), changes to its FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 4,
by separating the Tariff into two (2) separate tariffs, one for Market-
Based sales and one for Cost-Based sales.
Rates are to become effective concurrently with this filing.
Copies of the filing were served on wholesale customers under
Cinergy's FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 4 and the
public service commissions of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. Nevada Sun-Peak Limited Partnership
[Docket No. ER99-963-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Nevada Sun-Peak Limited
Partnership (Sun-Peak), owner of a 210 MW generating facility located
near Las Vegas, Nevada, petitioned the Commission for acceptance of its
Amended and Restated Power Purchase Contract with Nevada Power Company.
Sun-Peak is an affiliate of Edison International and Oxbow Power
Corporation.
Sun-Peak requested acceptance of the contract as a market-based
rate schedule, waiver of the 60-day notice requirement, and certain
other waivers and preapprovals under the Commission's Regulations.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Southern Energy Canal, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER99-694-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Southern Energy Canal,
L.L.C. (Southern Canal), tendered for filing Notice of Withdrawal and
amendment concerning its November 24, 1998, filing in this docket which
requested Commission acceptance of agreements for cost-based wholesale
power sales by Southern Canal to Cambridge Electric Light Company,
Commonwealth Electric Company, New England Power Company, Montaup
Electric Company, and Boston Edison Company.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
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7. Cielo Power Market LP
[Docket No. ER99-964-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Cielo Power Market LP
(Cielo), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Cielo 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.
Cielo intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy
purchases and sales as a marketer. Cielo is not in the business of
generating or transmitting electric power.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER99-965-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Boston Edison Company
(Boston Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement and Appendix A
under Original Volume No. 6, Power Sales and Exchange Tariff (Tariff)
for Select Energy, Inc., (collectively, Select).
Boston Edison requests that the Service Agreement become effective
as of December 1, 1998.
Boston Edison states that it has served a copy of this filing on
Select and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-966-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement
between NMPC and Select Energy, Inc. This Transmission Service
Agreement specifies that Select Energy, Inc., 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 Select Energy, Inc., to enter
into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC will provide
transmission service for Select Energy, Inc., as the parties may
mutually agree.
NMPC requests an effective date of December 8, 1998. NMPC has
requested 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 Select Energy, Inc.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. Wisvest-Connecticut, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER99-967-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Wisvest-Connecticut, L.L.C.
(Wisvest-Connecticut), a Connecticut limited liability company,
tendered for filing proposed market-based rate schedules for the sale
of capacity and energy and for the sale of ancillary services pursuant
to negotiated agreements, together with a form of service agreement and
a code of conduct to govern relationships with affiliated franchised
utilities.
Wisvest-Connecticut requests that the Commission accept these
schedules for filing and grant such waivers of its regulations and
blanket authorizations as the Commission has granted to other power
marketers.
Wisvest-Connecticut requests that the Commission permit these
schedules to become effective no later than April 1, 1999.
Copies of the filing have been served upon the Connecticut
Department of Public Utility Control.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. Central Illinois Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-969-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Central Illinois Light
Company (CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61202, tendered
for filing with the Commission a substitute Index of Customers under
its Coordination Sales Tariff for a name change for a customer,
Williams Energy Services Co., changing its name to Williams Energy
Marketing & Trading Co., and one service agreement for one new
customer, New Energy Ventures, Inc.
CILCO requested an effective date of December 9, 1998.
Copies of the filing were served on the affected customer and the
Illinois Commerce Commission.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
12. RockGen Energy LLC
[Docket No. ER99-970-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, RockGen Energy LLC (RockGen
Energy), tendered for filing an application for waivers and blanket
approvals under various regulations of the Commission and for an order
accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1. RockGen Energy intends
to sell energy and capacity from the Facility at market-based rates,
and on such terms and conditions to be mutually agreed to with the
purchasing party.
RockGen Energy proposes that its Rate Schedule No. 1, become
effective upon commencement of service of the RockGen Energy Center
(the Facility), a generation project currently being developed by
RockGen Energy in the State of Wisconsin. The Facility will not be
commercially operable until June, 2000.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. NYSEG Solutions, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-971-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, NYSEG Solutions, Inc. (NYSEG
Solutions or NSI), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.13 (18
CFR 35.13), with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NYSEG
Solutions' revised Tariff for Market-Based Power Sales and Reassignment
of Transmission Service Rights, FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1,
which permits NYSEG Solutions to make wholesale power sales at market-
based rates and revises NYSEG Solutions' Tariff for Market-Based Power
Sales and Reassignment of Transmission Service Rights, FERC Electric
Rate Schedule No. 1.
NSI respectfully requests that the Commission accept this Revised
Market-Based Power Sales Tariff for filing and allow it to become
effective as of December 22, 1998, and accordingly requests waiver of
the 60-day notice requirement.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. SkyGen Energy Marketing LLC
[Docket No. ER99-972-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, SkyGen Energy Marketing LLC
(SkyGen), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of SkyGen 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. SkyGen is a subsidiary of
SkyGen Energy LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and headquartered in
Northbrook, Illinois.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
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15. Select Energy, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-973-000]
Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Select Energy, Inc.
(Select), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with the New Energy
Ventures, Inc., under the Select Energy, Inc., Market-Based Rates,
Tariff No. 1.
Select Energy, Inc., states that a copy of this filing has been
mailed to the New Energy Ventures, Inc.
Select requests that the Service Agreement become effective
December 1, 1998.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER99-978-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Boston Edison Company
(Boston Edison), tendered for filing proposed tariff sheets to change
the rates, terms and conditions of service under its Open Access
Transmission Tariff. The principal change proposed by Boston Edison is
the adoption of a formula rate methodology to mirror that proposed by
the New England Power Pool in Docket Nos. OA97-237-000, et al. Based on
1997 data, the revenue requirement would be approximately $48 million.
Boston Edison also proposes a formula rate for the derivation of its
Schedule 1, costs for Scheduling, System Control and Dispatch Service,
and Boston Edison proposes to change various non-rate provisions of the
tariff as shown in detail in the filing.
Boston Edison proposes an effective date of February 21, 1999.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. Peco Energy Company
[Docket No. ER99-979-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO),
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 10, 1998 with
Borough of Middletown, Pennsylvania (Middletown) under PECO's FERC
Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement
adds Middletown as a customer under the Tariff.
PECO requests an effective date of December 18, 1998, for the
Service Agreement.
PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to
Middletown and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
18. Peco Energy Company
[Docket No. ER99-980-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO),
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated August 24, 1998 with
Central Hudson Enterprises Corporation (CHEC) under PECO's FERC
Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement
adds CHEC as a customer under the Tariff.
PECO requests an effective date of December 2, 1998, for the
Service Agreement.
PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to CHEC
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. Peco Energy Company
[Docket No. ER99-981-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO),
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 9, 1998 with
Select Energy, Inc. (Select), under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff
Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds Select as a
customer under the Tariff.
PECO requests an effective date of December 9, 1998, for the
Service Agreement.
PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to Select
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
20. Peco Energy Company
[Docket No. ER99-982-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO),
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 18, 1998, with
Strategic Power Management, Inc. (SPM), under PECO's FERC Electric
Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds SPM
as a customer under the Tariff.
PECO requests an effective date of December 18, 1998, for the
Service Agreement.
PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to SPM
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
21. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER99-983-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 tendered for
filing proposed changes to its Rate Schedule FERC Nos. 64 and 83. The
changes consist of the annual adjustment of the transmission service
fee for 1998 pursuant to the Transmission Service and Facilities
Agreement dated October 2, 1979, as amended, between MidAmerican and
Cedar Falls Municipal Electric Utility (Cedar Falls), and the
Transmission Service Agreement dated August 26, 1985, as amended,
between MidAmerican and Cedar Falls.
MidAmerican proposed an effective date of January 1, 1998, for the
rate schedule change and states that good cause exists for this waiver
pursuant to the Commission's decision in Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Corporation, 60 FERC para.61,106 (1992).
Copies of the filing were served on representatives of Cedar Falls,
the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
22. Ameren Services Company
[Docket No. ER99-984-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Ameren Services Company
(Ameren Services), tendered for filing a Network Operating Agreement
and a Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service
between Ameren Services and the City of California, Missouri (the
City). Ameren Services asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to
permit Ameren Services to provide transmission service to the City
pursuant to Ameren's Open Access Tariff.
Ameren Services requests that the Network Service Agreement and
Network Operating Agreement be allowed to become effective as of
December 1, 1998.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
23. Ameren Services Company
[Docket No. ER99-985-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Ameren Services Company
(ASC) as Agent for Union Electric Company (UE), tendered for filing a
Service Agreement for Market Based Rate Power Sales between UE and the
City of
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California (the City), Missouri. ASC asserts that the purpose of the
Agreement is to permit ASC to make sales of capacity and energy at
market based rates to the City pursuant to ASC's Market Based Rate
Power Sales Tariff filed in Docket No. ER98-3285-000.
ACS requests that the Service Agreement be allowed to become
effective December 1, 1998.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
24. NGE Generation, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-987-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, NGE Generation, Inc. (NGE
Gen), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, (18 CFR 35), a
service agreement (the Service Agreement) under which NGE Gen may
provide capacity and/or energy to Select Energy, Inc. (Select) in
accordance with NGE Gen's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
NGE Gen has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the
Service Agreement with Select becomes effective as of December 23,
1998.
NGE Gen has served copies of the filing upon the New York State
Public Service Commission and Select.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
25. NGE Generation, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-988-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, NGE Generation, Inc. (NGE
Gen), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's Regulations, (18 CFR 35) service agreements
under which NGE Gen may provide capacity and/or energy to Statoil
Energy Services, Inc. (SESI), in accordance with NGE Gen's FERC
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
NGE Gen has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the
service agreement becomes effective as of May 22, 1998.
NYSEG served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public
Service Commission and SESI.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
26. Entergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-989-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Entergy Services, Inc.
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy Operating
Companies), tendered for filing a Letter Amendment (dated December 19,
1990) to the Capacity and Energy Letter Agreement between Entergy
Services, Inc., and Sam Rayburn G&T Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
27. The Detroit Edison Company
[Docket No. ER99-990-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, The Detroit Edison Company
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing Service Agreements for wholesale
power sales transactions (the Service Agreements) under Detroit
Edison's Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS-1), FERC Electric Tariff No.
4 (the WPS-1 Tariff), and Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS-2), FERC
Electric Tariff No. 3 (the WPS-2 Tariff) between Detroit Edison and
Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn
Power Company (collectively, Allegheny Power).
Detroit Edison requests that both service agreements be allowed to
become effective as of November 30, 1998.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
28. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER99-991-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
(PJM), tendered for filing executed service agreements for non-firm
point-to-point service agreement and short-term firm point-to-point
service with DukeSolutions, Inc., under the PJM Open Access Tariff.
The effective date of these agreements is December 17, 1998, the
date they were executed. PJM requests a waiver of the Commission's 60
day notice requirements.
Copies of this filing were served upon the parties to the service
agreements.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
29. Portland General Electric Company
[Docket No. ER99-992-000]
Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Portland General Electric
Company (PGE), filed to restructure its Long-Term Power Sale and
Exchange Agreement (Burbank Agreement) between PGE and The City of
Burbank, California (The City of Burbank). The Burbank Agreement is a
non-economy coordination agreement, which is on file with the
Commission as PGE FERC Rate Schedule No. 77, and was accepted for
filing by the Commission on July 22, 1991, to be effective as of
September 15, 1988, in Docket No. ER91-493-000. As part of the
restructuring of the existing contract, the parties have entered into a
Summer Power Sale Agreement and a Restructuring Agreement.
PGE requests that the revised Burbank Agreement be made effective
March 1, 1999. PGE also requests that the Commission approve the
Restructuring Agreement to be effective on December 31, 1998.
Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
30. UtiliCorp United Inc.
[Docket No. ES99-17-000]
Take notice that on December 18, 1998, UtiliCorp United Inc.
(Applicant), tendered for filing an application seeking an order under
Section 204(a) of the Federal Power Act authorizing the Applicant to
issue corporate guaranties in support of Debt Securities and related
obligations in an amount of up to and including $500,000,000 to be
issued by a direct or indirect Australian subsidiary of Applicant, at
some time before February 5, 1999, and for exemption from competitive
bidding and negotiated placement requirements. Said guaranties would be
in connection with Applicant's subsidiary's investment in gas
distribution assets being privatized by the State of Victoria,
Australia.
Comment date: January 11, 1999, 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, 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 these filings are on file with the
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Commission and are available for public inspection.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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