[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68343-68345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31612]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EG00-30-000, et al.]
Calpine Leasing Inc., et al., Electric Rate and Corporate
Regulation Filings
November 30, 1999.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Calpine Leasing Inc.
[Docket No. EG00-30-000]
Take notice that on November 24, 1999, Calpine Leasing Inc. 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.
Calpine Leasing Inc., a Delaware corporation, proposes to own
certain eligible facilities and lease such facilities to an affiliated
public utility, which will operate the facilities and make sales of
electric energy exclusively at wholesale. The generating facilities
consist of five bio gas fired electric generating sets having an
aggregate capacity of approximately 2 MW and 17 oil fired diesel
electric generating sets having an aggregate capacity of approximately
22 MW. The generating facilities are located at the Northeast and
Southwest Water Pollution Control Plants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Comment date: December 21, 1999, 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. Preferred Energy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER96-2141-012]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Preferred Energy Services,
Inc. filed their quarterly report for the second and third quarter of
1999 for information only.
3. Northrop Grumman Corporation
[Docket No. ER96-2957-009]
Take notice that on November 29, 1999, Northrop Grumman Corporation
filed their quarterly report for the quarter ending September 30, 1999,
for information only.
4. Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West
Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power)
[Docket No. ER99-3140-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Monongahela Power Company,
The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny
Power), tendered for filing revised executed network integration
transmission service and network operating agreements to replace
previously submitted unexecuted documents for Letterkenny Industrial
Development Authority.
Allegheny Power has requested that the agreements be permitted to
be effective as of May 3, 1999.
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, and all
parties of record.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. Dayton Power and Light Company
[Docket No. ER00-625-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Dayton Power and Light
Company (Dayton), tendered for filing service agreements establishing
NewEnergy, Inc., as customers under the terms of Dayton's Open Access
Transmission Tariff.
Dayton requests an effective date of one day subsequent to this
filing for the service agreements. Accordingly, Dayton requests waiver
of the Commission's notice requirements.
Copies of this filing were served upon NewEnergy, Inc., and the
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Dayton Power and Light Company
[Docket No. ER00-626-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, The Dayton Power and Light
Company (Dayton), tendered for filing service agreements establishing
with NewEnergy, Inc., as customers under the terms of Dayton's Open
Access Transmission Tariff.
Dayton requests an effective date of one day subsequent to this
filing for the service agreements. Accordingly, Dayton requests waiver
of the Commission's notice requirements.
Copies of this filing were served upon with NewEnergy, Inc., and
the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER00-627-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Virginia Electric and Power
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for
Long Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with PECO Energy
Company under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to Eligible
Purchasers dated July 14, 1997. Under the tendered Service Agreement,
Virginia Power will provide Long Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service to PECO Energy Company under the rates, terms and conditions of
the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
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Virginia Power requests an effective date of January 1, 2000.
Copies of the filing were served upon PECO Energy Company, the
Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities
Commission.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. Detroit Edison Company
[Docket No. ER00-628-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, 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-2), FERC Electric Tariff No.
3 (the WPS-2 Tariff).
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. California Independent System Operator Corporation
[Docket No. ER00-629-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, the California Independent
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Scheduling
Coordinator Agreement between the ISO and PP&L Montana, LLC (PP&L
Montana) for acceptance by the Commission.
The ISO states that this filing has been served on PP&L Montana and
the California Public Utilities Commission.
The ISO is requesting waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to
allow the Scheduling Coordinator Agreement to be made effective
November 16, 1999.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. California Independent System Operator Corporation
[Docket No. ER00-630-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, the California Independent
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Participating
Generator Agreement between the ISO and the City of Sunnyvale for
acceptance by the Commission.
The ISO states that this filing has been served on the City of
Sunnyvale and the California Public Utilities Commission.
The ISO is requesting waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to
allow the Participating Generator Agreement to be made effective
November 16, 1999.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. California Independent System Operator Corporation
[Docket No. ER00-631-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, the California Independent
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Meter Service
Agreement for ISO Metered Entities between the ISO and the City of
Sunnyvale for acceptance by the Commission.
The ISO states that this filing has been served on the City of
Sunnyvale and the California Public Utilities Commission.
The ISO is requesting waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to
allow the Meter Service Agreement for ISO Metered Entities to be made
effective November 16, 1999.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
12. Jersey Central Power & Light Company;Metropolitan Edison
Company; Pennsylvania Electric Company
[Docket No. ER00-632-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Jersey Central Power & Light
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company
(doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing the following
agreements.
i. Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement by and between
Sithe New Jersey Holdings LLC and Jersey Central Power & Light Company
d/b/a GPU Energy;
ii. Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement by and between
Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC and Metropolitan Edison Company; and
iii. An Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement between
Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC and Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC and
Pennsylvania Electric Company.
These agreements are being filed in connection with the sale of
most of GPU Energy's non-nuclear generation assets to Sithe Energies,
Inc, and supersede the interconnection agreements originally filed with
and accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER99-2388-000, and which
were designated Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Rate Schedule No.
70; Metropolitan Edison Company, Rate Schedule No. 71 and Pennsylvania
Electric Company, Rate Schedule No. 110.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
[Docket No. ER00-633-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Rochester Gas and Electric
Corporation (RG&E), tendered for filing a Service Agreement between
RG&E and the Select Energy, Inc. (Customer). This Service Agreement
specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms and
conditions of the RG&E open access transmission tariff filed on July 9,
1996 in Docket No. OA96-141-000.
RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice
requirements and an effective date of November 1, 1999 for the Select
Energy, Inc., Service Agreement.
RG&E has served copies of the filing on the New York State Public
Service Commission and on the Customer.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. Madison Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER00-634-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Madison Gas and Electric
Company (MGE), tendered for filing a service agreement under MGE's
Power Sales Tariff with The Energy Authority MGE requests an effective
date 60 days from the filing date.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
15. Pennsylvania Electric Company
[Docket No. ER00-635-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Pennsylvania Electric
Company (doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing the
Conemaugh Switching Station Operating Agreement (Agreement). Under the
Agreement, GPU Energy will operate and maintain the Conemaugh Switching
Station, located adjacent to the Conemaugh Steam Electric Station.
Comment date: December 30, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. Central Power and Light Company; West Texas Utilities Company;
Public Service Company of Oklahoma; Southwestern Electric Power
Company
[Docket No. ER00-636-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Central Power and Light
Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of
Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company (collectively, the CSW
Operating Companies), tendered for filing service agreements under
which the CSW Operating Companies will
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provide ERCOT ancillary services to Frontera Generation Limited
Partnership (Frontera) and Duke Energy Hidalgo, L.P. (Duke) in
accordance with the CSW Operating Companies' open access transmission
service tariff.
The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of the filing has
been served on Frontera, Duke and the Public Utility Commission of
Texas.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. The Montana Power Company
[Docket No. ER00-637-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, The Montana Power Company
(Montana Power), tendered for filing a Power Purchase Agreement between
Montana Power and the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los
Angeles (LADWP) as a long-term service agreement under Montana Power's
Market-Based Rate Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 6
(New Service Agreement).
Montana Power states that the New Service Agreement will become
effective on midnight of the third business day after the last to occur
of the following: (i) receipt by LADWP of all required approvals and
authorizations of the New Service Agreement from the City of Los
Angeles; and (ii) receipt by Montana Power of the approval of the New
Service Agreement from its Board of Directors. It is anticipated that
the effective date will occur on or prior to December 31, 1999. Once
effective, the New Service Agreement continues in full force and effect
through December 29, 2010.
Montana Power states that the New Service Agreement replaces the
Power Sales Agreement dated July 17, 1989, as amended January 17, 1997,
between Montana Power and LADWP contained in Montana Power's Rate
Schedule FERC No. 176 (Original Contract). Montana Power understands
that LADWP will assign all of its rights and obligations under the New
Service Agreement to Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C.
Pursuant to Section 35.15(c) of the Commission's Regulations,
Montana Power submits a Notice of Cancellation of the Original
Contract. As the New Service Agreement is filed in the place of the
Original Contract, such termination will occur when the New Service
Agreement becomes effective. If, however, the Commission should
determine that Section 35.15(c) does not apply in the instant case,
Montana Power respectfully requests waiver of the 60-day notice
requirement for good cause shown with the concurrence of LADWP.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
18. Atlantic City Electric Company; Baltimore Gas & Electric
Company; Delmarva Power & Light Company; Metropolitan Edison
Company; PP&L; Inc.; PECO Energy Company; UGI Utilities; Inc.;
Potomac Electric Power Company and Public Service Electric and Gas
Company
[Docket No. ER00-638-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Atlantic City Electric
Company, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, PP&L, Inc., PECO Energy Company,
UGI Utilities, Inc., Potomac Electric Power Company and Public Service
Electric and Gas Company (together, the Conemaugh Switching Station
Owners), tendered for filing an Interconnection Agreement by and among
the Conemaugh Switching Station Owners and the Conemaugh Generating
Station Owners.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. Pennsylvania Electric Company
[Docket No. ER00-639-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, Pennsylvania Electric
Company (doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing an
Interconnection Agreement by and among GPU Energy and the Keystone
Station Owners. The Keystone Station Owners are: Atlantic City Electric
Company, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light
Company, Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings, LLC, PP&L, Inc., PECO Energy
Company and Public Service Electric and Gas Company.
Comment date: December 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
20. Sithe New Jersey Holdings LLC; Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC;
Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC; Sithe Power Marketing, L.P.; Sithe
Energies, Inc.
[Docket No. ER00-640-000]
Take notice that on November 23, 1999, certain affiliates of Sithe
Energies, Inc. (Sithe), including Sithe New Jersey Holdings LLC (SNJH),
Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC (SPH), Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC
(SMH), and Sithe Power Marketing, L.P. (SPMLP) (collectively, the
Sellers), tendered with the Commission final amended unexecuted
Transition Power Purchase Agreements (TPPAs) between Sithe, SNJH, SPH,
SMH, SPMLP, and Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan
Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company (collectively referred
to as GPU Energy). The Sellers request certain blanket authorizations,
and waiver of certain of the Commission's Regulations.
Comment date: December 13, 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 such 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 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. This filing may also be viewed on
the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-
2222 for assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-31612 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]
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