[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6367-6369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3699]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-931-000, et al.]
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, et al.; Electric Rate and
Corporate Regulation Filings
February 13, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER96-931-000]
Take notice that on January 25, 1996, Pennsylvania Power & Light
Company (PP&L), tendered for filing a request for approval of rate
changes under the Capacity and Energy Sales Agreement (Agreement) dated
January 28, 1988, as supplemented, between PP&L and Baltimore Gas &
Electric Company. PP&L proposes to increase its rate under the
Agreement to more accurately reflect the projected costs of
decommissioning PP&L's nuclear-fueled Susquehanna Steam Electric
Station units. PP&L also proposes to implement depreciation life study
changes, to change accounting methods for Office Furniture, Tools and
Equipment (FTE) and to segregate all FTE into certain General Plant
accounts.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
2. Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER96-985-000]
Take notice that on January 31, 1996, Boston Edison Company (Boston
Edison), tendered for filing a Sixth Extension Agreement between Boston
Edison and New England Power Company (NEP) regarding the provision of
sub-transmission service for NEP under Boston Edison's FERC Rate
Schedule No. 46. The Sixth Extension Agreement extends the date of
termination of service from March 31, 1996 to July 31, 1996 and has
been executed only by Boston Edison. Boston Edison requests an
effective date of April 1, 1996.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
3. The Washington Water Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-986-000]
Take notice that on January 31, 1996, The Washington Water Power
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, a signed service agreement under
FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 4 with K N Marketing, Inc. Also
submitted with this filing is a Certificate of Concurrence with respect
to exchanges. WWP requests waiver of the prior notice requirement and
requests an effective date of February 1, 1996.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
4. Southern Company Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER96-987-000]
Take notice that on January 31, 1996, Southern Company Services,
Inc., acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company,
Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Savannah Electric and
Power Company (Southern Companies), tendered for filing as Interchange
Service Contract between Southern Companies and PECO Energy Company.
The Interchange Service Contract establishes the terms and conditions
of power supply, including provisions relating to service conditions,
control of system disturbances, metering and other matters related to
the administration of the agreement.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-989-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Virginia Electric and Power
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement
between Aquila Power Corporation and Virginia Power, dated January 24,
1996, under the Power Sales Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated May 27,
1994. Under the tendered Service Agreement Virginia Power agrees to
provide services to Aquila Power Corporation under the rates, terms and
conditions of the Power Sales Tariff as agreed by the parties pursuant
to the terms of the applicable Service Schedules included in the Power
Sales Tariff.
Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State
Corporation Commission, and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Houston Lighting & Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-990-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an executed transmission service
agreement (TSA) with Western Gas Resources Power Marketing, Inc.
(Western Gas) for Economy Energy and Emergency Power Transmission
Service under HL&P's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. I, for
Transmission Service To, From, and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
HL&P has requested an effective date of January 17, 1996.
Copies of the filing were served on Western Gas and the Public
Utility Commission of Texas.
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Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER96-991-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican) filed with the Commission Firm Transmission Service
Agreements with Delhi Energy Services, Inc. (Delhi) dated January 9,
1996 and KN Marketing, Inc. (KN) dated January 17, 1996; and Non-Firm
Transmission Service Agreements with Delhi dated January 9, 1996,
Valero Power Services Company (Valero) dated January 15, 1996 and KN
dated January 17, 1996, entered into pursuant to MidAmerican's Point-
to-Point Transmission Service Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original
Volume No. 4.
MidAmerican requests an effective date of January 9, 1996, for the
Agreements with Delhi, January 15, 1996, for the Agreement with Valero;
and January 17, 1996 for the Agreements with KN, and accordingly seeks
a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement. MidAmerican has served
a copy of the filing on Delhi, Valero, KN, the Iowa Utilities Board,
the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public Utilities
Commission.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. Northeast Utilities Service Co.
[Docket No. ER96-992-000]
Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Northeast Utilities Service
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of its affiliates, the Northeast Utilities
System companies, tendered for filing a Letter of Understanding
concerning the assignment of a service agreement for sale of NU System
power to the City of Chicopee Municipal Lighting Plant. NUSCO requests
an effective date of February 1, 1996.
NUSCO states that copies of its submission have been mailed or
delivered to the City of Chicopee Municipal Lighting Plant.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. Upper Peninsula Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-993-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Upper Peninsula Power Company
(UPPCO), tendered for filing proposed Power Service Agreements for
sales of electricity to two of its existing wholesale electric service
customers: Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association (Alger-Delta)
and Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (Ontonagon).
UPPCO states that the rates established in each of the Power Service
Agreements for 1996 will result in a decrease in revenues from sales to
Alger-Delta of approximately 9.6% annually and a decrease in revenues
from sales to Ontonagon of approximately 10% annually. UPPCO states
that the Power Service Agreements also provide Alger-Delta and
Ontonagon with a credit toward the acquisition of certain non-utility
services from UPPCO. UPPCO proposes to make each of the Power Sales
Agreements effective beginning April 3, 1996.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. Nevada Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-994-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Nevada Power Company (Nevada
Power), tendered for filing a proposed Supplement to the
Interconnection Agreement Between Nevada Power Company and Overton
Power District No. 5 (Supplemental Agreement) having a proposed
effective date of April 1, 1996.
The Supplemental Agreement provides for the sale of economy energy
to Overton during any calendar month in which Overton agrees to
purchase Nevada Power all of its economy energy requirements. Such
economy energy is to be delivered using Overton's contractual
allocation of Federal hydroelectric capacity purchased through the
State of Nevada Colorado River Commission (CRC) or using the
contractual allocation of Federal hydroelectric capacity received from
other members of the Silver State Power Association, Inc. The total
monthly amount of economy energy under Schedule D shall not exceed the
amount of energy that when added to Overton's contractual allocation of
Federal hydroelectric energy and the contractual allocation of
Colorado-River hydroelectric energy received from other Silver State
Power Association members, would provide 100 percent capacity factor
utilization of these Federal hydroelectric resources.
The price of economy energy sold by Nevada Power and purchased by
Overton pursuant to Schedule D shall be at Nevada Power's Average
Hourly Marginal Cost of energy for each calendar month plus 1 mill per
kilowatt-hour. Average Hourly Marginal Cost is defined as the monthly
sum of the hourly incremental cost of the next cheapest megawatt-hour
available to generate or purchase (excluding generation at Hoover Dam)
to meet load in Nevada Power's control area divided by the number of
hours in the month.
Copies of this filing have been served on the City of Overton and
the Nevada Public Service Commission.
Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. The Washington Water Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-995-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, The Washington Water Power
Company, tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.12, an Agreement for the sale of firm
capacity and firm energy to Cogentrix Energy Power Marketing, Inc. The
terms of the Agreement one to commence on April 1, 1996 and continue
through August 31, 1998.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
12. The Washington Water Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-996-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, The Washington Water Power
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and 35.12 a Transmission Service
Agreement between WWP and Enron Power Marketing, Inc. WWP requests an
effective time and date of 0000 hours, April 1, 1996.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. The Washington Water Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-997-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, The Washington Water Power
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and 35.12 a Transmission Service
Agreement between WWP and Cogentrix Energy Power Marketing, Inc. WWP
requests an effective time and date of 0000 hours, April 1, 1996.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. Cenerprise, Inc.
[Docket No. ER96-998-000]
Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Cenerprise, Inc.
(Cenerprise), corporate successor to Cenergy, Inc. (Cenergy),
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filed an application pursuant to 205 of the Federal Power Act, Part 35
of the Commission's Regulations, and the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, for an order supporting certain charges to Cenerprise's
Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 and changes to its Standards of Conduct.
Cenerprise proposes to change the name of the seller under its tariff
from Cenergy To Cenerprise, eliminate the restrictions against power
transactions with its affiliates, and to permit such transactions with
its public utility affiliates pursuant to separate 205 filings.
Cenerprise also proposes to modify its code of conduct to reflect the
Commission's decision in USGen Power Services, L.P., 73 FERC para.
61,302 (1995), and the standards proposed by the Commission in the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Real Time Information Networks and
Standards of Conduct in Docket No. RM95-9-000.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by the Federal Power Act and the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing may be held without further
notice before the Commission or its designee on this application, if no
motion to intervene is filed within the time required herein, or if the
Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a grant of the
application is in the public interest. If a motion for leave to
intervene is timely filed, or the Commission on its own motion believes
that a formal hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will
be duly given.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
15. Potomac Electric Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-999-000]
Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Potomac Electric Power
Company (Pepco), tendered for filing a service agreement pursuant to
Pepco's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, entered into
between Pepco and CNG Power Services Corporation. An effective date of
January 8, 1996, for this service agreement, with waiver of notice, is
requested.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. Florida Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER96-1001-000]
Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Florida Power & Light Company
filed depreciation rates for use in its transmission tariffs, wholesale
electric service tariff, and 49 transmission and power sales contracts.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. Gulf Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-1002-000]
Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Gulf Power Company (Gulf),
tendered for filing an agreement for energy conversion services between
Gulf and the Energy Services, Inc. as agent for Arkansas Power & Light
Company, Mississippi Power & Light Company, New Orleans Public Service,
Inc. (the Entergy Operating Companies).
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
18. New England Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-1004-000]
Take notice that on February 5, 1996, New England Power Company,
submitted for filing a letter agreement for transmission service to CNG
Power Services Corporation.
Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. Houston Lighting & Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-1005-000]
Take notice that on February 5, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing four executed transmission service
agreements (TSAs) with Louis Dreyfus Electric Power, Inc. (Dreyfus),
Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECT) and LG&E Power Marketing, Inc.
(LG&E) for Economy Energy Transmission Service under HL&P's FERC
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service To,
From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
HL&P requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
Copies of the filing were served on Dreyfus, ECI and LG&E and the
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Comment date: February 28, 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, 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 this filing are on file with the
Commission and are available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3699 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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