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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC94-11-000, et al.]
PacifiCorp, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation
Filings
March 7, 1994.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. PacifiCorp
[Docket No. EC94-11-000]
Take notice that on March 2, 1994, PacifiCorp tendered for filing
in accordance 18 CFR 33 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, an
application seeking an order authorizing PacifiCorp to convey to the
Portland General Electric Company (PGE) certain transmission facilities
located in Multnomah County, Oregon.
PacifiCorp requests that, pursuant to Section 33.10 of the
Commission's Regulations, the Commission accept this application for
filing to be effective forty-five (45) days after the date of filing.
Copies of this filing were supplied to PGE and the Public Utility
Commission of Oregon.
Comment date: March 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
2. Oxbow Geothermal Corporation
[Docket No. EL94-36-000]
Take notice that on February 24, 1994, Oxbow Geothermal Corporation
(Oxbow) tendered for filing a request for disclaimer of jurisdiction.
Oxbow requests the Commission to disclaim jurisdiction over Oxbow
as the owner or operator of an undivided leasehold interest in Oxbow's
QF interconnection facilities proposed to be leased to and made a part
of another qualifying facility.
Comment date: March 23, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
3. American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. v. Toledo Edison Company
[Docket No. EL94-37-000]
Take notice that on February 25, 1994, American Municipal Power-
Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio) tendered for filing a complaint against Toledo
Edison Company (TECO) requesting the initiation of an investigation to
determine whether TECO's present rates for transmission service under
FERC Rate Schedule No. 34, Supplement No. 3, Schedule C, as well as the
transmission rate and distribution charge sought in its filing in
Docket No. ER94-567 are excessive, and, if so, to decrease those rates
to a just, reasonable and non-discriminatory level. AMP-Ohio also
requests the Commission to set a refund effective date for TECO's then
effective transmission rate 60 days after the filing of the complaint
and for TECO's proposed distribution charge at the end of any
suspension period ordered in Docket No. ER94-567 or 60 days after the
filing of this complaint, as appropriate.
Comment date: April 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
4. City of Orangeburg, South Carolina v. South Carolina Electric &
Gas Co.
[Docket No. EL94-39-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, the City of Orangeburg,
South Carolina (orangeburg) tendered for filing a complaint and motion
for refunds against South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G)
alleging that SCE&G has failed to comply with the refund requirement
set forth in the Settlement Agreement among SCE&G, Central Electric
Power Cooperative, Inc., orangeburg, Town of McCormick, and Town of
Winnsboro in FERC Docket No. ER83-487-000, which was approved by the
Commission. 27 FERC 61,244 (1984).
Orangeburg alleges that, under the terms of the ER83-487-000
Settlement Agreement, SCE&G was required to implement refunds to its
wholesale WR customers parallel to those ordered by the South Carolina
Public Service Commission in its January 19, 1993 Order No. 93-49 in
Docket No. 88-681-E for SCE&G's retail large general service customers.
Orangeburg alleges that no filing to implement refunds has been filed
with this Commission. Orangeburg requests that (1) the Commission find
that SCE&G has violated its refund obligation under the ER83-487-000
Settlement Agreement and that (2) the Commission order refunds of
amounts owed with interest.
Comment date: April 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
5. Virginia Electric Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-790-000]
Take notice that on February 24, 1994, Virginia Electric Power
Company tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced
docket.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
6. Midwest Power Systems Inc.
[Docket No. ER94-985-000]
Take notice that on February 24, 1994, Midwest Power Systems Inc.
(MPSI) tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of Electric
Interchange Agreement (1989 Agreement), dated January 9, 1989, and
amended on June 11, 1992. This Interchange Agreement was accepted and
designated by the Commission as Rate Schedule No. 26. This Interchange
Agreement is being replaced with a new Electric Interchange and
Interconnection Agreement dated January 24, 1994.
This cancellation is effective upon acceptance by the Commission of
the new Electric Interchange and Interconnection Agreement.
MPSI states that copies of this filing were served on Indianola and
the Iowa Utilities Board.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
7. Western Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. ER94-991-000]
Take notice that on February 25, 1994, Western Resources, Inc.
(WRI) tendered for filing a proposed change to its Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Electric Rate Schedule No. 214. WRI states the
purpose of the change is to provide generation deferral service to the
City of Clay Center. The change is proposed to become effective June 1,
1994.
Copies of the filing were served upon the City of Clay Center and
the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
8. Atlantic City Electric Company
[Docket No. ER94-992-000]
Take notice that on February 25, 1994, Atlantic City Electric
Company (ACE) tendered for filing under Sec. 205 of the Federal Power
Act and Part 35 of the regulations issued thereunder, an Agreement
between ACE and PECO Energy Company (PECO) dated February 18, 1994.
ACE states that the Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions
for the sale of short-term energy which it expects to have available
for sale from time to time and the purchase of which will be
economically advantageous to PECO. ACE requests that the Commission
waive its standard notice period and allow this Agreement to become
effective on February 28, 1994.
ACE states that a copy of this filing has been sent to PECO and
will be furnished to the New Jersey Board of Regulatory Commissioners
and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
9. New England Power Company, Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER94-993-000]
Take notice that on February 25, 1994, New England Power Company
(NEP), and Boston Edison Company (BECo) filed an amendment to their
Unit Power Exchange Contract (the Contract). The amendment reflects
changes in the maintenance schedules for certain units subject to the
Contract. The applicants request that the proposed amendment be made
effective March 1, 1994.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
10. New England Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-994-000]
Take notice that on February 25, 1994, New England Power Company
(NEP), tendered for filing an amendment to its Rate Schedule FERC No.
352, the Interconnection and Support Agreement between NEP and the
Milford Power Limited Partnership.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
11. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER94-997-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, the Baltimore Gas and
Electric Company filed on behalf of the parties to the Extra High
Voltage Transmission System Agreement (EHV Agreement) a Spare 500 kV
Circuit Breaker Agreement which is filed as a supplement to the EHV
Agreement. The parties to the EHV Agreement and the Supplement to the
EHV Agreement are:
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
PECO Energy Company
Atlantic City Electric Company
Delmarva Power and Light Company
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
Potomac Electric Power Company
Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Metropolitan Edison Company
Pennsylvania Electric Company
UGI Utilities, Inc.
BG&E states that this filing has been sent to the Regulatory
Commissions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
and the District of Columbia for their information.
The purpose of the Spare 500 kV circuit Breaker Agreement, which is
a supplement to the EHV Agreement, is to permit the signatories to the
EHV Agreement to collectively own and have use of a spare 500 kV
circuit breaker in accordance with a utilization procedure which is
acceptable to each of the signatories.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
12. Ocean State Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-998-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Ocean State Power Company
(Ocean State) tendered for filing the following supplements (the
Supplements) to its rate schedules with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or the Commission):
I. Supplements Based on ``Fundamental Analysis''
Supplements No. 16 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 1
Supplements No. 13 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 2
Supplements No. 12 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 3
Supplements No. 13 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 4
II. Supplements Based on Ocean State II's Preferred Methodology
Supplements No. 17 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 1
Supplements No. 14 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 2
Supplements No. 13 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 3
Supplements No. 14 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 4
The Supplements to the rate schedules based on ``fundamental
analysis'' request approval of Ocean State's proposed rate of return on
equity for the period beginning on April 29, 1994, the requested
effective date of the Supplements based on fundamental analysis, and
ending on the effective date of Ocean State's updated rate of return on
equity to be filed in February of 1995. The Supplements to the rate
schedules based on Ocean State's preferred methodology request approval
of Ocean State's proposed rate of return on equity for the period
beginning on February 28, 1994, the requested effective date of the
Supplements based on Ocean State's preferred methodology, and ending on
the effective date of Ocean State's updated rate of return on equity to
be filed in February of 1995 (``Preferred Rate Period'').
Ocean State is filing the Supplements based on fundamental analysis
pursuant to Section 7.5 of each of Ocean State's unit power agreements
with Boston Edison Company, New England Power Company, Montaup Electric
Company, and Newport Electric Corporation, respectively (Agreements),
the Commission's Order in Ocean State Power II, 59 FERC 61,360 (1992)
(``Ocean State II Order''), and the Commission's Order in Ocean State
Power and Ocean State Power II, 63 FERC 61,072 (1993) (``April
Order''). Ocean State is filing the Supplements based on its preferred
methodology pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Agreements, the Ocean State
II order, and Ocean State's petition for rehearing of the April Order,
Ocean State Power and Ocean State Power II, Petition for Rehearing of
Ocean State Power and Ocean State Power II, Docket Nos. ER93-397-000
and ER93-398-000 (May 17, 1993). Ocean State intends to ask the
Commission to make effective the Supplements based on its preferred
methodology for the Preferred Rate Period if the Commission grants
Ocean State's petition for rehearing of the April Order.
The Supplements based on fundamental analysis constitute a rate
decrease. The Supplements based on Ocean State's preferred methodology
constitute a rate increase.
Copies of the Supplements have been served upon Boston Edison
Company, New England Power Company, Montaup Electric Company, Newport
Electric Corporation, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities,
the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission and TransCanada Pipelines
Limited.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
13. Southwestern Electric Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-1000-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Southwestern Electric Power
Company (SWEPCO) tendered for filing the final return on common equity
(Final ROE) to be used in redetermining or ``truing-up'' cost-of-
service formula rates for wholesale service in 1993 to Northeast Texas
Electric Cooperative, Inc., the City of Bentonville, Arkansas, the City
of Hope, Arkansas, the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Rayburn
Country Electric Cooperative, Inc., Cajun Electric Power Cooperative,
Inc. and TEX-LA Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., and East Texas
Electric Cooperative, Inc. SWEPCO provides service to these customers
under contracts which provide for periodic changes in rates and charges
determined in accordance with cost-of-service formulas, including a
formulaic determination of the return on common equity.
Copies of the filing were served upon the affected wholesale
customers, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the
Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
14. Montaup Electric Company
[Docket No. ER94-1001-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Montaup Electric Company
tendered for filing an annual report titled Conservation and Load
Management Informational Report Proposed Surcharge--February 28, 1994--
supporting a negative surcharge for the period March 1, 1994 through
February 28, 1995. This annual report filing is required under a
conservation and load management (C&LM) clause applied to service to
Montaup's affiliated M-rate customers as amended by Montaup in a filing
approved by the Commission on May 4, 1993 in Docket No. ER93-79-000.
The informational report shows that a negative surcharge (credit) will
be required to true up collections for the twelve months ended December
31, 1993 with actual C&LM costs during that period.
Comment date: March 21, 1994, 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, 825 North Capitol 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-5682 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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