[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17356-17359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8835]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EG99-103-000, et al.]
LG&E Capital Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate
Regulation Filings
March 31, 1999.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. LG&E Capital Corporation
[Docket No. EG99-103-000]
On March 25, 1999, LG&E Capital Corporation (Capital Corp.), a
Kentucky corporation with its principal place of business at 220 West
Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, 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.
Capital Corp. proposes to construct, own and operate two 164
megawatt combustion turbine electric generating units in Mercer County,
Kentucky. The units are scheduled to be completed in July 1999 and to
be in service by August 1, 1999. All capacity and energy from the plant
will be sold exclusively at wholesale.
Comment date: April 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. PDI Canada, Inc.
[Docket No. EG99-104-000]
Take notice that on March 29, 1999, PDI Canada, Inc., a Wisconsin
corporation with its headquarters at 677 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI
54304, 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.
PDI Canada, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WPS Power
Development, Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary
of WPS Resources Corporation, headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
WPS Resources Corporation is an exempt public utility holding company.
Its subsidiaries include Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, an
electric and natural gas public utility serving portions of
northeastern Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan. PDI Canada,
Inc. will be taking title to and operating the assets located in Canada
being divested by Maine & New Brunswick Electrical Power Company,
Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Maine Public Service Company.
These assets include a 34.4 MW generating facility and appurtenant
transmission facilities located in the province of New Brunswick,
Canada. The Maine Public Utilities Commission, in its Docket 98-584, is
considering among other things whether allowing PDI Canada, Inc. to be
an eligible facility will benefit consumers, is in the public interest,
and does not violate State law.
Comment date: April 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.
3. United States Department of Energy, Bonneville Power
Administration
[Docket No. EL99-49-000]
Take notice that on March 23, 1999, Bonneville Power Administration
filed a Petition for Expedited Declaratory Order Approving an Amendment
to Bonneville Power Administration's Open Access Transmission Tariff
and for Exemption in Lieu of Filing Fee.
Comment date: April 16, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
4. Enron Power Marketing, Inc. versus United States Department of
Energy--Bonneville Power Administration
[Docket No. EL99-51-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Enron Power Marketing, Inc.
(EPMI) filed its complaint against the Bonneville Power Administration
(BPA) pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 824e, h (1994) and 18 CFR 385.206.
Comment date: April 20, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
5. Northeast Utilities Service Company; Connecticut Light & Power
Company and Western Massachusetts Electric Company
[Docket Nos. ER90-373-008 and ER90-390-008; Docket No. EL90-39-005]
Take notice that on March 29, 1999, Northeast Utilities Service
Company (NUSCO) tendered for filing a refund report in compliance with
the Commission's order in Northeast Utilities Service Company, et al.,
86 FERC para.61,161 (1999).
Comment date: April 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
6. Harbor Cogeneration Company
[Docket No. ER99-1248-001]
Take notice that on April 5, 1999, Harbor Cogeneration Company
tendered for filing amendments to its rate schedule and code of conduct
in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
7. Carolina Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-1308-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Carolina Power & Light Company
amended the original filing made in this Docket on January 15, 1999.
Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
8. New England Power Pool Inc., ISO New England Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-1414-001]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, the New England Power Pool
(NEPOOL) and ISO New England Inc. (the ISO), tendered for filing a
notice that they have adopted, to the extent necessary, the
Transmission Loading Relief procedures, including those relating to
native load transactions and network service in other control areas,
promulgated by the North American Electric Reliability Council, and
that the Restated NEPOOL Open Access Transmission Tariff should be
considered modified to effect the adoption of those procedures. This
notice was filed in compliance with the Commission's orders in North
American Electric Reliability Council, et al., 86 FERC para. 61,275
(1999) and North American Electric Reliability Council, 85 FERC para.
61,353 (1998).
NEPOOL and the ISO state that copies of these materials were sent
to all entities on the service list in the captioned docket, to the
participants in the New England Power Pool, and to the New England
state governors and regulatory commissions.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
9. CMS Generation Michigan Power, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER99-1970-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, CMS Generation Michigan Power,
L.L.C. (Michigan Power), tendered for filing a request for a change in
the effective date of a wholesale power sales tariff
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previously tendered for filing on March 1, 1999, to permit Michigan
Power to make wholesale electric generation sales to eligible customers
at up to cost-based ceiling rates.
Michigan Power requests an effective date of April 12, 1999.
Copies of this filing were served upon the Michigan Public Service
Commission.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
10. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-1980-000]
Take notice that on March 1, 1999, New York State Electric & Gas
Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR part 35, a service agreement (the Service Agreement), under
which NYSEG provide capacity and/or energy to Electric Clearinghouse,
Inc. (ECI), in accordance with NYSEG's FERC Electric Tariff, Original
Volume No. 1.
NYSEG has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the
Service Agreement with ECI becomes effective as of March 2, 1999.
NYSEG has served copies of the filing upon the New York State
Public Service Commission and ECI.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
11. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-2268-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission an executed, amended Transmission Service
Agreement between Niagara Mohawk and the Power Authority of the State
of New York (NYPA) to permit NYPA to deliver power and energy from
NYPA's FitzPatrick Plant, Bid Process Suppliers and Substitute
Suppliers to the points where Niagara Mohawk's transmission system
connects to its retail distribution system west of Niagara Mohawk's
constrained Central-East Interface. This Transmission Service Agreement
specifies that NYPA has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and
conditions of Niagara Mohawk's Open Access Transmission Tariff as filed
in Docket No. OA96-194-000.
Niagara Mohawk requests an effective date of March 1, 1999. Niagara
Mohawk has requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause
shown.
Niagara Mohawk has served copies of the filing upon New York Public
Service Commission and NYPA.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
12. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-2269-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission an executed amended Transmission Service
Agreement between Niagara Mohawk and the Power Authority of the State
of New York (NYPA) to permit NYPA to deliver power and energy from
NYPA's FitzPatrick Plant, Bid Process Suppliers and Substitute
Suppliers to the points where Niagara Mohawk's transmission system
connects to its retail distribution system East of Niagara Mohawk's
constrained Central-East Interface. This Transmission Service Agreement
specifies that NYPA has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and
conditions of Niagara Mohawk's Open Access Transmission Tariff as filed
in Docket No. OA96-194-000.
Niagara Mohawk requests an effective date of March 1, 1999. Niagara
Mohawk has requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause
shown.
Niagara Mohawk has served copies of the filing upon New York Public
Service Commission and NYPA.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
13. Cambridge Electric Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-2271-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Cambridge Electric Light
Company (Cambridge), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Agreement between Cambridge and Merchant Energy
Group of the Americas, Inc., (MEGA). Cambridge states that the service
agreement sets out the transmission arrangements under which Cambridge
will provide non-firm point-to-point transmission service to MEGA under
Cambridge's open access transmission tariff accepted for filing in
Docket No. ER97-1337-000, subject to refund and issuance of further
orders.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
14. Delmarva Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-2272-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Delmarva Power & Light Company
(Delmarva), tendered for filing a 3rd Revised Supplement to its FERC
Rate Schedule No. 99, with respect to Delmarva's partial requirements
service agreement with the City of Seaford. The proposed change would
decrease base demand and energy rates by 0.222520% or about $1,869.00
annually (based on actual billing data for calendar year 1995).
Delmarva proposes an effective date of March 1, 1999. Delmarva
asserts that the decrease and the proposed effective date is in accord
with the service agreement with the City of Seaford as accepted for
filing as Rate Schedule No. 99 and eight supplements in Docket No.
ER95-1039-000, which service agreement provides for changes in rates
that correspond to the level of changes in rates approved by the
Delaware Public Service Commission for Delmarva's non-residential
retail customers.
Copies of the filing were served on the City of Seaford and the
Delaware Public Service Commission.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
15. Penobscot Hydro, LLC
[Docket No. ER99-2273-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Penobscot Hydro, LLC
(Penobscot), tendered for filing the Transitional Power Sales Agreement
under which Penobscot will sell capacity and energy at negotiated rates
to Bangor Hydro-Electric Company under Penobscot's pending Market-Based
Rate Tariff in Docket No. ER99-1940-000.
Penobscot has requested that the Commission waive its notice
requirements to permit the agreement to become effective April 30,
1999.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
16. Carolina Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-2274-0000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Carolina Power & Light Company
(CP&L), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement with
DukeSolutions, Inc., under the provisions of CP&L's Market-Based Rates
Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff No. 4.
CP&L is requesting an effective date of March 1, 1999, for this
Agreement.
Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
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17. Carolina Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-2275-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Carolina Power & Light Company
(CP&L), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service with Carolina Power & Light--Wholesale Power
Department. Service to this Eligible Customer will be in accordance
with the terms and conditions of Carolina Power & Light Company's Open
Access Transmission Tariff.
CP&L is requesting an effective date of April 1, 1999, for this
Agreement.
Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
18. Illinois Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-2276-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Illinois Power Company
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526,
tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement under which
Soyland Power Cooperative, Inc., will take service under Illinois Power
Company's Power Sales Tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of
Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.
Illinois Power has requested an effective date of March 1, 1999.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
19. Southern California Edison Company
[Docket No. ER99-2277-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Southern California Edison
Company (SCE), tendered for filing notice of cancellation of Service
Agreement No. 7, under FERC Electric Tariff, Original No. 5, effective
April 1, 1998, and filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
by Southern California Edison Company is to be canceled.
Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the Public
Utilities Commission of the State of California and Southern California
Edison Company--Generation Business Unit.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
20. Illinois Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-2278-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Illinois Power Company
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526,
tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement under which
Ottertail Power will take service under Illinois Power Company's Power
Sales Tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of Service Agreement
in Illinois Power's tariff.
Illinois Power has requested an effective date of March 1, 1999.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
21. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER99-2279-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Southern Indiana Gas and
Electric Company (SIGECO), tendered for filing service agreements for
firm and non-firm transmission service under Part II of its
Transmission Services Tariff with DukeSolutions, Inc.
SIGECO has entered into service agreements for firm and non-firm
transmission service with DukeSolutions, Inc., dated March 23, 1999.
Copies of the filing were served upon each of the parties to the
service agreement.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
22. Commonwealth Electric Company
[Docket No. ER99-2280-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Commonwealth Electric Company
(Commonwealth), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service
Agreement between Commonwealth and Merchant Energy Group of the
Americas, Inc., (MEGA). Commonwealth states that the service agreement
sets out the transmission arrangements under which Commonwealth will
provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service to MEGA under
Commonwealth's open access transmission tariff accepted for filing in
Docket No. ER97-1341-000, subject to refund and issuance of further
orders.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
23. Southern California Edison Company
[Docket No. ER99-2281-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Southern California Edison
Company (SCE) tendered for filing notice that effective March 27, 1999,
Rate Schedule FERC Nos. 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, effective August 1,
1990, and Rate Schedule FERC Nos. 251.4, 252.4, 253.4, 254.5, 255.4
effective April 1, 1998, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission by Southern California Edison Company, are to be canceled.
Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon City of
Anaheim, City of Azusa, City of Banning, City of Colton, City of
Riverside, and the Public Utilities Commission of the State of
California.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
24. Illinois Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-2282-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Illinois Power Company
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526,
tendered for filing firm and non-firm transmission agreements under
which OGE Energy Resources, Inc., will take transmission service
pursuant to its open access transmission tariff.
The agreements are based on the Form of Service Agreement in
Illinois Power's tariff.
Illinois Power has requested an effective date of March 1, 1999.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
25. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company
[Docket No. ER99-2283-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Northwestern Wisconsin Electric
Company, tendered for filing proposed changes in its Transmission Use
Charge, Rate Schedule FERC No. 2. The proposed changes would increase
revenues from jurisdictional sales by $19,197.91 based on the 12 month
period ending April 30, 1999. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company
is proposing this rate schedule change to more accurately reflect the
actual cost of transmitting energy from one utility to another based on
current cost data. The service agreement for which this rate is
calculated calls for the Transmission Use Charge to be reviewed
annually and revised on May 1.
Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company requests this Rate Schedule
Change become effective May 1, 1999.
Copies of this filing have been provided to the respective parties
and to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
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26. AEE 2, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER99-2284-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, AEE 2, L.L.C. (AEE 2), c/o Mr.
Henry Aszklar, 1001 North 19th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209,
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an
application for authority to charge market-based rates for wholesale
sales of energy, capacity and ancillary services.
AEE 2 respectfully requests expedited action on this application by
April 6, 1999, and waiver of advance notice for the rates to become
effective upon the transfer of the New York Assets.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
27. Duke Energy Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-2286-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Duke Power, a division of Duke
Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for
Market Rate Sales under Rate Schedule MR, FERC Electric Tariff First
Revised Volume No. 3 (the MRSAs), between Duke and Cargill-Alliant,
LLC, and between Duke and PP&L Energy Plus Co.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
28. Black Hills Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-2287-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Black Hills Corporation (Black
Hills), tendered for filing an application for an order authorizing
Black Hills to make wholesale sales of electric power at market-based
rates.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
29. Cinergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-2288-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Cinergy Services, Inc.
(Cinergy), as agent for and on behalf of its operating companies, The
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI),
tendered for filing its revised list of retail customers having the
option to receive firm point-to-point buy-through transmission service
under the Cinergy Operating Companies' Open Access Transmission Tariff.
Cinergy states that it has served copies of its filing on the
customers currently affected as well as the regulatory commissions of
Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
30. Midwest Energy, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-2289-000]
Take notice that on March 26, 1999, Midwest Energy, Inc. (Midwest),
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission two
executed Transaction Service Agreements (TSA) entered into between
Midwest and Kansas City & Light and Midwest and Western Resources.
These TSA's govern the sale of power under Midwest's Wholesale Service
Tariff.
Midwest states that it is serving copies of the instant filing to
its customers, State Commissions and other interested parties.
Comment date: April 15, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
31. Commonwealth Chesapeake Company, LLC
[Docket No. TX99-1-000]
Take notice that on March 23, 1999, Commonwealth Chesapeake
Company, LLC (CCC) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
an application requesting the Commission order Delmarva Power & Light
Company to provide transmission service pursuant to Section 211 of the
Federal Power Act.
CCC has requested firm transmission service. Copies of CCC's
Application have been served on all affected parties.
Comment date: April 30, 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-
222 for assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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