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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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