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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EG94-22-000, et al.]
Inversores De Electricidad S.A., et al.; Electric Rate and
Corporate Regulation Filings
April 22, 1994.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Inversores de Electricidad S.A.
[Docket No. EG94-22-000]
Take notice that on April 6, 1994, pursuant to section 365.7 of the
Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 365.7, Inversores de Electricidad S.A.
filed notification that it surrenders its status as an exempt wholesale
generator under section 32(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended.
2. Hermiston Generating Company, L.P.
[Docket No. EG94-48-000]
On April 11, 1994, Hermiston Generating Company, L.P.
(``Hermiston''), a Delaware limited partnership with its principal
place of business at 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland
20814-6161, 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.
Hermiston intends to own and operate a multi-unit, natural gas-
fired combined cycle generating plant with automatic generation control
and related transmission and interconnection equipment with a bus bar
rating of approximately 474 MW. All of the facility's electric power
net of the facility's operating electric power will be purchased at
wholesale by PacifiCorp, an electric utility.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, 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. All such motions and comments must be served on the
applicant.
3. TIFD VIII-L Inc.
[Docket No. EG94-49-000]
April 13, 1994, TIFD VIII-L Inc. (``Applicant''), with its
principal place of business at 1600 Summer Street, Stamford,
Connecticut 06927, 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.
The Applicant has represented that it will be engaged indirectly,
through an affiliate that is a Philippine company, and exclusively in
the business of owning and operating electricity generating facilities
to be located near Iligan City in Mindanao, Philippines and selling
electric energy at wholesale. The electric energy generated by those
facilities will be delivered at wholesale to the National Power
Corporation, a Philippine electric utility wholly-owned by the
Philippine government. Retail sales to Philippine industrial customers
may occur in the future, although no such arrangements currently exist.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, 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 adequancy or accuracy of the
application. All such motions and comments must be served on the
applicant.
4. SEI Inversora S.A.
[Docket No. EG94-52-000]
On April 20, 1994, SEI Inversora S.A. (``Applicant'') filed with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for
determination of exempt wholesale generator (``EWG'') status pursuant
to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations.
The Applicant is jointly owned by SEI Bahamas Argentina I, Inc.
(``SEI Bahamas Argentina''), which owns 65% of the voting securities of
the Applicant, and by COE Argentina I Corp., a Connecticut corporation,
which owns 35% of the voting securities of the Applicant. The Applicant
is participating in several bids for the purpose of owning and/or
operating ``eligible facilities'' as defined in section 32(a)(2) of
PUHCA. The currently identified facilities consist of several
hydroelectric generating stations with a total combined installed
capacity of approximately 650 MW produced by several generating units
and associated interconnection facilities. The facilities are located
on the Atuel and Diamante River Systems in the Province of Mendoza and
other provinces in the Republic of Argentina.
In addition, the Applicant intends to engage in project development
activities on its own behalf associated with the acquisition of
ownership interests in additional as-yet unidentified eligible
facilities and/or EWGs. These development activities will be limited to
activities associated with the acquisition of ownership interests in
additional facilities or entities that meet the criteria for eligible
facilities and/or EWGs set out in section 32 of the Public Utility
Holding Act of 1935.
Comment date: May 13, 1994, 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 adequancy or accuracy of the
application. All such motions and comments must be served on the
applicant.
5. Florida Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER93-939-000]
Take notice that Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), on March 31,
1994, tendered for filing the Amendment Number One the AES Cedar Bay
Parallel Operations Agreement Between Florida Power & Light Company and
Jacksonville Electric Authority.
FPL states that copies of the filing were served upon the
Jacksonville Electric Authority and the Florida Public Service
Commission.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
6. Portland General Electric Company
[Docket No. ER94-963-000]
Take notice that on April 19, 1994, Portland General Electric
Company (PGE) tendered for filing a request for deferral of Commission
action for thirty (30) days in the above Docket, to allow PGE to
respond to Commission staff questions concerning the filed Round Butte/
Cove Interconnection and Operation Agreement.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
7. Equitable Resources Marketing
[Docket No. ER94-1029-000]
Take notice that on April 12, 1994, Equitable Resources Marketing
Company (Equitable) tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 205, 18 CFR
385.205, a revised petition for waivers and blanket approvals under
various regulations of the Commission and for an order accepting its
FERC Rate Schedule No. to be effective May 9, 1994.
The revised reflects filing makes two minor changes to the filing
made March 10, 1994 in Docket No. ER94-1029-000. First, Equitable
clarifies that a small, affiliated owned cogeneration unit sells its
output to another affiliate under a long-term contract committing the
full output of the plant. Second, the proposed Rate Schedule is
modified to explicitly exclude sales to affiliates.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
8. Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER94-1135-000]
Take notice that on April 4, 1994, Boston Edison Company (Edison)
tendered for filing a letter agreement dated March 29, 1994, with New
England Power Company (NEP) extending the term of the Transmission
Facilities Support Agreement between Edison and NEP, dated May 25, 1988
and accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER89-658-000. Boston
requests that this letter agreement be allowed to become effective as
of June 1, 1994.
Edison states that it has served the filing on NEP and the
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
9. Delmarva Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER94-1136-000]
Take notice that on April 5, 1995, Delmarva Power & Light Company
(DPL) tendered for filing as an initial Rate Schedule an Agreement for
Installed Capacity Credit Transactions between Pennsylvania Power &
Light Company (PP&L) and DPL dated March 16, 1994. This contract sets
forth the terms under which DPL will sell PJM installed capacity
credits to PP&L. DPL requests that the Commission permit this Agreement
to become effective on May 30, 1994.
DPL states that a copy of this filing has been served by mail up
PP&L, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Delaware Public
Service Commission, the Maryland Public Service Commission, and the
Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
10. Southern Company Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER94-1149-000]
Take notice that on April 12, 1994, 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), filed a Service Schedule EP
(Economic Energy Participation) to the Interchange Contract between
those companies and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Under that
Service Schedule, Southern Companies will provide transmission service
for economic energy to TVA from certain third-party utilities. Southern
Companies request an effective date of April 13, 1994.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
11. Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation
[Docket No. ER94-1061-000]
Take notice that on April 19, 1994, Rainbow Energy Marketing
Corporation tendered for filing revised FERC Electric Rate Schedule No.
1.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
12. Duke Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-1162-000]
Take notice that on April 15, 1994, Duke Power Company (Duke)
tendered for filing copies of the true-up filing for calendar year 1993
under Article II.3 of the Settlement Agreement in Docket No. ER90-315-
000.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
13. Florida Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER94-1163-000]
Take notice that on April 18, 1994, Florida Power Corporation
(Florida Power) filed a contract for the provision of interchange
service between itself and Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. Florida
Power requests that the contract become effective on June 17, 1994,
which is 60 days after the contract was tendered for filing.
Florida Power states that a copy of the filing has been posted as
required by the Commission's Regulations, and a copy has been mailed to
the customer affected by the filing, to the Florida Public Service
Commission and to the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
14. WestPlains Energy, a division of UtiliCorp United, Inc.
[Docket No. ER94-1164-0000]
Take notice that on April 18, 1994, WestPlains Energy, a division
of UtiliCorp United, Inc. (WestPlains) tendered for filing an
``Interconnection and Interchange Agreement between WestPlains Energy
and Colorado Springs Utilities'' (``the Agreement''). Under the
Agreement, WestPlains and Colorado Springs Utilities (``CSU'') agree to
install facilities to interconnect their systems in order to provide
service between the parties under the rates, terms and conditions of
the Revised Inland Power Pool Agreement. An effective date of June 1,
1994, was requested.
WestPlains states that a copy of the filing was served on CSU, the
Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado and the Chairman
of the Inland Power Pool Executive Committee.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
15. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER94-1165-000]
Take notice that on Apil 19, 1994, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E) tendered for filing a rate schedule change to Rate Schedule FERC
No. 79, between PG&E and the Western Area Power Administration
(Western).
The rate schedule change establishes recorded-cost based rates for
true-up for Western's withdrawals of energy from the Energy Account No.
2 (EA2), an energy account established by Western's Contract No. 14-06-
200-2948A with PG&E, and maintained by PG&E, for return of previously
banked energy to Western. PG&E has previously billed Western for
withdrwals for the years 1985 through 1992 at rates based on estimated
costs, and is now filing revised rates. This true-up process is part of
a rate methodology specified in a PG&E-Western Letter Agreement dated
February 7, 1992, and previously accepted by the Commission in FERC
Docket No. ER92-457-000.
Copies of this filing have been served upon Western and the CPUC.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
16. Mississippi Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-1166-000]
Take notice that on April 18, 1994, Mississippi Power Company filed
a letter agreement dated April 6, 1994, revising the Contract executed
by the United States of America, Department of Energy, acting by and
through the Southeastern Power Administration and Mississippi Power
Company. The letter agreement extends the term of the existing Contract
for six (6) months to allow the parties to continue negotiations of a
new arrangement.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
17. Metropolitan Edison Company
[Docket No. ER94-1167-000]
Take notice that on April 19, 1994, Metropolitan Edison Company
(Met-Ed) tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 205 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.205) amendments to its
existing rate schedule, for borderline service to Pike County Light &
Power Company (Pike). Under such existing rate schedule, Met-Ed has
been providing borderline service to Pike.
By an Order issued July 30, 1993 in Commission Docket No. PL93-2-
002, the Commission held that, in recognition of the character of the
borderline service provided, the Commission had adopted as the
wholesale rate the neighboring utility's retail rate, provided that the
utility documents the state commission's approval of the retail rate.
Under the tendered amendments, Met-Ed would (1) terminate its
Borderline Service Agreement, dated July 22, 1980, with Pike, and (2)
file as its Borderline Rate Schedule for borderline service to Pike the
Met-Ed retail Rate Schedule that is currently on file with the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PaPUC) which was approved by
the PaPUC.
Copies of the filing have been served on the Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission and Pike.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
18. Vesta Energy Alternatives Company
[Docket No. ER94-1168-000]
Take notice that on April 19, 1994, Vesta Energy Alternatives
Company (VEA) submitted for filing pursuant to Rule 205, 18 CFR
385.205, an application for waivers and blanket approvals under various
Commission regulations and authorizations enabling VEA to engage in
electric power and energy transactions as a marketer and broker. VEA
also requests an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1
to be effective no later than June 18, 1994.
VEA states that it will act as both a broker (introducing buyers
and sellers without taking title to electric power) and a marketer
(buying and selling electric power). VEA states that it will develop
market-based transactions that meet its customers' needs. Prices for
capacity and energy would be competitively set, based on market
conditions. These transactions may vary in terms of duration (possibly
ranging from hourly to long-term sales), in terms of a firm or
interruptible nature, and in terms of energy and capacity or energy-
only services.
VEA states that it neither owns, operates, nor controls any
electric power transmission or distribution facilities. It is not
affiliated with any entity that owns, operates, or controls any
electric power transmission or distribution facilities. Neither VEA nor
any of its affiliates holds a franchise or service territory for
transmission, sales or distribution of electric power.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
19. Arizona Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER94-1169-000]
Take notice that on April 19, 1994, Arizona Public Service Company
(APS) tendered for filing revised Exhibit B to the Wholesale Power
Agreement (Agreement) between APS and Citizens Utilities Company
(Citizens) (APS-FERC Rate Schedule No. 49).
Current rate levels are unchanged from those currently on file with
the Commission, and no other significant change in service to this or
any other customer results from the revision proposed herein. No new or
modifications to existing facilities are required as a result of this
revision.
A copy of this filing has been served on Citizens and the Arizona
Public Corporation Commission.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
20. Central Maine Power Company
[Docket No. ER94-1170-000]
Take notice that on April 20, 1994, Central Maine Power Company
(CMP) tendered for filing executed Service Agreements entered with the
following: Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Boston Edison Company,
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, Connecticut Municipal
Electric Energy Cooperative, Green Mountain Power Corporation,
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Unitil Power Corp.,
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Montaup Electric Company and
North American Energy Conservation, Inc. Service will be provided
pursuant to CMP's previously accepted Power Sales Tariff, designated
rate schedule CMP-FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 2. An
effective date for commencement of service of April 1, 1994, is
requested for each of the Service Agreements.
CMP has served a copy of the filing on the affected customers and
on the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
21. Arizona Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER94-1171-000]
Take notice that on April 20, 1994, Arizona Public Service Company
(APS) tendered for filing the Reciprocal Transmission Service Agreement
(Agreement) between APS and PacifiCorp.
The enclosed Agreement essentially proposed two transmission
service arrangements: (1) APS will provide 30 MW of interim firm
transmission service for PacifiCorp over the Cholla/Four Corners System
until PacifiCorp's Four Corners/Borah-Brady System is able to
accommodate additional transmission for APS; and (2) at such time as
PacifiCorp's Four Corners/Borah-Brady System has sufficient capacity to
accommodate additional transmission for APS, the Agreement then
converts to a classical ``reciprocal'' type arrangement whereby APS and
PacifiCorp will each provide 30 MW of firm unidirectional reciprocal
transmission to the other.
Comment date: May 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.
22. Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER94-1173-000]
Take notice that on April 20, 1994, Boston Edison Company (Edison)
tendered for filing for informational purposes a letter agreement dated
April 12, 1994, with Wellesley Municipal Light Plant (WMLP)
implementing the terms and conditions of Exhibit C, Section V, of the
October 26, 1992, Agreement between Boston Edison and WMLP, which was
approved by the Commission in Docket Nos. ER86-562-000, ER87-122-000
and ER91-149-000.
Edison states that it has served the filing on WMLP and the
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
Comment date: May 6, 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-10532 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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