[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9677-9678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4104]




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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EL95-28-000]

New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Notice of Filing
February 14, 1995.
    Take notice that on February 14, 1995, New York State Electric & 
Gas Corporation (NYSEG), filed a Petition, for Declaratory Order, 
Complaint, and Request for Modification of Rates in Power Purchase 
Agreements Imposed Pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (Petition). The Petition requests that this Commission: (1) 
issue a declaratory order providing that the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) prohibits NYSEG from being required to pay 
rates in excess of its avoided cost for energy purchased from Lockport 
Energy Associates, L.P. (Lockport) and Saranac Power Partners, L.P. 
(Saranac) under power purchase agreements mandated pursuant to PURPA; 
(2) promptly take action to modify the rates under the Lockport and 
Saranac agreements to insure compliance with PURPA's avoided cost rate 
ceiling; or (3) refer this matter to the New York Public Service 
Commission (NYPSC) with a declaration that the Commission invests the 
NYPSC with the authority and obligation to modify the agreements to 
conform them to PURPA's rate standard.
    NYSEG asserts that its agreements with Lockport and Saranac require 
NYSEG to purchase energy at rates in excess of its avoided cost, in 
violation of PURPA's avoided cost rate standard, that such rates have 
never been acceptable to NYSEG, and that NYSEG entered into its 
agreements with Lockport and Saranac only after being ordered to do so 
by the NYPSC.
    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 March 7, 1995. 
Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make 
[[Page 9678]] 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. 95-4104 Filed 2-17-95; 8:45 am]
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