[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53599-53602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25527]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EF95-5012-000, et al.]
Western Area Power Administration, et al., Electric Rate and
Corporate Regulation Filings
October 5, 1995.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Western Area Power Administration
[Docket No. EF95-5012-000]
Take notice that on September 19, 1995, the Deputy Secretary of the
Department of Energy, by Rate Order No. WAPA-72, did confirm and
approve on an interim basis, to be effective on October 1, 1995, the
Western Area Power Administration's (Western) Rate Schedule CV-F8 for
commercial firm-power service from the Central Valley Project (CVP).
The rates in Rate Schedule CV-F8 will be in effect pending the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of these or of
substitute rates on a final basis, ending April 30, 1998.
The power repayment study for the CVP rate adjustment indicates
that the existing rates yield revenue in excess of that required to
satisfy the cost-recovery criteria through the study period. The
provisional rates will yield adequate revenue to satisfy these
criteria.
The Administrator of Western certifies that the rates are
consistent with applicable law and that they are the lowest possible
rates consistent with sound business principles. The Deputy Secretary
of the Department of Energy submits the rate schedule for confirmation
and approval on a final basis for a 2\1/2\-year period beginning
October 1, 1995, and ending April 30, 1998, pursuant to authority
vested in FERC by Delegation Order No. 0204-108, as amended.
Comment date: October 20, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
2. International Power Advisors, Inc.
[Docket No. EG96-1-000]
On October 2, 1995, International Power Advisors, Inc.
(International Power), c/o Energy Initiatives, Inc., One Upper Pond
Road, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054, filed with the Federal
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Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt
wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's
regulations.
International Power, a Delaware corporation, was formed to operate
and maintain, together with EI Services Colombia, Ltda. (EI Services
Colombia), a gas fired electric generating facility with a capacity of
up to 980MW to be located in Soledad near Barranquilla, Colombia (the
Facility). International Power intends to operate the Facility together
with EI Services Colombia pursuant to an operation and maintenance
agreement with the Facility's owner, Termobarranquilla S.A., Empresa de
Servicios Publicos , a Colombia corporation. All of the Facility's
electricity will be sold at wholesale to Corporacion Electrica de la
Costa Atlantica, a Colombian entity.
Comment date: October 27, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
3. New York Mercantile Exchange
[Docket No. EL95-81-000]
Take notice that on September 28, 1995, the New York Mercantile
Exchange (NYMEX), a New York corporation whose principal place of
business and corporate address is Four World Trade Center, New York,
New York 10048, filed in the above-referenced docket, pursuant to Rule
207(a)(2) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.207, a Petition for Declaratory Order to the effect that certain
electricity futures contracts (Contracts) that NYMEX intends to list
for trading will not constitute ``securities'' within the meaning of
Section 3(16) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), and that the trading of
these contracts by public utilities will not, in and of itself,
implicate Commission jurisdiction under Sections 203 and/or 204 of the
FPA.
Comment date: Thirty days from publication in the Federal Register
in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
4. Amoco Power Marketing, Inc.
[Docket No. ER95-1359-000]
Take notice that on September 14, 1995, Amoco Power Marketing, Inc.
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. Georgia Power Company
[Docket No. ER95-1513-000]
Take notice that on September 18, 1995, Georgia Power Company
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Blackstone Valley Electric Company
[Docket No. ER95-1520-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995 Blackstone Valley Electric
Company (Blackstone) filed an amended version of the contract with New
England Power Company filed in this docket conforming to the
recommendations of the rate filing staff. The Company submits the
amended contract as a replacement for that originally filed.
The amended contract incorporates a formula rate for the
determination of a Contribution In Aid of Construction and Monthly
Expenses which differs from that incorporated in the contract as
originally submitted. The formula rate in the amended contract was
developed in cooperation with the rate filing staff.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
[Docket No. ER95-1589-000]
Take notice that on September 25, 1995, tendered for filing an
amendment in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: October 20, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER95-1783-000]
Take notice that on September 15, 1995, Duquesne Light Company
(DLC) filed a Service Agreement dated September 7, 1995 with Engelhard
Power Marketing, Inc. under DLC's FERC Coordination Sales Tariff
(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds Engelhard Power Marketing, Inc. a
customer under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of September
7, 1995 for the Service Agreement.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. Northern Indiana Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER95-1786-000]
Take notice that on September 18, 1995, the Northern Indiana Public
Service Company (Northern) tendered for filing the Revised Addenda to
Northern's Interchange Agreements with Indiana Michigan Power Company;
PSI Energy, Inc.; Customers Power Company and the Detroit Edison
Company; Commonwealth Edison Company and Commonwealth Edison Company of
Indiana; Indiana Municipal Power Agency; Wabash Valley Power
Association; Central Illinois Public Service Company; LG&E Power
Marketing, Inc.; Wisconsin Electric Power Company; and Rainbow Energy
Marketing Company. All of the Interchange Agreements are currently on
file with the Commission and have been allowed to become effective.
The Addenda details Northern's method for recovery of emission
allowance costs in coordination power sales. Each Revised Addenda
provides that repayments in kind of Emission Allowances are to be made
no later than two (2) weeks prior to the EPA's final reporting date of
Emission Allowance usage, rather than no later than one (1) week.
Northern requests that the Revised Addenda be allowed to become
effective as of September 19, 1995.
A copy of the filing was served by Northern upon each of the
affected companies listed above and the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
[Docket No. ER95-1795-000]
Take notice that on September 19, 1995, Cleveland Electric
Illuminating Company tendered for filing a Power Sales Agreement dated
September 15, 1995 between CEI and Hartford Power Sales, L.L.C. CEI
states that the Power Sales Agreement is a long-term agreement pursuant
to which CEI will sell power to Hartford at negotiated rates which are
substantially lower than the ceiling rates previously accepted by the
Commission for sales by CEI to other customers. CEI has requested that
the Commission waive its regulations to the extent necessary to permit
the Power Sales Agreement to be made effective as of September 23,
1995.@
On September 20, 1995, CEI tendered for filing a table of estimated
sales and revenues under the Power Sales Agreement which was
inadvertently omitted from its September 19, 1995 filing in this
docket.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. Public Service Company of New Mexico
[Docket No. ER95-1800-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, Public Service Company of
New Mexico (PNM) tendered for filing
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Service Schedule I (Service Schedule I) between PNM and El Paso
Electric Company (EPE) and the Transfer of Operating Agent for SWNMT
letter agreement (Transfer Letter Agreement) between PNM, EPE and
Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNP).
Service Schedule I sets forth the terms and conditions under which
PNM will provide EPE with firm point to point and interruptible
transmission service. The Transfer Letter Agreement effectuates EPE
taking over the duties and liabilities of the operating agent for all
345 Kv Southwest New Mexico Transmission (SWNMT) project facilities
including the Hidalgo and Luna substations.
PNM requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in
order to allow Service Schedule I to be implemented as of September 1,
1995. Further, PNM requests that the Transfer Letter Agreement become
effective on September 12, 1995, the date upon which the transfer was
fully completed.
Copies of this notice have been mailed to EPE, TNP, Plains Electric
Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc., Tucson Electric Power
Company and the New Mexico Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
12. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER95-1801-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican) filed with the Commission two Umbrella Service Agreements
with AES Power, Inc. (AES) dated September 8, 1995 and Rainbow Energy
Marketing Corporation (Rainbow) dated August 25, 1995, entered into
pursuant to Section 5.2 of MidAmerican's Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Tariff which was accepted for filing by the
Commission in Docket No. ER95-188-000.
MidAmerican requests an effective date of September 8, 1995 for the
Agreement with AES and August 25, 1995 for the Agreement with Rainbow,
and accordingly seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement.
MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on AES, Rainbow, the Iowa
Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota
Public Utilities Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER95-1802-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican) filed with the Commission two Service Agreements with AES
Power, Inc. (AES) dated September 8, 1995 and Rainbow Energy Marketing
Corporation (Rainbow) dated August 25, 1995, entered into pursuant to
Section 4.0 of MidAmerican's Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service Tariff which was accepted for filing by the Commission in
Docket No. ER95-188-000.
MidAmerican requests an effective date of September 8, 1995 for the
Agreement with AES and August 25, 1995 for the Agreement with Rainbow,
and accordingly seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement.
MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on AES, Rainbow, the Iowa
Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota
Public Utilities Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. Public Service Electric and Gas Company
[Docket No. ER95-1803-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, Public Service Electric and
Gas Company (PSE&G) tendered for filing an initial rate schedule to
provide fully interruptible transmission service to the InterCoast
Power Marketing Company for delivery of non-firm wholesale electrical
power and associated energy output utilizing the PSE&G bulk power
transmission system.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
15. Florida Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER95-1804-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Florida Power & Light
Company (FPL) tendered for filing an Amendment No. Three to the Stanton
Transmission Service Agreement between Florida Power & Light Company
and Florida Municipal Power Agency.
FPL requests that the proposed service agreements be permitted to
become effective on September 23, 1995, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. Arizona Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER95-1805-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Arizona Public Service
Company (APS) tendered for filing a revised Exhibit applicable under
the City of Williams Wholesale Power Supply Agreement, APS-FERC Rate
Schedule No. 192.
Current rate levels are unaffected, and no other 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 these revisions.
A copy of this filing has been served on the City of Williams and
the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), Northern States Power
Company (Wisconsin)
[Docket No. ER95-1806-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, Northern States Power
Company-Minnesota (NSP-M) and Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin
(NSP-W) jointly tender and request the Commission to accept a
Transmission Service Agreement which provides for 50 MW of Reserved
Transmission Service to Wisconsin Power and Light Company beginning
August 25, 1995, through September 1, 1995. The source party is Otter
Tail Power Company and the recipient party is Wisconsin Power and Light
Company.
NSP requests that the Commission accept for filing the Transmission
Service Agreement effective as of August 25, 1995. NSP requests a
waiver of the Commission's notice requirements pursuant to Part 35 so
the Agreement may be accepted for filing effective on the date
requested.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
18. Commonwealth Electric Company Cambridge Electric Light Company
[Docket No. ER95-1807-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Commonwealth Electric
Company (Commonwealth) on behalf of itself and Cambridge Electric Light
Company (Cambridge), collectively referred to as the ``Companies'',
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
executed Service Agreements between the Companies and the following
Customers:
Coastal Electric Services Company
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
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Middleborough Gas and Electric Department
Princeton Municipal Light Department
Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation
These Service Agreements specify that the Customers have signed on
to and have agreed to the terms and conditions of the Companies' Power
Sales and Exchanges Tariffs designated as Commonwealth's Power Sales
and Exchanges Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 3) and
Cambridge's Power Sales and Exchanges Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff
Original Volume No. 5). These Tariffs, approved by FERC on April 13,
1995, and which have an effective date of March 20, 1995, will allow
the Companies and the Customers to enter into separately scheduled
transactions under which the Companies will sell to the Customers
capacity and/or energy as the parties may mutually agree.
The Companies request an effective dates as specified on each
Service Agreement.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. Kentucky Utilities Company
[Docket No. ER95-1808-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Kentucky Utilities Company
tendered for filing executed copies of Service Agreements for Power
Services with LG&E Power Marketing, Inc., Stand Energy Corporation, and
Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
20. Utility-2000 Energy Corp. Utility-Traded Corp.
[Docket No. ER95-1809-000]
Take notice that Utility-2000 Energy Corp. and Utility-Trade Corp.
(Utility-Trade), on September 21, 1995, submitted for filing each of
its amended electric service tariffs, FERC Rate Schedule No. 1. The
amendment to each Rate Schedule would authorize sales to any affiliate
having a FERC rate schedule permitting sales for resale by such
affiliate at rates established by agreement between the purchaser and
the affiliate. Utility-2000 and Utility-Trade request an effective date
of October 1, 1995, for each of their respective rate schedules.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
21. Wisconsin Power and Light Company
[Docket No. ER95-1810-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Wisconsin Power and Light
Company (WPL) tendered for filing a revised appendix to the existing
Interconnection agreement between Madison Gas and Electric Company
(MG&E) and WPL.
WPL requests that an effective date concurrent with the contract
effective date be assigned. WPL states that copies of the agreement
and the filing have been provided to MG&E Company and the Wisconsin
Public Service Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
22. Public Service Electric and Gas Company
[Docket No. ER95-1812-000]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Public Service Electric and
Gas Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New Jersey tendered for filing an
agreement for the sale of energy and capacity of PECO Energy Company
(PECO).
PSE&G requests the Commission to waive its notice requirements to
permit the Energy Sales Agreement to become effective as of September
22, 1995. Copies of the filing have been served upon PECO and the
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission.
Comment date: October 19, 1995 in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
Standard Paragraph
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, N.E., Washington, D.C.
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.
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