[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65258-65261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32414]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EG95-46-000, et al.]
The Hub Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate
Regulation Filings
December 4, 1997.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. The Hub Power Company
[Docket No. EG95-46-000]
Take notice that on December 2,1997, pursuant to Section 365.7 of
the Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR 365.7, The Hub Power Company 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. Millennium Power Partners, L.P.
[Docket No. EG98-12-000]
On November 26, 1997, Millennium Power Partners, L.P. (Millennium),
a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at
7500 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, 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.
Millennium proposes to construct a 360 MW natural gas-fired
combined cycle power plant in the Town of Charlton, Massachusetts. The
proposed power plant is expected to commence commercial operation in
the year 2000. All capacity and energy from the plant will be sold
exclusively at wholesale.
Comment date: December 24, 1997, 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. Nevada Power Company
[Docket No. ER96-447-002]
Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Nevada Power Company (Nevada
Power), tendered for filing, in Docket No. OA96-188-000, revised tariff
sheets which specify the on-peak and off-peak hours of non-firm point-
to-point transmission service in compliance with the Commission's order
dated October 17, 1997. Nevada Power requests a waiver of the 60 day
notice requirement and requests that the revised tariff sheets be
effective as of the date of the filing.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
4. Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-662-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric
Company, tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Hoosier Energy Rural Electric
Coop Inc., under Rate GSS.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-663-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric
Company, tendered for filing copies of service agreements between
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Market Responsive Energy Inc.,
under Rate GSS.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-664-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric
Company, tendered for filing copies of service agreements between
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Electric Clearinghouse, Inc.,
under Rate GSS.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-665-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric
Company, tendered for filing copies of service agreements between
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and CMS Marketing, Services and
Trading under Rate GSS.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. Washington Water Power
[Docket No. ER98-666-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Washington Water Power,
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, executed Service Agreement and Certificate of
Concurrence under WWP's FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No.
9, TransCanada Power, a division of TransCanada Energy Ltd., formerly
doing business as TransCanada Power Corporation. WWP previously filed
an unsigned TransCanada Power Corporation Service Agreement dated 12/
15/96 with the Commission, noticed under Docket No. ER97-1252-000. The
TransCanada Power, a division of TransCanada Energy Ltd., Service
Agreement, dated November 1, 1997, therefore replaces the unsigned
TransCanada Power Corporation Service Agreement.
Comment date: December 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
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9. Houston Lighting & Power Company
[Docket No. ER98-667-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Houston Lighting & Power
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an executed transmission service
agreement (TSA) with Avista Energy, Inc., (Avista) for Non-Firm
Transmission Service under HL&P's FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised
Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service To, From and Over Certain HVDC
Interconnections. HL&P has requested an effective date of November 13,
1997.
Copies of the filing were served on Avista and the Public Utility
Commission of Texas.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
[Docket No. ER98-669-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1997, South Carolina Electric &
Gas Company, tendered for filing a report that summarizes transactions
that occurred July 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997, pursuant to the
Market-Based Tariff accepted by the Commission in Docket Nos. ER96-
1085-000 and ER96-3073-000.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. Southwestern Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER98-670-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, New Century Services, Inc.,
on behalf of Southwestern Public Service Company (Southwestern),
submitted an executed umbrella service agreement under Southwestern's
market-based sales tariff with Western Resources, Inc., (Western). This
umbrella service agreement provides for Southwestern's sale and
Western's purchase of capacity and energy at market-based rates
pursuant to Southwestern's market-based sales tariff.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
12. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER98-671-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing Service Agreements for
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with CNG Power Services
Corporation, Sonat Power Marketing L.P., PP&L, Inc., and Progress Power
Marketing, Inc., under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to Eligible
Purchasers filed July 14, 1997. Under the tendered Service Agreement
Virginia Power will provide firm point-to-point service to the
Transmission Customers as agreed to by the parties under the rates,
terms and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
Copies of the filing were served upon CNG Power Services
Corporation, Sonat Power Marketing L.P., PP&L, Inc., Progress Power
Marketing, Inc., the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the
North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER98-672-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing the Service Agreement
between Virginia Electric and Power Company and Bruin Energy, Inc.,
under the FERC Electric Tariff (Original Volume No. 4), which was
accepted by order of the Commission dated September 11, 1997, in Docket
No. ER97-3561-000 (80 FERC para. 61,275 (1997)). Under the tendered
Service Agreement, Virginia Power will provide services to Bruin
Energy, Inc., under the rates, terms and conditions of the applicable
Service Schedules included in the Tariff. Virginia Power requests an
effective date of October 21, 1997, for the Service Agreement.
Copies of the filing were served upon Bruin Energy, Inc., the
Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities
Commission.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. Carolina Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-673-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Carolina Power & Light
Company (Carolina), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement
between Carolina and the following Eligible Entity: Columbia Power
Marketing Corporation. Service to the Eligible Entity will be in
accordance with the terms and conditions of Carolina's Tariff No. 1,
for Sales of Capacity and Energy.
Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
15. Carolina Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-674-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Carolina Power & Light
Company (CP&L), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service executed between CP&L and the
following Eligible Transmission Customer: AIG Trading Corporation; and
a Service Agreement for Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service with AIG Trading Corporation. Service to each Eligible Customer
will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of Carolina Power &
Light Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. Jersey Central Power & Light Company; Metropolitan Edison Company;
Pennsylvania Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-675-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Jersey Central Power & Light
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company
(d/b/a GPU Energy), filed an executed Service Agreement between GPU
Energy and American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP), dated
November 13, 1997. This Service Agreement specifies that AEP has agreed
to the rates, terms and conditions of GPU Energy's Operating Capacity
and/or Energy Sales Tariff (Sales Tariff) designated as FERC Electric
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff was accepted by the
Commission by letter order issued on February 10, 1995 in Jersey
Central Power & Light Co., Metropolitan Edison Co., and Pennsylvania
Electric Co., Docket No. ER95-276-000 and allows GPU Energy and AEP to
enter into separately scheduled transactions under which GPU Energy
will make available for sale, surplus operating capacity and/or energy
at negotiated rates that are no higher than GPU Energy's cost of
service.
GPU Energy requests a waiver of the Commission's notice
requirements for good cause shown and an effective date of November 13,
1997, for the Service Agreement.
GPU Energy has served copies of the filing on regulatory agencies
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. Northwest Power Marketing Company, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER98-676-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Northwest Power Marketing
Company, L.L.C. (Northwest), tendered for filing a Notice of Rate
Schedule Cancellation for Northwest's FERC Electric Rate Schedule No.
1, to be effective immediately.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
18. Western Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-677-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Western Resources, Inc.,
acting on behalf of itself and Kansas Gas and Electric Company
(collectively, Western Resources), tendered for filing an application
for an order accepting its proposed market-based power sales tariff.
Western Resources intends to sell electric capacity and energy at
market rates mutually agreed to by Western Resources and the customer
in arms-length negotiations.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. Commonwealth Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-678-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Commonwealth Electric
Company (Commonwealth), tendered for filing a non-firm point-to-point
transmission service agreement between Commonwealth and Constellation
Power Source, Inc., (Constellation). Commonwealth states that the
service agreement sets out the transmission arrangements under which
Commonwealth will provide non-firm point-to-point transmission service
to Constellation 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: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
20. Northeast Utilities Service
[Docket No. ER98-679-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Northeast Utilities Service
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of The Connecticut Light & Power Company,
tendered for filing pursuant to Sec. 205 of the Federal Power Act and
35.13 of the Commission's Regulations, an Agreement for Alternate
Arrangements (Agreement).
The proposed Agreement proposes to supersede all obligations of the
parties to the Agreement with respect to the construction of a new
substation set forth in the System Power Sales Agreement, Rate Schedule
FERC No. 547, and a Memorandum of Understanding, Supplement No. 2, to
Rate Schedule FERC No. 547, each dated November 30, 1994.
NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to the
parties to the Agreement and the affected state utility commissions.
NUSCO requests that the Agreement become effective November 14,
1997.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
21. Westar Electric Marketing, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-680-000]
Take notice that on November 14, 1997, Westar Electric Marketing,
Inc. (Westar), tendered for filing a rate schedule notice of
cancellation of Westar's FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, to be
effective immediately.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
22. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-681-000]
Take notice that on November 17, 1997, Duquesne Light Company
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration
Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail
Network Integration Transmission Service dated November 1, 1997, with
Southern Energy Retail Trading & Marketing, Inc., under DLC's Open
Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network
Operating Agreement adds Southern Energy Retail Trading & Marketing,
Inc. as a customer under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of
November 1, 1997, for the Service Agreement.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
23. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-682-000]
Take notice that on November 17, 1997, Duquesne Light Company
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission
Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Transmission Service
dated November 11, 1997, with the Borough of Pitcairn under DLC's Open
Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network
Operating Agreement adds the Borough of Pitcairn as a customer under
the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of December 3, 1997, for the
Service Agreement.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
24. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-683-000]
Take notice that on November 17, 1997, Duquesne Light Company
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration
Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail
Network Integration Transmission Service dated November 1, 1997, with
mc2 Inc., under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The
Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement adds mc2 Inc., as a
customer under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of November
1, 1997, for the Service Agreement.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
25. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-684-000]
Take notice that on November 17, 1997, Duquesne Light Company
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration
Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail
Network Integration Transmission Service dated November 1, 1997, with
West Penn Power Co., d/b/a Allegheny Power under DLC's Open Access
Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network
Operating Agreement adds West Penn Power Co., d/b/a Allegheny Power as
a customer under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of November
1, 1997, for the Service Agreement.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
26. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-685-000]
Take notice that on November 17, 1997, Duquesne Light Company
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement dated November 11, 1997, with DPL
Energy, Inc., under DLC's FERC Coordination Sales Tariff (Tariff). The
Service Agreement adds DPL Energy, Inc., as a customer under the
Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of November 11, 1997, for the
Service Agreement.
Comment date: December 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
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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, 888 First 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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