[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 102 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33813-33814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13106]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL00-77-000]


SkyGen Energy LLC v. Southern Company Services, Inc.; Notice of 
Complaint

May 19, 2000.
    Take notice that on May 18, 2000, SkyGen Energy LLC (Complainant) 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a complaint against 
Southern Company Services, Inc., as agent for Alabama Power Company, 
Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, 
and Savannah Electric and Power Company (Respondent) pursuant to Rule 
206 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.206. According to the Complaint, Respondent wrongfully denied a 
request made by SkyGen Energy Marketing, LLC on behalf of SkyGen and 
Santa Rosa Energy LLC (Santa Rosa Energy) under its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (OATT) because that denial is based upon 
repudiation of the executed interconnection agreement between the 
Complainant and Respondent. The Complainant alleges that Respondent is 
denying Complainant interconnection service (the ability to access its 
electrical system) and its request for transmission service.
    According to the Complainant, Respondent has planned the addition 
of its own generation to the Southwest Quadrant of its system while 
ignoring the addition of Complainant's Facility to the system already 
accomplished by the executed interconnection agreement. Now, on the 
basis that the Respondent cannot honor the Complainant's 
interconnection agreement by adding its

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Facility to the Southwest Quadrant, Respondent has denied Complainant's 
request for firm transmission service.
    Complainant also asserts that Respondent has failed to consider 
reassignment of transmission capacity reserved for native load use but 
not currently needed or used, operating restrictions and/or special 
protection systems, or redispatch to accommodate Complainant's request 
for firm transmission service. According to the Complaint, Respondent 
has refused to expeditiously use a Power System Stabilizer solution it 
has used in order to accommodate its own generation, and which has been 
demonstrated to be a means that can accommodate Respondent's request 
for firm transmission service.
    Questions concerning the Complaint may be directed to counsel for 
Complainant, Robert L. Daileader, Jr., Nixon Peabody LLP, Suite 700, 
One Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005, Phone 202/457-5318, Fax 
202/457-5355, e-mail [email protected].
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First 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 385.214). All such motions or 
protests must be filed on or before May 31, 2000. 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 in the Public Reference Room. This 
filing may also be viewed on the Internet at   http:/www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222) for assistance. Answers to the 
complaint shall also be due on or before May 31, 2000.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-13106 Filed 5-24-00; 8:45 am]
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