[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52726-52727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22151]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER00-3473-000]


Sempra Energy Trading Corp.; Notice of Filing

August 24, 2000.
    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, Sempra Energy Trading Corp. 
(SET) tendered for filing pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d, SET's Rates Schedules FERC Nos. 12 and 13, 
providing for the sale of electric energy and ancillary services to San 
Diego Gas & Electric Company (``SDG&E''), an affiliate of SET.
    SET states that its currently effective rate schedules do not 
provide for sales to SDG&E. It further states that SDG&E has, until 
recently been required by the California Public Utilities Commission 
(CPUC) to purchase all of the power required for its bundled retail 
customers through the California Power Exchange Corporation (the PX). 
Recently, however, the CPUC has authorized other utilities to make 
bilateral purchases in order to increase their ability to hedge against 
volatile prices. The utilities' purchases under such contracts are to 
be deemed reasonable by the CPUC, SET states, if they have completed 
certain specified pre-clearance procedures. According to SET, SDG&E has 
applied for such authorization in an emergency motion filed with the 
CPUC on August 9, 2000.
    The purpose of the instant filing, SET states, is to enable SET to 
make sales of energy and ancillary services to SDG&E on a bilateral 
basis, under the conditions approved by the CPUC, or, alternative, 
under the requirement of open, competitive bidding contained in the 
CPUC's Affiliate Rules. In order to respond to an August 22, 2000 
request for bids by SDG&E, SET asks for Commission action on its filing 
by September 5, 2000, and proposes an effective date for the tendered 
rate schedules of September 1, 2000.
    SET states that it has served a copy of its filing on the CPUC.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest such filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888

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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 should be filed on 
or before August 31, 2000. Protests will be considered by the 
Commission to determine the appropriate action to be taken, but will 
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. 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. This filing may also be viewed on the Internet at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-22151 Filed 8-29-00; 8:45 am]
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