EL14-072 - In the Matter of the Application of MidAmerican Energy Company for Authority to Increase its Electric Rates
Date Filed: 08/04/14 ♦ Intervention Date: 10/24/14 ♦
Date of Notice of Filing: 08/07/14 ♦ Docket Closed: 06/17/15
Date of Notice of Filing: 08/07/14 ♦ Docket Closed: 06/17/15
Agendas:
June 16, 2015, Agenda of Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
August 19, 2014, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of June 16, 2015, Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 19, 2014, Commission Meeting
Click For Comments and Responses
Orders:- Order Assessing Filing Fee and Suspending Operation of Proposed Rates
- Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Refund Plan
- 08/04/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Application
- Volume 1
- Index
- Application
- Transmittal Letter
- Notice of Change in Rates
- Attestation of Chief Accounting Officer
- Report of Tariff Schedule Change
- Public Notice to South Dakota Customers
- South Dakota Electric - Comparison of Sales, Service, and Revenue
- Comparison of Rates
- Statements and Supporting Schedules (A through R)
- Statement A - Balance Sheet
- Statement B - Income Statement
- Statement C - Earned Surplus Statement
- Statement D - Cost of Plant
- Schedule D-1 - Detailed Plant Accounts
- Schedule D-2 - Plant Addition and Retirement for Test Period
- Schedule D-3 - Plant Accounts on Average Basis for Test Period
- Schedule D-4 - Plant Account Working Papers for Five-Year Period
- Schedule D-5 - Interest and Other Overheads
- Schedule D-6 - Changes in Intangible Plant
- Schedule D-7 - Plant in Service not Used and Useful
- Schedule D-8 - Property Records
- Schedule D-9 - Plant Acquired for Which Regulatory Approval has not been Obtained
- Statement E - Accumulated Depreciation
- Statement F - Working Capital
- Statement G
- Statement H - Operation and Maintenance Expense
- Statement I - Revenues, Sales and Average Customers
- Statement J - Depreciation Expense
- Statement K - Income Taxes
- Schedule K1 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes - Public
- Schedule K1 - 2009 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K1 - 2010 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K1 - 2011 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K1 - 2012 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K-2 - Difference between Book and Tax Depreciation
- Schedule K-3 - Consolidated Federal Income Taxes 2012
- Schedule K-3 - Consolidated Federal Income Taxes 2012 Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K-4 Working Papers for an Allowance for Current Tax Greater Than Tax Calculated at Consolidated Rate
- Schedule K-5 Working Papers for Claimed Allowances for State Income Taxes
- Schedule K1 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes - Public
- Statement L - Other Taxes
- Statement M - Overall Cost of Service
- Statement N
- Statement N-1 - Functional Allocation of Cost of Service
- Statement N-2 - Classification by Demand, Energy and Customer
- Statement N-3 - Facilities Allocated to South Dakota Only
- Statement N-4 - SD Sales by Load Research Class and Total Company
- Statement N-5 - SD Sales and Total Company Sales During Peak Hour
- Statement N-6 - Functional Allocations
- Statement N-7 - Classification of O and M to Demand, Energy and Customer
- Statement O - Comparison of Cost of Service
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-1 (Results)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-2 (Test Year)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-3 (Other Revenue)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-4 (Functional COS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-5 (Functional Allocators)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-6 (Payroll)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab FUN-7 (General & Intangible)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab CLS1-1 (Model Inputs)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab CLS1-2 (Class COS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab CLS1-3 (Lighting COS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-1 (Sales & Revenue)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-2 (S.D. Sales)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-3 (S.D. Revenue)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-4 (S.D. Riders)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-5 (S.D. Customers)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-6 (Monthly Sales)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab SRC-7 (Lookup)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab ALO-1 (Class Load Data)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab ALO-2 (Class Allocators)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab ALO-3 (HCM Costs)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab ALO-4 (TOU Table)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab ALO-5 (Probability of Peak)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab BD-1 (RS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab BD-2 (GE)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab BD-3 (GD)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab BD-4 (LS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab BD-5 (VLS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab BD-6 (MWP)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-1 (RS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-2 (GE)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-3 (GD)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-4 (LS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-5 (VLS)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-6 (MWP)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper - Tab RD1-7 (LIT)
- O WP - Statement O Workpaper
- Statement P - Energy Cost Adjustment Factor
- Statement Q - Description of Utility Operations
- Statement R - Purchases from Affiliated Companies
- Volume 2
- Index
- Direct Testimony of Dean Crist (Policy)
- Direct Testimony of Rick Tunning (Revenue Requirements, Income Statement, Capital Structure)
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule Index
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 1 - South Dakota Electric Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 2 - South Dakota Electric Operating Income Statement with Pro Forma Adjustments
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 3 - Pro Forma Adjustments
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 4 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Interest Synchronization
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 5 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Property Taxes
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 6 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Payroll
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 7 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Retirement Plan Costs
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 8 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Depreciation on Rate Base
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 9 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Wind VIII
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 10 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Sales Growth
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 11 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Coal Plant Retirements
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 12 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Scrubber Chemicals
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 13 - Pro Forma Adjustment - LTIP Costs
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 14 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Steam Maintenance Costs
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 15 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Distribution Maintenance Costs
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 16 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Ottumwa Generating Station Capacity Increase
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 17 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Weather Normalization
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 18 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Pro Forma Adjustment - Late Payment Charges
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 19 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Energy Efficiency Costs and Revenue
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 20 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Out of Period Income Tax Adjustments
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 21 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Rate Case Expense
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedules 22-24 - Not Used
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 25 - Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 26 - Cost of Long-term Debt
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 27 - Common Equity and Unamortized Gains & Losses on Reacquired Securities
- Direct Testimony of Mary Jo Anderson (Rate Base)
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Index
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 1 - South Dakota Electric Rate Base with Pro Forma Adjustments
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 2 - Pro Forma Adjustment - South Dakota Electric Rate Base
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 3 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Environmental Projects
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 4 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Wind VIII
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 5 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Capital Projects in Service by 05/31/2015
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 6 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Sales Growth 2013
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 7 - Pro Forma Adjustment - Depreciation Study
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Schedule 8 - Generating Station Retirements
- Exhibit MJA 1.1 - Index
- Direct Testimony of James Vander Weide (Rate of Return on Equity)
- List of Schedules and Appendices
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 1 - Summary of Discounted Cash Flow Analysis for Electric Utilities
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 2 Comparison of the DCF Expected Return on an Investment in Electric Utilities to the Interest Rate on Moody's A-Rated Utility Bonds
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 3 - Comparative Returns on S&P 500 Stock Index and Moody's A-Rated Bonds 1937 - 2014
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 4 - Comparative Returns on S&P Utility Stock Index and Moody's A-Rated Bonds 1937 - 2014
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 5 - Using the Arithmetic Mean to Estimate the Cost of Equity Capital
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 6 - Calculation of Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost of Equity Using an Historical 7.0 Percent Risk Premium
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 7 - Comparison of Risk Premia on S&P 500 and S&P Utilities 1937 - 2014
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 8 - Calculation of Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost of Equity Using an Historical 7.0 Percent Risk Premium and 0.87 Utility Beta
- JHV 1.1 - Schedule 9 - Calculation of Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost of Equity Using DCF Estimate of the Expected Rate of Return on the Market Portfolio
- JHV 1.1 - Appendix 1 - Qualifications of James H. Vander Weide
- JHV 1.1 - Appendix 2 - Derivation of the Quarterly DCF Model
- JHV 1.1 - Appendix 3 - Adjusting for Flotation Costs in Determining a Public Utility's Allowed Rate of Return on Equity
- JHV 1.1 - Appendix 4 - Ex Ante Risk Premium Method
- JHV 1.1 - Appendix 5 - Ex Post Risk Premium Method
- Direct Testimony of Chuck Rea (Class Cost of Service/Rate Design, Weather Normalization Adjustment)
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule A - Electric Cost of Service Functional Allocators
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule B - Hourly Costing Model
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule C - Electric Cost of Service Results
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule D - Derivation of Electric Rates
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule E - Proposed Electric Rates
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule F - Electric Weather Normalization
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Workpaper F-1 - Weather Normalization Results Support - Daily Weather Data
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Workpaper F-2 - Weather Normalization Results Support - Rate RBD Weather Normalization Calculation
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Workpaper F-3 - Weather Normalization Results Support - Rate RED Weather Normalization Calculation
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Workpaper F-4 - Weather Normalization Results Support - Rate RSD Weather Normalization Calculation
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Workpaper F-5 - Weather Normalization Results Support - Rate RSD Weather Normalization Calculation
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Workpaper F-6 - Weather Normalization Results Support - Monthly Electric Usage Data by Customer
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule G - Electric Weather Normalization Methodologies
- Direct Testimony of Debra Kutsunis (Tariffs, Cash Working Capital, Rate Case Expense)
- Exhibit DLK 1.1 - Schedule A - Rate Schedules Being Eliminated
- Exhibit DLK 1.1 - Schedule B - Proposed Tariff No. 2
- Exhibit DLK 1.1 - Schedule C - Transmission Cost Recovery Clause Calculation
- Exhibit DLK 1.1 - Schedule D - Roll-out of ECA and TCR Amounts from Base Rates
- Exhibit DLK 1.1 - Schedule E - Rate Case Expenses
- Exhibit DLK 1.1 - Schedule F - Cash Working Capital
- Direct Testimony of Dehn Stevens (Electric Transmission)
- Exhibit DAS 1.1 - Schedule A - 2013 MISO Transmission Charges
- Exhibit DAS 1.1 - Schedule B - Allocation of 2013 MISO Transmission Charges to South Dakota
- Exhibit DAS 1.1 - Schedule C - Forecasted 2015 MISO Transmission Charges
- Exhibit DAS 1.1 - Schedule D - Forecasted 2015 MISO Credit
- Exhibit DAS 1.1 - Schedule E - Forecasted Allocation of 2015 MISO Transmission Charges to South Dakota
- Volume 1
- 08/15/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Notices to Customers
- 08/27/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Cross-Reference Comparisons
- 12/31/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Implementing an Interim Rate
- 01/07/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Supplemental Testimony
- 06/03/15 - MidAmerican Energy and PUC Staff's Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation
- 06/03/15 - PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation (Public)
- PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation Confidential (not available to the public)
- Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 2 - SD Electric Operating Income Statement Summary
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 3 - SD Electric Operating Income Statement with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Rate Base Summary
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 2 - SD Electric Rate Base with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 1 - Cash Working Capital
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 2 - Advanced Tax Collections
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 3 - Working Capital Updates
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 4 - Property Taxes
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 5 - Bad Debt Expense
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 6 - Coal Plant Retirements
- Exhibit___(BAM-1) - Interest Synchronization Adjustment
- Exhibit___(BAM-2) - Environmental Projects
- Exhibit___(BAM-3) - Capital Projects in-Service by 5/31/15
- Exhibit___(BAM-4) - Wind VIII
- Exhibit___(BAM-5) - Depreciation on Rate Base Adjustments
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital (Public)
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 2 - Weather Normalization
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 1 - Rate Case Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 2 - Vegetation Management Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 3 - Association Dues Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 4 - Economic Development Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(DEP-1) Schedule 1 - Performance Incentive Plan (PIP)
- Rate Design
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 1 - Rate Design by Customer Class
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 2-1 - Residential Rate Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 2-2 - Small General Service Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 2-3 - Large General Service Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 2-4 - Other Service Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 3 - Residential Service Bill Comparison
- Revenue Requirement - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-5) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Revenue Requirement - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-5) Schedule 2 - SD Electric Operating Income Statement Summary - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-5) Schedule 3 - SD Electric Operating Income Statement with Known and Measurable Adjustments - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-6) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Rate Base Summary - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-6) Schedule 2 - SD Electric Rate Base with Known and Measurable Adjustments - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-7) Schedule 1 - Cash Working Capital - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-7) Schedule 2 - Advanced Tax Collections - Step 1
- Exhibit___(PJS-7) Schedule 3 - Bad Debt Expense - Step 1
- Exhibit___(BAM-6) - Interest Synchronization Adjustment - Step 1
- Exhibit___(BAM-7) - Capital Projects in-Service by 5/31/15 - Step 1
- Exhibit___(BAM-8) - Wind VIII - Step 1
- Exhibit___(BAM-9) - Depreciation on Rate Base Adjustments - Step 1
- Certificate of Service
- 06/05/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Notices to Customers and Interim Refund Plan
- Notice of Commercial Electric Base Rate Increase
- Notice of Industrial Electric Base Rate Increase
- Notice of Electric Base Rate Increase
- Notice of Residential Electric Base Rate Increase
- Notice of Lighting Electric Base Rate Increase
- Interim Refund Plan
- Interim Refund Factor Calculation
- Certificate of Service
- 06/10/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Revised Tariff Page
- 06/11/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Cross-Reference Comparison of MidAmerican’s Current and Proposed Tariffs
- 06/12/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Tariff Revisions
- 06/15/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Tariff Revisions
- 06/17/15 - Docket Closed
- 10/09/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Interim Refund
- 12/04/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Verification of Certain Facilities Placed Into Service
- 01/29/16 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Report on Certain Facilities Placed Into Service
- 12/27/16 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding 2015 Electric Depreciation Study
- 04/21/22 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding 2020 Electric Depreciation Study