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EL22-017 - In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy for Authority to Increase its Electric Rates
Date Filed: 06/30/22 ♦ Intervention Date: 09/16/22
Date of Notice of Filing: 07/07/22 ♦ Docket Closed: 07/06/23
Date of Notice of Filing: 07/07/22 ♦ Docket Closed: 07/06/23
Agendas:
July 19, 2022, Agenda of Commission Meeting
September 13, 2022, Agenda of Commission Meeting
September 27, 2022, Agenda of Commission Meeting
June 6, 2023, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of the July 19, 2022 Commission Meeting
Minutes of the September 13, 2022 Commission Meeting
Minutes of the September 27, 2022 Commission Meeting
Minutes of the June 6, 2023 Commission Meeting
Electric Rate Increase Request Info Guide
Click For Comments and Responses
Public MeetingA public meeting on the application was held Monday, November 28, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. CST in the HUB Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Technical College, 2001 N. Career Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Orders:
- 07/22/22 - Order Suspending Operation of Proposed Rates; Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Consulting Contracts
- 09/29/22 - Order Granting Intervention
- 06/08/23 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Refund Plan
- 06/30/22 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Application
Volume 1- Cover Sheet
- Index
- Application
- Transmittal Letter
- Notice of Change in Rates
- Attestation of Authorized Accounting Representative
- Public Rate Increase Notice
- Required Statements A-R
- Statement A - Balance Sheet
- Statement B - Income Statements
- Statement C - Earned Surplus Statements
- Statement D - Cost of Plant
- Schedule D-1 - Detailed Plant Accounts
- Schedule D-2 - Plant Addition and Retirement for Test Period
- Schedule D-3 - Working Papers Showing Plant Accounts on Average Basis for Test Period
- Schedule D-4 - Plant Account Working Papers for Previous Year
- Schedule D-5 - Working Papers on Capitalizing Interest and Other Overheads During Construction
- Schedule D-6 - Changes in Intangible Plant Working Papers
- Schedule D-7 - Working Papers on Plant in Service not Used and Useful
- Schedule D-8 - Property Records Working Papers
- Schedule D-9 - Working Papers for Plant Acquired for Which Regulatory Approval has not been Obtained
- Statement E - Accumulated Depreciation
- Schedule E-1 Working Papers on Recorded Changes to Accumulated Depreciation
- Schedule E-2 - Working Papers on Depreciation and Amortization Method
- Schedule E-3 - Working Papers on Allocation of Overall Accounts
- Statement F - Working Capital
- Schedule F-1 - Monthly Balances for Materials, Supplies, Fuel Stocks, and Prepayments
- Schedule F-2 - Monthly Balances for Two Years Immediately Preceding Test Year
- Schedule F-3 - Data Used in Computing Working Capital
- Statement G - Rate of Return
- Schedule G-1 - Stock Dividends, Stock Splits, or Changes in Par or Stated Value
- Schedule G-2 - Common Stock Information
- Schedule G-3 - Reacquisition of Bonds or Preferred Stock
- Schedule G-4 - Earning Per Share for Claimed Rate of Return Cost of Capital Working Papers
- Statement H - Operating and Maintenance Expenses
- Statement Ha - FERC Form 1 Tie Out
- Schedule H-1 - Adjustments to Operating and Maintenance Expenses
- Schedule H-2 - Cost of Power and Gas
- Schedule H-3 - Working Papers for listed Expense Accounts
- Schedule H-4 - Working Papers for Interdepartmental Transactions
- Statement I - Operating Revenues
- Statement J - Depreciation Expense
- Statement K - Income Taxes
- Statement K - Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K-1 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes
- Schedule K-1 - Working Papers for Federal Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K-2 - Differences in Book and Tax Depreciation
- Schedule K-2 - Differences in Book and Tax Depreciation Confidential (not available to the public)
- Schedule K-3 - Working Papers for Consolidated Federal Income Tax
- Schedule K-3 - Working Papers for Consolidated Federal Income Tax 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
- Schedule K-5 Working Papers for Claimed Allowances for State Income Confidential (not available to the public)
- Statement L - Other Taxes
- Statement M - Overall Cost of Service
- Statement N - Allocated Cost of Service
- Statement O - Comparison of Cost of Service
- Statement P - Fuel Cost Adjustment Factor
- Statement Q - Description of Utility Operations
- Statement R - Purchases from Affiliated Companies
Volume 2- Cover Sheet
- Index
- Policy
- Overall Revenue Requirements, Rate Base, and Income Statement
- Benjamin C. Halama’s Testimony
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 1
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 2
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 3
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 4
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 5
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 6a
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 6b
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 7
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 8
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 9
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 10
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 11
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 12
- Exhibit___(BCH-1), Schedule 13
- Rate of Return
- Dylan W. D’Ascendis’ Testimony
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 1
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 2
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 3
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 4
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 5
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 6
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 7
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 8
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 9
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 10
- Exhibit____(DWD-1), Schedule 11
- Capital Investments, Depreciation, and Nuclear Decommissioning
- Distribution
- Resource Prudence
- Class Cost of Service Study
- Rate Design
- Nicholas N. Paluck’s Testimony
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 1
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 2
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 3
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 4
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 5
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 6
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 7
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 8
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 9
- Exhibit___(NNP-1), Schedule 10
- Cover Sheet
- I - Index
- II - Cost of Service Study (COSS)
- III - Rate Base (Plant)
- P1 - Summary
- P2 - Non-Plant
- P3 - Roll Forward Reports
- P4 - Plant Manual Sources
- P4-1 Nuclear Outage Amortization
- P4-2 ITC Grant Accounting
- P4-3 Monticello LCM/EPU Return
- P4-4 State Credit Rate Change
- P5 - M&S, Prepayments & Fuel Inventory
- P6 - Property Taxes
- P7 - Tax Additions
- P8 - Tax Credits
- P9 - Other Rate Base
- P10 - Cash Working Capital
- IV - Revenue
- R1 - Revenue Summary
- R2 - Present Revenues
- R3 - Transmission
- R4 – Interchange
- R5 – Other Revenue
- R6 - Backup
- V - O&M
- O1 - Summary
- O2 - Interchange
- O3 - Amortizations
- O4 - Taxes Other than Income
- O5 - State & Federal Income Tax
- VI - Cost of Capital
- VII – Budget Allocators
- VIII - Adjustments
- A1 – Advertising
- A2 – Dues: Professional Associations
- A3 – Aviation
- A4 – Customer Deposits Expense
- A5 – Economic Development Donations
- A6 – Employee Expenses
- A7 – Foundation Admin
- A8 – Incentive: Long Term Removal
- A9 – Pension: Non-Qualified SERP
- A10 – South Dakota Pay as Go
- A11- Dues: Chamber of Commerce
- A12 – Credit Card AutoPay
- A13 – Foundation and Other Donations
- A14 – Electric Revenue Year End
- A15 – EOL Nuclear Fuel Update
- A16 – Incentive Pay
- A17 – Environmental LTI
- A18 – Time Based LTI
- A19 – Late Payment
- A20 – SD Decommissioning
- A21 – SD Depreciation Study: TD&G
- A22 – SD Depreciation Study: Remaining Life
- A23 – SD PI EPU Recovery
- A24 – SD Plant Annualization
- A25 – Transmission ROE
- A26 – Covid Deferral
- A27 – Income Tax Tracker
- A28 – NOL Tax Reform ADIT ARAM
- A29 – Rate Case Expenses
- A30 – Rider: IR
- A31 - Rider: TCR
- A32 – Cash Working Capital Adjustment
- A33 – Net Operating Loss
- IX – Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Cover Sheet
- Lead Lag Study
- Cost Assignment and Allocation Manual
- Interchange Agreement
- 07/12/22 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 07/22/22 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ian M. Dobson
- 08/01/22 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ian M. Dobson
- 08/01/22 - PUC Staff's Second Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 08/18/22 - PUC Staff's Third Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 09/30/22 - PUC Staff's Fourth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 10/12/22 - Chairman Nelson’s Letter to Xcel regarding the Public Input Meeting on November 28, 2022.
- 10/14/22 - Certificate of Service, Letter to Xcel regarding the Upcoming Public Input Meeting
- 10/21/22 - PUC Staff's Fifth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 11/15/22 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Interim Rate Increase
- Notice of Intent to Implement Interim Rates
- 11/18/22 - PUC Staff's Sixth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 11/23/22 - PUC Staff's Seventh Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 12/16/22 - PUC Staff's Eighth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 12/19/22 - PUC Staff's Ninth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 01/05/23 - PUC Staff's Tenth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 01/25/23 - PUC Staff's Eleventh Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 02/06/23 - PUC Staff's Twelfth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 02/10/23 - PUC Staff's Thirteenth Set of Data Request's Certificate of Service
- 05/24/23 - Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation
- Settlement Stipulation
- Exhibit A - Tariff Pages
- Exhibit B - Rates and Class Apportionment
- Exhibit C - Table Wind Farm Lives
- Exhibit D - Infrastructure Rider
- Infrastructure Rider Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit E - Sherco Land Sale Description
- Exhibit F - Inver Hills Journal Entry
- Exhibit G - Interim Refund Plan
- Exhibit H - Customer Notice
- Settlement Stipulation
- 05/24/23 - PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation
- PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation Confidential (not available to the public)
- Attachment A - Overall Revenue Change
- Attachment B - Residential Rate Comparison
- Attachment C - Summary of Revenue Requirement Issues
- Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 2 - SD Electric Operating Income Statement Summary
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 3 - SD Electric Operating Income Statement with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(JMR-2) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Rate Base Summary
- Exhibit___(JMR-2) Schedule 2 - SD Electric Rate Base with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(JMR-3) - Interest Synchronization Adjustment
- Exhibit___(JMR-4) - Cash Working Capital
- Exhibit___(JMR-5) - Rate Case Expense
- Exhibit___(JMR-6) - Working Capital
- Exhibit___(JMR-7) - Tax Collections Available
- Exhibit___(BAM-1) - Association Dues Adjustment
- Exhibit___(BAM-2) - Known and Measurable Capital Additions
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) - Wage Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) - Removal of DSM Costs and Revenues Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-3) - Bad Debt Expense
- Exhibit___(KM-1) - King and Sherco 3 Remaining Lives Adjustment
- Exhibit___(KM-2) - Monticello Extension Adjustment
- Exhibit___(KM-3) - Wind Farms Extension Adjustment
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) - Advertising
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) - Nuclear Decommissioning Accrual
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) - Vegetation Management
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) – Plant Annualization
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 1 - SD Electric Revenue Requirement
- Rate Design
- PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation Confidential (not available to the public)
- 06/02/23 - Intervenor Steve Wegman's Concurrence to the Settlement Stipulation
- 06/14/23 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Summary of Interim Revenues, Final Revenues, and Interim Refund
- 06/22/23 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Tariff Pages
- 07/06/23 - Docket Closed
- 07/24/23 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Electric Interim Rate Refund
- 08/02/23 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Revised Electric Interim Rate Refund
