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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of August 25, 2005 through August 31, 2005
Copies of these items may be found on the PUC Web site at http://www.puc.sd.gov
ELECTRIC
On August 26, 2005, Xcel Energy submitted an application for a Construction Permit to build 9.6 miles of 345 kV Transmission Line from Split Rock to Lakefield Junction and add Facilities to the Split Rock Substation. A new 345 kilovolt line from the Split Rock Substation located west of Brandon, South Dakota to the Minnesota line is proposed to be constructed. The line will be approximately 9.6 miles in length and comprise the western portion of an 86-mile 345 kV transmission line between Split Rock Substation west of Brandon, South Dakota to the Lakefield Junction Substation east of Lakefield, Minnesota. Improvements to the Split Rock Substation will be constructed to accommodate the new 345 kV interconnection.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris (now assigned to Bob Knadle/Martin Bettmann/Nathan Solem)
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 08/26/05
Intervention Deadline: 10/25/05
NATURAL GAS
NorthWestern Corporation's gas tariff requires that for any refund in excess of $500,000, the company must submit a refund plan for review and approval by the Commission. In this filing, NorthWestern is requesting Commission approval of a refund plan for a $958,629.26 refund received from Northern Natural Gas Company. NorthWestern proposes to credit the Company's Adjustment Clause demand true-up in the sum of $879,025.41 and the Company's Adjustment Clause commodity true-up in the sum of $79,603.85. The filing states that by using these Adjustment Clause true-up mechanisms, the refund dollars will be returned to customers, with interest payable by the Company, over the next 12-month period through the normal purchased gas adjustment monthly filings process.
Staff Analyst: David Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Sara Greff
Date Docketed: 08/30/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/16/05
NG05-012 In the Matter of the Filing by NorthWestern Energy for Approval of Tariff Revisions.
On August 30, 2005, NorthWestern Energy filed an application seeking approval of revisions to the fuel retention percentage in the gas transportation tariff. The proposed revisions would decrease the fuel retention percentage.
Staff Analyst: Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/30/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/16/05
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On August 26, 2005, Midcontinent Communications (Midcontinent) filed an application to amend its certificate of authority to provide local exchange service and long distance services in the Wolsey exchange of Santel Communications Cooperative, Inc. (Santel), a rural telecommunications carrier. In the Wolsey exchange Midcontinent will use Santel resold services for residential telephone services. In addition to providing local exchange services for commercial and residential customers, Midcontinent also will provide intrastate interexchange services for commercial and residential customers and interstate interexchange services for commercial and residential customers. Midcontinent has requested interconnection pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 251(f)(1)(A) with Santel, requests confidential treatment of its financial information, and requests a waiver from providing services to the entire Santel service area to provide local exchange service in the Wolsey exchange of Santel.
Utility Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/26/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/16/05
On August 26, 2005, PrairieWave Community Telephone, Inc. (PrairieWave) provided information constituting PrairieWave's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that PrairieWave will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/26/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
On August 26, 2005, Black Hills FiberCom, LLC d/b/a PrairieWave Communications, Inc. (Black Hills) provided information constituting Black Hills' plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Black Hills will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/26/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
On August 29, 2005, Qwest Corporation and Golden West Telecommunications filed an application seeking approval of amended certificates of authority to accommodate a developer's request that the territory now served by Qwest in the Rapid City area be served by Golden West Telecommunications in the New Underwood exchange area.
Staff Analyst: Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/29/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/16/05
On August 30, 2005, Dickey Rural Communications, Inc. (Dickey Rural) provided information constituting Dickey Rural's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Dickey Rural will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/30/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
On August 30, 2005, Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative (Dickey Rural) provided information constituting Dickey Rural's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Dickey Rural will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/30/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
On August 30, 2005, RT Communications, Inc. (RT) provided information constituting RT's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that RT will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/30/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
On August 30, 2005, Midcontinent Communications (Midcontinent) provided information constituting Midcontinent's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Midcontinent will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/30/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
On August 31, 2005, Three River Telco provided information constituting Three River Telco's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Three River Telco will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/31/05
Intervention Deadline: 09/09/05
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