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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period March 27, 2008 through April 2, 2008
Copies of these items may be found on the PUC web site at http://www.puc.sd.gov
ELECTRIC
On March 28, 2008, Xcel Energy filed for Commission approval of its 2007 economic development report and its 2008 economic development budget. The report includes the budget that was planned for the year 2007, the actual economic development investments that Xcel Energy made in 2007, and the planned budget for 2008.
Staff Analyst: Brian Rounds
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 03/28/08
Intervention Deadline: 04/18/08
Application by Otter Tail Power Company for approval of service rights exception to serve a customer's pump site location at Section 12, Twp. 120, Range 48 of Alban Township in Grant County, South Dakota, which is located in Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. territory.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 04/01/08
Intervention Deadline: 04/18/08
Application by East River Power Cooperative for permit to construct 115,000 volt overhead electric transmission line which will allow Lake Region Electric Association to serve a pump station of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline. The line will originate at Western Area Power Administration's Groton Substation located in the SW 1/4 Section 18, T122N, R60W, Brown County and run approximately 13 miles terminating at a new East River substation adjacent to the pump station located in Section 17, T121N, R59W, Day County, SD.
Staff Analysts: Brian Rounds/Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 04/02/08
Intervention Deadline: 06/02/08
NATURAL GAS
Application by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. for approval of tariff revisions to effectuate a Conservation Tracking Adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Conservation Program Tracking Mechanism Rate 90 tariff previously approved in Dockets NG05-016 and NG07-012. The proposed adjustment would recover expenditures and costs incurred between March 1, 2007, and February 29, 2008. The company has requested an effective date of May 1, 2008, for the rate change in accordance with Rate 90.
Staff Analysts: Dave Jacobson/Brian Rounds/Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 03/28/08
Intervention Deadline: 04/18/08
Application by MidAmerican Energy for an extension of its monthly metered transportation and interruptible monthly metered transportation services ("MMT," collectively), both of which will expire April 30, 2008. The availability of MMT is being requested through December 31, 2008, while options for a permanent monthly metered transportation program continue to be evaluated. MidAmerican anticipates that a permanent monthly metering transportation tariff will be filed for SDPUC approval later this year. Upon approval of a permanent MMT tariff, customers will be provided the option to change to the new tariff, return to sales service, or elect daily gas transportation service.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 03/31/08
Intervention Deadline: 04/18/08
TELECOMMNICATIONS
On March 28, 2008, the Public Utilities Commission (Commission) received a petition from Americatel Corporation (Americatel) to amend its Certificate of Authority. Americatel requests the Commission to issue an order removing the authority to provide prepaid calling card services and the requirement that Americatel have a $25,000 indemnity bond on file with the Commission.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Filed: 03/28/08
Intervention Deadline: 04/18/08
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