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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period December 10, 2009 through December 16, 2009
Copies of these items may be found on the PUC Web site at http://www.puc.sd.gov
ELECTRIC
EL09-024 In the Matter of the Filing by Otter Tail Power Company for Approval to Use Deferred Accounting for Costs Incurred During its Participation in the Big Stone II Project.
On December 14, 2009, Otter Tail Power Company filed a petition for authority to use deferred accounting until its next rate case for costs incurred during its participation in the Big Stone II project. The Big Stone II project was a proposed multi-owner coal-fired generating plant to be located at the site of the existing Big Stone Generating Plant near Big Stone, South Dakota. At the time of its withdrawal, OTP had a 26.54% share of the project and a corresponding responsibility for shared project costs. Otter Tail currently expects it will file a rate case within the next twelve months. Denial of deferred accounting would cause OTP to reflect the approximately $1.27 million South Dakota jurisdictional share of development costs as an expense on its financial reports for the current period even though the costs are expected to be reviewed for recovery and amortization over a period of years in the company's next rate case. Additionally, as a consequence of this accounting treatment, denial of deferred accounting would also require the Company to accelerate that rate case filing.
Staff Analysts: Dave Jacobson, Terri LaBrie Baker, Jon Thurber
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 12/14/09
Intervention Deadline: 01/08/10
NATURAL GAS
NG09-010 In the Matter of the Filing by MidAmerican Energy Company for Approval of Tariff Revisions.
On December 16, 2009, MidAmerican filed a proposal to revise its terms and conditions of capacity release related to the Monthly Metered Transportation Service (MMT). These revisions are to reflect in its tariff the operating restrictions imposed by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rules on capacity release transactions.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson, Tim Binder
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 12/16/2009
Intervention Deadline: 01/04/10
ONE CALL
On December 11, 2009, Watertown Municipal Utilities filed a complaint against Grangaard Construction, Inc. Watertown Municipal Utilities alleges Grangaard Construction failed to notify the one-call notification center prior to excavation at the Big Sioux River.
One Call Executive Director: Larry Janes
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 12/11/09
OC09-011 In the matter of the Complaint filed Watertown Municipal Utilities, Watertown, South Dakota, against Grangaard Construction, Inc., Watertown, South Dakota (Willow Creek).
On December 11, 2009, Watertown Municipal Utilities filed a complaint against Grangaard Construction, Inc. Watertown Municipal Utilities alleges Grangaard Construction failed to notify the one-call notification center prior to excavation at Willow Creek.
One Call Executive Director: Larry Janes
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 12/11/09
RULEMAKING
RM09-002 In the Matter of the Adoption of Rules Regarding Renewable, Recycled, and Conserved Energy.
On December 14, 2009, Staff filed a request that the Commission open a rule making docket for the purposes of clarifying what utilities shall report in accordance with South Dakota's Renewable, Recycled, and Conserved Energy Objective. In their request, Staff also included a list of their suggestions regarding the reporting requirement.
Staff Analysts: Brian Rounds/Tim Binder
Staff Attorney: Rolayne Wiest
Date Filed: 12/14/09
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