Commission Weekly Filings

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period April 19, 2012, through April 25, 2012

ELECTRIC

On April 24, 2012, Commission Staff filed an Electric Service Territory Boundary Agreement between Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. This filing is made pursuant to current efforts of the PUC to verify electric territory mapping data for conversion to electronic format and use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) database. With the assistance of the above-referenced utilities, Commission Staff has confirmed the service territory boundary shared by these utilities and has prepared updated mapping information. Commission Staff asks for approval of the agreement to update official mapping data to properly reflect the service territory boundaries shared by the utilities in this docket.

Staff Analyst:  Ross Pedersen
Staff Attorney:  Ryan Soye    
Date Filed:  04/24/12
Intervention Deadline:  05/11/12

EL12-033     In the Matter of the Request for a Declaratory Ruling by Dream Design International, Inc. regarding the Application of ARSD § 20:10:26:04(2) to a Residential Complex Intended to House School of Mines Students

On April 25, 2012, the Commission received a filing by Dream Designs, Inc. requesting determination of an exception to the individual metering requirements under ARSD § 20:10:26.  Dream Designs, Inc. is in the process of constructing a 34-unit residential complex intended to house students of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and so wish to provide master metering in order to allow the students to make one payment for all services and utilities. 

Staff Analyst:  Matthew Tysdal
Staff Attorney:  Ryan Soye
Date Filed:  04/25/12
Intervention Deadline:  05/11/12

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TC12-035     In the Matter of the Application of Midcontinent Communications for an Amended Certificate of Authority

On April 25, 2012, the Commission received an Application for an Amended Certificate of Authority from Midcontinent Communications to allow them to provide local exchange service within the rural exchange area of Lennox, S.D. service area.  In addition, Midcontinent Communications requests a waiver of the application requirements in ARSD § 20:10:32:03.
 
Staff Analyst:  Patrick Steffensen
Staff Attorney:  Kara Semmler
Date Filed:  04/25/12
Intervention Deadline:  05/11/12

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