South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
the Period December 20, 2012, through December 26, 2012
NATURAL GAS
On December 21, 2012, the Commission received an application by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) for approval to increase rates for natural gas service to customers in its South Dakota service territory, consisting of the Black Hills and East River service areas, by approximately $1.5 million based on MDU's test year ending June 30, 2012. MDU is also proposing to consolidate the Black Hills and East River areas into one rate jurisdiction. The Company states a typical residential customer in the Black Hills area using 75 dk on an annual basis will see an average increase of approximately $3.00 per month while a typical residential customer in the East River area using 61 dk on an annual basis will see an average decrease of approximately $1.10 per month. The proposed changes may potentially affect approximately 47,600 customers in MDU's Black Hills service area and approximately 7,200 customers in MDU's East River service area.
Staff Analysts: Jon Thurber/Brittany Mehlhaff/Patrick Steffensen
Staff Attorney: Kristen Edwards
Date Filed: 12/21/12
Intervention Deadline: 02/22/13
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On December 26, 2012, the Commission received a filing pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252 for approval of an ICC VoIP Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, LLC dba PAETEC Business Services for the State of South Dakota. Any person wishing to comment on the Amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Amendment no later than January 15, 2013. Parties to the Amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 12/26/12
Initial Comments Due: 01/15/13
On December 26, 2012, the Commission received a filing pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252 for approval of an ICC VoIP Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Windstream KDL, Inc. for the State of South Dakota. Any person wishing to comment on the Amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Amendment no later than January 15, 2013. Parties to the Amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 12/26/12
Initial Comments Due: 01/15/13
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