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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at 9:00 A.M.
State Capitol Building, Room 412
Pierre, South Dakota
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AGENDA OF THE AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING
Consumer Complaints
Complaint by Sioux Valley Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. against Northern States Power Company d/b/a. Xcel Energy (Xcel) regarding the provision of service to Myrl and Roy's Paving. Myrl and Roy's Paving conducts a quarry and rock crushing operation at a location that is partly located on Xcel's established service territory and partly on Sioux Valley's established service territory. The complaint states that prior to 1991, Myrl and Roy's was served by Sioux Valley. Acting upon a complaint filed by Xcel in 1991, the Commission ruled that because the preponderance of Myrl and Roy's load was located on Xcel's established territory, the Myrl and Roy's was to be then served by Xcel. The Commission decision was appealed to both Circuit Court and the South Dakota Supreme Court which upheld the Commission's decision. Myrl and Roy's have now informed Sioux Valley that they will be adding new equipment which will result in the majority of their load being located in Sioux Valley's territory. Sioux Valley has requested Xcel to relinquish Myrl and Roy's as a customer but Xcel has failed and refused to do so. Sioux Valley now requests that it be awarded the exclusive right to serve Myrl and Roy's and that Xcel remove its lines and other facilities from Myrl and Roy's location. On May 15, 2006, Xcel filed a Motion to Dismiss and supporting brief. Myrl and Roy's Paving filed a Petition for Intervention on May 17, 2006. Intervention was granted to Myrl and Roy's on May 23, 2006. On June 1, 2006, SDREA filed a Petition for Intervention.
TODAY, shall the Commission Grant the Petition for Intervention?
Natural Gas
Application by NorthWestern Energy for approval of a contract with deviations to provide natural gas delivery service to Prairie Ethanol, LLC located at Loomis, SD.
TODAY, shall the Commission Approve the Contract with Deviations with Prairie Ethanol Plant?
Rulemaking
At its April 11, 2005, meeting, the Commission voted to open a rulemaking docket regarding eligibility, certification, and reporting requirements for telecommunications carriers requesting designation as eligible telecommunications carriers and for carriers previously designated as eligible telecommunications carriers. A hearing was held on the proposed rules on May 24, 2006.
TODAY, shall the Commission Adopt Final Rules?
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Heather K. Forney
Deputy Executive Director
heather.forney@state.sd.us
June 2, 2006
