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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
June 16, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. CDT
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota
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AGENDA OF AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING
Electric
On August 4, 2014, the Commission received an application by MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) for approval to increase rates for electric service to customers in its South Dakota service territory by approximately $1.6 million annually or approximately 13.8% based on MidAmerican's test year ending December 31, 2013. The Company states a typical residential electric customer using 852 kWh per month would see an increase of $9.65 per month. The proposed changes may potentially affect approximately 4,500 customers in MidAmerican's South Dakota service territory. On December 31, 2014, MidAmerican filed its Notice of Intent to Implement Interim Electric Rates effective for service on or after February 1, 2015. On June 3, 2015, a Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation, Settlement Stipulation, and Staff Memorandum were filed with the Commission. On June 5, 2015, MidAmerican filed its proposed customer notices and Interim Refund Plan.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation and approve the rates, tariff sheets, terms and conditions stipulated therein? AND shall the Commission approve the Interim Refund Plan? OR, how shall the Commission proceed?
Natural Gas
On August 4, 2014, MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) filed with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) an Application for authority to increase natural gas rates (Application). The Application seeks approval to increase rates for natural gas service to customers in MidAmerican's South Dakota service territory by approximately $2.8 million annually or approximately 3.5% based on MidAmerican's test year ending December 31, 2013. MidAmerican states that a typical residential natural gas customer using 61 therms per month would see an increase of $1.00 per month. The proposed changes may potentially affect approximately 88,000 customers in MidAmerican's South Dakota service territory. On December 31, 2014, MidAmerican filed its Notice of Intent to Implement Interim Natural Gas Rates effective for service on or after February 1, 2015. On June 3, 2015, a Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation, Settlement Stipulation, and Staff Memorandum were filed with the Commission. On June 5, 2015, MidAmerican filed its proposed customer notices and Interim Refund Plan.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation and approve the rates, tariff sheets, terms and conditions stipulated therein? AND shall the Commission approve the Interim Refund Plan? OR, how shall the Commission proceed?
/s/Cindy Kemnitz
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
PUC Email
June 9, 2015
