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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
September 29, 2015, at 9:30 A.M. CDT
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota
NOTE: If you wish to join this meeting by conference call, please contact the Commission at 605-773-3201 by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Monday, September 28, 2015. Lines are limited and are given out on a first come, first served basis, subject to possible reassignment to accommodate persons who must appear in a proceeding. Ultimately, if you wish to participate in the Commission Meeting and a line is not available, you may have to appear in person.
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AGENDA OF COMMISSION MEETING
Administration
1. Approval of the Minutes of the Commission Meetings Held on September 1 and September 16, 2015 (Staff: Joy Lashley)
Consumer Reports
1. Status Report on Consumer Utility Inquiries and Complaints Received by the Commission (Consumer Affairs: Deb Gregg)
Electric
On September 18, 2015, NorthWestern Corporation dba NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern) filed a letter requesting approval of revisions to its Fuel Adjustment Clause tariff. NorthWestern proposes to credit the sale of Production Tax Credits (PTCs) from the Beethoven Wind Facility to its electric customers through the Fuel Adjustment Clause tariff. NorthWestern anticipates closing on the Beethoven Wind Facility before October 1, 2015, and thus requests approval with less than 30 days’ notice to begin the inclusion of the PTCs in NorthWestern’s Fuel Adjustment Clause on October 1, 2015.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the tariff revisions with less than 30 days’ notice?
Natural Gas
On August 28, 2015, the Commission received a filing from NorthWestern Corporation dba NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern). This filing proposes to update Sheet No. 6.2 in Section No. 5 of NorthWestern’s filed natural gas tariff. NorthWestern’s tariff provides that the Fuel Retention Percentage is to be updated annually and be effective October 1 each year. NorthWestern also proposes to update the fuel rate for customers with an average daily therm usage greater than 30,000. NorthWestern states that customers who fit this high usage criterion are primarily direct connect customers whose gas system is not subject to the normal losses in a distribution system. NorthWestern seeks an effective date of October 1, 2015.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the proposed tariff revisions?
Telecommunications
On July 21,2015, the Commission received a filing from Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC, for approval of a Resale Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and InTTec, Inc. pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the resale agreement? OR, how shall the Commission proceed?
Items for Commission Discussion
Announcements
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An evidentiary hearing for Docket HP14-002 – In the Matter of the Application of Dakota Access, LLC for an Energy Facility Permit to Construct the Dakota Access Pipeline will be held September 29–October 2 and October 6-9, 2015, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT Tuesday, September 29, and 8:00 a.m. thereafter in Room 414 at the State Capitol, Pierre, S.D.
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The PUC offices will be closed Monday, October 12, 2015, in observance of Native American Day.
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The next regularly scheduled commission meeting will be Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. CDT in Room 413 at the State Capitol Building, Pierre, S.D.
- Commission meetings are scheduled for October 27 and November 12, 2015.
/s/Cindy Kemnitz
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
PUC Email
September 22, 2015
