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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
Wednesday, July 24, 2002; 11:00 A.M.
State Capitol Building, Public Utilities Commission Cactus Conference Room
Pierre, South Dakota

MINUTES OF THE AD HOC MEETING

Meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Burg. Also present were Commissioner Pam Nelson; Commissioner Bob Sahr; Executive Director Debra Elofson; Deputy Executive Director Sue Cichos; Commission Advisor Greg Rislov; Commission Counsel John J. Smith; Staff Attorney Karen Cremer; Staff Analysts Dave Jacobson, Heather Forney, Keith Senger, Martin Bettmann, and Michele Farris; and Administrative Secretary Mary Giddings.

Also present was Brian Meyer, Great Plains Ethanol, LLC.

Joining the meeting by telephone were Dave Gerdes and Jim Wilcox, Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy.

Electric

1. EL02-009 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF GREAT PLAINS ETHANOL, LLC FOR APPROVAL OF SOUTHEASTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. TO PROVIDE ITS ELECTRIC SERVICE. (Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson. Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer.)

Dave Gerdes, representing Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy, explained the petition to intervene. Brian Meyer, representing Great Plains Ethanol, LLC, had no objection to the intervention.

Chairman Burg moved to grant intervention to Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy. Commissioner Nelson seconded and Commissioner Sahr concurred. Motion passed 3-0.

Meeting adjourned.

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Mary R. Giddings
Administrative Secretary