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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting

Thursday, October 5, 2006, at 2:00 P.M.

Lewis & Clark Rural Water Board Room

401 E. 8th Street

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

 

MINUTES OF THE AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING

 

Vice Chairman Dustin Johnson called the meeting to order.  Present were Commissioner Gary Hanson; and Pat Beck, Court Reporter

 

Also present were:  Jeff Decker, Jay Morris, Bobbi Schroeppel, and Pam Bonrud, NorthWestern Energy; Kelly Hildebrandt, Argus Leader.  

 

Joining the meeting by telephone were Executive Director Patty Van Gerpen; Deputy Executive Director Heather Forney; Commission Advisor Greg Rislov; Commission Attorneys Rolayne Ailts Wiest and John Smith; Staff Attorney Karen Cremer; Staff Analysts Keith Senger, Nathan Solem, Dave Jacobson, Steve Wegman, and Bob Knadle; and Administrative Secretary Tina Douglas; Brett Koenecke, May, Adam, Gerdes, & Thompson, representing NorthWestern Corporation; Bob Miller, South Dakota Electric Utility Companies; Tom Knapp, NorthWestern Energy; and Monte Hopper, Austin, Hinderaker, Hopper, Strait & Bratland, representing Redfield Energy.

 

Electricity

 

1.     EL06-021       In the Matter of the Filing by NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy for Approval of a Contract with Deviations with Redfield Ethanol Plant.  (Staff Analyst:  Dave Jacobson, Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer)

 

See Transcript online:

 

/commission/minutes/minutes_2006/transcripts/transcript100506.pdf

 

Commissioner Hanson moved to approve the contract with deviations and tariff revisions, subject to NorthWestern Energy providing a report to the Commission of all costs of constructing the electric extension upon completion and to a finding that this approval does not pre-determine a Commission decision at the time of future rate case proceedings regarding rate treatment concerning possible cost recovery shortfalls resulting from rates approved in Docket EL06-021.  Commissioner Johnson seconded.   Motion passed 2-0.

           

2.         EL06-016   In the Matter of the Petition for Electrical Service by Redfield Energy, LLC to have NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy Assigned as its Electric Provider in the Service Area of Northern Electric Cooperative, Inc.  (Staff Analysts:  Dave Jacobson/Nathan Solem, Staff Attorney:  Karen Cremer)

 

            See Transcript online:

 

/commission/minutes/minutes_2006/transcripts/transcript100506.pdf

 

Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the Electric Service Rights Exception in Docket EL06-016.  Commissioner Hanson seconded.   Motion passed 2-0.

 

Administration

 

1.         In the Matter of FERC Docket EC06-127-000 (General Counsel:  John Smith)

 

            See Transcript online:

 

/commission/minutes/minutes_2006/transcripts/transcript100506.pdf

 

Commissioner Johnson moved to defer this item and continue the meeting until Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at 2:00 p.m.  Commissioner Hanson seconded.   Motion passed 2-0.

           

Meeting adjourned.

 

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Tina Douglas

Administrative Secretary