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*** E111/M-26-243 Dakota Electric Association
In the Matter of the Application of Dakota Electric Association ’s Petition for Establish and Define a Very Large Member Contract Rate Service.
Should the Commission approve, reject, or modify Dakota Electric Association’s proposed for establishing Very Large Member Contract Rate Service in DEA’s Electric Rate Book using the 50 MW contracted capacity threshold, or adopt an alternative threshold?
Should the Commission approve, reject, or modify Dakota Electric Association’s proposed minimum term lengths, exit fees, financial assurances, and capacity reduction fees, or adopt the alternative ESA term length?
Should the Commission require Dakota Electric Association (DEA) to execute tri-party ESAs to ensure complete transparency in tracking and directly assigning wholesale costs?
Should the Commission establish a separate rate class for Very Large Members for purposes of cost isolation, class cost-of-service studies, and allocation of embedded system costs?
Should the Commission direct Dakota Electric Association to file Great River Energy (GRE) wholesale contract elements relevant to rate calculations with each ESA and make trade secret data accessible to docket participants?
Should the Commission disallow the Very Large Members for Competitive Service Rider discounts, while accepting clarifying tariff language?
Should the Commission determine that Dakota Electric Association (DEA) and its wholesale supplier, Great River Energy (GRE), have complied with the Commission’s IRP Order and Minn. Stat. § 216B.1622, and explain how its power supply will comply with Minn. Stat. § 216B.1691?
Should the Commission clarify the tariff provisions regarding grid benefits in the ESA, including whether Very Large Members should receive financial credits or offsets against their allocated costs for tangible benefits they provide directly to the local grid, such as through onsite battery energy storage systems (BESS) or other loa...
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