File #: Details 2016-057    Version: 1 Name:
Type: CI - Commission Initiated Investigation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/18/2016 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 4/14/2016 Final action:
Title: ** E999/CI-03-802; All Commission-Regulated Electric Utilities E999/AA-12-757; E999/AA-13-599; E999/AA-14-579 In the Matter of an Investigation into the Appropriateness of Continuing to Permit Electric Energy Cost Adjustments; In the Matter of the Review of the 2011-2012 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports for All Electric Utilities; In the Matter of the Review of the 2012-2013 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports for All Electric Utilities; In the Matter of the Review of the 2013-2014 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports for All Electric Utilities. 1. Should the Commission accept the electric utilities' annual automatic adjustment (AAA) reports for fiscal-years 2012, 2013, and 2014? 2. Should the Commission accept the Minnesota Department of Commerce's uncontested comments, conclusions and recommendations for fiscal-years 2012, 2013, and 2014? 3. Should the Commission defer taking action on Xcel's recovery of replacement powers costs during the unplanned, forced outage of Sh...
Attachments: 1. 03-802 PUC Order Approving Proposal 6-4-03, 2. 03-802 PUC Briefing Papers 11-6-03, 3. 03-802 PUC Order Determining Scope and Setting Procedural Framework 12-19-03, 4. 03-802 Xcel Comments 2-20-04, 5. 03-802 MP Comments 2-19-04, 6. 03-802 OTP Comments 2-20-04, 7. 03-802 IPL Comments 2-16-04, 8. 03-802 DEA Comments 2-19-04, 9. 03-802 MP Reply Comments 4-1-04, 10. 03-802 IPL Reply Comments 4-2-04, 11. 03-802 DOC Reply Comments 4-5-04 PUBLIC, 12. 03-802 DOC Addend & Rev Pages to Reply Comments 4-16-04 PUBLIC, 13. 03-802 MP Supplemental Reply Comments 6-11-04 PUBLIC, 14. 03-802 PUC Notice for Comments 3-30-07, 15. 03-802 Xcel Comments 4-30-07, 16. 03-802 MP Comments 4-30-07, 17. 03-802 OTP Comments 4-30-07, 18. 03-802 IPL Comments Part 1 & 2 4-30-07, 19. 03-802 DEA Comments 4-30-07, 20. 03-802 OAG Comment & Part 2 Exhibit E 4-30-07, 21. 03-802 DOC Comments 4-30-07, 22. 03-802 Xcel Reply Comments 5-15-07, 23. 03-802 MP Reply Comments 5-15-07, 24. 03-802 OTP Reply Comments 5-15-07, 25. 03-802 IPL Reply Comments 5-15-07, 26. 03-802 DOC Reply Comments 5-15-07, 27. 03-802 MCC Reply Comments 7-19-07, 28. 03-802 DOC Comments 7-27-07, 29. 03-802 PUC Notice for Comments 8-16-07, 30. 03-802 Xcel Comments 9-28-07, 31. 03-802 MP Comments 9-28-07, 32. 03-802 IPL Comments 9-28-07, 33. 03-802 DEA Comments 9-19-07, 34. 03-802 OAG (resubmittal of 4-30-07 comments) 9-28-07, 35. 03-802 DOC Comments 9-28-07, 36. 03-802 OTP Reply Comments 10-30-07, 37. 03-802 DOC Reply Comments 10-30-07, 38. 03-802 MCC Reply Comments 10-30-07, 39. 98-1219 PUC Report on Performance-based Gas Purchasing Plans 2-3-99, 40. 12-757 DOC Annual Review Report 6-5-13 PUBLIC, 41. 12-757 DOC Annual Review Attachments E1 through E12 6-5-13, 42. 12-757 Xcel Reply Comments 8-26-13 PUBLIC, 43. 12-757 IPL Reply Comments 9-20-13, 44. 12-757 MP Reply Comments 9-20-13 PUBLIC, 45. 12-757 OTP Reply Comments 9-20-13 PUBLIC, 46. 12-757 OAG Reply Comments 9-20-13, 47. 12-757 MCC Reply Comments 9-20-13, 48. 12-757 MLIG Reply Comments 9-20-13, 49. 12-757 MP Letter 9-12-13, 50. 12-757 IPL Letter 9-16-13, 51. 12-757 PUC Staff Briefing Papers 10-24-13, 52. 12-757 DOC Letter 11-1-13, 53. 12-757 DOC Response Comments & Comments 12-31-14, 54. 12-757 MLIG Response Comments & Comments 12-31-14, 55. 12-757 OAG Response Comments & Comments 12-30-14, 56. 12-757 OTP Response Comments & Comments 12-31-14, 57. 12-757 MLIG Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 58. 12-757 MP Comments 2-11-15, 59. 12-757 OAG Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15 PUBLIC, 60. 12-757 OTP Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 61. 12-757 Xcel Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 62. 12-757 MP Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 63. 13-599 DOC Annual Review & Report 9-16-14 PUBLIC, 64. 13-599 OAG Comments 9-26-14 PUBLIC, 65. 13-599 OAG Comments Attachments A, B & C 9-26-14 PUBLIC, 66. 13-599 Xcel Reply Comments 11-10-14 PUBLIC, 67. 13-599 IPL Reply Comments 11-10-14, 68. 13-599 MP Reply Comments 11-10-14, 69. 13-599 OTP Reply Comments 11-10-14 PUBLIC, 70. 13-599 DOC Response Comments 12-31-14, 71. 13-599 OAG Response Comments 12-31-14, 72. 13-599 OTP Response Comments 12-31-14, 73. 13-599 OTP Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 74. 13-599 IPL Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 75. 13-599 MP Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15, 76. 13-599 Xcel Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15 PUBLIC, 77. 13-599 OAG Additional Reply Comments 2-11-15 PUBLIC, 78. 14-579 DOC Annual Review & Report 5-19-15 PUBLIC, 79. 14-579 Xcel Reply Comments 6-19-15 PUBLIC, 80. 14-579 MP Reply Comments 6-18-15 PUBLIC, 81. 14-579 OTP Reply Comments 6-19-15 PUBLIC, 82. 14-579 IPL Reply Comments 6-19-15, 83. 14-579 MLIG Reply Comments 6-19-15, 84. 14-579 DOC Response Comments & Attachment 1 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 85. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 1 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 86. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 2 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 87. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 3 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 88. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 4 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 89. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 5 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 90. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 6 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 91. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 7 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 92. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 8 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 93. 14-579 DOC Response Comments Attachment 2, Part 9 of 9 8-26-15 PUBLIC, 94. 14-579 MP Response to Reply Comments 10-2-15, 95. 14-579 DOC Reply Comments 2-24-16, 96. Briefing Papers PUBLIC, 97. Briefing Papers-Decision Alternatives, 98. MP Response to Commissioner Questions 4-13-16, 99. DOC Response to Commissioner Questions 4-13-16
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** E999/CI-03-802; All Commission-Regulated Electric Utilities
E999/AA-12-757;
E999/AA-13-599;
E999/AA-14-579
In the Matter of an Investigation into the Appropriateness of Continuing to Permit Electric Energy Cost Adjustments;
In the Matter of the Review of the 2011-2012 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports for All Electric Utilities;
In the Matter of the Review of the 2012-2013 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports for All Electric Utilities;
In the Matter of the Review of the 2013-2014 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports for All Electric Utilities.

1. Should the Commission accept the electric utilities' annual automatic adjustment (AAA) reports for fiscal-years 2012, 2013, and 2014?
2. Should the Commission accept the Minnesota Department of Commerce's uncontested comments, conclusions and recommendations for fiscal-years 2012, 2013, and 2014?
3. Should the Commission defer taking action on Xcel's recovery of replacement powers costs during the unplanned, forced outage of Sherco Unit 3?
4. How should the Commission address requests for recovery of replacement power costs charged through the FCA during unplanned, forced outages?
a. Reporting Requirements
b. Sharing Lessons Learned
c. Contractor Accountability for Replacement Power Costs & Supplier Warranties
5. Should the Commission require investor-owned electric utilities (IOUs) to obtain Business Interruption Insurance (BII)?
6. Should the Commission disallow fifty percent (or $37,085) of the difference between OTP's May 2013 Revenue Sufficiency Guaranty (RSG) charges and the average RSG monthly charges for this time period?
7. Were Minnesota Power's rail transportation costs for fiscal-year 2014 reasonable?
8. Should the electric IOUs' fuel clause adjustment mechanisms be reformed, and if so, how, and what are the next steps?
9. Should the Commission close its investigation into the appropriateness of continuing to permit electric energy cost adjustments, Docket No. E-999/CI-03-802? (...

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