Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/1/2015 9:30 AM  
Meeting location: Large Hearing Room
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: View Case Record AR-15-388, View Case Record C-15-818, View Case Record M-03-30, View Case Record AI-15-705, View Case Record M-15-149, View Case Record CI-13-626, View Case Record TL-15-423, View Case Record CN-13-473
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Details 2015-164 21. AR - Alternative Regulation* P407/AR-15-388 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC In the Matter of a Petition by Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC's Proposal to Adopt an Existing Alternative Form of Regulation Plan (AFOR) Shall the Commission approve Citizen's petition to adopt the existing AFOR of Frontier Communications as reflected in the July 15, 2015 filing? (PUC: McCarthy)  Action details
Details 2015-278 12. C - Complaint** P6716,421/C-15-818 CenturyLink QC; Charter Fiberlink CCO, LLC In the Matter of the Complaint by CenturyLink QC against Charter Fiberlink CCO, LLC regarding Local Number Portability. Should the Commission dismiss the Complaint as requested by CenturyLink and Charter? (PUC: O’Grady)  Action details
Details 2014-244 23. M - Miscellaneous* E017/M-03-30 Otter Tail Power Company In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Company’s Notice of Implementation of Annual Fuel Clause Adjustment True-Up Mechanism. (PUC: Alonso, Bender, Bonnett; DOC: Lusti)  Action details
Details 2015-272 14. AI - Affiliated Interest* G011/AI-15-705 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation In the Matter of a Request by Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC) for Approval of the Tax Allocation Affiliated Interest Agreement between WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) and its Regulated and Non-Regulated Subsidiaries. (PUC: Bender; DOC: Kundert) Note: Staff agrees with the recommendation of the Department including the corrected implementation date of June 29, 2015 (described in the Department’s September 9 errata comment).  Action details
Details 2015-273 15. M - Miscellaneous* G002/M-15-149 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of a Petition by Northern States Power Company (Xcel) for Approval of a Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) Rule Variance to include Kansas Ad Valorem tax as storage related cost of natural gas recovery through its PGA commodity factors. Should the Commission approve Xcel’s PGA variance request to include Kansas Ad Valorem taxes as storage related cost of natural gas recovery through its PGA commodity factor: 1) for an annual period; and 2) for the 2009 through October 2014 lump sum retroactive period? (PUC: Brill)  Action details
Details 2015-100 16. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** E,G999/CI-13-626 All Regulated Electric and Natural Gas Utilities In the Matter of a Commission Inquiry into Decommissioning Policies Related to Depreciation. Should the Commission require the utilities to stop using decommissioning probabilities in determining the salvage portion of depreciation expense? If so, when should the Commission require Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power to stop using decommission probabilities? Should the Commission provide parties direction on the frequency and adequacy of decommissioning studies or further clarification on how to coordinate depreciation filings with resource planning filings? (PUC: Schwieger, Dasinger, Harding)  Action details
Details 2015-274 17. TL - Transmission Line** ET2/TL-15-423 Great River Energy In the Matter of the Application of Great River Energy for a Route Permit under the Alternative Permitting Process for the Palisade 115 kV Project near the city of Palisade, Minnesota. · Should the Commission issue findings of fact and conclusions demonstrating that the alternative permitting process has been conducted in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 216E.04 and Minn. R. 7850.2800 to 7850.3900? · Should the Commission find that the environmental assessment and the record created at the public hearing adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision? · Should the Commission grant a route permit for the Palisade 115 kV Transmission Line Project? · Should the Commission require specific conditions if the route permit is granted? (PUC: Kaluzniak)  Action details
Details 2013-414 118. CN - Certificate of Need** PL6668/CN-13-473; North Dakota Pipeline Company LLC PL6668/PPL-13-474 In the Matter of the Application of North Dakota Pipeline Company LLC for a Certificate of Need for the Sandpiper Pipeline Project in Minnesota; In the Matter of the Application of North Dakota Pipeline Company LLC for a Pipeline Routing Permit for the Sandpiper Pipeline Project in Minnesota. Whether the Commission should consider imposing conditions on North Dakota Pipeline Company’s request to withdraw its certificate of need and route permit applications for its proposed Sandpiper Pipeline Project. (PUC: Ek)  Action details