Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/17/2015 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 M-15-856, View Case Record GR-13-617, View Case Record TL-15-423, View Case Record CN-13-473, View Case Record PPL-13-474, View Case Record CN-14-916, View Case Record PPL-15-137
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Details 2015-337 11. M - Miscellaneous* G6956/M-15-856 Community Co-ops of Lake Park (CCLP or the Co-op) In the Matter of Community Co-ops of Lake Park’s Petition for an Exemption for a Small Gas Utility Franchise. Does Community Co-ops of Lake Park meet the statutory requirements to qualify for a small gas utility franchise exemption under Minn. Stat. § 216B.16, subd. 12? Should the Commission require the Co-op to update its tariff language to reflect the suggested changes recommended by the Department of Commerce and the Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Affairs Office? (PUC: Schwieger, Brill)  Action details
Details 2013-295 72. GR - General Rate** G011/GR-13-617 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation In the Matter of a Petition by Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC) for Authority to Increase Natural Gas Rates in Minnesota, the Interim Rate Period Refund. What should Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC) be directed to do with un-refunded amounts from the interim rate refund? (PUC: Brill)  Action details
Details 2015-274 23. 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 2013-414 124. 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
Details 2015-134 25. CN - Certificate of Need** PL9/CN-14-916; Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership PL9/PPL-15-137; PL9/C-20-801 In the Matter of the Application of Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Proposed Line 3 Replacement Project in Minnesota from the North Dakota Border to the Wisconsin Border; In the Matter of Honor the Earth’s October 27, 2020 Petition for Investigation and Complaint Concerning the Capacity of the Enbridge Mainline System. Should the Commission reconsider its December 9, 2020 Order Denying Motion for Stay Pending Appeal? (PUC: Ek) The Commission has the authority to accept or decline a petition for reconsideration with or without a hearing or oral argument (Minnesota Rules 7829.3000, Subpart 6) In other words, a decision on a petition for reconsideration can be made without taking oral comments at the Commission meeting.  Action details