Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/19/2013 9:30 AM  
Meeting location: Large Hearing Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Search e-Dockets for Full Details/Official Records, TL-12-1151 View Case Record, WS-13-216 View Case Record, CN-12-1163 View Case Record, GP-13-978 View Case Record, TL-12-1123 View Case Record, D-12-565 View Case Record, D-13-448 View Case Record, PA-13-484 View Case Record, M-12-50 View Case Record, M-00-1583 View Case Record, CI-00-1636 View Case Record
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Details 2013-369 11. TL - Transmission Line* E002/TL-12-1151 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Application of Xcel Energy for a Route Permit for the Kohlman Lake to Goose Lake 115 kV Transmission Line Upgrade Project in Ramsey County, Minnesota. 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 issue a route permit identifying a specific route and permit conditions for the Kohlman Lake to Goose Lake 115 kV Transmission Line Project in Ramsey County? (PUC: Ek)  Action details
Details 2013-370 12. WS - Wind Power Plant SitingIP6686/WS-13-216 Stoneray Power Partners, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Stoneray Power Partners, LLC for a Large Wind Energy Conversion System Site Permit for the up to 105 MW Stoneray Wind Project in Pipestone and Murray Counties. (PUC: DeBleeckere, DOC: Birkholz)  Action details
Details 2013-377 13. CN - Certificate of Need** E015/CN-12-1163 Minnesota Power In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power for a Certificate of Need for the 500 kilovolt Great Northern High-Voltage Transmission Line Project from the Manitoba, Canada - Minnesota Border to the Blackberry Substation near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge Report? Do the Environmental Report and record of the Public Hearing address the items identified in the scoping decision? Should the Commission grant a Certificate of Need for the proposed project? If approved, should the Commission include any additional conditions? (PUC: Kaluzniak)  Action details
Details 2013-371 14. GP - Natural Gas Pipeline* E015/GP-13-978 Minnesota Power In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power for a Gas Pipeline Routing Permit for the Laskin Energy Center Natural Gas Pipeline Project. Should the Public Utilities Commission grant a partial exemption from pipeline route selection procedures and issue a pipeline route permit for the approximately 5,900-foot, up to 10.75-inch outside diameter natural gas pipeline to serve the Laskin Energy Center located in the city of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota? (PUC: DeBleeckere)  Action details
Details 2013-372 15. TL - Transmission Line* E015/TL-12-1123 Minnesota Power In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s Route Permit Application for the Line 39 HVTL Project. Should the Commission find that the Environmental Assessment is complete and addresses the Scoping Decision of the Department of Commerce? Should the Commission grant a Route Permit for the proposed HVTL project? If approved, should the Commission include any additional permit conditions? (PUC: DeBleeckere)  Action details
Details 2013-375 16. D - Depreciation* G004/D-12-565; Great Plains Natural Gas Company, a G004/D-13-448 Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. In the Matter of a request by Great Plains Natural Gas Company for Approval of its 2012 Five-Year Depreciation Study; In the Matter of a Request by Great Plains Natural Gas Company for Approval of its 2013 Annual Depreciation Study. Should the Commission approve the proposed depreciation parameters and the resulting depreciation rates for both studies? Should the rates be effective January 1, 2013 and should the 2013 study rates supersede the 2012 study rates? (PUC: Dasinger, Bender, Schwieger)  Action details
Details 2013-382 17. PA - Property Acquisition* E002/PA-13-484 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Xcel Energy's Petition for Approval of Transfer and Exchange of Transmission Assets with great River Energy. 1. Should the Commission grant approval of the proposed Asset Exchange Agreement under Minn. Stat. 216B.50? 2. Should the Commission grant a variance to Minn. Rule 7825.1800 Subp. B? (PUC: Dasinger, Alonso)  Action details
Details 2013-376 18. M - Miscellaneous** E002/M-12-50 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Xcel Energy’s Petition for Approval of 2012 Transmission Cost Recovery (TCR), Project Eligibility, TCR Rate Factors, and 2011 True-up. Should the Commission approve Xcel Energy’s Petition for Approval of 2012 TCR Project Eligibility, TCR Rate Factors and True-Up for 2011? (PUC: Dasinger, Schwieger)  Action details
Details 2013-367 19. M - Miscellaneous** E002/M-00-1583 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Request of Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy for Approval of a Renewable Development Oversight Process. Should the Commission require Xcel to return to Xcel’s Renewable Development Fund (RDF) the amount of about $1.1 million expended in 2003 on the Ecovation f/k/a AnAerobics, Inc. project? (PUC: Mackenzie)  Action details
Details 2013-368 110. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** E999/CI-00-1636; All Electric Utilities E999/CI-14-643 In the Matter of the Investigation into Environmental and Socioeconomic Costs Under Minn. Stat. §216B.2422, Subd. 3; In the Matter of the Further Investigation into Environmental and Socioeconomic Costs Under Minn. Stat. §216B.2422, Subd. 3. What further determination should the Commission make with respect to its referral of the docket to the Office of Administrative Hearings? (PUC: Rebholz, Stalpes)  Action details