Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/11/2014 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 PA-14-472, View Case Record M-09-802, View Case Record CI-10-519, View Case Record M-14-201, View Case Record WS-07-1073, View Case Record TL-14-21, View Case Record CN-13-473, View Case Record TL-13-474
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Details 2014-233 11. PA - Property Acquisition* P430,521/PA-14-472 Embarq Minnesota, Inc. dba CenturyLink; Emily Cooperative Telephone Company In the Matter of the Joint Petition of Embarq Minnesota, Inc. dba CenturyLink and Emily Cooperative Telephone Company for the Sale of a Portion of CenturyLink’s Crosby Exchange to the Emily Cooperative Telephone Company. (PUC: Oberlander; DOC: Linscheid) NOTE: Staff supports the Department’s recommendations in this matter.  Action details
Details 2014-234 12. M - Miscellaneous* P6823/M-09-802; TracFone Wireless, Inc. P6823/CI-10-519 In the Matter of a Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) for the Limited Purpose of Offering Lifeline Service to Qualified Households; In the Matter of an Investigation into TracFone's Compliance with Remittance Responsibilities under Minn. Stat. §§403.11 and 237.52. 1. What action should the Commission take regarding TracFone*s ETC application? 2. What action should the Commission take regarding the investigation into TracFone's compliance with remittance responsibilities under Minn. Stat. §§403.11 and 237.52? (PUC: Brion)  Action details
Details 2014-236 13. M - Miscellaneous** E017/M-14-201 Otter Tail Power In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Company’s 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve Otter Tail’s 2013 CIP tracker account? 2. Should the Commission approve an incentive of $4,026,600 for Otter Tail’s 2013 CIP achievements? 3. Should the Commission grant Otter Tail’s variance to Minnesota Rules part 7820.3500 (K) and a variance to Minnesota Rules part 7825.2600 for one year after the issue date of the Commission’s Order in the present docket? 4. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to Otter Tail’s tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission’s Order? 5. Should the Commission approve OTP’s request to book its 2013 financial incentive in the month following Commission approval as it has done in the past? 6. At what level should the Commission set Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment (CCRA)? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-231 14. WS - Wind Power Plant Siting* IP6650/WS-07-1073 Glacial Ridge Wind LLC In the Matter of the Large Wind Energy Conversion System Site Permit of Glacial Ridge Wind LLC. Should the Commission revoke the site permit? (PUC: Ek)  Action details
Details 2014-151 25. TL - Transmission Line* E015/TL-14-21 Minnesota Power In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power for a Route Permit for the 500 kV Great Northern Transmission Line Project in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Koochiching and Itasca Counties. Should the Commission approve the minor alteration request? If the minor alteration is approved, should any conditions be required? (PUC: Kaluzniak)  Action details
Details 2013-414 66. 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