Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/30/2014 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 WS-10-1240, View Case Record WS-11-831, View Case Record CN-13-473, View Case Record PPL-13-474, View Case Record GR-05-1380, View Case Record GR-06-1429, View Case Record M-07-1131, View Case Record M-07-1235, View Case Record M-07-1295, View Case Record CI-08-1175, View Case Record M-14-283, View Case Record M-14-284, View Case Record M-14-287, View Case Record M-14-288, View Case Record M-14-358, View Case Record M-14-368, View Case Record RP-14-534, View Case Record RP-14-572, View Case Record R-13-729
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Details 2014-301 11. WS - Wind Power Plant Siting* IP6866/WS-11-831; Getty Wind Project, LLC; IP6853/WS-10-1240 In the Matter of the Application of Getty Wind Company, LLC for a Site Permit Transfer of the Getty Wind Project Large Wind Energy Conversion Site Permit in Stearns County. Should the Commission grant the petition for a site permit transfer from Getty Wind Company, LLC to Black Oak Wind, LLC? (PUC: DeBleeckere)  Action details
Details 2013-414 82. 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 2014-298 13. GR - General RateG008/GR-05-1380; All Regulated Natural Gas Utilities ** G002/GR-06-1429; G007,011/M-07-1131; G004/M-07-1235; G001/M-07-1295; G022/CI-08-1175 In the Matter of the Application of CenterPoint Energy for Authority to Increase Natural Gas Rates in Minnesota; In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation and Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., for Authority to Increase Rates for Natural Gas Service in Minnesota; In the Matter of the Petition Submitted by Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation for Approval by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission of a Gas Affordability Service Program; In the Matter of the Petition by Great Plains Natural Gas Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., for Approval of a Gas Affordability Service Program; In the Matter of a Petition Submitted by Interstate Power and Light Company Requesting Approval by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission of a Proposed Natural Gas Affordability Program, Including a Cost Recovery Surcharge; In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.’s Failure to  Action details
Details 2014-299 14. M - Miscellaneous* G004/M-07-1235 Great Plains Natural Gas (GPNG) Company In the Matter of the Petition by Great Plains Natural Gas Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., for Approval of a Gas Affordability Service Program. Great Plains Natural Gas Company's evaluation of its Gas Affordability Program and proposal to discontinue its Gas Affordability Program. (PUC: Schwieger; Harding)  Action details
Details 2014-300 15. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** G022/CI-08-1175 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.'s Failure to File an Affordability Program Under Minn. Stat. §216B.16, Subd. 15. Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.'s evaluation of its Gas Affordability Program and proposal to discontinue its Gas Affordability Program. (PUC: Schwieger; Harding)  Action details
Details 2014-303 16. M - Miscellaneous** G001/M-14-283 Interstate Power and Light Company In the Matter of IPL Gas's 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve IPL's 2013 CIP tracker account with an ending balance of (S213,237)? 2. Should the Commission approve an incentive of $37,207 for IPL’s 2013 CIP achievements to be included in the Company’s tracker account no sooner than the issue date of the Commission’s Order in this docket? 3. At what level should the Commission set the Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment (CCRA) for 2014/2015? 4. Should the Commission approve IPL's proposed bill message with the appropriate modifications to reflect an accurate effective date and gas CIP Adjustment Factor as determined by the Commission? 5. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to IPL's tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission's Order? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-304 17. M - Miscellaneous** E001/M-14-284 Interstate Power and Light Company In the Matter Interstate Power and Light Electric's 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve IPL's 2013 CIP tracker account with an ending balance of $2,209,305? 2. Should the Commission approve an incentive of 5263,420.53 for PL's 2013 CIP achievements? 3. At what level should the Commission set the CIP Adjustment Factor for 2014/2015? 4. Should the Commission approve IPL’s proposed bill message with the appropriate modifications to reflect an accurate effective date and CIP Adjustment Factor as determined by the Commission? 5. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to IPL's tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission's Order? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-305 18. M - Miscellaneous** E002/M-14-287 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Xeel Energy Electric's 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve Xcel's 2013 CIP tracker account? 2. Should the Commission approve an incentive of $42,679,496 for Xcel's 2013 CIP achievements? 3. Should the Commission approve a Solar*Rewards financial incentive of $50,434 for Xcel's 2013 achievements? 4. At what level should the Commission set the CIP Adjustment Factor for 2014/2015? 5. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to Xcel's tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission's Order? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-306 19. M - Miscellaneous** G002/M-14-288 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Xcel Energy Gas's 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve Xcel's 2013 CIP tracker account? 2. Should the Commission approve an incentive of $5,416,936 for Xcel's 2013 CIP achievements? 3. At what level should the Commission set the CTP Adjustment Factor for 2014/2015? 4. Should the Commission approve Xcel's proposed bill message with the appropriate modifications to reflect an accurate effective date and gas CIP Adjustment Factor as determined by the Commission? 5. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to Xcel's tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission's Order? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-307 110. M - Miscellaneous** G004/M-14-358 Great Plains Natural Gas Company In the Matter of Great Plain's 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve Great Plain's 2013 CIP tracker account? 2. Should the Commission approve an incentive of $24,137 for Great Plain's 2013 CIP achievements? 3. At what level should the Commission set the conservation cost recovery adjustment (CCRA) for 2014/2015? 4. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to Great Plain's tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission's Order? 5. Should the Commission approve Great Plain's proposed bill message for publication in the billing month immediately following the date of the Order in this docket with the appropriate modifications to reflect an accurate effective date and gas CIP Adjustment Factor as determined by the Commission? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-308 111. M - Miscellaneous** G008/M-14-368 CenterPoint Energy In the Matter of Great Plain's 2013 Demand Side Management Financial Incentives and Annual Filing to Update the CIP Rider. 1. Should the Commission approve an incentive of $10,890,131 for CPE’s 2013 CIP achievements? 2. Should the Commission approve CPE’s 2013 CIP tracker account? 3. At what level should the Commission set the conservation cost recovery adjustment (CCRA) for 2014/2015? 4. Should the Commission eliminate the carrying charge or otherwise modify its application to CPE's tracker balance for the CIP rider effective with the date of the Commission's Order? 5. Should the Commission approve CPE's proposed bill message with the appropriate modifications to reflect an accurate effective date and gas CIP Adjustment Factor as determined by the Commission? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2014-310 112. RP - Resource Planning** ET6125/RP-14-534; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; ET3/RP-14-572 Dairyland Power Cooperative In the Matter of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Optional Integrated Resource Plan Compliance; In the Matter of Dairyland Power Cooperative’s Optional Integrated Resource Plan Compliance. What action should the Commission take on Basin and Dairyland’s filings? (PUC: Rebholz)  Action details
Details 2013-365 213. R - Rulemaking* E999/R-13-729 All Electric In the Matter of Possible Amendments to Rules Governing Cogeneration and Small Power Production, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7835. Whether to adopt the attached proposed rules as published in the State Register. (PUC: Kahlert)  Action details