Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/17/2015 9:30 AM  
Meeting location: Large Hearing Room
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Corrected Minutes Corrected Minutes  
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Attachments: View Case Record PR-15-8, View Case Record TL-15-628, View Case Record GS-15-620, View Case Record WS-08-1134, View Case Record CN-08-951, View Case Record M-15-650, View Case Record M-15-285, View Case Record M-15-307, View Case Record M-15-314, View Case Record M-15-308, View Case Record M-15-306, View Case Record M-15-309, View Case Record M-15-315, View Case Record M-15-540, View Case Record M-15-539
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Details 2015-256 11. PR - Periodic Reports* P999/PR-15-8 Local Exchange Companies; Eligible Telecommunications Carriers In the Matter of Annual Certifications related to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers' (ETCs) Use of the Federal Universal Service Support required pursuant to C.F.R. §54.313. Should the Commission approve all petitioning ETCs’ requests for high cost support certification? (PUC: Brion)  Action details
Details 2015-262 12. TL - Transmission Line** ET2/TL-15-628 Great River Energy In the Matter of the Application of Great River Energy for a Route Permit for the Bull Moose 115 kV Transmission Line Project in Cass County. 1. Should the Commission approve and adopt proposed findings of Fact and Conclusions for the Bull Moose 115 kV Transmission Line? 2. 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? 3. Should the Commission issue a final route permit for the Bull Moose 115 kV Transmission Line Project? (PUC: Panait)  Action details
Details 2015-260 13. M - Miscellaneous* IP6949/GS-15-620 Mankato Energy Center II, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Mankato Energy Center II, LLC for a Site Permit for the 345 MW Expansion of the Mankato Energy Center. Should the Commission find that the Environmental Assessment and the record on this project adequately address the issues identified in the Scoping Decision? Should the Commission approved the proposed findings of fact and issue a site permit for the proposed natural gas electric generating facility? (PUC: DeBleeckere)  Action details
Details 13-146 24. CN - Certificate of Need** IP6687/CN-08-951; Flat Hill Windpark I, LLC IP6687/WS-08-1134 In the Matter of the Certificate of Need for the Flat Hill Windpark I Project in Clay County; In the Matter of the Large Wind Energy Conversion Site Permit for the Flat Hill Windpark I Project in Clay County. Should the Commission approve the Petition for an extension to the in-service date of the Certificate of Need without Recertification or Further Hearing? Should the Commission amend or revoke the LWECS Site Permit pursuant to Minn. Rule 7854.1200 and 1300? (PUC: DeBleeckere)  Action details
Details 2015-252 15. M - Miscellaneous* E002/M-15-650 Xcel Energy In the Matter of a Petition by Xcel Energy for Approval of an Amendment to a Solar*Rewards Customer Contract with Murphy Warehouse. Should the Commission approve the amendment to the Solar*Rewards (S*R) customer contract with Murphy Warehouse? Should the Commission approve a negative check-off approval process for amendments to the S*R standard customer contract? (PUC: Mackenzie)  Action details
Details 2015-251 16. M - Miscellaneous** G022/M-15-285 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of a Petition by Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. (GMG) for Approval of Changes in Contract Demand Entitlements for the 2015-2016 Heating Season Supply Plan effective November 1, 2015. Should the Commission reopen its September 23, 2015 Order based on GMG’s October 29, 2015 compliance letter that states the actual number of new GMG customers placed in service as of October 23, 2015 was 766 and the number of additional GMG customer equivalents as of October 23, 2015 was 1,430? (PUC: Brill)  Action details
Details 2015-258 17. M - Miscellaneous** G008/M-15-307; All Regulated Natural Gas Utilities G002/M-15-314; G011/M-15-308; G004/M-15-306; G001/M-15-309; G022/M-15-315 In the Matter of the Application of CenterPoint Energy’s Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report; In the Matter of the Application of Xcel Energy’s Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report; In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation’s Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report; In the Matter of the Application of Great Plains’ Natural Gas Company, a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report; In the Matter of the Application of Interstate Power and Light Company’s Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report; In the Matter of the Application of Greater Minnesota Gas, Incorporated’s Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report. 1. Review and acceptance of the 2014 Gas Affordability Program (GAP) annual compliance reports. 2. Should the Commission require GMG to continue offering its Gas Afforda  Action details
Details 2015-257 18. M - Miscellaneous* G001/M-15-540 Interstate Power and Light Company In the Matter of the Petition of Interstate Power and Light Company for Approval of 2015 Evaluation of its Gas Affordability Program. (PUC: Schwieger; DOC: Kundert)  Action details
Details 2015-261 19. M - Miscellaneous** G011/M-15-539 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation In the Matter of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation’s (MERC) 2015 Evaluation of its Gas Affordability Program. 1. Should the Commission approve MERC’s 2015 Evaluation of its Gas Affordability Program (GAP)? 2. Should the Commission require the Company to change the way it applies the affordability component to allow GAP customers to pay their share of the current portion of their bill in twelve, equal payments? 3. Should the Commission reduce, or eliminate the per therm surcharge which funds the Program? 4. Should the Commission authorize a four-year extension of the pilot or make the Program permanent? (PUC: Schwieger)  Action details