Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/19/2015 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 R-13-24, View Case Record M-15-65, View Case Record M-15-414, View Case Record M-15-851, View Case Record M-15-315, View Case Record AA-14-580, View Case Record AA-14-728, View Case Record M-15-855, View Case Record D-15-671, View Case Record M-15-285, View Case Record M-15-522, View Case Record M-15-194, View Case Record M-13-867
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Details 2013-143 31. R - Rulemaking* U999/R-13-24 All Utilities In the Matter of Possible Amendments to Rules Governing Utility Proceeding, Practice, and Procedure, Minnesota Rules Chapter 7829, Excluding Part 7829.2550, Which is Subject to a Separate Pending Rulemaking. Should the Commission Adopt Rule Revisions Recommended by the ALJ? (PUC: Moseng)  Action details
Details 2015-113 22. M - Miscellaneous** P6944/M-15-65 Lake County In the Matter of the Petition of Lake County Minesota dba Lake Connections for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. Should the Commission give final approval to Lake County's Petition for ETC designation in Minnesota for the purpose of qualifying for receipt of federal Connect America Funds as part of the FCC's Rural Broadband Experiments? (PUC: Brion)  Action details
Details 2015-320 13. M - MiscellaneousG008/M-15-414 CenterPoint Energy In the Matter of CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation, d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas’ 2014 Annual Gas Service Quality Report. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Heinen)  Action details
Details 2015-318 14. M - Miscellaneous* G022/M-15-851; Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. G022/M-15-315; G999/AA-14-580; G022/AA-14-728 In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas Inc.’s Miscellaneous Tariff Filing in Compliance with the Commission’s Order in Docket No. G-022/AA-14-728 and Its Directive in Docket No. G-022/M-15-315; In the Matter of the Application of Greater Minnesota Gas, Incorporated’s Gas Affordability Program 2014 Annual Compliance Report; In the Matter of the Review of the 2013-2014 Annual Automatic Adjustment Reports and Annual Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) True-up Filings; In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.’s Annual Purchased Gas Adjustment True-Up Filing. Should the Commission adopt the Department’s October 26, 2015 recommendation (in Docket No. G-022/M-15-851) and (1) acknowledge that GMG complied with the 14-728 and 15-315 Orders; (2) approve the section of GMG’s proposed tariff related to the curtailment penalty; and (3) take no action on the section of GMG’s proposed tariff related to the Company’s Gas Affordability Program tariff? (PUC: Schwieger, Brill; DOC: Byrne)  Action details
Details 2015-317 15. M - Miscellaneous* G022/M-15-855 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.’s Petition for Approval to Change Its Gas Affordability Program. 1. Should the Commission accept GMG’s Gas Affordability Program (GAP) Evaluation Report for 2016 - 2018? 2. Should the Commission extend this pilot program for three years through 2021 or make the program permanent? (PUC: Ubani)  Action details
Details 2015-316 16. D - Depreciation** G022/D-15-671 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.’s Petition for Approval of Its 2015 Depreciation Certification. Should the Commission approve Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.’s 2015 depreciation certification? (PUC: Schwieger, Bender)  Action details
Details 2015-251 27. 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 2015-315 18. M - Miscellaneous* E002/M-15-522; Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy E002/GR-92-1185; G002/GR-92-1186 In the Matter of Northern States Power Company’s Report on the Operation and Performance of its 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan; In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power Company for Authority to Increase Its Rates for Electric Service in the State of Minnesota; In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power Company’s Gas Utility for Authority to Change Its Schedule of Gas Rates for Retail Customers Within the State of Minnesota. Should Xcel Energy continue to provide its annual report on its Incentive Compensation Plan in the current, detailed format to satisfy Commission reporting requirements? (PUC: Morrissey)  Action details
Details 2015-319 19. M - Miscellaneous** G002/M-15-194 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Petition for Approval of a Modification to the Natural Gas State Energy Policy (SEP) Tariff Rate, 2015 Project Eligibility, 2015 SEP Adjustment Factor, and 2014 SEP Compliance Filing. Should the Commission approve the proposed 2015-2016 natural gas SEP Rate Rider rate factor? Should the Commission approve Xcel's 2014 Annual SEP compliance filing, and its proposed Customer Notice and Tariff update? Should the Commission require Xcel to develop and submit to the Commission a more refined cost estimate and project plan for implementation of a voluntary carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas program for the emissions avoided as a result of the cast iron main replacement activities included in the SEP within 90 days of the Commission's Order? (PUC: Dasinger, Morrissey)  Action details
Details 2014-031 810. M - Miscellaneous** E002/M-13-867 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Petition of Xcel Energy for Approval of its Proposed Community Solar Garden Program. Should the Commission approve Xcel Energy’s proposal to move all Applicable Retail Rate-era community solar gardens to the 2017 Value-of-Solar Rate, as found in the Company’s September 25, 2023 compliance filing? (PUC: Strauss)  Action details