Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/14/2016 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 SA-16-375, View Case Record RL-16-414, View Case Record M-16-226, View Case Record M-16-278, View Case Record M-16-283, View Case Record M-16-486, View Case Record M-16-493, View Case Record M-16-495, View Case Record S-16-165, View Case Record M-16-396, View Case Record M-15-808, View Case Record GP-15-858
File #Ver.Agenda #NameTypeTitleActionAction Details
Details 2016-105 11. SA - Service Area* P5615/SA-16-375 Charter Fiberlink CC VIII, LLC In the Matter of a Request by Charter Fiberlink CC VIII, LLC to Amend its Certificate of Authority by Expanding its Service Area. Should the Commission grant Charter’s request to expand its service area? (PUC: O’Grady)  Action details
Details 2016-127 12. RL - Relinquish* P6656/RL-16-414 Nexus Communications, Inc. dba Nexus-TSI In the Matter of the Petition of Nexus Communications, Inc. dba Nexus-TSI to Relinquish its Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) Status in Minnesota. (PUC: O’Grady; DOC: Dietz) NOTE: Staff agrees with the recommendation of the Department of Commerce.  Action details
Details 2016-124 13. M - Miscellaneous* E015/M-16-226 Minnesota Power In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s Conservation Improvement Program Consolidated Filing. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Davis)  Action details
Details 2016-125 14. M - Miscellaneous* E017/M-16-278 Otter Tail Power Company In the Matter of A Request by Otter Tail Power Company (OTP) for approval of the Company’s 2015 Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment and 2015 Electric Demand Side Management Financial Incentive. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Ryan)  Action details
Details 2016-126 15. M - Miscellaneous* G002/M-16-283 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy-Gas In the Matter of Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy-Gas 2015 Natural Gas CIP Tracker and Financial Incentive. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Zajicek)  Action details
Details 2016-130 16. M - Miscellaneous* G008/M-16-486; CenterPoint Energy; G002/M-16-493; Xcel Energy; G004/M-16-495 Great Plains Natural Gas Co. In the Matter of CenterPoint Energy’s Evaluation of its 2016 Gas Affordability Program; In the Matter of Xcel Energy’s Evaluation of its 2016 Gas Affordability Program; In the Matter of Great Plains Natural Gas Co.’s Evaluation of its 2016 Gas Affordability Program. 1. Should the Commission accept the Gas Affordability Program Stakeholders report? 2. Should the Commission adopt the Stakeholder Group’s streamlined method of reporting? 3. Is CenterPoint Energy able to provide the information in the format as recommended by the Department? (PUC: Schwieger)  Action details
Details 2016-128 17. S - Securities* E015/S-16-165 Minnesota Power In the Matter of a Petition by Minnesota Power for Approval of its 2016 Capital Structure and Authorization to Issue Securities. (PUC: Kaml; DOC: Kundert) NOTE: The Commission may want to require Minnesota Power to make its next security issuance approval request no later than May 1, 2017.  Action details
Details 2016-120 18. M - Miscellaneous* G002/M-16-396 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy’s Petition for Approval of a One-Year Variance to the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) Rules to Allow Recovery of Storage-Related Ad Valorem Taxes through the PGA. (PUC: Bender; DOC: Ryan)  Action details
Details 2016-121 19. M - Miscellaneous** G002/M-15-808 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Petition of Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy (Xcel or the Company), for Approval of a Gas Utility Infrastructure Cost Rider (GUIC) True-up Report for 2015, the Forecasted 2016 GUIC Revenue Requirement and Revised GUIC Adjustment Factors. Should the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) accept Xcel’s Gas Utility Infrastructure Cost Rider (GUIC) True-up Report for 2015? Should the Commission change the GUIC tracker year to end on March 31, rather than December 31? Should the Commission cap the amount of cost recovery through the GUIC rider? Should the Commission approve or modify Xcel’s proposed rate of return used for determining the GUIC Rider revenue requirements? If modified, what rate of return should be used? Should the Commission approve or modify Xcel’s proposed 2016 GUIC Rider Revenue Requirements and Revised GUIC Adjustment Factor? Should the Commission on its own motion, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 216B.17, subd. 1, open an investigation into whether Xcel  Action details
Details 2015-334 310. GP - Natural Gas Pipeline* G011/GP-15-858 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation for a Route Permit for the Rochester Natural Gas Pipeline Project in Olmsted County. Should the Commission issue a pipeline route permit for the approximately 13-mile, up to16-inch outside diameter natural gas pipeline and associated facilities along the west and south sides of the City of Rochester, Minnesota? (PUC: Kaluzniak)  Action details