Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/10/2017 9:30 AM  
Meeting location: Small Hearing Room
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Details 2016-132 41. TL - Transmission Line* ET6/TL-16-327 Minnkota Power Cooperative In the Matter of the Application of Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. for a Route Permit for the MPL-Laporte 115 kV Transmission Line Project in Clearwater and Hubbard Counties, Minnesota. Should the Commission reconsider its June 21, 2017 Order Issuing Route Permit? (PUC: Panait) The Commission has the authority to accept or decline a petition for reconsideration with or without a hearing or oral argument (Minnesota Rules 7829.3000, Subpart 6). In other words, a decision on a petition for reconsideration can be made without taking oral comments at the Commission meeting.  Action details
Details 2017-100 22. WS - Wind Power Plant Siting* IP6979/WS-17-265 Palmer’s Creek Wind Farm, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Palmer’s Creek Wind Farm, LLC for a Site Permit for the 44.6 Megawatt (MW) Palmer’s Creek Wind Project in Chippewa County, Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission adopt the administrative law judge’s Summary of Public Testimony, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation? 2. Should the Commission grant a site permit for the 44.6 MW Palmer’s Creek Wind Large Energy Conversion System proposed in Chippewa County? (PUC: Panait)  Action details
Details 2017-152 13. WS - Wind Power Plant Siting** IP6946/WS-17-410 Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Energy Conversion System Site Permit for the 84 MW Freeborn Wind Farm in Freeborn County. Should the Commission reconsider its August 8, 2022 Order Accepting Post Construction Noise Monitoring Report and Compliance Review? (PUC: Kaluzniak) The Commission has the authority to accept or decline a petition for reconsideration with or without a hearing or oral argument (Minnesota Rules 7829.3000, Subpart 6) In other words, a decision on a petition for reconsideration can be made without taking oral comments at the Commission meeting.  Action details
Details 2017-151 14. M - Miscellaneous* G022/M-16-920 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of a Petition by Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. for Approval to Modify Its Tariff for General Service Transportation Service. Should the Commission approve Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.'s proposed modification to the terms and conditions of its General Service Transportation Service tariff (PUC: Brill, Bender Bonnett)  Action details
Details 2017-150 15. M - Miscellaneous* G022/M-16-522 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of a Petition by Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. for Approval of Changes in Contract Demand Entitlements for the 2016-2017 Heating Season. Should the Commission approve Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.’s proposed demand entitlement capacity (levels) and cost changes to meet its Design Day and Reserve Margin requirements for the 2016-2017 Heating Season, effective November 1, 2016? (PUC: Brill, Bender, Bonnett)  Action details
Details 2017-157 16. M - MiscellaneousG002/M-17-258 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of a Petition Submitted by Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation for Approval of a Proposed 2016 Gas Demand Side Management Financial Incentive, the Conservation Cost Recovery Contained in its Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) Tracker Account for its 2016 Natural Gas CIP, and a Proposed 2017/2018 Gas CIP Adjustment Factor. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Zajicek)  Action details
Details 2017-158 17. M - MiscellaneousE002/M-17-259 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of a Petition Submitted by Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation, Requesting Approval of a Proposed 2016 Electric Demand Side Management Financial Incentive, the Conservation Cost Recovery Contained in its Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) Tracker Account for its Electric CIP; and a Proposed 2017/2018 Electric CIP Adjustment Factor. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Zajicek)  Action details
Details 2017-159 18. M - MiscellaneousG004/M-17-338 Great Plains Natural Gas Company In the Matter of Great Plains Natural Gas Company’s 2016 Conservation Improvement Program Status Report and CIP Tracker and Demand Side Management Incentive. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Winner)  Action details
Details 2017-160 19. M - MiscellaneousG008/M-17-339 CenterPoint Energy In the Matter of CenterPoint Energy’s 2016 Conservation Improvement Program Status Report, 2016 Demand Side Management Financial Incentive, Conservation Improvement Program Tracker Report, and 2016 Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment Aggregated Compliance Filing. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Davis)  Action details
Details 2017-161 110. M - MiscellaneousG011/M-17-340 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation In the Matter of the Petition of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation for Approval of 2016 Conservation Improvement Program Tracker Account, Demand-Side Management Financial Incentive, and Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment Factor. (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Zajicek)  Action details
Details 2017-153 111. M - Miscellaneous* G022/M-15-434 Greater Minnesota Gas In the Matter of Greater Minnesota Gas' 2014 Annual Service Quality Report. Should the Commission accept Greater Minnesota Gas' Service Quality Reports for 2014? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2017-154 112. M - Miscellaneous* E015/M-16-268; Minnesota Power E015/M-17-252 In the Matter of Minnesota Power's 2015/2016 Annual Safety, Reliability, Service Quality Report, and Proposed Annual Reliability Standards for 2017. Should the Commission accept Minnesota Power's safety, reliability, service quality reports for 2015 and 2016? Should the Commission accept Minnesota Power's proposed annual reliability standards for 2017? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2017-155 113. M - Miscellaneous* G004/M-16-357; Great Plains Natural Gas Company G004/M-17-353 In the Matter of Great Plains' 2015/2016 Annual Service Quality Report. Should the Commission accept Great Plains' service quality reports for 2015 and 2016? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2017-109 114. M - Miscellaneous** E017/M-17-246 Otter Tail Power Company In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Company’s 2016 Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment and 2016 Electric Demand Side Management Financial Incentive. 1. Should the Commission approve the Demand Side Management (DSM) financial incentive of $5,031,678? 2. Should the Commission approve recoveries and expenditures in the Company's CIP tracker account during 2016 resulting in a year-end 2016 balance of $4,835,852? 3. Should the Commission approve a 2017/2018 Conservation Cost Recovery Adjustment (CCRA) of $0.00774/kWh for bills rendered on and after October I, 2017? 4. Should the Commission approve the request for a variance to Minnesota Rule 7820.3500 to allow Otter Tail to continue to combine the Fuel Clause Adjustment (FCA) with the Conservation Improvement Adjustment on customer bills? and 5. Should the Commission require Otter Tail to submit a compliance filing, within 10 days of the issue date of the Order in the present docket, with revised tariff sheets reflecting the Commission's determinations in this matter? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2015-331 215. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation* E002/CI-15-662 Xcel Energy In the Matter of an Alternative Rate Design Stakeholder Process for Xcel Energy. What procedural action, if any, should the Commission take with respect to Xcel Energy’s proposal to file a Residential Time of Use (TOU) rate design pilot by November 2017? (PUC: Bahn)  Action details
Details 2017-148 116. SA - Service Area* P6716/SA-17-407; Charter Fiberlink CCO, LLC; P5615/SA-17-408 Charter Fiberlink CC VIII, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink CCO, LLC to Amend its Certificate of Authority to Expand its Service Area; In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink CC VIII, LLC to Amend its Certificate of Authority to Expand its Service Area Should the Commission amend the Certificates of Authority to extend the Service Areas? (PUC: O’Grady)  Action details
Details 2017-156 117. AM - Alternative Miscellaneous** P405/AM-17-427 Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. In the matter of a Filing to Institute a Charge for Paper Bills for Customers. Should the Commission approve the proposal of Frontier Communications of Minnesota to institute a charge for paper bills for customers of Frontier Digital Phone Bronze Service? (PUC: McCarthy)  Action details
Details 2017-149 118. IC - Interconnection** P5542,405/lC-17-507; Tekstar Communications, Inc. (Tekstar); P5542,407/IC-17-508 Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. (Frontier); Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC (Citizens) In the Matter of Tekstar's Petition to Seek Interconnection with Frontier Pursuant to Section 252(i) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; In the Matter of Tekstar's Petition to Seek Interconnection with Citizens Pursuant to Section 252(i) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Should the Commission approve Tekstar's requests for interconnection? (PUC: O’Grady)  Action details