Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/13/2021 9:15 AM  
Meeting location: Online via Webex
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Details 2021-088 11. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** P999/CI-21-86; Starlink Services LLC (Starlink Services) P7047/M-21-26 In the Matter of a Notice to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Grant Winners and In the Matter of the Application of Starlink Services, LLC for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier for Purposes of Receiving Rural Digital Opportunities Fund Support. Should the Commission approve Starlink Services’ Request for ETC status for high cost support in the Census Blocks listed in the docket? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2021-089 12. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** P999/CI-21-86; LTD Broadband LLC (LTD) P6995/M-21-133 In the Matter of a Notice to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Grant Winners and In the Matter of a Petition of LTD Broadband LLC to Expand its Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. Should the Commission approve LTD Broadband’s Request for ETC status for high cost support in the Census Blocks listed in the docket? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2021-086 13. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** P999/CI-21-86; Savage Communications P7051/M-21-53 In the Matter of a Notice to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Grant Winners and In the Matter of the Petition of Savage Communications for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. Should the Commission approve Savage Communications’ Request for ETC status for high cost support in the Census Blocks listed in the docket? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2021-087 14. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** P999/CI-21-86; AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC P7049/M-21-31 d/b/a NextLink Internet (NextLink Internet) In the Matter of a Notice to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Grant Winners and In the Matter of Application of AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d/b/a NextLink Internet for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. Should the Commission approve NextLink Internet’s Request for ETC status for high cost support in the Census Blocks listed in the docket? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2021-085 15. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** P999/CI-21-86; Cable One VoIP LLC P7055/M-21-161 In the Matter of a Notice to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Grant Winners and Application of Cable One VoIP LLC for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of Minnesota to Receive Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (Auction 904) Support for Voice and Broadband Services and to Receive Federal Lifeline Support. Should the Commission approve Cable One’s Request for ETC status for high cost support in the Census Blocks listed in the docket? (PUC: Fournier)  Action details
Details 2021-084 16. M - Miscellaneous* E015/M-21-60; Minnesota Power E015/M-21-61 In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s Compliance Report on Rate Design for Large Light and Power Customers; In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s Compliance Report on Rate Design for Large Power Customers. 1. Should the Commission accept Minnesota Power’s compliance filings? 2. Are there any actions the Commission should take in response to the compliance filings? (PUC: O’Grady, McShane)  Action details
Details 2020-063 27. M - Miscellaneous* E015/M-19-440 Minnesota Power In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s Request for Approval of its 2019 Transmission Factors under its Transmission Cost Recovery Rider. Should the Commission accept Minnesota Power’s transmission cost recovery rider compliance filing and its comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) December 4, 2020 Audit Report and Order, in FERC Docket No. FA20-2-000? (PUC: Hetherington, Bender)  Action details
Details 2021-090 18. PA - Property Acquisition** E015/PA-20-675 Minnesota Power In the Matter of the Petition by Minnesota Power for Approval of Land Sales. Should the Commission approve Minnesota Power’s request to sell certain residential lease lots for which Company ownership is no longer required to continue operating its hydropower reservoirs? (PUC: Ubani)  Action details
Details 2019-204 39. GR - General Rate* G008/GR-19-524 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas In the Matter of the Application by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas for Authority to Increase Natural Gas Rates in Minnesota. Should the Commission approve CenterPoint Energy’s final rates and interim rates refund compliance filing? (PUC: Alonso)  Action details
Details 2021-091 110. MR - Fuel Clause Adjustment /Refund* G008/MR-21-182 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas In the Matter of a Petition by CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas (CenterPoint or the Company) to Establish a New Base Cost of Gas in Compliance with the Commission’s Order in CenterPoint’s General Rate Filing in Docket No. G008/GR-19-524. (PUC: Alonso; DOC: Shah)  Action details
Details 2021-080 111. M - Miscellaneous** G008/M-21-138 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas In the Matter of the Petition of CenterPoint Energy for Approval of a Recovery Process for Cost Impacts Due to February Extreme Gas Market Conditions. Should the Commission reconsider its October 19, 2022 Order Disallowing Recovery of Certain Natural Gas Costs and Requiring Further Action? If so, which disallowances should be changed and by how much? (PUC: Alonso) 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 2021-083 112. M - Miscellaneous** G004/M-21-235 Great Plains Natural Gas Co., a Division of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (Great Plains, Company) In the Matter of the Petition by Great Plains Natural Gas Co., a Division of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., for Approval of Rule Variances to Recover High Natural Gas Costs from February 2021. Should the Commission reconsider its October 19, 2022, Order disallowing recovery of certain natural gas costs and requiring certain action? If so, which disallowances should be changed and by how much? (PUC: Manning) 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 2021-079 113. M - Miscellaneous** G008/M-20-889; CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a G008/M-21-48; CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas E,G999/CI-20-492 In the Matter of an Inquiry into CenterPoint Energy’s Investments that May Assist in Minnesota’s Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic; In the Matter of an Inquiry into CenterPoint Energy’s Request for Approval of its Advanced Metering Project; In the Matter of an Inquiry into Utility Investments that May Assist in Minnesota’s Economic Recovery From the COVID-19 Pandemic. 1. Should the Commission approve immediate implementation of one or more of CenterPoint’s proposed Tranche 1 investments: Accelerated Pipe Replacement, Additional Hydrogen Projects, High-Tech Demonstration Kitchen, Workforce Training and Development, Damage Prevention Campaign, and Hennepin County RNG Project? 2. Should the Commission approve CenterPoint’s request for approval of deferred accounting for its six proposed tranche 1 investments? (PUC: Alonso)  Action details