[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60703-60706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29731]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER98-171-000, et al.]


Energy 2000, Incorporated, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

November 3, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Energy 2000, Incorporated

[Docket No. ER98-171-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, Energy 2000, Incorporated 
(Energy 2000) petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Energy 2000 
Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based prices; and 
the waiver of certain Commission Regulations.
    Energy 2000 intends to engage in wholesale electric power and 
energy purchases and sales as a marketer. Energy 2000 is not in the 
business of generating or transmitting electric power. Energy 2000 is 
an independent corporation which is not a subsidiary or affiliate of 
any other entity nor does it have affiliates of its own.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-172-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission executed Service Agreements for Non-Firm Point-To-Point 
Transmission Service under WWP's Open Access Transmission Tariff--FERC 
Electric Tariff, Volume No. 8, with Cook Inlet Energy Supply, LP and NP 
Energy, Inc. WWP requests the Service Agreements be given effective 
dates of October 1, 1997.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-173-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, PP&L, Inc., (Formerly known 
as Pennsylvania Power & Light Company) (PP&L), tendered for filing a 
Transformer Disconnection Agreement between PP&L and Metropolitan 
Edison Company, d/b/a GPU Energy (GPU), pursuant to which PP&L has 
agreed to permanently disconnect a 500/230 kV transformer located at 
PP&L's Hosensack substation. GPU has agreed to pay a contribution-aid-
of-construction (CIAC) in return for PP&L disconnecting this 
transformer. PP&L has not yet collected any monies owed it for 
disconnecting the transformer.
    PP&L states that copies of this filing have been served on GPU and 
on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Millennium Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-174-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, Millennium Energy Corporation 
(Millennium Energy), tendered for filing an application for waivers and 
blanket approvals under various regulations of the Commission and for 
an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, to be 
effective on the date of the Commission's order accepting the Rate 
Schedule for filing.
    Millennium Energy intends to engage in electric power and energy 
transactions as a marketer. In these transactions, Millennium Energy 
proposes to charge market-determined rates, mutually agreed upon by the 
parties. All sales and purchases will be arms-length transactions.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Allegheny Power Service, Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela Power 
Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company 
(Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER98-175-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) filed Supplement 
No. 33, to add four (4) new Customers to the Standard Generation 
Service Rate Schedule under which Allegheny Power offers standard 
generation and emergency service on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly 
or yearly basis. Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice 
requirements to make service available as of October 15, 1997, to CNG 
Retail Services Corporation, New Energy Ventures, L.L.C., QST Energy 
Trading Inc., and Williams Energy Services Company.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-176-000]

    Take Notice that on October 16, 1997, PP&L, Inc., (formerly known 
as Pennsylvania Power & Light Company)(PP&L), filed a Service Agreement 
dated October 7, 1997, with Jersey Central Power & Light Company, 
Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company, each 
trading and doing business as GPU Energy (GPU) under PP&L's FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5. The Service Agreement adds GPU 
as an eligible customer under the Tariff.
    PP&L requests an effective date of October 16, 1997, for the 
Service Agreement.

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    PP&L states that copies of this filing have been supplied to GPU 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-177-000]

    Take Notice that on October 16, 1997, PP&L, Inc., (formally known 
as Pennsylvania Power & Light Company) (PP&L), filed a Service 
Agreement dated October 2, 1997, with Amoco Energy Trading Corporation 
(Amoco) under PP&L's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. The 
Service Agreement adds Amoco as an eligible customer under the Tariff.
    PP&L requests an effective date of October 16, 1997, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PP&L states that copies of this filing have been supplied to Amoco 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-178-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Central Illinois Light 
Company (CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61202, tendered 
for filing with the Commission a substitute Index of Customers under 
its Coordination Sales Tariff and two service agreements for two new 
customers, ProLiance Energy LLC and Virginia Electric and Power 
Company.
    CILCO requested an effective date of October 10, 1997.
    Copies of the filing were served on the affected customers and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Wisconsin Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-179-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Wisconsin Power and Light 
Company (WP&L), tendered for filing Form Of Service Agreement for Non-
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service establishing Kansas City Power 
& Light Company as a point-to-point transmission customer under the 
terms of WP&L's transmission tariff.
    WP&L requests an effective date of September 16, 1997, and; 
accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. A 
copy of this filing has been served upon the Public Service Commission 
of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-180-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Southern Company Services, 
Inc. (SCSI), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power 
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Savannah 
Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as Southern 
Companies) filed a service agreement under Southern Companies' Market-
Based Rate Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 4) with the following entity: Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company. SCSI states that the service agreements will enable Southern 
Companies to engage in short-term market-based rate sales to this 
customer.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-182-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Florida Power Corporation 
(FPC), tendered for filing a service agreement between South Carolina 
Electric and Gas and FPC for service under FPC's Market-Based Wholesale 
Power Sales Tariff (MR-1), FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume Number 
8. This Tariff was accepted for filing by the Commission on June 26, 
1997, in Docket No. ER97-2846-000. The service agreement is proposed to 
be effective October 14, 1997.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-183-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, Pennsylvania Power & Light 
Company (PP&L), tendered for filing an Interconnection between PP&L and 
Williams Generation Company--Hazelton.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-184-000]

    Take notice that on October 14, 1997, Rochester Gas and Electric 
Corporation (RG&E) filed a Service Agreement between RG&E and the New 
Energy Ventures, L.L.C. (Customer). This Service Agreement specifies 
that the Customer has agreed to the rates, term and conditions of 
RG&E's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 3 (Market-Based Rate 
Tariff) accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER97-3553-000.
    RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of October 8, 1997, for the New 
Energy Ventures, L.L.C. Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of 
the filing on the New York State Public Service Commission and on the 
Customer.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Additional Signatories to PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Operating 
Agreement

[Docket No. ER98-185-000]

    Take notice that on October 14, 1997, the PJM Inter-connection, 
L.L.C.(PJM) filed, on behalf of the Members of the LLC, membership 
applications of Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., MidCon Power 
Services Corp., Commonwealth Edison Company and Edison Source. PJM 
requests an effective date of October 16, 1997.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-186-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, Orange and Rockland 
Utilities, Inc. (O&R), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR Part 35, a service agreement under which O&R will provide 
capacity and/or energy to New Energy Ventures, L.L.C.(New Energy).
    O&R requests waiver of the notice requirement so that the service 
agreement with New Energy becomes effective as of October 10, 1997.
    O&R has served copies of the filing on The New York State Public 
Service Commission and New Energy.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98-187-000]

    Take notice that on October 15, 1997, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL or Pool) Executive Committee filed a request for termination of 
membership in NEPOOL, with a retroactive date of October 1, 1997, of 
Oceanside Energy, Inc., and Louis Dreyfus Electric Power, Inc., 
(collectively, the Terminating

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Participants). Such termination is pursuant to the terms of the NEPOOL 
Agreement dated September 1, 1971, as amended, and previously signed by 
each of the Terminating Participants. The New England Power Pool 
Agreement, as amended (the NEPOOL Agreement), has been designated 
NEPOOL FPC No. 2.
    The Executive Committee states that termination of the Terminating 
Participants with a retroactive date of October 1, 1997, would relieve 
those entities, at their individual requests, of the obligations and 
responsibilities of Pool membership and would not change the NEPOOL 
Agreement in any manner, other than to remove the Terminating 
Participants from membership in the Pool. Neither of the Terminating 
Participants has received any energy related services (such as 
scheduling, transmission, capacity or energy services) under the NEPOOL 
Agreement.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela Power 
Company The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn Power Company 
(Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER98-188-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, the Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), filed Supplement 
No. 25 to add Avista Energy, CNG Retail Services Corporation, Entergy 
Power Marketing Corporation, New Energy Ventures, L.L.C., QST Energy 
Trading Inc., and Williams Energy Services Company to Allegheny Power 
Open Access transmission Service Tariff which has been submitted for 
filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. OA96-
18-000. The proposed effective date under the Service Agreements is 
October 15, 1997.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

[Docket No. ER98-189-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Northern States Power 
Company-Wisconsin (NSP), tendered the Second Amendment to the Power and 
Energy Supply Agreement between NSP and the City of Spooner. NSP 
requests an effective date of October 25, 1997.
    A copy of the filing was served upon each of the parties named in 
the Service List.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Texas Utilities Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-190-000]

    Take notice that on October 16, 1997, Texas Utilities Electric 
Company (TU Electric), tendered for filing an executed transmission 
service agreement (TSA) with Avista Energy, Inc., for certain Economy 
Energy Transmission Service transactions under TU Electric's Tariff for 
Transmission Service To, From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
    TU Electric requests an effective date for the TSA that will permit 
it to become effective on or before the service commencement date under 
the TSA. Accordingly, TU Electric seeks waiver of the Commission's 
notice requirements. Copies of the filing were served on Avista Energy, 
Inc., as well as the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, 
and Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. EC98-12-000]

    Take notice that Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & 
Electric, Company and Southern California Edison Company (the 
Companies), on October 27, 1997, tendered for filing a Joint 
Application For Authorization To Permit The Use of Designated Energy 
Management Facilities And Systems By The California Independent System 
Operator Corporation. This application requests authorization for the 
use (including the shared use) by the California Independent System 
Operator (ISO) of certain Companies' energy management facilities and 
systems. The application describes the energy management facilities and 
systems as certain portions of the Companies' communications 
infrastructure, power system monitoring and control systems, computers, 
and computer software.
    Comment date: November 26, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Cataula Generating Company, L.P.

[Docket No. EC98-13-000]

    Take notice that Cataula Generating Company, L.P., (Cataula) on 
October 29, 1997, tendered for filing a Petition that the Commission 
approve a disposition of facilities and grant any other authorization 
the Commission may deem to be required under Section 203 of the Federal 
Power Act in connection with a proposed sale of all of the stock of 
Peach II Power Corporation, a partner in Cataula, to PG&E Generating 
Company.
    Comment date: November 28, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Amoco Canada Power Resources Company

[Docket No. EG98-5-000]

    On October 29, 1997, Amoco Canada Power Resources Company, a 
company formed under the laws of Nova Scotia, whose address is c/o 
Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd., 240 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, 
Alberta, Canada, T2P 4H4 (the Applicant), filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator (EWG) status pursuant to Part 365 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    The Applicant will be engaged directly in owning and operating 
eligible facilities to be constructed in Canada: the 84 MW Primrose 
power plant to be located near Bonnyville, Alberta, consisting of one 
General Electric natural-gas fired combustion turbine and electric 
generator and associated equipment and real estate. The turbine is 
natural gas-fired only.
    Comment date: November 20, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

    E. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18 CFR 385.214). All such 
motions or protests should be filed on or before the comment date. 
Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants 
parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must 
file a motion to intervene. Copies

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of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for 
public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-29731 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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