Document ID: FERC-2014-1024-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaints: Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. vs Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., et al.
Posted Date: 2014-08-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46789-46790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18890]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL14-86-000]

Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Massachusetts 
Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, New Hampshire Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, New 
Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, George Jepsen, Attorney General 
of the State of Connecticut, Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, 
Maine Office of the Public Advocate, New Hampshire Office of the 
Consumer Advocate, Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and 
Carriers, Vermont Department of Public Service, Associated Industries 
of Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium, Power Options, Inc., Western 
Massachusetts Industrial Group, Environment Northeast, National 
Consumer Law Center, Greater Boston Real Estate Board, Industrial 
Energy Consumer Group v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine 
Power Company, New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid New 
Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company, on Behalf of Its Operating Company Affiliates: The Connecticut 
Light and Power Company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Public 
Service Company of New Hampshire, NSTAR Electric Company, The United 
Illuminating Company, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., Fitchburg Gas and 
Electric Light Company, Vermont Transco, LLC; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on July 31, 2014, pursuant to Rule 206 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and sections 206 and 306 of the Federal 
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and 825(e), the Attorney General of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory 
Authority, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, New 
Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., Massachusetts Department of 
Public Utilities, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, George 
Jepsen, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, Connecticut 
Office of Consumer Counsel, Maine Office of the Public Advocate, New 
Hampshire Office

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of the Consumer Advocate, Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and 
Carriers, Vermont Department of Public Service, Associated Industries 
of Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium, Power Options, Inc., Western 
Massachusetts Industrial Group, Environment Northeast, National 
Consumer Law Center, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, and the 
Industrial Energy Consumer Group (collectively, Complainants) filed a 
formal complaint against Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine 
Power Company, New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid, New 
Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra, NSTAR Electric Company, 
Northeast Utilities Service Company, on behalf of its operating company 
affiliates: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western 
Massachusetts Electric Company, and Public Service Company of New 
Hampshire, The United Illuminating Company, Unitil Energy Systems, 
Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, and Vermont Transco, 
LLC (collectively, Respondents) alleging that, Respondents' return on 
equity (ROE) currently reflected in ISO New England Inc.'s Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (ISO-NE OATT) is unjust and unreasonable. 
Complainants request the Commission issue an order to reduce the ROE 
used in calculating formula rates for transmission service under the 
ISO-NE OATT.
    The Complainants certifies that copies of the complaint were served 
on the contacts for the Respondents and the ISO-NE as listed in the 
Commission's list of Corporate Officials and on parties and the 
regulatory agencies the Complainants reasonably expect to be affected 
by this complaint.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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 notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 21, 2014.

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18890 Filed 8-8-14; 8:45 am]
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