Document ID: FERC-2014-1611-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaints: North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, Inc., v. Duke Energy
Posted Date: 2014-12-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 76996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29960]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL15-32-000]

North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, Inc. v. 
Duke Energy; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on December 16, 2014, pursuant to Rule 206 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and section 206 of the Federal Power Act, 
16 U.S.C. 824e, North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, 
Inc. (Complainant or NC WARN), filed a formal complaint against Duke 
Energy (Respondent), alleging that the Respondent manipulates the 
electricity market so that the Respondent can construct new generating 
plants that are not needed and not warranted given the overcapacity in 
the Southeast region. In addition, NC WARN requests the Commission to 
investigate the Respondent's practices to determine if the Respondent 
should enter into a Regional Transmission Operator and purchase 
necessary power from other utilities rather than construct wasteful and 
redundant generating plants.
    The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served 
on the contacts of the Respondent as listed on the Commission's list of 
Corporation Officials.
    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 electronic 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 January 5, 2015.

    Dated: December 16, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-29960 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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