Document ID: FERC-2008-1318-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaints: Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. and PEAK Wind Development, LLC
Posted Date: 2008-09-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 175)]
[Notices]               
[Page 52349-52350]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL08-86-000]

 
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. and PEAK Wind Development, 
LLC, Complainants, v. Otter Tail Power Company and Minnkota Power 
Cooperative, Inc., Respondents; Notice of Complaint

September 2, 2008.
    Take notice that on August 29, 2008, pursuant to sections 206 and 
212 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and 385.212 
and section 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e (1994), 
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. and PEAK Wind Development, LLC 
(Complainants) filed a formal complaint against Otter Tail Power 
Company and Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. (Respondents) alleging 
that (1) the Respondents are building a 60-mile, 230 kV transmission 
line connecting Otter Tail's wind generation project to Minnkota's 
transmission system thereby ``jumping over'' Complainants' prior-queued 
interconnection request; (2) Minnkota has denied access to the 
transmission line; (3) and energy from the wind being constructed by 
Otter Tail and its generation partner will overload transmission 
facilities operated by the Midwest Independent Transmission System 
Operator, Inc. but Otter Tail and its generation partner are not 
accepting responsibility for the necessary physical upgrades, thereby 
threatening reliability. Complainants seek relief from the undue 
preference afforded Otter Tail's generation project, the undue 
discrimination against Complainants' generation project, and the 
Respondents' failure to comply with open access transmission 
requirements.
    The Complainants state that a copy of the complaint has been served 
on the Respondents.
    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 Respondents' 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondents' 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 14 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 e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

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    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 18, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-20802 Filed 9-8-08; 8:45 am]

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