Document ID: FERC-2018-0633-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaints: Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and Cooperative Energy v. Alabama Power Co., Georgia Power Co., Gulf Power Co., Mississippi Power Co., Southern Co. Services, Inc.
Posted Date: 2018-05-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23449-23450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10728]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL18-147-000]

Notice of Complaint; Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and 
Cooperative Energy v. Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, 
Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Southern Company 
Services, Inc.

    Take notice that on May 10, 2018, pursuant to sections 206 and 306, 
of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and 825e (2012) and Rule 206 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2018), Alabama Municipal 
Electric Authority and Cooperative Energy (collectively, Joint 
Complainants) filed a formal complaint against Alabama Power Company, 
Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company 
and Southern Company Services, Inc., acting as an agent for the 
transmission owning subsidiaries of the Southern Company (collectively, 
Southern Companies or Respondents) alleging that the 11.25% base return 
on common equity currently included in the formula transmission rate of 
the Southern Companies is unjust and unreasonable and should be reduced 
with refunds made effective as of the filing date of the Complaint, as 
more fully explained in the complaint.
    Joint Complainants certify that copies of the complaint were served 
in accordance with rule 206(c).
    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 and 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 Complainant.
    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,

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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 
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document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any 
FERC Online service, please email [email protected], or call 
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 4, 2018.

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-10728 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am]
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