Document ID: FERC-2013-1044-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaints: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Southwestern Public Service Co.
Posted Date: 2013-07-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 46332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18340]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL13-78-000]

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Southwestern Public 
Service Company; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on July 19, 2013, Golden Spread Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. (Golden Spread or Complainant) filed a formal 
complaint against Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS or 
Respondent), pursuant to sections 201, 206 and 309 of the Federal Power 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 824, 824e, and 825e (2013) and Rule 206 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or Commission) Rules of Practice 
and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.206 (2013), alleging that the formula rate 
Replacement Power Sales Agreement (RPSA) by and between Golden Spread 
and SPS and the formula rate of the Xcel Joint Energy Open Access 
Tariff applicable to pricing of transmission service over the 
facilities of SPS (transmission formula rate) contain an unjust and 
unreasonable return on equity (ROE), contrary to section 205 of the 
Federal Power Act. Golden Spread requests a determination that the 
appropriate base ROE for both the RPSA and the transmission formula 
rate should be set at 9.15 percent. Golden Spread also seeks 
consolidation of this complaint with Docket No. EL12-59-000.
    The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served 
on the contacts for the Respondents as listed on the Commission's list 
of Corporate 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 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 8, 2013.

    Dated: July 24, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-18340 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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