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Exhibit 10(b)

 

RATE SCHEDULE NO.  25

RESTATED AND AMENDED OPERATING AGREEMENT

AMONG

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA,

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

AND

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION

AS AGENT

 

 

Tariff Submitter: Public Service Company of Oklahoma

FERC Program Name:  FERC FPA Electric Tariff

Tariff Title:  PSO Rate Schedules and Service Agreements Tariffs

Tariff Proposed Effective Date:  03/01/2014

Tariff Record Title:  Restated and Amended Operating Agreement

Option Code: A

Record Content Description:  Rate Schedule No. 25

  

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RESTATED AND AMENDED OPERATING AGREEMENT

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
TABLE OF CONTENTS

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

	  	
6

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	  	
1.1

	  	
Agreement

	  	
6

	  	
1.2

	  	
Capacity Commitment

	  	
6

	  	
1.3

	  	
Capacity Commitment Charge

	  	
6

	  	
1.4

	  	
Generating Unit

	  	
6

	  	
1.5

	  	
Industry Standards

	  	
6

	  	
1.6

	  	
Load

	  	
6

	  	
1.7

	  	
Operating Committee

	  	
6

	  	
1.8

	  	
Party or Parties

	  	
7

	  	
1.9

	  	
Pool Energy

	  	
7

	  	
1.1

	  	
Service Schedules

	  	
7

	  	
1.11

	  	
Seller's Incremental Energy Cost

	
7

	  	
1.12

	  	
System Emergency

	  	
7

	  	
1.13

	  	
System

	  	
7

	  	
1.14

	  	
Variable Cost

	  	
7

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE II TERM OF AGREEMENT

	  	
7

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
2.1

	  	
Term

	  	
7

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE III OBJECTIVES

	  	
8

	  	
3.1

	  	
Purpose

	  	
8

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE IV SCOPE AND RELATIONSHIP TO  OTHER  AGREEMENTS AND

	  
	  	
 SERVICES

	  	  	
8

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
4.1

	  	
Scope

	  	
8

	  	
4.2

	  	
Transmission

	  	
9

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE V AGENT

	  	  	
9

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
5.1

	  	
Agent's Functions

	  	
9

	  	
5.2

	  	
Appointment of Agent

	  	
10

	  	
5.3

	  	
Delegation of Duties

	  	
10

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE VI COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE OPERATING COMMITTEE

	
10

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
6.1

	  	
Operating Committee

	  	
10

	  	
6.2

	  	
Meeting Dates

	  	
11

	  	
6.3

	  	
Duties

	  	
11

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE VII COORDINATED PLANNING AND OPERATIONS

	
12

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
7.1

	  	
Coordinated System Planning

	  	
12

	  	
7.2

	  	
Coordinated System Dispatch

	  	
13

	  	
7.3

	  	
Capacity Sales

	  	
13

	  	
7.4

	  	
Energy Sales

	  	
14

	  	
7.5

	  	
Emergency Response

	  	
14

 

  

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ARTICLE VIII ASSIGNMENT OF COSTS AND BENEFITS  OF COORDINATED

	
15

	  	
OPERATIONS

	  	  
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
8.1

	  	
Service Schedules

	  	
15

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE IX BILLING PROCEDURES

	  	
15

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
9.1

	  	
Records

	  	
15

	  	
9.2

	  	
Monthly Statements

	  	
15

	  	
9.3

	  	
Billings and Payments

	  	
16

	  	
9.4

	  	
Taxes

	  	
16

	  	
9.5

	  	
Billing Errors

	  	
16

	  	
9.6

	  	
Billing Omissions

	  	
17

	  	
9.7

	  	
Billing Disputes

	  	
17

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE X FORCE MAJEURE

	  	
17

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
10.1

	  	
Events Excusing Performance

	  	
17

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE XI DELIVERY POINTS

	  	
18

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
11.1

	  	
Delivery Points

	  	
18

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE XII GENERAL

	  	  	
18

	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
12.1

	  	
Adherence to Reliability Criteria

	
18

	  	
12.2

	  	
No Third Party Beneficiaries

	  	
19

	  	
12.3

	  	
Waivers

	  	
19

	  	
12.4

	  	
Successors and Assigns

	  	
19

	  	
12.5

	  	
Liability and Indemnification

	  	
20

	  	
12.6

	  	
Headings

	  	
20

	  	
12.7

	  	
Notice

	  	
20

	  	
12.8

	  	
Effect on Other Agreements

	  	
21

	  	
12.9

	  	
Interpretation

	  	
21

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
ARTICLE XIII REGULATORY APPROVAL

	  	
22

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
13.1

	  	
Regulatory Authorization

	  	
22

	  	
13.2

	  	
Changes

	  	
22

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
SCHEDULE A POOL ENERGY

	  	
24

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
14.1

	  	
Duration

	  	
24

	  	
14.2

	  	
Purpose

	  	
24

	  	
14.3

	  	
Receipts and Payments

	  	
24

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
SCHEDULE B DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS AND COSTS OF OFF-SYSTEM

	
25

	  	
SALES AND PURCHASES

	  	  
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
15.1

	  	
Duration

	  	
25

	  	
15.2

	  	
Purpose

	  	
25

	  	
15.3

	  	
Direct Assignment

	  	
25

	  	
15.4

	  	
System Participation

	  	
26

	  	
15.5

	  	
Other Distributions

	  	
26

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
SCHEDULE C CAPACITY COMMITMENT CHARGE

	  	
27

 

  

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16.1

	  	
Duration

	  	
27

	  	
16.2

	  	
Purpose

	  	
27

	  	
16.3

	  	
Basis for Capacity Commitment

	  	
27

	  	
16.4

	  	
Provisions for Capacity Commitment Charge

	
27

	  	
16.5

	  	
Provision for Energy Charge

	  	
28

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
SCHEDULE D CAPACITY COMMITMENT UNITS

	  	
29

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	  	
17.1

	  	
Duration

	  	
29

	  	
17.2

	  	
Purpose

	  	
29

	  	
17.3

	  	
Commitment Units

	  	
29

  

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RESTATED AND AMENDED OPERATING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 1st day of March, 2014 by and among Public Service Company of Oklahoma (“PSO”), Southwestern Electric Power Company (“SWEPCO”),  and American Electric Power Service Corporation (“AEPSC”) as Agent to PSO and SWEPCO, and supersedes the Restated and Amended Operating Agreement issued on February 2, 2009.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, PSO and SWEPCO (collectively the “Operating Companies” or individually "Operating Company") are the owners and operators of interconnected electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities with which they are engaged in the business of generating, transmitting, and selling electric power to the general public and to other electric utilities; and

 

WHEREAS, the Operating Companies achieve and believe that they can continue to achieve economic benefits for their customers through coordinated planning, operation and maintenance of their electric supply facilities; and

 

WHEREAS, the achievement of the foregoing will be facilitated by the performance of certain services by an agent;

 

WHEREAS, AEPSC is the service company affiliate of the Operating Companies and as such performs a variety of services on their behalf in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”); and

 

WHEREAS, AEPSC is qualified and willing to act as Agent for the Operating Companies;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

  

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

For the purposes of this Agreement and of Service Schedules A through D which are attached hereto and made a part hereof, the following definitions shall apply:

 

1.1 Agreement means this Restated and Amended Operating Agreement, including all Service Schedules and attachments hereto.

 

1.2 Capacity Commitment means generating capacity committed by an Operating Company to provide capability to enable another Operating Company to attain its reserve requirement.

 

1.3 Capacity Commitment Charge means the charge made by an Operating Company supplying a Capacity Commitment to the Operating Company receiving the Capacity Commitment.

 

1.4 Generating Unit means an electric generator, together with its prime mover and all auxiliary and appurtenant devices and equipment designed to be operated as a unit for the production of energy, capacity and any other wholesale products or services capable of being produced there from.  The above is to include equipment necessary for connection to the transmission system.

 

1.5 Industry Standards means all applicable regional and national electric reliability council and regional transmission organization principles, guides, criteria, standards and practices.

 

1.6 Load means the energy required by an Operating Company’s retail or wholesale power customer on whose behalf the Operating Company, by statute, franchise, regulatory requirement, or firm power supply contract, has undertaken an obligation to supply electricity to reliably meet the electric needs of such customer.

 

1.7 Operating Committee means the administrative body established pursuant to Article VI for the purposes specified within this Agreement.

 

  

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1.8 Party or Parties means one or more of the following, individually or collectively, as the context warrants: PSO, SWEPCO, and Agent.

 

1.9 Pool Energy means the energy supplied and sold by one Operating Company to another Operating Company to enable the purchasing Operating Company to meet a portion of its Load that such other Operating Company cannot or does not plan to serve with its resources.

 

1.10 Service Schedules means the Service Schedules attached to this Agreement and those that later may be agreed to by the Parties and accepted for filing by the Commission, as they may be amended from time to time.

 

1.11 Seller's Incremental Energy Cost means the Variable Cost that a selling Operating Company incurs in order to supply energy.

 

1.12 System Emergency means a condition which, if not promptly corrected, threatens to cause imminent harm to persons or property, including the equipment of a Party or a third party, or threatens the reliability of electric service provided by an Operating Company to its customers.

 

1.13 System means the coordinated Generating Units and Load of the Operating Companies.

 

1.14 Variable Cost means a cost or expense incurred that would not have otherwise been incurred to provide energy.

 

ARTICLE II

TERM OF AGREEMENT

 

	
2.1 Term

	
 

 

Subject to Commission approval or acceptance for filing, this Agreement shall take effect on March 1, 2014 or the date of the start of the Southwest Power Pool Integrated Marketplace, as reasonably determined by the Agent, or such other date permitted by the Commission, and shall 

 

  

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	continue in full force and effect until terminated: (a) by mutual agreement; or (b) upon twelve (12) months' written notice by one Party to each of the other Parties.

 

ARTICLE III

OBJECTIVES

 

	
3.1 Purpose

	
 

 

The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a contractual basis for coordinating the planning, operation, and maintenance of the power supply resources of the Operating Companies to achieve economies and efficiencies consistent with the provision of reliable electric service and an equitable sharing of the benefits and costs of such coordinated arrangements. This Agreement is based on the premise that each Operating Company will maintain sufficient long-term power supply resources to meet its Load requirements.

 

ARTICLE IV

SCOPE AND RELATIONSHIP TO

OTHER  AGREEMENTS AND SERVICES

 

	
4.1 Scope

	
 

 

The transactions governed by this Agreement are subject to, and may be limited from time to time by, applicable state and federal laws, and the regulations, rules, and orders of applicable regulatory agencies regarding the purchase and sale of energy and/or capacity among affiliates. This Agreement is not intended to preclude the Parties from entering into other arrangements between or among themselves or with third parties.  This Agreement is intended to operate in addition to, not in lieu of, power market transactions and settlements that occur between each Operating Company or the Operating Companies collectively and any applicable regional transmission organizations.

 

  

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4.2 Transmission

	
 

 

This Agreement is intended to apply to the coordination of the power supply resources of, and loads served by, the Operating Companies. It is not intended to apply to the coordination of transmission facilities owned or operated by the Operating Companies.

 

ARTICLE V

AGENT

 

	
5.1 Agent's Functions

	
 

 

Subject to the direction of the Operating Committee, Agent agrees to:

 

	
(a)  

	
evaluate and make recommendations concerning the adequacy of power supply resources to meet the load requirements of the Operating Companies or to make off-System sales, including generation additions, retirements, acquisitions and dispositions;

 

	
(b)  

	
coordinate the operation and maintenance of the Operating Companies' respective power supply resources;

 

	
(c)  

	
administer the participation of each Operating Company in the power markets of the applicable regional transmission organization, including the settlement and dispatch of each Operating Company’s power supply resources in accordance with the rules of the applicable regional transmission organization;

 

	
(d)  

	
conduct off-System purchases and sales on behalf of the Operating Companies;

 

	
(e)  

	
prepare and deliver to the Parties a monthly settlement statement relating to transactions pursuant to this Agreement and make available as requested supporting details for any Party to inspect for a period of time not to exceed three (3) years from the date expenses were incurred or revenues received;

 

 

  

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	(f)	
acquire and coordinate transmission and ancillary services from affiliated and non-affiliated transmission providers for use with respect to transactions between or among Operating Companies under this Agreement, off-System purchases and off-System sales;

 

	(g)	
reassign transmission services obtained for wholesale merchant purposes on behalf of any Operating Company;  and

 
	(h)	perform such other activities and duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Operating Committee.

 

	
5.2 Appointment of Agent

	
 

 

As of the effective date of this Agreement as specified in Section 2.1, the Operating Companies delegate to AEPSC as the Agent, and AEPSC, as the Agent, hereby accepts responsibility and authority for the duties listed in Section 5.1 and elsewhere in this Agreement, and shall perform each of those duties under the direction of the Operating Committee.

 

	
5.3 Delegation of Duties

	
 

 

With the prior written consent of the other Parties, AEPSC may assign all or a part of its responsibilities under this Agreement to another entity.

 

ARTICLE VI

COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE OPERATING COMMITTEE

 

	
6.1 Operating Committee

	
 

 

By written notice to the other Parties, each Party shall name one representative (“Representative”) to act for it in matters pertaining to this Agreement and its implementation.  A Party may change its Representative at any time by written notice to the other Parties.  The Representatives of the respective Parties shall comprise the Operating Committee.  The Agent’s 

 

  

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	Representative shall act as the chairman of the Operating Committee (“Chairman”).  All decisions of the Operating Committee shall be by a simple majority vote of the Representatives.  With respect to all duties and decisions, the Operating Committee will take such action as reasonably necessary to permit each of the Operating Companies to fulfill its reliability obligations.

 

	
6.2 Meeting Dates

	
 

 

The Operating Committee shall hold meetings at such times, means, and places as the Representatives shall determine from time to time.  Minutes of each Operating Committee meeting shall be prepared and maintained.

 

	
6.3 Duties

	
 

 

The Operating Committee shall have the following duties, unless such duties are otherwise assigned by a vote of the Operating Committee to the Agent, in which case the Agent shall perform such duties:

 

	
(a)  

	
reviewing and determining the proportional sharing of costs and benefits under this Agreement among the Operating Companies;

 

	
(b)  

	
administering and interpreting this Agreement and making any amendments hereto, subject to any necessary regulatory approvals, including such amendments that are proposed in response to a change in regulatory requirements applicable to one or more of the Operating Companies or changes concerning an applicable regional transmission organization;

 

	
(c)  

	
reviewing and, if necessary, amending the duties and responsibilities of the Agent; and

 

  

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	    (d)	ensuring coordination for other matters not specifically provided for herein that the Operating Committee considers necessary to the reliable and economic use of each Operating Company’s power supply resources.

 

In the event that an action of the Operating Committee results in a change to the settlement process(es) among the Operating Companies, such modified settlement will normally occur on a prospective basis only, however, this may include past billing periods back to the beginning of the first full billing month preceding the date of action of the Operating Committee.  Such modifications will be subject to the terms of Article IX as applicable.

 

ARTICLE VII

COORDINATED PLANNING AND OPERATIONS

 

	
7.1 Coordinated System Planning

	
 

 

Each Operating Company, with support from the Agent, will be individually responsible for its own capacity planning.  Each Operating Company will be responsible for maintaining an adequate level of generation resources to meet its own Load requirements for capacity and energy, including any required reserve margins, and shall bear all of the resulting costs.

 

The Agent, under the direction of the Operating Committee will, on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances dictate, assess the adequacy of the power supply resources of the Operating Companies from the perspective of each Operating Company and the Operating Companies collectively, taking into account reserve requirements, capacity requirements of the applicable regional transmission organization, state integrated resource plans, as applicable, each Operating Company's load forecast, changing regulatory structures and requirements and all other criteria applicable by law, regulation or agreement to each Operating Company.  The Agent will subsequently make recommendations to the Operating Committee regarding the need for additional power supply resources.  Based on Agent's recommendations, the Operating 

 

  

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	Committee will decide whether or not to construct, purchase or otherwise acquire power supply resources for the benefit of one or more Operating Company.  If the Operating Committee decides to add such resources, the costs associated with such power supply resources will be allocated to the Operating Companies in proportion to their need for such power supply resources.

 

Similarly, the Agent, under the direction of the Operating Committee, will, on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances dictate, assess whether an Operating Company has power supply resources above its own capacity requirements (short-term or long-term) that could be made available to the other Operating Company. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the actual addition or disposition of power supply resources will be conditioned on compliance with all applicable state and other regulatory requirements; in no event will the Operating Committee or Agent acquire, assign, reassign, or dispose of power supply resources for an Operating Company in contravention of such requirements.

 

	
7.2 Coordinated System Dispatch

	
 

 

It is the intent of the Operating Companies to dispatch their power supply resources on a coordinated basis and in accordance with the rules of the applicable regional transmission organization.  The revenues and costs of off-System transactions and of serving an Operating Company’s Load will be shared by the Operating Companies pursuant to Schedule B.

 

	
7.3 Capacity Sales

	
 

 

Whenever any Operating Company has surplus capacity and the other Operating Company has insufficient capacity, the Agent shall evaluate the feasibility of a capacity transaction between the Operating Companies. Such evaluation shall take into account the 

 

  

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	availability of transmission capacity, state resource procurement policies, and alternative opportunities for sales and purchases. Where feasible, the Agent may recommend and the Operating Committee may direct an Operating Company with surplus capacity to make a Capacity Commitment to an Operating Company with insufficient capacity.  The Operating Company with insufficient capacity shall make payments to the Operating Company with surplus capacity for each such month that a Capacity Commitment applies in the amount of the Capacity Commitment Charge in accordance with Schedule C.  Capacity sales may also be set out in separate agreements or Service Schedules, which shall be subject to any necessary Commission acceptance or approval.

 

	
7.4 Energy Sales

	
 

 

An Operating Company will make energy available from its power supply resources to the other Operating Company for the purposes and to the extent provided by this Agreement.  The Agent shall coordinate and direct off-System sales of energy by the Operating Companies.

 

	
7.5 Emergency Response

	
 

 

In the event of a System Emergency, no adverse distinction shall be made between the customers of either Operating Company.  Each Operating Company shall make its power supply resources available in response to a System Emergency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that transmission constraints or other factors may limit the ability of one Operating Company to respond to a System Emergency.

 

  

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ARTICLE VIII

ASSIGNMENT OF COSTS AND BENEFITS

OF COORDINATED OPERATIONS

 

	
8.1 Service Schedules

	
 

 

The costs and revenues associated with coordinated operations as described in Article VII shall be distributed in the manner provided in the Service Schedules utilizing the billing procedures described in Article IX.  It is understood and agreed that all such Service Schedules are intended to establish an equitable sharing of costs and/or benefits among the Parties, and that circumstances may, from time to time, require a reassessment of the relative benefits and burdens of this Agreement, or the methods used to apportion costs and benefits under the Service Schedules.  Upon a recommendation of the Operating Committee, any of the Service Schedules may be amended as of any date agreed to by the Operating Committee by majority vote, subject to receipt of any necessary regulatory authorizations.

 

ARTICLE IX

BILLING PROCEDURES

 

	
9.1 Records

	
 

 

The Agent shall maintain such records as may be necessary to determine the assignment of costs and benefits of coordinated operations pursuant to this Agreement. Such records shall be made available to the Parties upon request for a period not to exceed three (3) years.

 

	
9.2 Monthly Statements

	
 

 

As promptly as practicable after the end of each calendar month, the Agent shall prepare a statement setting forth the monthly summary of costs and revenues allocated or assigned to the Parties in sufficient detail as may be needed for settlements under the provisions of this 

 

  

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	Agreement. As required, the Agent may provide such statements on an estimated basis and then adjust those statements for actual results.

 

	
9.3 Billings and Payments

	
 

 

The Agent shall be responsible for all billing between the Operating Companies and other entities with which they engage in off-System purchases and off-System sales pursuant to this Agreement.  Payments among the Operating Companies, if any, shall be made by remittance of the net amount billed or by making appropriate accounting entries on the books of the Parties.  The entire amount shall be paid when due.

 

	
9.4 Taxes

	
 

 

Should any federal, state, or local tax, surcharge or similar assessment, in addition to those that may now exist, be levied upon the electric capacity, energy, or services to be provided in connection with this Agreement, or upon the provider of service as measured by the electric capacity, energy, or services, or the revenue therefrom, such additional amount shall be included in the net billing described in Section 9.3.

 

	
9.5 Billing Errors

	
 

 

If a Party discovers a billing error pertaining to a prior billing for reasons including, but not limited to, missing or erroneous data or calculations, including those caused by meter, computer or human error, a correction adjustment will be calculated.  The correction adjustment shall not be applied to any period earlier than the beginning of the second full billing month preceding the discovery of the error, nor will interest accrue on such adjustment. The correction adjustment will be applied as soon as practicable to the next subsequent regular monthly bill. 

 

  

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	Any overpaid amount attributed to such billing errors shall be returned by the owing Party upon determination of the correct amount with no interest.

 

	
9.6 Billing Omissions

	
 

 

Within one (1) year from the date on which a bill should have been delivered, if a Party’s records reveal that the bill was not delivered, then the Agent shall deliver to the appropriate Party a bill within one (1) month of this determination.  Any amounts collected or reimbursed due to such omissions shall exclude interest.  The right to receive payment is waived with respect to any amounts not billed within this period.

 

	
9.7 Billing Disputes

	
 

 

The Parties shall have the right to dispute the accuracy of any bill or payment for a period not to exceed two months from the date on which the bill was initially delivered.  Following this one-month period, the right to dispute a bill is permanently waived for any and all reasons including but not limited to, (a) errors, (b) omissions, (c) Agent’s actions, and (d) the Operating Committee’s decisions, Agreement interpretations and direction in the administration of the Agreement.  Any amounts collected or reimbursed due to such disputes shall exclude interest.

 

ARTICLE X

FORCE MAJEURE

 

	
10.1 Events Excusing Performance

	
 

 

No Party shall be liable to another Party for or on account of any loss, damage, injury, or expense resulting from or arising out of a delay or failure to perform, either in whole or in part, any of the agreements, covenants, or obligations made by or imposed upon the Parties by this Agreement, by reason of or through strike, work stoppage of labor, failure of contractors or 

 

  

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	suppliers of materials (including fuel, consumables or other goods and services), failure of equipment, environmental restrictions, riot, fire, flood, ice, invasion, civil war, commotion, insurrection, military or usurped power, order of any court or regulatory agency granted in any bona fide legal proceedings or action, or of any civil or military authority either de facto or de jure, explosion, Act of God or the public enemies, or any other cause reasonably beyond its control and not attributable to its neglect.  A Party experiencing such a delay or failure to perform shall use due diligence to remove the cause or causes thereof; however, no Party shall be required to add to, modify or upgrade any facilities, or to settle a strike or labor dispute except when, according to its own best judgment, such action is advisable.

 

ARTICLE XI

DELIVERY POINTS

 

	
11.1 Delivery Points

	
 

 

All electric energy delivered under this Agreement shall be of the character commonly known as three-phase sixty-cycle energy, and shall be delivered at the interconnection points of the applicable Generating Units, at the nominal unregulated voltage designated for such points, and at such other points and voltages as may be determined and agreed upon by the Operating Companies.

 

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL

 

	
12.1 Adherence to Reliability Criteria

	
 

 

The Parties agree to conform to all applicable Industry Standards as they affect the implementation of this Agreement.

 

  

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12.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries

	
 

 

This Agreement does not create rights of any character whatsoever in favor of any person, corporation, association, entity or power supplier, other than the Parties, and the obligations herein assumed by the Parties are solely for the use and benefit of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as permitting or vesting, or attempting to permit or vest, in any person, corporation, association, entity or power supplier, other than the Parties, any rights hereunder or in any of the resources or facilities owned or controlled by the Parties or the use thereof.

 

	
12.3 Waivers

	
 

 

Any waiver at any time by a Party of its rights with respect to a default under this Agreement, or with respect to any other matter arising in connection with this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver with respect to any subsequent default or matter. Any delay, short of the statutory period of limitation, in asserting or enforcing any right under this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver of such right.

 

	
12.4 Successors and Assigns

	
 

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties only, and their respective successors and assigns, and shall not be assignable by any Party without the written consent of the other Parties except to a successor in the operation of its properties by reason of a reorganization to comply with state or federal restructuring requirements, or a merger, consolidation, sale or foreclosure whereby substantially all such properties are acquired by or merged with those of such a successor.

 

  

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12.5 Liability and Indemnification

	
 

 

SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW THAT MAY SPECIFICALLY RESTRICT LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, EACH PARTY SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE OTHER PARTIES, THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE ALLEGED TO ARISE FROM, OR BE INCIDENTAL TO, INJURY TO PERSONS AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS FACILITIES OR THE PRODUCTION OR TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY BY OR THROUGH SUCH FACILITIES, OR RELATED TO PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY NEGLIGENCE ARISING HEREUNDER. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE TO ANOTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

	
12.6 Headings

	
 

 

The descriptive headings of the Articles, Sections and Service Schedules of this Agreement are used for convenience only, and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions thereof.

 

	
12.7 Notice

	
 

 

Any notice or demand for performance required or permitted under any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date such notice, in writing, is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, addressed to the Parties 

 

  

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	at their principal place of business at 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215, or in such other form or to such other address as the Parties may stipulate.

 

	
12.8 Effect on Other Agreements

	
 

 

This Agreement supersedes and replaces the Restated and Amended Operating Agreement among PSO, SWEPCO and AEPSC issued on February 2, 2009, effective as of the date this Agreement becomes effective as set out in Section 2.1.

 

	
12.9 Interpretation

	
 

 

In this Agreement: (a) unless otherwise specified, references to any Article, Section or Service Schedule are references to such Article, Section or Service Schedule of this Agreement; (b) the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; (c) unless otherwise specified, each reference to a requirement of any governmental entity or regional transmission organization includes all provisions amending, modifying, supplementing or replacing such governmental entity or regional transmission organization from time to time; (d) the words “including,” “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) unless otherwise specified, each reference to any agreement includes all amendments, modifications, supplements, and restatements made to such agreement from time to time which are not prohibited by this Agreement; (f)  the descriptive headings of the various Articles, Sections and Service Schedules of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or restrict the terms and provisions thereof; and (g) “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole.

 

  

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ARTICLE XIII

REGULATORY APPROVAL

 

	
13.1 Regulatory Authorization

	
 

 

This Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon its approval or acceptance for filing without material condition or modification by the Commission. In the event that this Agreement is not so approved or accepted for filing in its entirety or without conditions or modifications unacceptable to any Party, or the Commission subsequently modifies this Agreement upon complaint or upon its own initiative (as provided for in Section 13.2), any Party may, irrespective of the notice provisions in Section 2.1, withdraw from this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the other Parties.

 

	
13.2 Changes

	
 

 

It is contemplated by the Parties that it may be appropriate from time to time to change, amend, modify, or supplement this Agreement, including the Service Schedules and any other attachments that may be made a part of this Agreement, to reflect changes in operating practices or costs of operations or for other reasons. Any such changes to this Agreement shall be in writing executed by the Parties and subject to approval or acceptance for filing by the Commission.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and attested by their duly authorized officers on the day and year first above written.

	
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA

	  
	
By  /s/ J. Stuart Solomon

	
Name:  J. Stuart Solomon

	
 Title:   President

  

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SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

	  
	
By  /s/ Venita McCellon-Allen

	
Name:  Venita McCellon-Allen

      Title:    President

	
 

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION

	  
	
By  /s/ Richard E. Munczinski

	
Name:  Richard E. Munczinski

     Title:   Senior Vice President

 

  

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SCHEDULE A

POOL ENERGY

 

	
14.1 Duration

	
 

 

	
      This Service Schedule A shall become effective and binding when the Agreement of which it is a part becomes effective, and shall continue in full force and effect throughout the duration of the Agreement unless terminated or suspended.

 

	
14.2 Purpose

	
 

 

	
      This Schedule provides the basis for determining payments and receipts among the Operating Companies for Pool Energy exchanges.

 

	
14.3 Receipts and Payments

	
 

 

	
      A selling Operating Company shall receive from a purchasing Operating Company one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Seller's Incremental Energy Cost for Pool Energy sold.

 

A purchasing Operating Company shall pay for Pool Energy received one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Seller's Incremental Cost for Pool Energy.

 

  

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SCHEDULE B

DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS AND COSTS OF OFF-SYSTEM SALES AND PURCHASES

 

	
15.1 Duration

	
 

 

This Service Schedule B shall become effective and binding when the Agreement of which it is a part becomes effective, and shall continue in full force and effect throughout the duration of the Agreement unless terminated or suspended.

 

	
15.2 Purpose

	
 

 

This schedule establishes the basis for distributing among the Operating Companies (i) the revenues and costs associated with off-System purchases and sales of energy, capacity and other wholesale products and services and (ii) other benefits and costs not otherwise assigned or allocated by this Agreement, including amounts allocated to the Operating Companies pursuant to the SIA, if any.  “SIA” means the System Integration Agreement entered into among the operating companies of American Electric Power Company, Inc. in connection with the merger approved by the Commission in American Electric Power Company and Central and South West Corporation, Opinion No. 442, 90 FERC  ¶ 61,242, Order on Rehearing, Opinion No. 442-A, 91 FERC ¶ 61,129 (2000).

 

	
15.3 Direct Assignment

	
 

 

The revenues and costs associated with off-System purchases and sales of energy, capacity and other wholesale products and services initiated at the direction of an Operating Company will be directly assigned to that Operating Company whenever reasonably possible.  The revenues and costs associated with serving an Operating Company’s Load, including the purchase of any energy deficits or sales of any energy surpluses in the markets 

 

  

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	of the applicable regional transmission organization, will be directly assigned to that Operating Company.

 

	
15.4 System Participation

	
 

 

The revenues and costs of off-System purchases and sales of energy, capacity and other wholesale products and services not directly assigned to an Operating Company pursuant to Section 15.3 shall be allocated among the Operating Companies in proportion to the relative magnitude of each Operating Company of the energy generated (net exports) or not generated (net imports) by such Operating Company.

 

	
15.5 Other Distributions

	
 

 

Revenues and costs incurred during any month other than those allocated to the Operating Companies pursuant to Sections 15.3 and 15.4, including benefits and costs allocated pursuant to Schedule D of the SIA, if any, shall be allocated among the Operating Companies ratably in proportion to the ratio of an Operating Company’s maximum demand in effect for the relevant month to the sum of both Operating Companies’ maximum demands in effect for that month.  The maximum demand in effect for any month for a particular Operating Company is the maximum demand experienced by said Operating Company during the twelve consecutive months next preceding that month.

 

  

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SCHEDULE C

CAPACITY COMMITMENT CHARGE

 

	
16.1 Duration

	
 

 

This Service Schedule C shall become effective and binding when the Agreement of which it is a part becomes effective, and shall continue in full force and effect throughout the duration of the Agreement unless terminated or suspended.

 

	
16.2 Purpose

	
 

 

   This Schedule establishes the basis for Capacity Commitments between the Operating Companies and the rates for the Capacity Commitment Charge and associated energy.

 

	
16.3 Basis for Capacity Commitment

	
 

 

Either Operating Company may make available the other Operating Company unit capacity consisting of a portion of the output of one or more specific Generating Units owned or controlled by the committing Operating Company.  The receiving Operating Company shall be entitled to receive energy from the specified Generating Unit(s) up to an amount equal to the actual availability of that Generating Unit or such other amount as is mutually agreeable.  The capacity commitment shall be for a twelve month period or as otherwise mutually agreed.

 

	
16.4 Provisions for Capacity Commitment Charge

	
 

 

            The monthly Capacity Commitment Charge for each specific Generating Unit(s) from which capacity is committed shall be determined pursuant to the following formula:

      A =       (1/12) (B) (C/D) (E)

Where:

  

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A =

	
Monthly Capacity Commitment Charge for the specified unit to be due each month regardless of the availability of the specific unit.

	
  

	
B =

	
0.1772 (fixed charge rate for the committing Operating Company).

	
  

	
C =

	
Committing Operating Company's total dollar investment, at original cost, in the specific Generating Unit as of December 31 of the year prior to the year of the Capacity Commitment.

	
  

	
D =

	
Rated net dependable capability of the specific Generating Unit in megawatts.

	
  

	
E =

	
Megawatts of capacity committed from the specified unit.

 

	
16.5 Provision for Energy Charge

	
 

 

The rate for energy received by a receiving Operating Company from the specified Generating Unit(s) shall be the Variable Cost of energy produced for the specified Generating Unit(s) plus ten (10) percent of those costs or three (3) mills per kilowatt hour, whichever is less.

  

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SCHEDULE D

CAPACITY COMMITMENT UNITS

 

17.1 Duration

 

This Service Schedule D shall become effective and binding when the Agreement of which it is a part becomes effective, and shall continue in full force and effect throughout the duration of the Agreement unless terminated or suspended.

 

17.2 Purpose

 

This Schedule identifies the Generating Units of the Operating Companies from which Capacity Commitments shall be made pursuant to Section 7.3 and with reference to which the Capacity Commitment Charge shall be determined in accordance with Schedule C.

 

17.3 Commitment Units

 

Listed below are the Generating Units from which each of the Operating Companies shall commit Capacity to other Operating Companies pursuant to Section 7.3.  Capacity Commitments shall be made from the first listed unit of the committing Operating Company unless or to the extent that the Generating Unit is not expected to be available during the commitment period.  In that event, Capacity Commitments shall be made from the second listed unit of the committing Operating Company.

  

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OPERATING COMPANY/ 

UNIT NAME

 

	
RATING

(MW)

	
YEAR

INSTALLED

	
PSO

	  	  
	
   Riverside #2

	
465

	
1976

	
   Riverside #1

	
457

	
1974

	
SWEPCO

	  	  
	
   Knox Lee #5

	
344

	
1974

	
   Wilkes #3

	
351

	
1971

  

30ex10c.htm

Exhibit 10(c)

 

	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
	BEFORE THE
	FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
	 	 	 	 
	 	American Electric Power Service	 )	 Docket No. ER09-1279-000
	 	Corporation	 )	 

 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Pursuant to Rule 602 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”), 18 C.F.R. §385.602 (2008), American Electric Power Service Corporation (“AEPSC”), on behalf of Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power Company, and Wheeling Power Company (collectively “AEP” or the “AEP East Companies”) and certain entities that have intervened in this proceeding as indicated below (individually, a “Settling Party” and together, “Settling Parties”) hereby submit this Settlement Agreement to resolve all issues between and among them in this docket. In addition, this Settlement is supported or not opposed by all parties who have intervened in this proceeding, except Steeel Dynamics, Inc. and Kentucky Public Service Commission who take no position with respect to the Settlement1.

 

	______________________________

1 In addition to the Settling Parties, the non-opposing parties are Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Virginia State Corporation Commission, Old Dominion Committee for Fair Utility Rates, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counsel and the West Virginia Energy Users Group.

  

  

  

ARTICLE I

INTRODUCTION

AEP is a multi-state electric utility holding company system, whose operating companies provide electric service to approximately five million customers in parts of eleven states.  Prior to 2000, when AEP merged with the former Central and South West System, AEP consisted of seven electric utility operating companies.  The five largest companies operate generation, transmission and distribution facilities and are parties to the Transmission Agreement.  The two smaller companies – Kingsport Power Company (“Kingsport”) and Wheeling Power Company (“Wheeling”) operate only transmission and distribution facilities.  These seven AEP operating companies provide electric service to customers in parts of seven states – Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.  AEPSC provides management and professional services at cost to these companies and others in the AEP System.

 

AEP represented in its filing in this case that the AEP System is planned and operated on an integrated basis pursuant to various agreements under which the AEP operating companies pool or combine their power supply and delivery facilities to achieve the benefits of integrated operation.  This proceeding involves proposed amendments to one such agreement -- the Transmission Agreement entered into in 1984 among five of the AEP East Companies- Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power Company and Ohio Power Company, and administered by AEPSC, as Agent.  As 

 

  

  

  

	approved by the Commission,2 the Agreement shares the costs of the Members’ investments in Extra-High-Voltage (EHV) and high-voltage facilities operated at 138 kilovolts (138 kV) and  above.

 

On June 5, 2009 AEP filed with the Commission proposed amendments to the Transmission Agreement.  The proposed amendments to the Transmission Agreement would effect a comprehensive reallocation of transmission-related costs and revenues among the AEP East Companies including two new Members, Kingsport Power Company and Wheeling Power Company.  The proposed amendments recognized that, pursuant to the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff (“PJM OATT”), the AEP East Companies, including Kingsport and Wheeling, and other load serving entities in the AEP zone of PJM now share the cost of all the AEP East Companies transmission facilities, including those operated at voltages below 138 kV.  The proposed amendments also change the cost allocation methodology from the Member Load Ratio (“MLR”) method currently used to a 12-month coincident peak (12-CP) method.  The proposed amendments also address the allocation of OATT-based transmission and related costs and revenues among all seven of the AEP East Companies.  Motions to intervene in this proceedings were filed by the following entities: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Public Utilities Commission of West Virginia, West Virginia Energy Users Group3,  Virginia State Corporation Commission, Old Dominion Committee for Fair Utility Rates, East Tennessee Energy Consumers, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“IURC”), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (“Steel Dynamics”), Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (W.Va. Consumer Advocate”), Hoosier Energy 

 

 

	__________________________________

2 American Electric Power Service Corp., Opinion No. 311, 44 FERC ¶ 61,206 (1987), reh. denied, Opinion No. 311-A, 45 FERC ¶ 61,382 (1988) 

3 West Virginia Energy Users Group consists of the following entities: [list]

  

  

  

	Rural Electric Cooperative, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counsel (“IOUCC”), Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, and the Kentucky Public Service Commission.

 

IURC, Steel Dynamics, W. Va Consumer Advocate and IOUCC protested AEP’s filing, and AEP answered their protests. On August 3, 2009 the Commission issued an order accepting AEP’s proposed amendments to the Transmission Agreement for filing, subject to hearing and settlement judge procedures.  The Commission suspended the proposed amendments for a nominal period, making them effective (subject to refund), on the first day of the month after a final Commission order in this proceeding, as requested by AEP. Order Accepting and Suspending Proposed Transmission Agreement and Establishing Hearing and Settlement Judge Procedures, 128 FERC ¶ 61,123 (2009).

 

On August 7, 2009, pursuant to an order of Chief Judge Wagner, The Honorable David Coffman was appointed Settlement Judge.  The Chief Judge’s August 7, 2009 order also scheduled a settlement conference to convene on August 20, 2009.  Settlement negotiations (including informal information gathering and numerous conferences, meetings and telephone conversations) continued since then.  The Commission’s Trial Staff participated actively in the discussions.  Judge Coffman submitted periodic reports to the Commission on the progress of the settlement discussions.  Ultimately, the settlement discussions produced this Settlement Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II

SCOPE OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

The Settling Parties hereby settle and resolve all issues between them arising from AEP’s submittals in Docket No. ER09-1279-000, on the terms set forth in the following Article III and Attachments A, B-1 and B-2.  Attachments A, B-1 and B-2 are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Settlement Agreement, and all 

 

  

  

  

	references herein to the Settlement Agreement shall be deemed to encompass the listed Attachments.

 

ARTICLE III

TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

3.1         The Settlement Terms and Conditions set forth in Attachment A describe the agreement of the Settling Parties regarding the implementation of the Revised Transmission Agreement.

 

3.2         Revised tariff provisions for the Transmission Agreement are set forth in  Attachment B-1 (Blacklined) and B-2 (Clean) to this Settlement Agreement.  The provisions submitted herewith shall be substituted for the tariff pages accepted for filing, subject to refund, in the Commission’s August 3, 2009 in this Docket.  The Settling Parties request that the Commission accept the tariff pages set forth in Attachment B for filing without suspension, investigation, change or condition.

 

ARTICLE IV

IMPLEMENTATION

 

4.1         This Settlement Agreement shall be binding as among the Settling Parties upon the execution hereof.  The revised tariff sheets and other provisions set forth in the Attachments hereto shall become effective on the date the Commission specifies as the effective date for the agreed-upon rates and charges in its order approving or accepting the Settlement Agreement.  The Settling Parties shall request that the Commission permit the agreed-upon rates and charges become on the first day of the month after a final Commission order in this proceeding.

 

4.2         This Settlement Agreement shall be null and void and shall not become effective unless: (i) the Commission approves it without condition or modification as a 

 

  

  

  

complete settlement of the issues described herein, or (ii) the Settling Parties are willing to accept all such conditions and modifications as the Commission may require.  Any Settling Party that does not notify the other Settling Parties, within 15 days of a Commission order imposing any condition or modification to the Settlement Agreement, that it may or will seek rehearing or reconsideration of the order shall be deemed to have waived all objections thereto.

ARTICLE V

NON-SEVERABILITY

 

This Settlement Agreement and its Attachments establish rights and obligations that are interrelated and interdependent.  No Settling Party shall be deemed to have agreed to any term of the Settlement Agreement in isolation from any other term.  For these reasons, the provisions of this Settlement Agreement are not severable.

 

ARTICLE VI

RESERVATIONS

6.1         The provisions of this Settlement Agreement are intended to govern only  the specific matters addressed herein.  No Settling Party waives any claim or right that it may have with respect to matters not addressed in this Settlement Agreement.

 

6.2         No Settling Party shall be bound or prejudiced by this Settlement Agreement unless it is approved and made effective pursuant to its terms.

 

6.3         Nothing in this Settlement Agreement shall constitute an admission by any Settling Party of the correctness or applicability of any claim, defense, rule, or interpretation of law, allegation of fact, principle, or method of ratemaking or cost-of-service determination.  The Settlement Agreement is made upon the explicit understanding that it constitutes a negotiated agreement with respect to the rates, terms, 

 

  

  

  

and conditions at issue in these proceedings.  The Settling Parties shall not be deemed to have conceded the applicability of any principle, or any method of ratemaking or cost-of-service determination, rate design or rate schedule, or terms and conditions of service; or the application of any rule or interpretation of law that may underlie, or be thought to underlie, this Settlement Agreement.  The Cost of Service and Formula Rate Settlement Principles contained in Attachment A are principles that the Settling Parties shall be deemed to have accepted solely for purposes of resolving the issues in this docket, and their inclusion as part of this Settlement Agreement shall not (i) constitute an admission by any Settling Party of the correctness of any principle therein, or (ii) establish any precedent binding on a Settling Party in any other proceeding.  In any further negotiation or proceedings whatsoever (other than a proceeding involving the honoring, enforcement or construction hereof, as applicable as set forth herein), the Settling Parties shall not be bound or prejudiced by this Settlement Agreement.

 

6.4         The Commission’s approval of this Settlement Agreement shall not constitute approval of, or precedent regarding, any principle or issue in this proceeding.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute or establish a “settled practice” as the Court interpreted that term in Public Service Comm’n of New York v. FERC, 642 F.2d 1335 (D.C. Cir. 1980).

 

6.5         This Settlement Agreement is expressly contingent upon the following further conditions: (i) all Settling Parties shall provide reasonable cooperation in seeking the Commission’s acceptance and approval hereof; (ii) no Settling Party shall seek or request additional terms or conditions of settlement beyond those contained herein; and (iii) the Commission approves or accepts this Settlement Agreement without 

 

  

  

  

	modification.  If the Commission requires any modification(s) of this Settlement Agreement and if such modification(s) is (are) not fulfilled, then:  (i) this Settlement Agreement shall not be binding on any Settling Party; (ii) the Settling Parties shall not be obligated to negotiate further, other than to discuss in good faith whether the modification(s) required by the Commission is (are) acceptable to them; (iii) all Settling Parties shall be deemed to have reserved all of their respective rights and remedies with respect to the issues in this proceeding; and (iv) this Settlement Agreement shall not be part of the record in any subsequent proceedings, and all discussions and negotiations related hereto shall be privileged.

 

6.6         The titles and headings of the various articles of this Settlement Agreement: (i) are for reference and convenience purposes only; (ii)  are not to be construed or taken into account in interpreting the Settlement Agreement; and (iii) do not qualify, modify, or explain the effects of the Settlement Agreement.

 

6.7         This Settlement Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by all Settling Parties.  The standard of review for any modification to this Settlement Agreement sought by a Settling Party that is not agreed to by all other Settling Parties shall be the “just and reasonable” standard.  [DISCUSS]A Settling Party or Settling Parties seeking to modify the Formula Rate in any respect shall bear the applicable burden under the FPA.

 

6.8         The standard of review for any modifications to this Settlement Agreement requested by an intervenor or other interested entity that is not a Settling Party or that is sought in a proceeding initiated by the Commission acting sua sponte will be the most stringent standard permissible under applicable law. For purposes of the application of 

 

  

  

  

	sections 6.7 and 6.8, all parties who have formally represented in writing, by their respective authorized representative, that they did not object to the Agreement shall be treated as “Settling Parties.”

 

6.9         This Settlement Agreement is submitted pursuant to Rule 602 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. §385.602 (2008).  Unless and until the Settlement Agreement becomes effective pursuant to its terms, the Settlement Agreement shall be privileged and of no effect and shall not be admissible in evidence or in any way described or discussed in any proceeding before any court or regulatory body (except in comments on the Settlement Agreement in this proceeding).

 

  

  

  

American Electric Power Service

Corporation as agent for

Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power Company, and Wheeling Power Company

 By: /s/  Monique Rowtham-Kennedy

Monique Rowtham-Kennedy

American Electric Power Service Corporation

801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 320

Washington, D.C. 20004-2684

Telephone: 202-383-3436

            Fax: 202-383-3459

Counsel for American Electric Power Service Corporation

By:  /s/ Jody Kyler

Jody Kyler

Assistant Consumers’ Counsel

Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel

10 W. Broad St.  Suite 1800

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Phone:  (614) 466-9601

Counsel for the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel

 

By:  /s/ Stephen Reilly

Stephan Reilly

Thomas G. Lindgren

Assistant Attorney General

Public Utilities Section

Ohio Attorney General’s Office

180 East Broad St.

Columbus, Ohio 43215

By:  /s/ Edward L. Petrini

Christian & Barton LLP

Attorneys at Law

909 East Main Street, Suite 1200

Richmond, Virginia  23219

804.697.4135 tel

Counsel for East Tennessee Energy Consumers

  

  

  

By:  /s/ Barry Cohen

Barry Cohen

Miller, Balis & O’Neil, P.C.

1015 15th St., NW, 12th Floor

Washington, D.C.  20005

(202) 296-2960

Counsel for Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative

The following undersigned entities are not parties to the Settlement Agreement, however the undersigned indicate by their signature below that they do not object to this  Settlement Agreement:

Public Service Commission of West Virginia,

By:  /s/ Richard E. Hitt

Richard E. Hitt, General Counsel

Public Service Commission of West Virginia

Post Office Box 812

Charleston, West Virginia 25323

Phone: (304) 340-0450

West Virginia Energy Users Group,

By:  /s/ Robert A. Weishaar, Jr.

Robert A. Weishaar, Jr.

McNeews Wallace & Nurick LLC

777 North Capitol Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4293

Office: 202.409.4170

Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counsel,

By:  /s/ Robert G. Mork

Robert G. Mork

Deputy Consumer Counselor for Federal Affairs

Indiana Attorney No. 19146-49

INDIANA OFFICE OF UTILITY CONSUMER COUNSELOR

115 West Washington Street, Suite 1500 South

Indianapolis, Indiana  46204

Phone (317) 233-3234

  

  

  

 

ATTACHMENT A

American Electric Power Service Corporation

Docket No. ER09-1279-000

Transmission Agreement Settlement

For

Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana 

Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, 

Ohio Power Company, and Wheeling Power Company

(collectively “AEP” or “the AEP East Companies”)

Settlement Terms and Conditions

The following terms and conditions are a part of the Settlement Agreement being filed August 4, 2010 in Docket No. ER09-1279 (“the Settlement”):

	
1.  

	
AEP’s proposal as originally filed in the captioned docket and accepted and suspended subject to hearing and settlement judge procedures pursuant to American Elec. Power Serv. Corp, 128 FERC ¶ 61,123 ( 2009) (hereinafter referred to as the “Revised Transmission Agreement”) will be implemented upon approval of the Settlement, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

	
2.  

	
Impacts of the Revised Transmission Agreement will for retail rate making purposes be moderated as described in paragraphs 3 and 4, below, for a three (3) year period commencing on the of the Commission order approving the Settlement and ending no later than July 31, 2013 for all of the AEP East Companies except Indiana Michigan Power Company.

	
3.  

	
Credits will be applied to Ohio Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company and Appalachian Power Company -West Virginia to reduce impacts of the Revised Transmission Agreement by 75% in year 1, by 50% in year 2 and by 25% in year 3.

	
4.  

	
Charges will be applied to Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company and Wheeling Power Company to reduce the decrease in transmission cost allocation under the Revised Transmission Agreement by 75% in year 1, by 50% in year 2 and by 25% in year 3.

  

  

  

	
5.  

	
Impacts of the Revised Transmission Agreement on Indiana Michigan Power Company will be phased in over a four year period commencing on the effective date of the Settlement and ending no later than July 1, 2014.

	
6.  

	
Credits to Indiana Michigan will reduce impacts of the Revised Transmission Agreement by 80% in year 1, 60% in year 2, 40% in year 3 and 20% in year 4.

	
7.  

	
All parties to the Settlement reserve their respective rights under sections 205, 206 and 306 of the Federal Power act, however, the Settlement will be voided if a filing is made under 206 challenging the Revised Transmission Agreement or this Settlement.  In addition while the Settelment is in effect, AEP will not modify Appendix 1 of the Revised Transmission Agreement unless such 206 filing is made by a non-AEP settling party.

	
8.  

	
AEP shall not seek recovery of any shortfall of revenues resulting from the application of the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement in any Ohio state regulatory proceeding, except as provided for in the Settlement.

	
9.  

	
The Transmission Agreement will be modified as provided in Attachment B.

	
10.  

	
The credits and charges pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 above shall be as follows:

	  	
Year 1

	
Year 2

	
Year 3

	
Year 4

	  	  	
(Dollars   

	
  in Millions)

	  
	
APCo WV

	
(6.9)

	
(4.6)

	
(2.3)

	
0

	
CSP

	
(2.4)

	
(1.6

	
(0.8)

	
0

	
I&M

	
(24.1)

	
(18.1)

	
(12.1)

	
(6.0)

	
KPCo

	
3.1

	
2.1

	
1.1

	
0

	
KgPCo

	
3.0

	
2.0

	
1.0

	
0

	
OPCo

	
(10.9)

	
(7.3)

	
(3.6)

	
0

	
WPCo

	
1.9

	
1.2

	
0.6

	
0

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