[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 46332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18340]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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
[email protected], 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]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P