[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46789-46790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18890]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL14-86-000]
Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Massachusetts
Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, New Hampshire Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, New
Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, George Jepsen, Attorney General
of the State of Connecticut, Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel,
Maine Office of the Public Advocate, New Hampshire Office of the
Consumer Advocate, Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and
Carriers, Vermont Department of Public Service, Associated Industries
of Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium, Power Options, Inc., Western
Massachusetts Industrial Group, Environment Northeast, National
Consumer Law Center, Greater Boston Real Estate Board, Industrial
Energy Consumer Group v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine
Power Company, New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid New
Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra, Northeast Utilities Service
Company, on Behalf of Its Operating Company Affiliates: The Connecticut
Light and Power Company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Public
Service Company of New Hampshire, NSTAR Electric Company, The United
Illuminating Company, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., Fitchburg Gas and
Electric Light Company, Vermont Transco, LLC; Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on July 31, 2014, pursuant to Rule 206 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and sections 206 and 306 of the Federal
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and 825(e), the Attorney General of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, New
Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., Massachusetts Department of
Public Utilities, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, George
Jepsen, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, Connecticut
Office of Consumer Counsel, Maine Office of the Public Advocate, New
Hampshire Office
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of the Consumer Advocate, Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and
Carriers, Vermont Department of Public Service, Associated Industries
of Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium, Power Options, Inc., Western
Massachusetts Industrial Group, Environment Northeast, National
Consumer Law Center, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, and the
Industrial Energy Consumer Group (collectively, Complainants) filed a
formal complaint against Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine
Power Company, New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid, New
Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra, NSTAR Electric Company,
Northeast Utilities Service Company, on behalf of its operating company
affiliates: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western
Massachusetts Electric Company, and Public Service Company of New
Hampshire, The United Illuminating Company, Unitil Energy Systems,
Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, and Vermont Transco,
LLC (collectively, Respondents) alleging that, Respondents' return on
equity (ROE) currently reflected in ISO New England Inc.'s Open Access
Transmission Tariff (ISO-NE OATT) is unjust and unreasonable.
Complainants request the Commission issue an order to reduce the ROE
used in calculating formula rates for transmission service under the
ISO-NE OATT.
The Complainants certifies that copies of the complaint were served
on the contacts for the Respondents and the ISO-NE as listed in the
Commission's list of Corporate Officials and on parties and the
regulatory agencies the Complainants reasonably expect to be affected
by this complaint.
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 21, 2014.
Dated: August 1, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18890 Filed 8-8-14; 8:45 am]
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