Xcel’s 15-826 Rate Case moving forward
December 30th, 2015
“Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy” filed a rate case with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC Docket 15-826. You can see all the filings — GO HERE TO PUC SEARCH PAGE — and search for docket 15-826.
Prehearing Conference
Monday, January 4 at 1:30 p.m.
PUC Large Hearing Room – 3rd Floor
121 – 7th Place E.
St. Paul, MN 55101
Xcel is asking for a big increase, and they admit it’s transmission driven. So yes, I’m interested, you betcha. No CapX 2020 and Carol A. Overland (as individual) have intervened:
So far, here’s what’s been happening:
A rough schedule has been proposed by Commerce DER, which will be hashed out at the Prehearing Conference, and probably altered as the case moves forward:
The PUC Staff Briefing Papers for last Thursday’s meeting:
Staff Briefing Papers_1_201512-116122-01
Staff Briefing PapersAddeudum_1_201512-116402-01
Staff Briefing Papers Addendum_2_ PI Decision Options_201512-116402-02
Here’s the webcast: Video – should be good for 90 days from Dec. 10
Video – Docket 15-662 — Rate Design — video at 00:15:00 – 02:20:00
Video – Docket 15-826 — Rate Case — starts at 02:20:00
There has been one other intervention — “The Commercial Group” which is the biggies, like Walmart. There have been several Notice of Appearances filed, but not interventions. ???
The AG’s Office has been the only one filing challenging comments thus far, which is why I have felt the need to barge in. The “usual suspects” have been part of the e21 nonsense, and other agreements in the past that have both compromised their position and not been in the public interest. Here are the AG Comments thus far. RUD is dead on about NSP/Xcel’s overstatements, and those proven overstatements should be sufficient to grind this thing to a halt and get on more realistic terms:
This is just Minnesota. Obviously there will be a similar proceeding in Wisconsin in the very near future.
And given this rate case is transmission driven, the linkage between the FERC approved MISO rate and the reduction of return on equity in the FERC docket will have to be addressed:
Lower Return on Equity for Transmission
December 29th, 2015
Onward!
December 31st, 2015 at 2:41 pm
I’m really bothered by the arrogance with which Xcel Energy seeks to impose its corporate will on the people of Minnesota. We need a massive outpouring of objections to this!
Thank you, Carol!