Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepts Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association's Certificate of Concurrence

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On June 24, 2025, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) submitted a Certificate of Concurrence to the Interconnection, Entitlements, Operation, and Maintenance of Facilities between Public Service Company of Colorado, Tri-State, United States Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, and Colorado River Storage Project. The filing was publicly noticed, and no protests or adverse comments were filed. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted the submittal, effective May 31, 2025, as requested by Tri-State.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FERC has issued a delegated order accepting Tri-State's Certificate of Concurrence, effective May 31, 2025.
  • The Certificate of Concurrence was submitted by Tri-State on June 24, 2025, and was publicly noticed.
  • No protests or adverse comments were filed in response to the Certificate of Concurrence.
  • Pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's regulations (18 C.F.R. § 385.214), notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time filed before the issuance date of this order are granted.
  • The action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, contract, or practice affecting such rate or service provided for in the filed document(s).
  • The order constitutes final agency action, and requests for rehearing by the Commission may be filed within 30 days of the date of issuance.

Statistics:

  • The Certificate of Concurrence was submitted on June 24, 2025.
  • The filing was accepted by FERC, effective May 31, 2025.
  • No protests or adverse comments were filed in response to the Certificate of Concurrence, within the 30-day notice period.
  • FERC issued the order on August 18, 2025.
  • Requests for rehearing may be filed within 30 days of the date of issuance of the order.

Sources:

  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., Open Access Transmission Tariff, Service Agreement No. 816, Service Agreement No. 816 (3.0.0).
  • Public Service Company of Colorado, Transmission and Service Agreements Tariff, 367-PSCo, WAPA-Intercon-Entitle-O&M-Agrmt (0.1.0).
  • FERC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426, OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION.