Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Delegated Order in PacifiCorp Docket

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order in the PacifiCorp docket, ER21-2962-000, on December 3, 2021. The order arises from PacifiCorp's filing notice of cancellations of an Asset Purchase and Power Exchange Agreement between PacifiCorp and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), and a Restated Transmission Agreement between PacifiCorp and APS. The agreements are terminating consistent with the terms of the agreements.

Key Takeaways:

• The FERC delegated order was issued on December 3, 2021, in response to PacifiCorp's filing notice of cancellations of the Asset Purchase and Power Exchange Agreement and the Restated Transmission Agreement.
• The agreements are terminating consistent with their terms, and the filing was accepted for filing, effective December 31, 2021.
• The Commission granted timely-filed motions to intervene and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time before the issuance date of the order.
• No protests or adverse comments were filed in response to the notice of cancellation.
• The action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or rule, regulation, contract, or practice affecting such rate or service.
• 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 FERC delegated order was issued on December 3, 2021.
• The agreements are terminating consistent with their terms, effective as of December 31, 2021.
• 30 days: the timeframe for filing requests for rehearing by the Commission.
• 1 document: ER21-2962-000 DLO.docx, a supporting document for the FERC order.

Sources:

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and PacifiCorp. Delegated Order. Filed Date: 12/03/2021.
• 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2020).
• 18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2020).
• 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 (2020).