Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Delegated Order in Public Service Company of Colorado Docket

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On May 14, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a delegated order in the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) docket, ER21-1599-000. The order accepted PSCo's submission of the 2020 amount for Post-Retirement Benefits Other than Pensions (PBOP) booked to FERC Account 926, Employee Pensions and Benefits. PSCo stated that it would reflect such amounts in the true-up of PSCo's Production and Transmission Formula Rates for Formula Rate Year 2020. The filing was noticed on April 2, 2021, with comments, protests, or interventions due on or before April 22, 2021. No protests or adverse comments were filed.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FERC issued a delegated order in the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) docket, ER21-1599-000, on May 14, 2021.
  • The order accepted PSCo's submission of the 2020 amount for Post-Retirement Benefits Other than Pensions (PBOP) booked to FERC Account 926, Employee Pensions and Benefits.
  • PSCo stated that it would reflect such amounts in the true-up of PSCo's Production and Transmission Formula Rates for Formula Rate Year 2020.
  • The filing was noticed on April 2, 2021, with comments, protests, or interventions due on or before April 22, 2021.
  • No protests or adverse comments were filed.
  • The order is effective as of January 1, 2020.
  • The FERC's 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 documents.
  • PSCo's submitted amount is consistent with Section 7.a of its Production Formula Rate Implementation Procedures and Section 3 of its Transmission Formula Rate Implementation Procedures.

Statistics:

  • The FERC issued a delegated order on May 14, 2021.
  • 2020 amount for Post-Retirement Benefits Other than Pensions (PBOP) submitted by PSCo: [Not specified in the text].
  • Number of comments, protests, or interventions due on or before April 22, 2021: 1 (None).

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Delegated Order, Public Service Company of Colorado, Docket No. ER21-1599-000 (May 14, 2021).
  • 18 C.F.R. § 35.11 (2020).
  • Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp., 60 FERC P 61,106, reh'g denied, 61 FERC P 61,089 (1992).