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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Requests FERC Approval for Rate Schedule FERC No. 423

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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting approval for Rate Schedule FERC No. 423. The agreement, which is exclusively between Tri-State and Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc. (PVREA), aims to modify the Kodak Substation Delivery Point to add a second 115-12.47 kV transformer. The parties have engaged in arm's-length negotiations, and the agreement is mutually beneficial for both Tri-State and PVREA.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. has submitted Rate Schedule FERC No. 423 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval.
  • The agreement is exclusively between Tri-State and Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc. (PVREA) and aims to modify the Kodak Substation Delivery Point to add a second 115-12.47 kV transformer.
  • The parties have engaged in arm's-length negotiations, and the agreement is mutually beneficial for both Tri-State and PVREA.
  • Tri-State has requested that the Commission accept the Agreement without suspension or condition and that it become effective 60 days after the date of filing.
  • Tri-State has also sought waiver of any cost support requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 35.12 that have not been addressed as part of this filing.
  • The agreement does not establish particular rates, nor does it cover the delivery or sale of wholesale power to Tri-State's Utility Members.
  • The allocated Project costs and final cost accounting will be determined based upon actual, to-be-determined, Project costs, if any.
  • Tri-State believes that it has fully complied with the Commission's information and filing requirements and has fully supported the justness and reasonableness of the Agreement.

Statistics:

  • The agreement modifies the Kodak Substation Delivery Point to add a second 115-12.47 kV transformer.
  • The agreement has been fully and freely negotiated on an arm's-length basis by Tri-State and PVREA.
  • The parties have engaged in negotiations for the agreement and have agreed to its terms.
  • Tri-State has requested that the Commission accept the Agreement without suspension or condition and that it become effective 60 days after the date of filing.
  • Tri-State has sought waiver of any cost support requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 35.12 that have not been addressed as part of this filing.

Sources:

  • 16 U.S.C. § 824d.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 35.12.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.205.
  • COLO. REV. STAT. § 7-55-101, et seq. (2019).
  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Ass'n., 170 FERC P 61,224, order on reh'g, 172 FERC P 61,173 (2020).
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Group v. Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish County, 554 U.S. 527, 545-46 (2008).
  • NRG Power Marketing, LLC et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, 558 U.S. 165, 174-75 (2010).
  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Ass'n., Docket No. ER20-1218-000 (delegated order) (2020).
  • Sun Streams, LLC, Docket No. ER20-294-000 (delegated order) (2019).
  • Electronic Tariff Filings, Order No. 714, 124 FERC P 61,270 (2008).
  • Order No. 714-A, 147 FERC P 61,115 (2014).

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