portland general electric company january 16, 2014 via e-tariff
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Portland General Electric Company
121 SW Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204
January 16, 2014
VIA E-TARIFF FILING
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20426
Re: Service Agreements Under Portland General Electric Company’s Open Access Transmission Tariff Docket No. ER14-____-000
Dear Secretary Bose:
Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 824d (2000), and Part 35 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”), Portland General Electric Company (“PGE”) hereby submits for filing the following ten original Service Agreements for Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service under PGE’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”):
• Service Agreement No. 62132 between PGE and Exelon Generation Company, LLC;• Service Agreement No. 62000 between PGE and Morgan Stanley Capital Group;• Service Agreement No. 61999 between PGE and Portland General Electric Company;• Service Agreement No. 62133 between PGE and Powerex Corp.;• Service Agreement No. 62001 between PGE and Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County;• Service Agreement No. 62136 between PGE and PUD No. 1 of Franklin County;• Service Agreement No. 62002 between PGE and Public Utility District No. 1 of Klickitat County;• Service Agreement No. 62135 between PGE and Public Utility District No. 1 of Lewis County;• Service Agreement No. 61998 between PGE and Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation; and• Service Agreement No. 62134 between PGE and The Energy Authority, Inc.
I. Background
PGE recently acquired an additional 102 MW of transmission capacity on the California-Oregon Intertie (“Intertie”) in a transaction that was approved by the Commission in Docket No. EC14-13-000.1 PGE awarded this transmission capacity through an open season process because PGE determined that this was the fairest and most transparent way to allocate the newly acquired Intertie capacity. PGE submitted its open season business practice (“Conditional Open Season Process for Newly Acquired Transmission Capacity on the California Oregon Intertie”) to the Commission on November 13, 2013, in Docket No. ER10-2573-000.
1 Portland Gen. Elec. Co., 145 FERC ¶ 62,213 (2013).
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary January 16, 2014 Page 2
As PGE indicated in its business practice and in the November 13, 2013, submittal, the transmission capacity awarded in the open season is to be provided pursuant to PGE’s OATT. The Service Agreements submitted in this filing govern the service awarded to the ten successful bidders under the terms of the open season.
The terms of these Service Agreements are consistent with PGE’s pro forma “Form of Service Agreement For Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service,” with the exception of the following language PGE added at the bottom of the second page of each agreement:
This service agreement is conditioned on:
(1) FERC approval of PGE’s acquisition of 102 MW of capacity currently pending in FERC Docket No. EC14-13-000, and
(2) Successful completion of the commercial transaction that results in PGE owning the described capacity.
While it is unclear whether this additional language modifies the pro forma Service Agreement to an extent that these agreements should be considered non-conforming agreements, out of an abundance of caution, PGE has chosen to file these Service Agreements.
Because these agreements were executed by PGE and the Transmission Customers listed above in time to allow the customers to begin scheduling service on January 1, 2014 (the date that PGE acquired the capacity), PGE respectfully requests an effective date of January 1, 2014, for all of these Service Agreements.
II. Contents of Filing
1. This transmittal letter;2. New Tariff Sections with the executed Service Agreements and metadata attached; and3. A copy of the entire filing package for publishing in eLibrary.
III. Waiver Request
PGE respectfully requests waiver of the Commission’s prior notice requirements. Good cause exists to grant this waiver because the Service Agreements have been agreed to by all parties, and the agreements are pro forma except for language conditioning the timing and effectiveness of the agreements on the closing of the commercial transaction under which PGE acquired the Intertie capacity, and FERC approval of that transaction. To the extent necessary, PGE respectfully requests waiver of any additional requirements under Part 35 of the Commission’s regulations and any other applicable requirements in order to permit the Service Agreements to be approved with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary January 16, 2014 Page 3
IV. Communications
Communications regarding this filing should be addressed to the following individuals:
Donald J. Light Assistant General Counsel Portland General Electric Company 121 SW Salmon Street, 1WTC1301 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: (503) 464-8315 Facsimile: (503) 464-2200 Email: [email protected]
Adam Menendez Manager, FERC Compliance Portland General Electric Company 121 SW Salmon Street, 1WTC0306 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: (503) 464-7357 Facsimile: (503) 464-2700 Email: [email protected]
V. Conclusion
PGE respectfully requests that the Commission accept the ten Service Agreements submitted herewith and listed above with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
Sincerely,
_____/s/_____ Donald J. Light Assistant General Counsel Portland General Electric Company
