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Fortnightly Magazine - August 1996

Puget Power's Plans Depend on Merger

Puget Sound Power & Light Co. (PSPL) has asked the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to approve a plan that would allow large customers to access electricity at market cost, and all customers to choose their electric suppliers within five years. The proposal is contingent upon approval of PSPL's proposed merger with Washington Energy Co.

Byline: 
Lori A. Burkhart
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Indiana on Water Utility Mergers

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (URC) has adopted a new ratemaking policy for mergers involving water utilities: The URC will first look at the fair value of the acquired utility, as determined in its most recent rate case, to determine the reasonableness of the purchase price.

Byline: 
Phillip S. Cross
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IPP Fights Utility Curtailment

A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit brought against Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. (PPL) in 1995 by Schuylkill Energy Resources, Inc. (SER), an independent power producer. SER alleged that PPL's curtailment of electrical output from SER during "minimum generation emergencies" on the regional power pool violated federal antitrust laws.

[A minimum generation emergency is declared by the pool when low amounts of electricity are being used by customers.

Byline: 
Lori A. Burkhart
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Ohio Proposes Electricity Aggregation Pilot

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has proposed a set of guidelines for "conjunctive electric service" offerings. (Conjunctive service is described as the aggregation of service provided at different locations for cost-of-service, rate design, rate eligibility, and billing

purposes.)

The proposed guidelines are intended to facilitate a two-year pilot program under the PUC's roundtable on competition in the electric industry.

Byline: 
Phillip S. Cross
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