State of Florida

pscSEAL

 

Public Service Commission

Capital Circle Office Center ● 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850

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DATE:

June 23, 2016

TO:

Office of Commission Clerk (Stauffer)

FROM:

Division of Engineering (Wooten)

Division of Economics (Guffey)

Office of the General Counsel (Trierweiler)

RE:

Docket No. 160140-EQ – Petition for approval of modifications to standard interconnection agreement contained in the approved tariff by Duke Energy Florida, LLC.

AGENDA:

07/07/16 – Regular Agenda – Tariff Filing – Interested Persons May Participate

COMMISSIONERS ASSIGNED:

All Commissioners

PREHEARING OFFICER:

Administrative

CRITICAL DATES:

08/01/2016 (60-Day Suspension Date)

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

None

 

Case Background

On June 2, 2016, Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) filed a petition for approval of 2016 modifications to its Standard Interconnection Agreement in DEF’s approved tariffs. This Standard Interconnection Agreement was last modified by Order No. PSC-14-0660-CO-EI.[1] The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Sections 366.03, 366.04, 366.05, and 366.06, Florida Statutes (F.S.).

Discussion of Issues

Issue 1: 

 Should DEFs proposed standard interconnection tariffs be suspended?

 

Recommendation: 

 Yes. Staff recommends that the tariffs be suspended to allow staff sufficient time to review the petition and gather all pertinent information in order to present the Commission with an informed recommendation on the tariff proposals. (Wooten)

 

Staff Analysis: 

 Staff recommends that the tariffs be suspended to allow staff sufficient time to review the petition and gather all pertinent information in order to present the Commission with an informed recommendation on the tariff proposals.

Pursuant to Section 366.06(3), F.S., the Commission may withhold consent to the operation of all or any portion of a new rate schedule, delivering to the Utility requesting such a change, a reason, or written statement of good cause for doing so within 60 days. Staff believes that the reason stated above is a good cause consistent with the requirement of Section 366.06(3), F.S.

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Issue 2: 

 Should this docket be closed?

Recommendation: 

 No. This docket should remain open pending the Commissions decision on the proposed tariffs. (Trierweiler)

Staff Analysis: 

 This docket should remain open pending the Commissions decision on the proposed tariffs.

 


[1]Order No. PSC-14-0660-CO-EI, issued November 14, 2014, in Docket No. 140137-EI, In re: Petition for approval of modifications to tariff sheet Nos. 9.100 through 9.330 and tariff sheet Nos. 9.700 through 9.709 as-available purchase tariff and interconnection agreement, by Duke Energy Florida, Inc.