Wyoming Public Service Commission
Public Notices
March 13, 2023 - 20004-160-EM-23 (Record No. 17248) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to increase electric power supply costs to $0.05147 per Kwh for primary service customers and to $0.05431 per Kwh for secondary service customers, for the period May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. The Company also submitted a Petition for Confidential Treatment of Power Purchase Invoices.
March 10, 2023 - 20004-161-ET-23 (Record No. 17257) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Public Service Commission of Wyoming's (Commission) Rules and Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (MDU or the Company) for authority to revise avoided costs applicable under its Parallel Generation Rate 57 Tariff (Rate 57), as more fully described below.
March 10, 2023 - 30026-67-GM-22 (Record No. 17188) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company), for authority to decrease the Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (RAM) rate by $0.0058 per therm for all customers. The Commission, having considered the Application, its files regarding BHWG, applicable Wyoming utility law, and otherwise being fully advised in the premises, FINDS and CONCLUDES:
March 8, 2023 - 30019-47-GP-22 (Record No. 17158) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of the Town of Walden (Walden or the Town), for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost increase through its Commodity Balancing Account (CBA).
March 6, 2023 - 30013-394-GP-23 (Record No. 17219) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost decrease and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information.
March 6, 2023 - 30013-393-GP-22 (Record No. 17193) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost decrease and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information.
March 3, 2023 - 30010-215-GR-23 (Record No. 17253) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Questar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming (Dominion Energy or the Company), for approval to increase its distribution rates and charges for natural gas services by $2.1 million per annum and a rate of return of 7.28%.
March 3, 2023 - 30026-72-GA-23 (Record No. 17250) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company), for authority to revise the Fuel, Lost and Unaccounted for Gas Percentages (FL&U) in all of its Divisions, as more fully described below.
March 3, 2023 - 20000-633-ER-23 (Record No. 17252) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) requesting authority to increase its retail electric service rates by approximately $140.2 million per year or an average overall increase of 21.6 percent with rates effective on and after January 1, 2024, and to revise the energy cost adjustment mechanism (ECAM) to eliminate the sharing band, as more fully described below.
March 2, 2023 - 10002-92-CT-23 (Record No. 17249) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of Carbon Power and Light, Inc.'s (Carbon Power or the Cooperative) Application for authority to revise its line extension allowance tariff.
March 1, 2023 - 20000-632-ET-23 (Record No. 17244) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for approval of a 3-year demand side management (DSM) plan and for authority to adjust rates in tariff Schedule 191.
February 21, 2023 - 20000-631-EN-23 (Record No. 17236) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for a non-situs Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct its Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line as more fully described below.
February 7, 2023 - 20003-217-EA-23 (Record No. 17232) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy (Cheyenne Light or the Company) for authority to decrease its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) by $0.03149 per kilowatt hour (kWh), as more fully described below.
January 27, 2023 - 10015-87-CT-23 (Record No. 17221) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of High West Energy, Inc. (High West), for authority to revise its rules and regulations regarding its business hours.
January 27, 2023 - 10012-71-CT-23 (Record No. 17217) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of Lower Valley Power & Light, Inc.'s (Lower Valley or the Cooperative) Application for authority to revise its avoided cost rate of its net metering reimbursement tariff.
January 18, 2023 - 30016-102-GP-22 (Record No. 17205) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Pinedale Natural Gas, Inc. (PNG or the Company), for authority to pass on a wholesale natural gas cost increase of $0.081 per therm through its Commodity Balancing Account (CBA) and the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Documents (Petition).
January 17, 2023 - 10003-47-CT-23 (Record No. 17223) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of Garland Light and Power Company (Garland Light or the Cooperative) Application for authority to revise its rules and regulations regarding winter office hours.
January 11, 2023 - 30010-209-GP-22 (Record No. 17174) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Questar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming (Dominion Energy or the Company) for authority to amortize the conservation enabling tariff (CET) balancing account.
January 11, 2023 - 30010-208-GP-22 (Record No. 17173) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Questar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming (Dominion Energy or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost increase, upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Dominion Energy Wyoming Exhibits 1.3 and 1.10 of the Pass-On Application, and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Dominion Energy Wyoming Supplemental Exhibit 1.1 OS of the Pass-On Application.
January 11, 2023 - 30010-210-GT-22 (Record No. 17175) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application ofQuestar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming (Dominion Energy or the Company) for authority to amortize the Energy Efficiency Services (EES) deferred account balance.
January 11, 2023 - 20003-213-EM-22 (Record No. 17047) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy (CLFP or the Company), for authority to increase its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) rate by $0.00129 per kWh.
January 4, 2023 - 20000-623-EN-22 (Record No. 17154) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP or the Company) Application for certificates of public convenience and necessity for the Rock Creek I and Rock Creek II wind projects and the associated transmission infrastructure for interconnection. The public hearing is set to commence on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
December 29, 2022 - 20000-628-EA-22 (Record No. 17212) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules, notice is hereby given of Rocky Mountain Power's (RMP or the Company) Application to convert the primary fuel source from coal to natural gas for Units 1 and 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant located near Rock Springs in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
December 22, 2022 - 30013-392-GP-22 (Record No. 17177) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost decrease (Application) and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information (Petition).
December 9, 2022 - 20003-214-ER-22 (Record No. 17072) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy (Cheyenne Light or the Company) for a general rate increase of $15,366,023 per annum and authority to revise its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) Mechanism. The public hearing is set to commence on Monday, January 9, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
December 7, 2022 - 90090-17-XO-22 (Record No. 17176) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rule Chapter 1, Section 3(a)(xvii), the Commission has set the Authorized Interest Rate (interest rate) payable on customer deposits held by gas, electric, and water utilities, pursuant to Commission Rule Chapter 3, Section 7(f); and, affected telecommunications companies, pursuant to Commission Rule Chapter 4, Section 9(g) in the State of Wyoming, at its Open Meeting held on November 29, 2022. The interest rate is set at 3.97% per annum for the period of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
December 6, 2022 - 30026-50-GP-21 (Record No. 16963) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company) for an increase in the gas cost rate of $0.1160 per therm. Additionally, pursuant to Commission Rule Chapter 2, Section 30, BHWG filed a Petition for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 4 and 5 (Petition).
December 5, 2022 - 20003-214-ER-22 (Record No. 17072) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy (Cheyenne Light or the Company) for a general rate increase of $15,366,023 per annum and authority to revise its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) Mechanism. The public hearing is set to commence on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
November 18, 2022 - 30026-68-GM-22 (Record No. 17189) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company) for authority to implement Integrity Rider Rates.
November 18, 2022 - 90000-171-XO-22 (Record No. 17182) - Pursuant to Wyoming Statute §§ 16-3-103 and 16-3-106, the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby provides public notice of its intent to revise Commission Rules, Chapter 3, Section 38(c) and (e)(ii). Wyoming Statute § 37-2-204 states that the Commission “may from time to time make, publish or amend rules for the order and regulation of all proceedings and investigations which under the provisions of this act it is authorized to conduct.”
November 14, 2022 - 30009-76-GP-22 (Record No. 17163) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Wyoming Gas Company, a division of Natural Gas Processing Co. (Wyoming Gas or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost increase and the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Transaction Confirmation for Immediate Delivery (Petition).
November 10, 2022 - 30010-211-GT-22 (Record No. 17186) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Questar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming (Dominion or the Company), for approval of the 2023 year budget for Energy Efficiency Programs.
November 9, 2022 - 30010-199-GT-21 (Record No. 15947) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Questar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming (Dominion or the Company) for authority to amortize its Conservation Enabling Tariff (CET) account balance and adjust the non-gas cost portion of its Wyoming General Service (GS) natural gas rates.
November 9, 2022 - 30010-206-GP-22 (Record No. 17070) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Questar Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Wyoming's (Dominion or the Company) for approval of an increase in wholesale gas costs of $0.60580 per dekatherm (Dth). Additionally, pursuant to Commission Rule Chapter 2, Section 30, Dominion filed a Petition for Confidential Treatment of Dominion Energy Wyoming Exhibits 1.3 and 1.10 of the Pass-On Application (Petition).
November 7, 2022 - 10014-226-CP-22 (Record No. 17190) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of Powder River Energy Corporation's (PRECorp or the Cooperative) Application for authority to decrease its Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA) by $1,151,836 per annum, effective January 1,2023, to reflect a change in average wholesale power costs.
November 2, 2022 - 30013-380-GP-21 (Record No. 16954) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost increase and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information.
November 1, 2022 - 20002-121-ET-21 (Record No. 15845) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Black Hills Power, Inc., d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHE or the Company), for authority to decrease the Standard Rate for Purchasing Power from Qualifying Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facilities greater than 25 kW by $0.00228 per kWh.
November 1, 2022 - 30016-97-GP-21 (Record No. 16956) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Pinedale Natural Gas, Inc. (PNG or the Company), for authority to pass on a wholesale natural gas cost increase of $0.208 per therm through its Commodity Balancing Account (CBA).
October 31, 2022 - 30016-96-GP-21 (Record No. 15934) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Supplemented Application of Pinedale Natural Gas, Inc. (PNG or the Company), for authority to pass on a wholesale natural gas cost increase of $0.099 per therm through its Commodity Balancing Account (CBA) and the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Documents (Petition).
October 31, 2022 - 30013-379-GP-21 (Record No. 15938) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on wholesale commodity cost adjustments. Further, the Company requests approval oi a. Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information (Petition).
October 26, 2022 - 30013-388-GP-22 (Record No. 17150) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on a net gas cost increase and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information (Petition).
October 21, 2022 - 50002-9-PA-22/50033-22-PA-22/50047-4-PA-22 (Record No. 17179) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice that Wamsutter Pipeline LLC (Wamsutter), Mountain Gas Transportation, LLC (Mountain Gas) and Overland Trail Transmission, LLC (Overland Trail) (Collectively the Companies) filed a Joint Application requesting authority to transfer the Companies to new direct owners as a result of the reorganization of Western Midstream Partners, LP (Western).
October 17, 2022 - 30026-63-GP-22 (Record No. 17139) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the
Amended Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company) for authority to pass on to Gas Cost Adjustment Rate (GCA) customers a decrease in wholesale gas costs of $0.0026 per therm. Additionally, pursuant to Commission Rule Chapter 2, Section 30, BHWG filed petitions for confidential treatment of Exhibits 4, 5 and 6; Highly Sensitive Attachment CIR 1.3; Confidential Attachment CIR 1.8; Highly Sensitive Attachments CIR 2.1a through 2.1d; and Highly Sensitive Exhibit 1 (Petitions).
October 17, 2022 - 30013-391-GP-22 (Record No. 17167) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass on a wholesale commodity cost increase and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information.
October 12, 2022 - 70000-1758-TK-22/74638-7-TK-22 (Record No. 17178) -Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (CenturyLink QC) has made a filing of its amended Interconnection Agreement with Metropolitan Telecommunications of Wyoming, Inc., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. §252(e)( 1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The parties' amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Network Elements to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's Order FCC 20-152, issued in WC Docket 19-308, for "Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era ofNext-Generation Networks and Services."
October 6, 2022 - 70000-1756-TK-22/70108-28-TK-22 (Record No. 17171) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Unbundled Network Elements Forbearance Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with Granite Telecommunication, LLC for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On July 12, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Order FCC 19-66, a Report and Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket Nos. 18-141, et al (the “UNE Transport Order”) which became effective upon release. On August 2, 2019, the FCC released Order FCC 19-72, a Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket No. 18-141 (the “UNE Analog Loop and Resale Forbearance Order”) which became effective upon release (together, with the UNE Transport Order, collective referred to as the Forbearance Orders). The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) in compliance with the FCC’s Forbearance Orders.
October 6, 2022 - 7000-1757-TK-22/70108-29-TK-22 (Record No. 17172) - Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (CenturyLink QC) has made a filing of its amended Intercoimection Agreement with Granite Telecommunication, LLC, for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(l) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The parties' amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Network Elements to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's Order FCC 20-152, issued in WC Docket 19-308, for "Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era ofNext-Generation Networks and Services."
October 6, 2022 - 20002-124-EP-22 (Record No. 17127) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the application of Black Hills Power, Inc. d/b/a Black Hills Energy (B HE or Company) for authority to pass on an Energy Cost Adjustment (EGA) decrease of $0.00560 per kilowatt hour (kWh), as more fully described below.
September 27, 2022 - 70268-1-TN-22 (Record No. 17168) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Intermountain Infrastructure Group, LLC (IIG or Company) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide local exchange telecommunications service in the state of Wyoming, as more fully described below.
September 26, 2022 - 70268-1-TN-22 (Record No. 17168) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public
Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Intermountain Infrastructure Group, LLC (IIG or Company) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide local exchange telecommunications service in the
state of Wyoming, as more fully described below.
September 15, 2022 - 70270-1-TN-22 (Record No. 17164) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of BIF IV Intrepid OpCo LLC (Intrepid or Company) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide local exchange telecommunications service in the state of Wyoming, as more fully described below.
September 14, 2022 - 10020-68-CT-22 (Record No. 17160) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice of High Plains Power Inc.'s (High Plains or Cooperative) Application to revise its tariff to add a residential prepaid option, update payment terms, add demand and power cost adjustment language, rename and update the wholesale generation facilities rate, discontinue the seasonal rate, and update the net metering rate.
September 14, 2022 - 80001-8-WA-22 (Record No. 17157) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice that Happy Valley Pipeline
Company (HVPC) and Happy Valley Water Improvement and Service District (District) (Collectively the Companies) filed a Joint Application requesting authority to sell HVPC’s assets to the District and cancel HVPC’s Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), pursuant to the provisions of Wyo. Stat. § 37-2-205.
September 9, 2022 - Docket No. 70003-210-TT-21 (Record No. 15952) - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Century Tel of Wyoming, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink (CenturyLink or the Company) for authority to increase its Late Payment Penalty.
September 9, 2022 - Docket No. 70000-1754-TK-22\74638-5-TK-22 (Record No. 17152) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Unbundled Network Elements Forbearance Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with Metropolitan Telecommunications of Wyoming, Inc., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(l) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On July 12, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Order FCC 19-66, a Report and Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket Nos. 18-141, et al (the "UNE Transport Order") which became effective upon release. On August 2, 2019, the FCC released Order FCC 19-72, a Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket No. 18-141 (the "UNE Analog Loop and Resale Forbearance Order") which became effective upon release (together, with the UNE Transport Order, collective referred
to as the Forbearance Orders). The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) in compliance with the FCC's Forbearance Orders.
September 9, 2022 - Docket No. 70000-1755-TK-22\74638-6-TK-22 (Record No. 17153) - Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Resale Forbearance Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with Metropolitan Telecommunications of Wyoming, Inc., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(l) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On August 2, 2019, the FCC released Order FCC 19-72, a Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket No. 18-141 (the "UNE Analog Loop and Resale Forbearance Order") which became effective upon (referred to as the Forbearance Order). The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) in compliance with the FCC's Forbearance Order.
August 16, 2022 - Docket No. 80031-2-WA-22 (Record No. 17140) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice that Water Unlimited Inc., (Water Unlimited) and Hurricane Services 21, LLC, (Hurricane) (Collectively the Companies) submitted a joint application requesting authority to transfer controlling ownership interest in Water Unlimited to Hurricane, pursuant to the provisions of Wyo. Stat. § 37-1-104 and Commission Rule Chapter 3, Section 21(f).
August 4, 2022 - Docket No. 10015-86-CT-22 (Record No. 17077) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of High West Energy, Inc. (High West or the Cooperative), for authority to revise its grid access charges for services greater than 37.5 kVa and to change the hours associated with on peak delivery and production charges for the time of day irrigation tariff.
August 3, 2022 - Docket No. 80012-12-WR-22 (Record No. 17136) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules, notice is hereby given of Lake Water Company's (Lake Water or the Company) application requesting a General Rate Increase (Application).
July 5, 2022 - Docket No. 80032-1-WN-21 (Record No. 15940) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat.§ 37-1-101(a)(vi)(E) and its Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission), hereby gives notice that Beulah Land Water, LLC., (Beulah Water or the Company) has filed an Amendment to its Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)to serve existing and future customers in Beulah Land Estates, Redwater Estates, and certain adjacent lands in Crook County, Wyoming.
June 27, 2022 - Docket No. 10001-23-CT-22 (Record No. 17009) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Yampa Valley Electric Association, Inc. (Yampa Valley), for authority to revise its Wyoming Tariffs for its optional Green Choice Program, net metering, and electric vehicle charging.
June 21, 2022 - Docket No. 20004-157-ET-22 (Record No. 17096) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice of Montana Dakota Utilities Co.'s (MDU or Company) Application to close Special Residential Controlled Service Rate 11 (Rate 11), and Special General Controlled Electric Rate 22 (Rate 22) to new customers.
June 16, 2022 - Docket No. 10000-27-CT-22 (Record No. 17082) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Fall River), for authority to update its Avoided Cost Rate.
June 6, 2022 - Docket No. 30024-8-GP-22 (Record No. 17061) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Fall River Enterprises, Inc. (Fall River or the Company) requesting authority to pass on a net wholesale commodity cost increase of $1.443 per gallon, as more fully described below.
June 6, 2022 - Docket No. 20003-214-ER-22 (Record No. 17072) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHE or the Company), for a general rate increase and authority to revise its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) mechanism.
June 2, 2022 - Docket No. 90072-49-XO-22 (Record No. 16983) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission established the Wyoming Universal Service Fund assessment level, on an interim basis, to be effective for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2022, at 2.70 percent of gross intrastate retail revenues for telecommunications services, and the statewide imputed price benchmark be set at $30. The Commission’s interim decision is subject to notice, protest, intervention, change, further investigation, opportunity for hearing and further order of the Commission.
May 25, 2022 - Docket No. 70000-1747-TK-22 (Record No. 17059) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Unbundled Network Elements, Resale Forbearance Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with YMax Communications Corp., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On October 28, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Order FCC 20-152, a Report and Order in WC Docket No. 19-308 for the Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next Generation Networks and Services (Order). The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) in compliance with the FCC’s Order.
May 24, 2022 - Docket No. 70000-1746-TK-22 (Record No. 17056) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Unbundled Network Elements, Resale Forbearance Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with YMax Communications Corp., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On July 12, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Order FCC 19-66, a Report and Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket Nos. 18-141, et al (the UNE Transport Order). On August 2, 2019, the FCC released Order FCC 19-72, a Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket 18-141 (the UNE Analog Loop and Resale Forbearance Order)(together with the UNE Transport Order, collectively referred to as the Forbearance Orders). The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) and Resale in compliance with the FCC’s Forbearance Orders.
May 23, 2022 - Docket No. 10005-54-CT-22 (Record No. 17058) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Wheatland Rural Electric Association (WREA or the Cooperative), for authority to update its rate tariff sheets R-1 through R-20.
May 23, 2022 - Docket No. 10005-53-CT-22 (Record No. 17057) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Wheatland Rural Electric Association (WREA or the Cooperative), for authority to update costs on its Miscellaneous Charge tariff sheets.
May 20, 2022 - Docket No. 30010-204-GA-22 (Record No. 17036) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Dominion Energy (Dominion of the Company) for approval of the Alkali Gulch Acquisition as a Wexpro II property, as more fully described below.
May 13, 2022 - Docket No. 30016-99-GP-22 (Record No. 17010) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) has authorized Pinedale Natural Gas, Inc. to pass on to its customers a net wholesale gas cost decrease of $0.158 per therm, effective for usage on and after March 28, 2022, subject to notice, protest, intervention, possible hearing, refund, change, further investigation, and further order of the Commission.
May 13, 2022 - Docket No. 70000-1745-TK-22 and 70043-49-TK-22 (Record No. 17049) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with Level 3 Communications, LLC., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Amendment modifies the LIS Facility PVU.
May 13, 2022 - Docket No. 70000-1744-TK-22 and 70267-2-TK-22 (Record No. 17048) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Amendment to its Interconnection Agreement with BCN Telecom, Inc., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On October 28, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Report and Order FCC 20-152, in WC Docket 19-308 for the Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services (Order) which became effective February 8, 2021. The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) in compliance with the FCC’s Order.
May 10, 2022 - Docket No. 20003-213-EM-22 - (Record No. 17047) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHE or the Company) for authority to increase its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) by $0.00129 per kilowatt hour (kWh), as more fully described below.
May 3, 2022 - Docket No. 30007-148-GP-22 - (Record No. 16995) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Amended Application of Frannie Deaver Utilities (FDU) for authority to adjust its Commodity Balancing Account (CBA) tariff to pass on a net decrease in the delivered cost of natural gas of $0.7087 per Mcf, effective April 1, 2022. The decrease is the result of a decrease in the purchased gas cost of $0.8111 per Mcf, partially offset by a $0.1024 per Mcf reduction of the CBA amortization credit based on an over-collected balance of $8,923 through December 2021 divided by projected yearly sales of 40,150 Mcf. The Commission’s approval of FDU’s Application is subject to notice, protest, intervention, refund, change, further investigation, opportunity for hearing, and further order of the Commission.
April 27, 2022 - Docket No. 20004-156-EA-22 - (Record No. 17039) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to revise its tax collection rate for the Sheridan Electric Occupation Tax.
April 20, 2022 - Docket No. 30026-57-GT-22 - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHE or the Company) for authority to change its Energy Efficiency surcharge rates as more fully described below.
April 18, 2022 - Docket No. 10014-223 -CT-22 (Record No. 17035) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of Powder River Energy Corporation's (PRECorp or the Cooperative) Application for authority to revise its Tariff Rate Schedule for Time of Use (TOU), effective October 1, 2022.
April 11, 2022 - Docket Number 90072-49-XO-22 (Record No. 16983) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. § 37-1-101, et seq., and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a hearing regarding the funding requirement and proposed assessment factor for the July 2022 to June 2023 fiscal year of the Wyoming Universal Service Fund (WUSF), is scheduled to commence Friday, May 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is anticipated that deliberations will be conducted immediately following the hearing. In addition to the assessment factor, the Commission will establish the WUSF distributions to be made to each qualifying telecommunications company pursuant to W.S. § 37-15-501. These items will be established on an interim basis, pending conclusion of a protest period.
April 11, 2022 - A Public Working Session relating to the Black Hills Wyoming Gas (BHWG) Choice Gas Program will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2022 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission’s Hearing Room at the Hansen Building, 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming, to discuss the data available to Choice Gas Suppliers as well as the capability, consistency and standardization of metering on the system.
April 8, 2022 - Docket Number 90000-162-XO-21 - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives public notice in accordance with W.S. §§ 16-3-103, 37-2-204, and 37-15-401 of its intent to revise Commission Rules, Chapter 2 (Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice) and Chapter 3 (Electric, Gas, Water and Pipeline Utilities).
April 6, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 10000-26-CT-21 (RECORD NO. 16980) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Fall River), for authority to limit the amount of distributed generation that may be installed by customers.
April 6, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 20003-210-ET-22 (RECORD NO. 17031) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission's (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy (CLFP or the Company) for authority to revise the Demand Side Management (DSM) surcharge rate, effective June 1, 2022.
April 5, 2022 - Docket No. 20004-155-ET-22 (Record No. 17027) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice of Montana- Dakota Utilities Co.'s (MDU or Company) Application for authority to increase its Renewable Energy Rider Pilot Rate 15 (Rate 15) from $0.45 to $0.47 per block.
April 4, 2022 - Docket No. 20000-606-EN-21 - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP or the Company) Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct new wind turbines and update collector lines at the existing Foote Creek II-IV Wind Energy Facility. The public hearing is set to commence on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
April 1, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 20000-616-EA-22 (RECORD NO. 17032) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for authority to Establish Intermediate Low-Carbon Energy Portfolio Standards pursuant to the provisions of Wyo. Stat. § 37-18-102 and Chapter 3, Section 38 of the Commission’s rules.
April 1, 2022 - Docket No. 20000-615-ET-22 (Record No. 17029) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for an order authorizing the Company to recover costs incurred to comply with the reliable and dispatchable low-carbon energy standard pursuant to Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-18-101 and 37-18-102 and the Commission’s rules in Chapter 3, Section 38 Low-Carbon Energy Portfolio Standards.
April 1, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 20003-209-EA-22 and DOCKET NO. 20002-123-EA-22 (RECORD NO. 17028) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Joint Application of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power (CLF&P) and Black Hills Power (BHP) d/b/a Black Hills Energy (Joint Applicants or the Companies) for authority to Establish Intermediate Low-Carbon Energy Portfolio Standards and Requirements pursuant to the provisions of Wyo. Stat. § 37-18-102 and Chapter 3, Section 38 of the Commission’s rules.
March 23, 2022 - Docket No. 20004-154-ET-22 (Record No. 17015) - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Public Service Commission of Wyoming’s (Commission) Rules and Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (MDU or the Company) for authority to revise avoided costs applicable under its Parallel Generation Rate 57 Tariff (Rate 57), as more fully described below.
March 15, 2022 - Docket No. 10008-51-CT-21 (Record No. 15851) - The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Application of Niobrara Electric Association, Inc. (Niobrara or the Cooperative) for authority to revise its tariffs regarding deposit interest, residential time of use service, access, and pole attachments.
March 15, 2022 - Docket No. 20000-613-EN-22 - Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Procedural Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct new wind turbines and update collector lines at the existing Rock River I Wind Energy Facility as more fully described
March 14, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 70000-1743-TK-22 and DOCKET NO. 70113-21-TK-22 (RECORD NO. 17020) - Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Amended Interconnection Agreement with ACN Communications Services, LLC f/k/a CAN Communications Inc., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(l) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On July 12, 2019, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Order FCC 19-66, a Report and Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order issued in WC Docket 18-141 (UNE Transport Order) which became effective upon release. On August 2, 2019, the FCC released Order FCC 19-72, a Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC Docket 18-141 (UNE Analog Loop and Resale Forbearance Order) (collectively the Forbearance Orders). This Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) and Resale in compliance with the FCC's Forbearance Orders.
March 14, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 70000-1742-TK-22 and DOCKET NO. 70113-20-TK-22 (RECORD NO. 17019) - Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Amended Interconnection Agreement with ACN Communications Services, LLC f/k/a CAN Communications Inc., for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(l) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. On October 28, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Report and Order FCC 20-152, in WC Docket 19-308 for the Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services (Order) which became effective February 8, 2021. The Amendment adds terms and conditions for Unbundled Networks Elements (UNEs) in compliance with the FCC's Order.
March 14, 2022 - DOCKET NO. 70000-1741-TK-22 and DOCKET NO. 70113-19-TK-22 (RECORD NO. 17018) - Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC has made a contract filing requesting approval of its Amended Interconnection Agreement with ACN Communications Services, LLC, for the State of Wyoming, and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(l) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The parties' amendment removes terms, conditions and rates for Batch Hot Cut.
March 8, 2022 - Docket No. 30013-382-0P-22 (Record No. 16994) - Notice and Order - This matter is before the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) upon the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) for authority to pass-on a wholesale commodity cost decrease and upon the Company's Petition for Confidential Treatment of Gas Pricing Information.
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