Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (Chugach) filed tariff revision TA399-8, seeking approval of a special contract for dispatch services to be provided by Chugach to Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. (MEA). The requested effective date of the special contract is April 1, 2015.
Some of the key provisions of the proposed special contract include:
- Chugach will provide electric and natural gas dispatch services for the Eklutna Generation Station (EGS), electric dispatch services for the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project, and electric dispatch coordination services for the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project, beginning April 1, 2015, or when EGS reaches full commercial operation, whichever is later.
- Each day by 3:00 p.m., MEA will provide Chugach a day ahead schedule for EGS and hydroelectric generation usage, including projected load. In addition, Chugach and MEA will maintain a direct line of communication between their dispatch centers and immediately notify the other party in the event of a service interruption.
- MEA will pay Chugach a monthly fee of $40,000, for electric generation and natural gas dispatch services.
- The special contract will remain in effect through March 31, 2016, unless extended by MEA. MEA may extend the special contract through March 31, 2017, by providing written notice to Chugach on or before December 31, 2015.
This notice may not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Lee Thibert, Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Regulatory Affairs at Chugach, at 5601 Electron Drive, P. O. Box 196300, Anchorage, AK 99519-6300; phone: (907) 762-4709. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket “TA399-8” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., March 20, 2015, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA399-8 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Chugach at its address given above or by email at info@chugachelectric.com. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by March 13, 2015.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 18th day of February, 2015.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
James A. Keen
Engineering Section Manager