FERC Filings

EPSA's Joint Protest on Alliant Petition

Preface

Pursuant to Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“Commission” or “FERC”) Rules of Practice and Procedure, The American Forest and Paper Association, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the American Wind Energy Association, the Council of Industrial Boiler Operators, the Electricity Consumers Resource Council; the Electric Power Supply Association, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Fertilizer Institute, G. McNeilus Wind Energy Company, the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, the Minnesota Project, the Ohio Consumers’ Council and Project for Sustainable FERC Energy Policy (“Joint Parties”) protest the Petition for Declaratory Order submitted in the above captioned proceeding. In its Petition, Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of Interstate Power and Light Company (“IPL”) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (“WPL”) (collectively, “Alliant”), seeks a declaratory ruling that IPL and WPL shall not be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy from a qualifying cogeneration facility or qualifying small power production facility (collectively, a “QF”). Alliant argues that IPL and WPL meet the requirements set forth in the recently-enacted § 210(m) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended (“PURPA”), 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3(m). Joint Parties argue that Alliant has not made a sufficient showing that its utilities meet the statutory requirements for relief of the PURPA purchase obligation and urge the Commission to deny Alliant’s petition.

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