STATE OF MISSOURI

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

 

At a session of the Public Service Commission held at its office in Jefferson City on the 28th day of January, 2014.

 

 

In the Matter of Union Electric Company, d/b/a                     )         File No. ER-2014-0258

Ameren Missouri’s Tariff to Increase Its                      )         Tariff No. YE-2015-0003

Revenues for Electric Service                                    )

 

 

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT REGARDING HEAT RATE – RELATED TESTING ISSUES

 

Issue Date:  January 28, 2015                              Effective Date:  January 28, 2015

 

 

On January 9, 2015, the Commission’s Staff and Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri filed a nonunanimous stipulation and agreement regarding heat rate testing requirements for utilities with fuel adjustment clauses.  The stipulation and agreement is nonunanimous in that it was not signed by all parties.  However, Commission rule 4 CSR 240-2.115(2) provides that other parties have seven days in which to object to a nonunanimous stipulation and agreement.  If no party files a timely objection to a stipulation and agreement, the Commission may treat it as a unanimous stipulation and agreement.  More than seven days have now passed since the stipulation and agreement was filed, and no party has objected.  Therefore, the Commission will treat the stipulation and agreement as a unanimous stipulation and agreement.  

The effect of the stipulation and agreement is to remove, from this case, questions regarding the interpretation of heat rate testing provisions in the Commission’s fuel adjustment clause rules.  Staff and Ameren Missouri agree to work together to propose appropriate revisions to those rules in a future rulemaking proceeding.    

After reviewing the stipulation and agreement, the Commission independently finds and concludes that the stipulation and agreement is a reasonable resolution of the issues addressed by the stipulation and agreement and that such stipulation and agreement should be approved. 

THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:

1.               The Nonunanimous Stipulation and Agreement Regarding Heat Rate – Related Testing Issues, filed on January 9, 2015, is approved as a resolution of the issues addressed in that stipulation and agreement.  The signatory parties are ordered to comply with the terms of the stipulation and agreement.  A copy of the stipulation and agreement is attached to this order.

2.               This order shall be effective when issued.

 

                                                            BY THE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

                                                            Morris L. Woodruff

                                                            Secretary

 

 

R. Kenney, Chm., Stoll, W. Kenney,

Hall, and Rupp, CC., concur.

 

 

Woodruff, Chief Regulatory Law Judge