MT, V / i i l i l ; ~ ' ~ B~allard, Dia~star Sauah i3~ksta Frebllc Utilities Commission 5Qri;c Capitol Sf10 East Clapitoli Street Pierre, SD 5750 1-5070

W@t Ina $be Ma@@rr OQ$cr Tail Power CasmpawyPs; Rqamt $.a Rite a a n ~ Emairw-Omly LLigLg~g Tariff

i3c~.3~ Mr. Bullad:

f3ur s~imt to South. Dalkaseat Codified Laws Section 49-MA- 1 O and A h i ~ s - t i v e Rules of %:~uth Dakota Pat 20:10: B 3:03, enclosed for filing please find ten (lo) copies of Otter Tail I%awt;s. Co~npmzy's Petition to file an Energy-O&j Lighting 'Tariff.

P!G:$sP Ict arle h o w if you have m y questions with respect tar this matter.

Very rmly yorus, ,

Pm~mt $0 Sou& Dakota Co&%d laws Section 49-341i-XOi and A . & G ~ & i ~ s t e Rt.$e ~f

Rn~~&fi D&w ("ARSD") Papl20: 10: 13:03, Otta Tail Power C a m p y hereby petions the South

i3~,kam Public UtliiGee, Commi%i~~ for app~ova1 af an Ou~td~or Lighting, Ener~r;r-Only Tariff.

111e pro~scd E n e r a m y Tariff* a&wW ss Exhibit No. 1, is six-161~ to (mrr Tail's exisring

C3titd&3r I*ighti~~~.g 'Paiff (TILT'), Rate h i p a t i o n Mi-USy in &at it allows Otter T&I $0 to!$

ula t i i c meru La municipd and rother outdoor mea lighting customers. Tire Eawg+ ChQ TMiF

dilFes. hoqQcver, in that it allows the customer or some other tbid pxrty3 as opp& to

Tail, to tlhyn, oP-te md n~&tuin the lighting erquipn~eat. Under thz Ener;~3r-gbnlgr M E + Oser

Pursuant to aRSD Pat 20: 10:01:02.03, Otter Tail provides the follo~ng g m d

A. N~mr. Address, sod Tehshaae Number of U t i i ,

Otter T d Power Pnmn-nrr - - . - -. V V I I . .Y-'Y

21 5 South Cascade Street - --"--- P. 0, Box 496 F ~ U S @;PIIS, MN 56538-0496 (2 'a 8) 739-8200

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Otter Tail Power Cornoany 2 1 5 South Cascade P. 0. Box 496

C. p A a f f m m " B o . n e Trafiff Wall Take Efikcr. - This Energy-Only Tariff is being filed an September 15,1999 and

q$vaval cftfflivc as of the earliest possible date.

43.

Sou& D&,ola Codified Law 8 49-34A- 1-10 controls th

cst;~t.bl,4sh sh dreadline for final Commission action. Oner Tail requests an

pormdin~, including any variances that may be necessary.

E*

Sr. Pricing Analyst, Regulatov Services Oner Tail Power Company 2 15 South Cm~~*de S M t

@mtg&&* y s d fldi&b~, private parking lots, etc.) to both mulraicipl

arrf;k #ts C~mi~~ioai -appi~vedl OLT. The rate charged mder &a OLT is

rrt~dntenax~m of hr: equipment; 'and (iii) the elecbicity (energy and demand)

[ightiapg (i.e., the "enagfy-onaky" component).

"11l;r: 8LT provides that Otter Tail, and Otter Tail ody, shdI "i~staU,

tha rruidaor lighting quipmenat. Bemuse CIBS~OBEP~E ofien wan

nx51b~r t k x w ~ t fmm Otter Tail, however, the BELT'S aestrrictio

tk et]uipmt?nt hm proved to be some~vhat imgrnwaicd ? In

t; &i:r "IS&% seeks to GOLY: these deficie~cies by unbundli~ag the

t h wsr crZ"tlit: mdntemce md cost of the electric service, md thereby a11

gcixciskqc only the eieetric power.

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'!&is is esrid:fati.irlly t~ a ~ ~ t a ! payment, as the Tl%iv$ cuvs n wripic cafprin~ipzsi masons why

t i e caig$c%?~lt$:r -.. i&,, 3~trneEwmdy other Otter T&B - may install, aim, andl opm& my

kg&. A -dpf,ion isf the ware iirmpoma terns md conditions of the Ener

&k%%& kPl@%~,

A11whed as Exhibit NO. lj is a copy of Otter Tail's proposed Energy-

maes 'Ear b t h "Metered Service" and "Now-metered Service."

%;pwiw* a% & ~ 3 9aa implies, will utilize a standard e1ec.c meter to meas

t ~ h ~ ~ i i r . C11f6 $O.lIG304 ~a).crgj Charge is based on We:r Td ' s cost: of

5 f -48 pcr muatin to cover the costs sf metering the service (i.c., costs of mdi

Tho Won-xnetesed Sowice is charged on a moatIhly basis anmd is calcuki

rhr: ~c~amti:d kicitlsw& Xoad asf&liPe particdm lighting fixture (including the bdle

fi4(ed mmgy charge i s dcrtenrained by mul~gBying the Energy Charge ($0.06304)

.. $3- -,P.,.?-c---

4, f 630 iis rlac number of "rilusk to &m" l~ovrs that has been estiiblished. for the O t k s T

@wt. &a &i~g 1Pb8 Gg13re by f 2, %is ml~ft~ in a ~@aigRtfi~asd and effective way to achieve

=+- --* .,*,F&~.s*% -- mri~~4hOy ~k$&ges fbr ewir type of fightitlg.

18.g Ed~c@pX%tk-fy *&%xi$ pra6deg that eiher the C W ~ P R B ~ X c~r N ~ P B other party

& t * @ 1 V & by $ 1 , . This ~ I K W I S &at the customer t621 mrn

&li &%$%~a$Pl%~~ii6k "'~t$ah%&~tn'' fii$x& the pint uf inta~cihamaec~on Opfter Tai%?s elmtiid system,

%&i ahat Bn ~$2:<lorn%z :Tg ~ W S ~ D J X S ~ ~ S C fbr p ~ v i d i ~ ~ ~ g the ~"nlik~ter disconnect snvitch. We h v e

*~grsht&%B mi f%Mbit No, 3 ui l;imp%c drawrhrmg in am attempt to iillusktte the ouvn~~mhip ijiaagement.

t k 8'gsh~BP%T %viii z i k h #x: ~ s ~ n s i b l e for pwuring rn&.tenance: ~tn the equipment t$a2 it o w .

%':@-F? j'&n! w&:F*>$ @K rigbh ~ ~ W O W ~ T , to diw1ntint~e e1mtx.i~ service: if Otter T i l detemiaes t h t

1 h tf&~zi-%, L ~ ~ ~ $ ~ P @ E Y I Z is i ~ ~ i p r n ~ i l y ia~ta!ied or opm8d.

%aii&e will ka px~uided Cwan s%md& Ottm Tail dmh-icd distribution Badi$ies h &e

am+, i 't~:+t&bt2~~3 wi;li'i;$i b~ exikcx& to ray Oaer 'H'ail for any and aU costs in excess of m~&wJ

-Si&tij;.il:tp t:?i~$Rs+ 33% &c~t,3rdmm with W r Tail's Ge:ned R.des md bgdatiam. The ' t d ~ n

r~x~;.tr&,> S~R! ~ N ~ ~ Q ~ D % T I ~ L ~ P pravisian wRIc$i provides @ia~ the cnwtomer shall hdeamifj Otter TaiE ~II

:+i~ *ae~lii\ t"Bi$aii:atxifiay which msul& from soml: event taking pllace on the cwtamer's side of the

inriti! ?if'+,cir~n~s:tioi~~ ;,mtifw~ !idcR, Eatss i s caused sole%y by the raegligence of Oi$er T d . k t , CMer

'! 3; rcsrr*5;Lh: ille right b p~liidicully adit U Y ~ customer'sr'~di party's non-metcsed lighting

i & : : i f f f j ( i ~ ~ f i f 4ts:itlrc i t f ~ t the t~5,wP lwriid caftl~a P'aci"a@(ijcs) is consistent with the Po& upon

%hit:& ij~i;: -ffk~nihrly etwgg is 3m9ed+

'Ttdsi J, Qucmro David G. PrmA &%sfi:iat~ &l.n~rnI Coun\se,RI SP. IEB~chg hmXy* Regd31)~ SemPvices f S!$CT "rail Power Comparky Otter Tail Psvwe~ Compmy 3 f 9 Camdc $bet 2 11 5 So-e~tl~ Caicade Street Pa 0, b x 498 P. 0. Box 496 I'Q~T~LB F ~ l l t ~ , MN 56538-0496 Feipps Fdk, Pii4N 56538-0496

6kr ~ s g f i ~ s % t ti:n~wOrniy %riflf, to ix efli"ective as of the earliest possible date;

. JL G- By:

~ % d d 9. Guemras Associate G e w d Coamsd Ottci; Tail P0ever C~ornpmy 2 '115 Sou& Cascade Street P. 0. Box 496 FeFgw,s Falls, 56538-.M96 (2 18) 739-8356

David G. PEE&, SP. P~i3k.g h l y ~ t , R~@~$BOFY SL~%XS Otter Tail P o ~ ~ c r Cowpmy 2 15 South Cshsc7~de Street P. 01. Box 496 Feagus %:ails, hfhl 56538-8496 42 1 83 739-8595

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mlr1%JrxELB18 JP

qc, ,,etisi!l .. No. 3, %Polme ]I @igM Sheet No. 93 Rate I D ~ e s i ~ l i a ~ kd-4 1 S , Page 1 of 2 D W T

OUTDOOR LIiGmING =- EmRGY OM:,%'

2 3 ~ 4 g ~ d A m I,.i@hg - M e t e d S@%F€ d A m Z,i@&@ - Ng~~.-,Sr~~lo;?d

hda'~~tPkx,!$~ Chge: - &'rrmdca(r$ kW x $2'1 -54, where &:onnected kRf h the riW4 power of @rig Si&ithxg gktrrn (bt~ft!%dl$$g M%mj

,"m,+..4&ww-+.---.--&=-----= ., -I- -- --I---

9GUSlP I3PtKQTA PUBL'XC EFFECTWE fhr mi6;efr ~ e n d c d mi I ;"lSntJB'$fiS CB-MMISSIOI4 and &er Cktobri?:~' I5,H%@, kx SD iS?g$wf v&; $%s:kb P40- MPROIGD: ka,~ Kjeliezap

C f i e f i w m & ~ g @4' I 1 JCW

Energy Lkii~sqt

E"rn3BEtf I " s ~ B i 9 p x ~ F~Q. 3, ' V ~ P r n i : !! Original Sheet No,, 93 Rate Designation WG418, Page 2 of2

f&-l$i%m,

.&s ~ 4 g ~ ~ f g % i f ~ t ~ i B % : @E G o m p y wili pmvid16: am extension 09 up to one spvm of wire, a0t to c ~ p a d 300 f i g

3% &k%8$4a!%i:% zf%kfr~@nx$m ~qwiaJ/ slia~ll be pmvidd without (848djti~~ll charges.

ewdpm~ gi&if f~fietmai$, defend, andB mve the Company h m h s s f o~nr my ti&i8iQ9 bs, or a:i~g3ew a<&%& fir:a@% ix &Fwirqx wb. af iqje2ry 80 ~ ~ B ' ~ , O B B S ~ hcBud-aP~g de&, or property daxmages h f ; d by &%rsm t&k$ k w hx C ~ H B ~ R ~ IIR &G ~$~@(]im@r~ which m y WUT OW &e (el~cbica! system 3f 4-4.9 6l;ustom~~p. ('L-e., the ;~:&.$~KFEw$ .~;kk t!~f the, p i f i t ~llfmnhl~e~tion], unless such 1~r;s is due to the negligenee of Compaay.

hha ZXasrJ d ~ y &!E- billli~g, my a w ~ ~ m t with. im wpaid b ~ h c s 0 9 9 5 . ~ ga tmm [ah- d1~wmce 6%ts %tv$ Evcqil M O $ P $ ~ ! ~ X$aymeot credit) will b wwidered Bate md a I@& p'~peHat chbrge of I .S% /ak?&e ${&$%a bk~ka~ %;.%CS a ca;aIh$i,oe s;h%g~ .(;?f$2.00 will be: applied k the w~wnlt Ctmtomew ~5th at tieeke (If) b ~ m a s j ; ~ j ~ ~ aoftilate payme- sh4-aBB not be biRkd a 8& payntmt cllaiwgg. B%m a mitorsper is ~ ~ W W M W ~ for nonp&pam& of a biU1, the CuSo~~aer Co~~wliana Charge pmviM k P A Pd-61 S 41d! &ppjy. p%aaT Q~R$L:~: b M ms& $ilr ~cikr~~~neb%~a Q U & S ~ ~ B ofhiegas8a.r bashes h o w . A $1Q.tM charge tvilh be 34~@12& %a &I NSF c k b .

7316 Corwpmy's Geo~val Rules aid Regdationas, an file with the Cammission, continu:: 60 ti;, mhv'iix und~r this tariff.

A B $ B I % T PDR F@UHZCWda,L PAYMENTS Bills under $lais mte sch:hcdmle nway be subject to * - i ~ a n ~ r r & w c 1 i i i r G h t ~ - x c d - - - r n u -

s{$i~%:i~~e~t iZw ct;YP.tZlak paymen& itra anuanicipalities as provided k. the Genera! Btlmllaa mi3 "W&gaIatio~s.

.S~M-?--&-,*T--~~-%--- - , . - - - - - - - - - - .----. ----- -. -.-... -- --- St3t%%3H DAXCUEA PUBLIC EFFECTWE 6r sewiws ireizi%~red ~ ? 3 3

t-YFrL-r$3E% C ~ F Q ~ ~ ~ S I O ~ I md &4:r cl;qctoh~ 1 5,1999, In SD A~$psved: fJ<wkpet No, MPROVEDP b e g IQelleg~gj

Chief 43p1rati~g O&?WY Eaeqg Deg%~cq

@ V E R T&k FOBHER COMPANY ZjOkt'fH DWMBTB ENERGY-ONLY 60SB A~WALMBS

TGfnf gang AJlacreted ta Lighting

Rdk~rn 1sn Weta Base Tnfat Me&&d fur Shar~holdsrs

Bwrwb~Xiorr Exp Omem! "Taxes

a h o r Opscailng I?evanues Aliocalad b Liphling MjM%t@d R~wwib;l,e Ateql~i~r~rn~~nl Need

K W H Gonsurnption

T$%t&l Demand Per KW

f xergy3dy Rate mfinq Gampi~s

One; Spar; air Let= Sampla

More Than One Spsn Sample

%ans Mem, being fist duly sworn* degores aoll says thn on Septemka- 16,1999, Le P e i a ~ 1 @I Waer T& Parer Campamy b FiPe a. EnehW-Om@ Lig5,hg T g M ws tlewdfid in thc UaiM S@ks rmil a the City of F e w Falls, pslage prepid them& foF rfclivrry to the following nomcs.

I

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

WEEKLY FILINGS Fsa' the Period uf September 18, 1998 through September 22, I999

if i@~ n@sd a ccmplete copy rrf a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please contact Qelaine Katbs ~irtthlrl hvs business days of this filing. Phone: 605-773-3705 Fax- 605-773-3809

G"r9Q-Q4@ In the Matter of the Complaint filed by Jaese Ham, Cusrterp QWBBS C ~ m m ~ n i ~ a t j ~ n ~ , lac. Regarding Unauthori2:ecl

The GomplatflanE alleges ths Company switched telecornmuwication!~ services f r l ; ~~ AT&T to Qwest $333 &\k~gbd~~ 2, $999, without authorization. Complainant states she wants to resume servlce with , " a l & F , : $ b ~ ~Jaf?t$ Qweai to pay a $1,000 fine plus an additional $5WC) in damages.

<zi:4r\.sa!%irc?r R~pfessntalive: teni Healy %l&if $%R~tnr~y Carnrctrr Hosleek Dzm Fdfr;a,d 6$1"27@9 t:-iYgj~~or rhcf Deadlr ne: n/a

ELECTWQC

e Filing by Otter Pail Power ting Tariff.

Ot$@f Tail F?x.iri@r Company IS fillrig to revise the South Dakota Electric fa af: ?>t!%a.gy oniy. outdoor' lighting service

3;ljt;sfi ;lliqa;yst P'eith Sanger &Mff 4florf7ey 6:zmruar Hoseck t%kxt@ f. tin8 09!20!99 faifsr-err3 lor3 Deadline: 1 Ql081.99

NATURAL GAS

NG9B-006 In the Matterr of the Filing by MidAmerican Energy Cornpa Natural Gas Optional Off Peak Firm Service Wider.

,* %. #- * > - :5u,xt;%uf3;.ii t:usra>rSr?@r c~irrentiy on these rates M~dP~merrcan Oa~cafa Ptibjic Utiittie~ Cvrnm~ssrcln that these tariffs beco~ne

Safj P ~ t q j ) ~ t M1che1e F a r r : ~ Slafj &$Zqme~ Karen Crerner t3;t~e F rlcd QBf20j99 !:%atverqlr=;n Uate 7 0f08199

TC98-096 in the Matter sf the Appli~atid~n of Allied Cammuwicarticarts Group sl-Bdbl;g ACG tasN +a Certificate of Authority to Provide TeOek;ommkan'Ic:ati6sns Sewices 6n Sa~fith &%kata

Allied Cammunicatisns Group d/b/a ACG has filed a request for a Certtficate of Author~fy is $Nor resold interexchange services, including direct diated I -t service, inbound toll-free servai . ar78 travel card services.

Staff Analyst: Michele Farris Staff Attorney: Carnron Hoseck Date Filed: 09i20199 Intervention Date: 10108199

'TC99497 In the Matter of the Fiiing for Approval of an interconnection Agrgk.anan"r>@lwea~f Fort Randall Telephone Company and Dakota Telacorn, lnc. and Dak~ta Te~ecos~lrnunications Systems, Inc.

Fort Randail Telephone Company, Dakota Telecorn. Inc and Dakota Tetecommur~rcaiions Sysii l~i~!; Inc. Tiled a negotrated Interconnection Agreement whtch purports tc3 resolve stl issues aetwoerr the^ parties for reciprocal traffic exchange, interconnedron, resale of local services, solectrsr't csf trl:al:8i

carriers, access to telephone numbers, diaitng parity, directory and customer lrst~ng ,SSL~~T?$> ilofi?titil!j

announcement and call forwarding, reparr services znd the audit prpocess

Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing wrttten corr?ments ~ ~ j t k ' ~ it'ra Commission and the parties to the agreement ED later than October 15, 19999 Partre% to tl'w agreement may file written responses ta the comments w~th!n twenty days of servrcs nf I~T+J cummerlts.

Staff Attorney: Camron Moseck Date Filed: 09/21 199 Cornmenis Due. 1 Of1 5199

TG994943 In the Matter of the Petition sf CB S WEST Communications, Inc, to Racdassily bJ Y WEST'S Direcfqry Assistance Sewice.

8 s if i iE5f r3ummunrcatrons ptirsuant io SDCL 49-31 -3 2 and ARSU 20 10 24 I 1 Fiiea ra ~'~~ti iut ir f i ; dirzctcjry ar;srska.rce and reiared services from i?rsrrcornpeti:lve to fully comper:'.ii,e tl S VVt 5; i' fSomm~~nicattons requlssts coni~denttstl treatmen! of 1998 South Dakora Fi?stiis ~ ~ ~ . l ~ s ; ? i . l l p i ? l t f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sawices - Drrectory Asststance Servrces and of Proprietary Li S LzlESI Caii VoEunes ''??n;~r8ss''

SiaR Ft'nafyst iiarian BstsCH~eather Forncy Staff Attwrney camror! Hose&, Uaie Frfed* 09/22/99 Zntefwefttxon Date 1 G;:i08/'94

TC93-89% In the Matter of the Issquiv of CVhether to Reciassify U S WEST Cra~"1"tf~ltuntcaa5~~~~~~~ irac.3 IfntraLATA Toll[ and Wide-Area Telephone Services.

$a THE M n E R OF T H E FlkBNG BY OTTER ) ORDER AP'PWOVING TARiFF TNL WWR G O M P ~ ? ~ ~ a a APPRQVAL OF 1 R E V ~ S ~ ~ N S EF~EB%QY-Q+~LY L$GH"$"MB TARIFF I

1 EL99mOqs

OR $apI@mb 20, TG9i3, tha Public U1i:iti-e~ Commission (Cornmussion) received an &,@%~~%f~3;?:~3 T a m 2 Ot+&r Tail Power Campany (OTP) requesting appn~val of a ts;iff sheet for service t%w2&a.9&d~~3i' Lighting-E~fbrgy Qnly." OTFl asked for approval of the foiiowing revised Par% g?%% eP 5~s EEl&t:tni"~ Raaa 3ch~;ctule:

% % ~ 4 @ f i No. 3, Volume I, Original Sheet No. 93, Rate Designation M-41S, pages "I d Z w d 2 a f 2

01P3 f?(ifi~fin in this nlatfer siates, in par(, that "[t]he pmposed Energy-Only Tariff, a'Raclled 44% E@d&T Ma. i, (5 drniiar ts Otter Tail's existin@ Outdoor Lighting ?;%riff ("OLT), Rate Designetion W-IZB !R thaf 3 allows Mlar Sail to sell eledric energy to municipal snd other outdoor area lighting cd;.ir&$@~~t$m~ XFws Enmgy-Only Tariff diffctrs, however, in that it a!li=rws the customer or some atbe. tbM parry. 8% f&$~pasd to Otter Tail, to own, operate and maintain the lighting equipment, Vr~der rFrr Er;$cpy-Only Tattfi, Otter Tail will pmvide the customer only with electric senrice,, i.e., 'energy- Ex&p$* ,&

."hl ~ 1 % ~@guisrQ s~hadulsd Mtffaa 14, 22aD0, nlee?ing, the Csmrnission considered final i&"e?fgir@f of W@ Pppliw~fi~n. OTP ~ q b 3 m ~ d telecori%~nc;e. OTP agreed thai tire approvai of thiz I t i i l i ? # g @ nat provide or imply a CommissCm endorsement or approval of t h e cost study tised rth k381~g nrst dues M prnvid,s or imp% a Ck~mysarry end~rssment or approvai of the .,sate of return at%<$ a l p @dl r*sn?ruran aqvity used by staff. Commission Staff rec~mmended spprsival of the fariff $%$@1%$<ir%$

Th@ C0fnlois9ion has jurisdinion over this matter pursuant Lo SDCL Chapter 43-344 v~~~:J~T@IQ 48SA-4, 49-34AEjl 69-MA-8, 49-34A-,-40 and 49-3414-12. The Corssrmis~~m found the %a@ ~fi&Inge% are ,just artred reasonable and approved the revised tariff. As the Cornmissiona's fins! $%qs%bfi in thrg rr!stfar, it is lh@mfor@

GFtXEWEB, ft7;lnt QTP's aforernentianed revised tariff is approved and shalf be effec.;tive. far .@*%+&@ &ilb~r@d Qrr 811d BWW April 1, 2600. n

D@ted at Piem. Sculh Dakota, this d- 9' day of March, 2000..