XCEL ENERGY: Wholesale 2005 Power Base Rate Case Continues

Southwestern Public Service Company’s Wholesale 2005 Power Base Rate Application case is ongoing. SPS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc.

In December 2005, SPS filed for a US$2.5 million increase in wholesale power rates to certain electric cooperatives.

In…

XCEL ENERGY: SPS Formula Transmission Rate Filing Still Pending

Xcel Energy Inc.’s December 2007 application to implement a transmission formula rate for subsidiary Southwestern Public Service Company’s (SPS) zone of the Xcel Energy Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) remains pending. The changed rates will affect all wholesale transmission service…

XCEL ENERGY: SPS’s March 2008 Wholesale Rate Case Continues

Southwestern Public Service Company’s March 2008 request for an annual revenue increase of US$14.9 million in a wholesale rate case remains pending.

SPS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc.

On March 31, 2008, SPS filed the wholesale rate case…

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC: NMPRC Approved FPPCAC Settlement on Aug. 26

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, on Aug. 26, 2008, issued a final order approving a unanimous stipulation regarding Southwestern Public Service Co.’s fuel continuation proceeding with the NMPRC.

The Company filed with the NMPRC requesting continuation of the use of…

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC: Bid for Rate Case Rehearing Denied in Oct.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, on Oct. 14, 2008, denied Southwestern Public Service Co.’s motion for rehearing on certain issues regarding the Company’s request for a New Mexico retail electric general rate increase of US$17.3 million annually.

In July 2007,…

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC: JD Wind Units’ Payments Lawsuit Continues

Southwestern Public Service Co. is still facing a suit filed by several of the John Deere Wind subsidiaries disputing the Company’s payments to JD Wind for energy produced from the JD Wind projects.

On June 27, 2007, JD Wind filed the…

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC: Awaits Ruling on LCEC Cease-and Desist Bid

The Court of Appeals’ decision is still pending over Lamb County Electric Cooperative Inc.’s July 24, 1995 petition to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a cease and desist order against Southwestern Public Service Co.

LCEC alleges that the Company…

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC: Probe on SPP RTO Participation Continues

The investigation regarding Southwestern Public Service Co.’s participation in Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Regional Transmission Organization (SPP RTO) is still ongoing.

In October 2007, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) issued an order initiating an investigation to consider the prudence…