Midwest utilities seek more discussion of through-and-out rates

Washington (Platts)--6Jan2004

A host of Midwestern utilities told the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to give more time and allow greater stakeholder involvement in the process to eliminate "through-and-out" rates for transactions between the PJM Interconnection and Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator. In a joint filing Tuesday, the group said it transmission customers have not had ample opportunity to comment on the elimination of the rates and their replacement with a temporary seams elimination charge adjustment (SECA), as required by FERC last November. "No meaningful opportunity is apparently available for customers to participate in the development of the SECA filings," the utilities said. Participating in the filing are Detroit Edison, Consumers Energy, Wisconsin Electric Power, Wisconsin Public Power, Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Public Service, and Upper Peninsula Power.