General Information
The Minnesota Power 2008 Rate Proceeding application has been referred by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to OAH for a contested case proceeding. This matter has been assigned to Judge Bruce Johnson. This webpage is intended to provide useful and timely information to the public and parties to this matter. The ALJ in this matter will be making a recommendation to the Commission regarding the requested increase by Minnesota Power to its electric rates. The recommendation will include an assessment of the overall requested amount of the increase (approximately $45 million, or about 9.5 percent overall) and the design of the proposed rates.
Interested members of the public can e-mail, mail, or deliver public comments to the ALJ in this matter at the Office of Administrative Hearings. The deadline for public comments (by e-mail, mail, or delivered) is October 17, 2008. The deadline is a received-by deadline. For the comments to be considered, they must be received at OAH by 4:30 p.m. on October 17, 2008. Public comments should include the docket number (OAH 4-2500-19796-2 and MPUC E015/GR-08-415) and be addressed as follows:
Bruce Johnson
Administrative Law Judge
600 North Robert Street
P.O. Box 64620
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620
Bruce.Johnson@state.mn.us
Fax: 651-361-7936
Public Hearings
Public hearings are being conducted in four locations for input from customers and the general public regarding the proposed rate increase. The dates and locations of the hearings are:
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:00 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eveleth Range Recreation & Civic Center 901 Hat Trick Avenue Eveleth, MN 55734
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 7 p.m. Itasca Community College 1851 East Hwy. 169 Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Thursday, October 2, 2008 2:00 p.m. and 7 p.m. Duluth City Council Chambers 411 West First Street Duluth, MN 55802
Monday, October 6, 2008 7 p.m. Morrison County Government Center 213 First Avenue SE Little Falls, MN 56345
Information Resources
The application and other filed documents in this docket may be reviewed through the eDocket system (www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling/home.jsp) of the Public Utilities Commission and Department of Commerce. To access the Minnesota Power Rate documents, click Search, then enter docket number 08-415 (select 06 from the drop down "year" menu and enter 415 in the "number" box) and click the Search button. You do not need to register to view the public docket.
ALJ Orders
The Orders issued by Judge Johnson in this matter are linked below. The First Prehearing Order sets out the schedule, intervention process, discovery mechanisms and otherwise directs the parties to this proceeding. Further Orders and the Judge's Recommendation to the Public Utilities Commission will be posted here when available. Where appropriate, the documents are provided through the PUC/Commerce eDocket system.
Public Exhibits
Scanned versions of the public exhibits in this matter are provided through the links below. Where appropriate, the documents are provided through the PUC/Commerce eDocket system.
Public Comments
E-mailed comments are combined into batched documents for public review [posted below]. Additional PDF-format documents will be added to the list as more emailed comments are received.
Scanned versions of the mailed or delivered public comments in this matter are also posted here. The deadline for public comments (by e-mail, mail, or delivered) is October 17, 2008. For the comments to be considered, they must be received at OAH by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline.
Late-Filed Public Comments
Public comments received after the deadline cannot be included in the hearing record.
Last Updated - February 20, 2009