FERC Affirms Presiding ALJ’s Holdings on Southern Lights Pipeline’s Uncommitted Rates For Service after Challenges by Indicated Shippers

摘要

On 7/19/13 FERC issued an order addressing briefs on and opposing exceptions to an Initial Decision on 6/5/12 of the Presiding Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) related to two rate filings made by Enbridge Pipelines (Southern Lights) LLC (ESL) (IS10-399, IS11-146). The Commission’s order approved the ID’s holdings regarding the determination of the just and reasonable maximum rates for uncommitted service (the Uncommitted Rates) for 2010 and 2011 on the Southern Lights Pipeline. The Commission affirmed and adopted the Presiding Judge’s determination that the Commission-approved two-to-one rate design methodology established in the Transportation Service Agreement (TSA) must be used in determining the just and reasonable Uncommitted Rate for both 2010 and 2011.