significantly, Ar s retail access lands also include a

significantly, Ar s retail access lands also include a "minimum stay provision" for non residential customers. The tariff requires that non-residentiai customers who voluntarily return to AP's default service must sing a one year minimum contract to receive electricity generation from AP. However, if a lion-residential customer is returned to default service because its competitive service provider defaults, the customer may return to default service until it chtxises a new authorized competitive service provider, as long as the customer begins to take supply from a new competitive service provider within 90 days from the effective date of the customer's initial return to default service. The Company also states in its application that while no changes are proposed at this time to its current tariff provisions relating to the Company's line extension plan, the Company may propose modifications at a later date to reflect retail access. The Application also states that the Company is not proposing any changes to its co-generation schedule, but will file to modify Schedule COG after December 31. 2(X)1. AP also filed a '.‘Competitive Service Provider Coordination Tariff," which the Company states is to define the operational relationship between the Company and competitive service providers fro their provisions of electric generation service in the Company's service territory. The Company further states that it expects to fully comply with the Commission’s rules governing relations between affiliated functionally separated entities as set for in Commission rule 20 VAC 5-202-30. It represents that as a subsidiary of a publicholding company, it is required to account for intra holding company sy stem transactions at fully distributed cost as opposed to the asymmetric pricing requirement set forth in the Commission’s rules. The Company represents though that because of the limited number of transactions between AP and Allegheny Energy, AP does not believe that this requirement will present significant problems at this time; if problems should arise, the Company represents that it may request a waiver or exemption from this requirement. A copy of the captioned application is available for inspection between the hours of 8; 15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Commission's Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building. 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia. The application may also be requested in writing from AP's counsel at the address noted below. Comments on the application or requests for hearing must be submitted in writing to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission. P.O. Box 2118, Richmond. Virginia 23218, on or before July 27, 2001. referring to Case No. PUE(XX)280, and shall also be served on AP’s counsel at the address noted below. Requests for the hearing shall state why a hearing is necessary and why such issues cannot be adequately addressed in written comments. Any person filing comments or filing a request for hearing shall also file a notice of participation as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before July 27, 2001. All correspondence should refer to Case No. PUE000280. A copy of any comments or request for hearing, and notice of participation must also be sent to counsel for AP as follows: Philip J. Bray, Esquire, Allegheny Power Company, 10435 Downsville Pike, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-1766. It no sufficient request for hearing is received, a formal hearing might not be held. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order Prescribing Notice and Inviting Comments and/or Request for Hearing establishing the proceeding in this matter and setting forth the complete procedural schedule applicable thereto, from the Commission’s Web site. http://www.stale.va.u.s/scc/caseinlo/orders.him or by directing a wntten request for a copy of the same to Joel H. Peck, Clerk of the Commission, at P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Vitginia 23218, and referring to Case No. PUE(XX)28(k

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