February 25, 2009 Minutes

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
Ronda Hartman Fergus, Commissioner
Valerie A. Lemmie, Commissioner
Paul A. Centolella, Commissioner
Cheryl L. Roberto, Commissioner
Paul J. Duffy, Legal Director
Kim Bojko, Electric Section, Legal Department
Jeanne Kingery, Gas Section, Legal Department
Jeff Jones, Telephone and Water Sections, Legal Department
Cecilia Tidd, Legal Department

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on February 19, 2009, for the week of February 23, 2009.

The minutes of the February 19, 2009 Commission Meeting were approved by the Commissioners.

The Commission met for the purpose of considering the following cases and to act upon the proposed Entries and/or Opinions and Orders.

Signing Session: February 25, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

Electric:

Rehearing:

08-935-EL-SSO	Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company (Entry considering application for rehearing)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
(09-21-EL-ATA (09-22-EL-AEM (09-23-EL-AAM	Ohio Edison Company The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company The Toledo Edison Company (Entry considering application for rehearing)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

08-1302-EL-ATA	Columbus Southern Power Company and Ohio Power Company (Consideration of finding and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
09-90-EL-COI	Investigation into the Value of Continued Participation in Regional Transmission Organizations (Consideration of entry inviting comments)	Rescheduled to appear on March 4, 2009 agenda.

Gas:

Tariffs:

09-128-GA-ATA

Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc.
(Entry considering application to modify unaccounted for gas percentage)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

(08-112-GA-FOR (08-118-GA-FOR (08-120-GA-FOR (08-121-GA-FOR	Ohio Gas Company Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering closure of dockets)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
(08-206-GA-GCR (08-207-GA-GCR (08-208-GA-GCR (08-210-GA-GCR (08-214-GA-GCR (08-215-GA-GCR (08-217-GA-GCR	Brainard Gas Corp. Eastern Natural Gas Company Gasco Distribution Systems, Inc. Glenwood Energy of Oxford, Inc. Pike Natural Gas Company Southeastern Natural Gas Company Waterville Gas & Oil Company (Entry considering closure of dockets)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Telephone:

08-1118-TP-WVR	United Telephone Company of Ohio dba Embarq (Entry considering application for grace period relating to service weather) (rescheduled from 2/19)	Stricken from the February 25, 2009 agenda.
08-1267-TP-ACO	CenturyTel, Inc. and Embarq Corporation (Opinion and order considering joint application)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
08-1281-TP-BLS	Ohio Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T Ohio (Finding and order considering application for alternative regulation)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
08-1289-TP-ACE	Intrado Communications, Inc. (Entry considering motions to intervene)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Water:

08-349-WW-ACE

Tomahawk Utilities, Inc.
(Finding and order considering application)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Comments:

FERC ER01-1403 et al.

The FirstEnergy Companies
(Comments concerning FirstEnergy's market powr update analysis for Midwest ISO markets)
The Commission authorized the Assistant Attorneys General to file comments with FERC. Vote 5-0.