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Mr. William 8ullal.d, Executive Dira~3or Pk1bti.c tlitilities Q=r;~!~~mtiesisri? $R%le of $at.~fh Dakata 8t~4s Of;Fica Building Pitxf@, 3lt3 57503

RE: Fiilir~g Purswant to SSESPtlG Gogeneration and Sniali Power Production Qrbsr, Dock864 No. F-3365

Pz.lrsssni to ths ebawe rsfer@nc@d docket, Nlnuihera States P'awer Cl2nrgaruy ttars%k>y aubrnits for Iffo~nmid~siun a$pl'~tvi.$l %RE r@dised rsrte shsstrt for tke OwE%siotf:oB ;C$@!iv@ry Efi~narqy SererGm and Tine of Delivery Energy Sarlticte. The snt90%@9! tariffs am essenliaRfy eansistent with ?hose the C[=rsmrnission appmvsd In Bb June 2Q, "19536, QF~EF.

Ti18 proy:res@d Qcc~iasisraeO Dsiiveqf Energy Sewim rat@ sheet is revisad to rafi@r,C a five corn& par rvzosrlth higher metering charge and increased energy payment. 'Th@ &?ergy payiuse~nti~s P~asad orr the Casmpany's 1998 avoided energy cast aatifnata.

Tha progmmd Tim@! of D~livery Erawgy Sewicf~ rate shaz~el is rsvisd to rslled a ~~~Gtpua~bEe five mrntts per n~aanth increase ~ F I metering s&args ;as the Qmsisnat Q@:lvsry Energy Sewicx?. Similarly, awergy and capacily pay-ments are atso rd~i~iisiek to reflscl; this Corniparry's '1 998 avoided casts projadSctr,,

4n AttmsPtm@,.nt 1 are! the solp~gsriiwg vvork papera to i!Itds4~ata Eke deriv~iion uf tkssc " + proposed sales. ,,in@@ a portion of the ~ 4 0 r f i papers cc~e?lains pt'opahata~y Susiraess

ic?$otfnatior:, tlwr~fc~~rns the Corrrpany r@queets that certain data be Preatc-xi 8s .. 8 . rx>n%ider?tial iniorrfirualriar!. I h . ~ Gomgany, h ~ ~ s v e f , has ~JBSO !r~cl\~ded 1f9r p~ff;rllc

TYw Coznga"r"9 raqueists the Comrniesian appmva ths proposed rat@ shwts at its aasfi@%it ~~ i& t i l i@J" t~b , TI?@ Company will be prepared ir~pl@rn@n,t these rsks M 2 ~&$jk$i 8,R@r c#mrniaaPon approval. BF you havs any gli~estierns m~wmming fhtis i3"4i~t@~ ~ = Q Q E frw to c ~ ~ l f a ~ t m~ at (605) 339-8340.

I f $nyaul@ hras wnly cjr,iesticrns, please call rns at 339-8350

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GW2CB.K@2Hisl t, 0ELNS;RV ENPRC+'.;'d Sf MVliGE Secti~n No. 9 Y%'Bi COD%! t39 Isi Revised Sheet No. 2

Cancelling Original Sheet No, 2 w i w ~ ~ r r 9 r c r . n ~ h u r n i r * : r u l ~ a a v m m , ~ u r n ~ ~ - ~ - - o . n - - - - -

a~'%>~f%~b73":R~J~~~$ :'br /:rio*g;f I:I@li\r1l8rg?d ti) Clampasly 8. ,?etgy ;5ikx?rw~a ;$PEE{ k"hY4l 50.0229

Y'Q P*G CQWDl'RlQH% OF 2$IEEl~MCE n ~-W~:%L' cdt%***i:e p:roct&il Wf Chfl~pany rct. cwtcrnw 81 fhs same site shal be fsiilcd in ausordar?

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ii ;: ~ia~~~?~:!ra$:~iw kt oawgy -tt!3eQusn'ed so Company ts limited Io payrrrent for a maxirnl; @%* R%"-f"&ti kisiiti,$@t?ji &I' e~'iw(pt1~ YD C~,n?;>ixtiy III BUCBSS of tllis litnit wili be ~-nr;clinr~ansa\e -'"

s ' % ~ G ~ - A X W ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ $ I P ::k&6q$d.~ w ~ J b!)~r 004e;+~wS by byhe Company on arr indi?ridual b,asis for a11 wats 8,ssociated wZ?".3:2+5it-ii83 I<: (41:: 1~1t+Ckdif~1~rt of Ihr!lip$n!d filc;~lirif~s ii? ai;c~rrirn~date the SUF. The monthly nadering ,,t>ihf@* ~xr~Zr;U*.~b #w G ~ ~ S Z D: ifre i?,ddr'lioir3:iI rnstenng equipment $ixl the essmiated biking, operating, and LT%'I.~~:~WW~~L.~PI 18%$&+lxliC.h Thb n d rurlerccnnui~tlim charge ret<31ders tt)nti$e rosb incurrid 'for equipment end r * o l f * * ~ + l i ~ m i i iJi~::;fL%% L'J )7%i%4EY!It'libl$ ?&qwtp$rte)*t% and @arp!nses. At ti?&? option of tta S W , ihs rtet s ' ;~ *~~~~r= :~~ : : i i b~ i i~~ fma~gct ~ t i l b n a ~tny ie peyrrten? ar *ill be a rrronthly freymanl. The mlwiations of such

&,+gem e ~Kt&wfi&c$ ro? ?2t:(?it@ovr +ic!ai 1 . DEFFNITIC)N.S, in this section.

t#::$vm~r! X;~P;!&+, Pm&!!r GfiSmpaty Mg%ir%i&&5c&id M~nni?-~iu?irr 5&kQ? BQU'I'H DWXDf A EII,BCTWt\t: RATE 5CvM - SDbihC Pd0.2

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ I w P I D I B I I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ?$M QF C~EUYBRY ~ L H L A ~ Y %$;~~YICE Section blu. 9 $a~!j$ c@rx ~ 5 2 is( Rewised She& No. 3

Cancelling Cnyirial Sheet FJo 5 ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ n l a p r n ~ m N r a Y q ~ ~ p r W ~ u n ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ * ~ t s ~ ~ - u m ~ ~ ~ ~ -me

gGi;ti)ifl-mmq .*. t;i .21,1,ad-jln .+, Tot Energy l;%ln~~+rerf $0 Cornpa:ry Of: @'it&% Iinergy f3.&yrnsri1h r~t!f kWLJt! $0.0288- bld Fa&& Enrtfgy !3~yrrmif per kt+\& $0.0'145 C;ijpikCi~ F'f~y"rmrat for Frr:n Pc~wer per Or1 Peak k W h 5O.CM2

ffeini, C?L~~~IJ?;E ik~Y%7afj;r, st,~h~t%~f I0 :f16:' arJiirsInwnY pravided fix ir; Fuel Ciause Wder.

O%YE.R@3W&-fIC~Fb U.F FPWM PY3W61i5A ft% Et2!2 lp;iSI ham B ~ I B P I ~ C ~ f?rrt~ pow~fr i f durcllg ttie hilling period an on peak &?,apectty Fadur of at least 65% wlu.rs a@i:+v@1:t 'fka mlkulatiotr of itha on peak ~:a.apncittj factsr wtl he as :foI?~m:

I-%!$ r7.vsv#tq~! ,r,n [:leak period ~.fleter@d capacity delivered to the Cornpany f~fnv. the os: pcriad crt the i ' ; f l k ~ ~ irtu.lir;d J~v.~$Socl by ths gr~irtest 15 nl'inute metered mpadty clielirrered for the on peak period of the riaiaie k?~Drng pasticxi -aiexp?a~,ssed in percent srrd rounded to the nearest whole percevt. I f tinepercent &$~,+i@.iltttaif 13 a5 SI!' gr@siellr, aapacity paynrent will be made. I f the percent caladated is Iw?ss than 85, ?upsrt,:~r;g Y)Tgyr?~Bfsl'wi!l l lol bn made,

rff@lli'iR &%D GQtirQlTIIQidS GlF SERVICE 3 fd!$2'idi@ iierrtrsa plrovided by (;ompany to lcerston~er at the same sit{,! shail be billed in actarclan

;i$t$~i'u,tj~riat9 ralriii @iat;tric; tariff.

.3 4tr:@e~:ar11:@i%ior1 cl l ia~ge~ w ~ N be assessed by Ihe Cnl~lpany on an ividividual basis for all costs assssciated rwkth ntldbiaon tc 01' rulaci~flwl~t~n of Company faciiities to accon.rmodate the SQF. The monthly rneteeny ~?%ir( $$@ ~ P C C I V B F B 1 9 ' 1 ~ C O S ~ 01 the edrlitionel rnefarrrlg equipment ancl the asso,ciited billing, opet-a2ing, and ririci!t8'rlt~,:lri:4~fr,@ exp~ertser;, .FI1e! net rntercorinection charge recovers those costs i~tcurred for equipment a:ld rl.$f&~:au~i%rc rn axca$s olr rrretcrlrlg tlqlalpment and expenses. At the option of t h e SQF, th~e net it\tiat%~f?i:$jcilan clt~ergn r~viil be a srngle pspyrvlellt or ahrill be a monthly payment. The calculations caf such CIi@3$1t3% $\ti3 dssarbatl irt S~il3dariston 'I, DEFIMlTIONS, in Phis sedian.

By: Kent T. Lerson Effsctivc Cats, Genera! Itnal~ager & Ct~ief Gc'ecubve

NSP - South D%koVa (3rder Dale.

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Section No. 9 !st Revised Sliest No. 2

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