Commissioner Richard Glick Statement
November 19, 2020
Docket No. EL19-80-001
Order: E-17
I dissented in part from the underlying order in this proceeding “because I do not believe that ITC Great Plains, LLC (ITC Great Plains) is sufficiently independent to justify an ROE adder.”[1] Although I agreed with the Commission that ITC Great Plains’ then-existing ROE adder was unjust and unreasonable, I disagreed with the decision to nevertheless award ITC Great Plains a 25-basis-point ROE adder.
Today’s order concludes that the Commission correctly found that ITC Great Plain’ pre-existing ROE adder was unjust and unreasonable. I continue to support that conclusion and, therefore, join today’s order except insofar as it concludes that a 25-basis-point ROE adder is just and reasonable.[2] For the reasons given in my dissent from the underlying order,[3] I would instead eliminate ITC Great Plains’ ROE adder altogether.
For these reasons, I respectfully dissent in part.
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