Scope
In North Dakota Public Service Commission Case PU-26-215, filed 18 June 2026, Otter Tail Power Company asks the Commission to approve a new class for very large customers and a Large General Service Tier III High Power Compute rate schedule for customers with at least 75 MW of firm data center load, designed as a long-term take-or-pay service that assigns to the data center all costs attributable to serving data center load, with a proposed effective date of 1 January 2027.
- Geographic scope
- Otter Tail Power Company service area, North Dakota
- Jurisdiction
- Utility territory
- Authority type
- Utility
- Issuing authority
- Otter Tail Power Company (petition filed with the North Dakota Public Service Commission)
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not in effect (open proceeding)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- 18 June 2026
- Last checked
- 1 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
- Proceeding
- North Dakota PSC Case PU-26-215
Summary
Otter Tail Power Company petitioned the North Dakota Public Service Commission on 18 June 2026 to create a class for very large customers and a high power compute rate schedule for customers with at least 75 MW of firm data center load, structured as take-or-pay service that assigns data center costs to the data center, with a proposed start of 1 January 2027. On 27 July 2026 the Commission suspended the proposed rates and issued a notice of opportunity for hearing. The case is pending and nothing has been approved.
What this does not establish
- This is the utility's pending petition; the Commission case page, checked on 23 September 2026, lists no final order and an informal hearing set for that afternoon.
- The 15 September 2026 supplemental filing and the 21 September 2026 staff memorandum were not opened, so the proposed terms may have changed.
- The proposed 1 January 2027 effective date is not stored because nothing has been approved.
- Parallel Otter Tail filings in Minnesota and South Dakota are separate proceedings in other jurisdictions.
Unresolved questions
- Whether and when the Commission will approve, modify or reject the proposed schedule.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.psc.nd.gov/webdocs/case/26-0215/001-010.pdf
- North Dakota Public Service Commission, Case PU-26-215 detail Filing date, 27 July 2026 suspension motion and pending status