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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Integrated System Rate Schedule
Changes
Southwestern Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Changes to
Southwestern Power Administration
Rate Schedules and Opportunity for
Public Review and Comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), has determined that
revisions to the Real Power Losses
provisions within existing rate
schedules P–06 and NFTS–06 are
required. The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) confirmed and
approved such rates on February 27,
2007 in Docket No. EF07–4011–000 (118
FERC ¶62,162) for the period from
October 1, 2006 through September 30,
2010. Since the proposed rate schedule
revisions are limited only to Real Power
Losses, the net result of the 2006
Integrated System Power Repayment
Studies, which was the basis for the
existing rate schedules, will not be
altered.
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Southwestern held several meetings
during FY 2008 with customers to
discuss the proposed rate schedule
revisions and provide opportunity for
input in the development of the final
rate schedules. As a result of these
informal meetings, it was determined
that the revised rate schedule provisions
can provide cost-savings and
operational benefits to Southwestern’s
transmission customers and are
consistent with (FERC) Order No. 888.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice and will end November 19, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James K. McDonald, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate
Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6690,
jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) was
created by an Act of the U.S. Congress,
Department of Energy Organization Act,
Pub. L. 95–91, dated August 4, 1977.
Southwestern’s power marketing
activities were transferred from the
Department of Interior to the DOE,
effective October 1, 1977. Guidelines for
preparation of power repayment studies
are included in DOE Order No. RA
6120.2 entitled Power Marketing
Administration Financial Reporting.
Procedures for Public Participation in
Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustments of the Power Marketing
Administrations are found at Title 10,
part 903, Subpart A of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 903).
Procedures for the confirmation and
approval of rates for the Federal Power
Marketing Administrations are found at
Title 18, part 300, Subpart L of the Code
of Federal Regulations (18 CFR 300).
Southwestern markets power from 24
multi-purpose reservoir projects, with
hydroelectric power facilities
constructed and operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. These projects
are located in the states of Arkansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Southwestern’s marketing area includes
these states plus Kansas and Louisiana.
The costs associated with the
hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24
projects are repaid via revenues
received under the Integrated System
rates, as are Southwestern’s
transmission facilities that consist of
1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission
lines, 24 substations, and 46 microwave
and VHF radio sites. Costs associated
with the Robert D. Willis and Sam
Rayburn Dams, two projects that are
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isolated hydraulically, electrically, and
financially from the Integrated System
are repaid by separate rate schedules.
Current and Proposed Real Power
Losses Provisions
The current P–06 and NFTS–06 rate
schedules determine the annual rate for
real power losses based upon the
average of Southwestern’s actual costs
for the purchase of energy to replace
real power losses during the previous
Fiscal Year (October through
September), as reflected in
Southwestern’s financial records.
Customers have the option to either
purchase losses from Southwestern or
elect, on an annual basis, to self-provide
their respective loss energy subject to
certain conditions. Customers who
purchase loss energy from Southwestern
are assessed a monthly charge equal to
the product of Southwestern’s theneffective rate for Real Power Losses and
a quantity of energy equal to four (4)
percent of the total non-Federal energy
transmitted by Southwestern on behalf
of each such customer during that
month.
Beginning January 1, 2009,
Southwestern is proposing to
implement revised real power loss
provisions, as specified in
Southwestern’s proposed P–06A and
NFTS–06A rate schedules, which will
require that all real power losses
associated with deliveries of nonFederal energy transmitted by
Southwestern must be scheduled and
delivered (self-supplied) to
Southwestern by customers during the
second month after such real power
losses were incurred by Southwestern.
Southwestern will determine the
amount of real power losses associated
with non-Federal energy transmitted on
behalf of each customer in the same
manner specified in the previous P–06
and NFTS–06 rate schedules and
provide a written schedule setting forth
the delivery rate and total quantity of
real power loss energy to be delivered
back to Southwestern. Should a
customer fail to return the total quantity
of real power loss energy to
Southwestern, according to the schedule
provided during the month in which
such loss energy is due, the customer
will be invoiced and obligated to
purchase, at the rate stipulated in the P–
06A and NFTS–06A rate schedules, the
quantity of loss energy the customer
failed to return to Southwestern.
P–06 and NFTS–06 Rate Schedule
Revisions
In developing the revised real power
losses rate schedule provisions, the
titles of the P–06 and NFTS–06 rate
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schedules were changed to P–06A and
NFTS–06A respectively to reflect the
fact that revisions have been made. In
addition to replacing the section
entitled ‘‘Rates for Real Power Losses’’
within each rate schedule, minor
corrections and modifications were
incorporated to clarify and update any
sections of the rate schedules containing
references to real power losses.
Redlined versions of rate schedules P–
06 and NFTS–06, which show revisions
proposed by rate schedules P–06A and
NFTS–06A, will be made available upon
request. To request a copy, please
contact Scott Carpenter
(scott.carpenter@swpa.gov) at 918–595–
6694 or Stephanie Bradley
(stephanie.bradley@swpa.gov) at 918–
595–6676. Southwestern will
implement the revised P–06A and
NFTS–06A rate schedule language and
provisions upon the Deputy Secretary’s
interim approval.
The Administrator has determined
that written comments will provide
adequate opportunity for public
participation in the rate schedule
revision process. Therefore, an
opportunity is presented for interested
parties to submit written comments on
the proposed rate schedule changes.
Written comments are due on or before
November 19, 2008. Written comments
should be submitted to Mr. James K.
McDonald, Assistant Administrator,
Office of Corporate Operations,
Southwestern Power Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, One West
Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103,
(918) 595–6690,
jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov.
Following review and consideration
of written comments, the Administrator
will finalize and submit the proposed
rate schedules to the Deputy Secretary
of Energy for confirmation and approval
on an interim basis, and subsequently to
the FERC for confirmation and approval
on a final basis. The FERC will allow
the public an opportunity to provide
written comments on the proposed rate
schedule change before making a final
decision.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
Jon C. Worthington,
Administrator.
United States Department of Energy
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Southwestern Power Administration
Rate Schedule NFTS–06A 1; Wholesale
Rates for Non-Federal Transmission/
Interconnection Facilities Service
Effective: During the period January 1,
2009, through September 30, 2010, in
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accordance with Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission order
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Available: In the region where
Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern) owns and operates highvoltage transmission lines and related
facilities, and/or has contractual rights
to such transmission facilities owned by
others (System of Southwestern).
Applicable: To Customers which have
executed Service Agreements with
Southwestern for the transmission of
non-Federal power and energy over the
System of Southwestern or for its use for
interconnections. Southwestern will
provide services over those portions of
the System of Southwestern in which
the Administrator, Southwestern, in his
or her sole judgment, has determined
that uncommitted transmission and
transformation capacities in the System
of Southwestern are and will be
available in excess of the capacities
required to market Federal power and
energy pursuant to Section 5 of the
Flood Control Act of 1944 (58 Stat.
887,890; 16 U.S.C. 825s).
Character and Conditions of Service:
Service will be provided as 3-phase,
alternating current, at approximately 60
Hertz, and at the voltage level of the
point(s) specified by Service Agreement
or Transmission Service Transaction.
Definitions of Terms:
A ‘‘Customer’’ is the entity which is
utilizing and/or purchasing services
from Southwestern pursuant to this rate
schedule.
A ‘‘Service Agreement’’ is a contract
executed between a Customer and
Southwestern for the transmission of
non-Federal power and energy over the
System of Southwestern or for
interconnections. Service Agreements
include:
‘‘Firm Transmission Service
Agreements’’ that provide for reserved
transmission capacity on a firm basis,
for a particular point-to-point delivery
path.
‘‘Non-Firm Transmission Service
Agreements’’ that provide for the
Customer to request transmission
service on a non-firm basis.
‘‘Network Transmission Service
Agreements’’ that provide for the
Customer to request firm transmission
service for the delivery of capacity and
energy from the Customer’s network
resources to the Customer’s network
load, for a period of one year or more.
‘‘Interconnection Agreements’’ that
provide for the use of the System of
Southwestern and recognize the
exchange of mutual benefits for such
use or provide for application of a
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charge for Interconnection Facilities
Service.
A ‘‘Service Request’’ is made under a
Transmission Service Agreement
through the Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
(SPP) Open Access Same-Time
Information System (OASIS) for
reservation of transmission capacity
over a particular point-to-point delivery
path for a particular period. When a
Service Request is approved by SPP, it
becomes a ‘‘Transmission Service
Transaction.’’ The Customer must
submit hourly schedules for actual
service in addition to the Service
Request.
‘‘Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service’’ is transmission service
reserved on a firm basis between
specific points of receipt and delivery
pursuant to either a Firm Transmission
Agreement or to a Transmission Service
Transaction. ‘‘Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service’’ is transmission
service reserved on a non-firm basis for
specific points of receipt and delivery
pursuant to a Transmission Service
Transaction. ‘‘Network Integration
Transmission Service’’ is transmission
service provided under Part III of
Southwestern’s Open Access
Transmission Service Tariff which
provides the Customer with firm
transmission service for the delivery of
capacity and energy from the
Customer’s resources to the Customer’s
load.
‘‘Secondary Transmission Service’’ is
associated with Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service and Network
Integration Transmission Service. For
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service, it consists of transmission
service provided on an as-available,
non-firm basis, scheduled within the
limits of a particular capacity
reservation for transmission service, and
scheduled from points of receipt, or to
points of delivery, other than those
designated in a Long-Term Firm
Transmission Agreement or a
Transmission Service Transaction for
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service. For Network Integration
Transmission Service, Secondary
Transmission Service consists of
transmission service provided on an asavailable, non-firm basis, from resources
other than the Network Resources
designated in a Network Transmission
Service Agreement, to meet the
Customer’s Network Load. The charges
for Secondary Transmission Service,
other than Ancillary Services, are
included in the applicable capacity
charges for Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service and Network
Integration Transmission Service.
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The ‘‘Demand Period’’ used to
determine a maximum integrated rate of
delivery for the purposes of power
accounting is the 60-minute period
which begins with the change of hour.
The term ‘‘Peak Demand’’ means the
highest rate of delivery, in kilowatts, for
any Demand Period during a particular
month, at any particular point of
delivery or interconnection.
For the purposes of this rate schedule,
the term ‘‘Point of Delivery’’ is used to
mean either a single physical point to
which electric power and energy are
delivered from the System of
Southwestern, or a specified set of
delivery points which together form a
single, electrically integrated load. Peak
Demand for such set of points is
computed as the coincidental highest
rate of delivery among the specified
points rather than as the sum of peak
demands for each individual physical
point.
‘‘Ancillary Services’’ are those
services necessary to support the
transmission of capacity and energy
from resources to loads while
maintaining reliable operation of the
System of Southwestern in accordance
with good utility practice. Ancillary
Services include:
‘‘Scheduling, System Control, and
Dispatch Service’’ is provided by
Southwestern as Control Area operator
and is in regard to interchange and loadmatch scheduling and related system
control and dispatch functions.
‘‘Reactive Supply and Voltage Control
from Generation Sources Service’’ is
provided at transmission facilities in the
System of Southwestern to produce or
absorb reactive power and to maintain
transmission voltages within specific
limits.
‘‘Regulation and Frequency Response
Service’’ is the continuous balancing of
generation and interchange resources
accomplished by raising or lowering the
output of on-line generation as
necessary to follow the moment-bymoment changes in load and to
maintain frequency within a Control
Area.
‘‘Spinning Operating Reserve Service’’
maintains generating units on-line, but
loaded at less than maximum output,
which may be used to service load
immediately when disturbance
conditions are experienced due to a
sudden loss of generation or load.
‘‘Supplemental Operating Reserve
Service’’ provides an additional amount
of operating reserve sufficient to reduce
Area Control Error to zero within 10
minutes following loss of generating
capacity which would result from the
most severe single contingency.
‘‘Energy Imbalance Service’’ corrects
for differences over a period of time
between schedules and actual hourly
deliveries of energy to a load.
‘‘Interconnection Facilities Service’’
provides for the use of the System of
Southwestern to deliver energy and/or
provide system support at an
interconnection.
Rates for Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service:
Capacity Charges for Firm
Transmission Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
Monthly ....
Weekly .....
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Daily ........
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.90 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a longer term agreement.
$0.225 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0409 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.95 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a longer term agreement.
$0.238 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0432 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
Service Associated with Capacity
Charges for Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service: The capacity
charge for firm transmission service
includes Secondary Transmission
Service, but does not include charges for
Ancillary Services associated with
actual schedules.
Application of Capacity Charges for
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service: Capacity charges for firm
transmission service are applied to
quantities reserved by contract under a
Firm Transmission Agreement or in
accordance with a Transmission Service
Transaction.
Customers, unless otherwise specified
by contract, will be charged on the
greatest of (1) The Peak Demand at any
particular point of delivery during a
particular month, rounded up to the
nearest whole megawatt, or (2) the
highest Peak Demand recorded at such
point of delivery during any of the
previous 11 months, rounded up to the
nearest whole megawatt, or (3) the
capacity reserved by contract; which
amount shall be considered such
Customer’s reserved capacity.
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such Customers shall be limited during
any month to the most recent Peak
Demand on which a particular Customer
is billed or to the capacity reserved by
contract, whichever is greater.
Rates for Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service:
Capacity Charges for Non-Firm
Transmission Service:
Monthly: 80 percent of the firm
monthly charge of transmission capacity
reserved in increments of one month of
service.
Weekly: 80 percent of the firm
monthly charge divided by 4 of
transmission capacity reserved in
increments of one week of service.
Daily: 80 percent of the firm monthly
charge divided by 22 of transmission
capacity reserved in increments of one
day of service.
Hourly: 80 percent of the firm
monthly charge divided by 352 of
transmission capacity reserved in
increments of one hour of service.
Application of Charges for Non-Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service:
Capacity charges for Non-Firm
Transmission Service are applied to
quantities reserved under a
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Transmission Service Transaction, and
do not include charges for Ancillary
Services.
Rates for Network Integration
Transmission Service:
Annual Revenue Requirement for
Network Integration Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$9,155,900 ................
$9,431,500
Monthly Revenue Requirement for
Network Integration Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$762,992 ...................
$785,958
Net Capacity Available for Network
Integration Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
845,000 kilowatts ......
828,000 kilowatts.
Capacity Charge for Network
Integration Transmission Service:
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10/1/2006–9/30/2008
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.90 per kilowatt of
Network Load
($762,992/845,000
kilowatts).
$0.95 per kilowatt of
Network Load
($785,958/828,000
kilowatts).
Application of Charge for Network
Integration Transmission Service:
Network Integration Transmission
Service is available only for deliveries of
non-Federal power and energy, and is
applied to the Customer utilizing such
service exclusive of any deliveries of
Federal power and energy. The capacity
on which charges for any particular
Customer utilizing this service is
determined on the greatest of (1) the
Peak Demand at any particular point of
delivery during a particular month,
rounded up to the nearest whole
megawatt, or (2) the highest Peak
Demand recorded at such point of
delivery during any of the previous 11
months, rounded up to the nearest
whole megawatt.
For those Customers taking Network
Integration Transmission Service who
are also taking delivery of Federal
Power and Energy, the Peak Demand
shall be determined by subtracting the
energy scheduled for delivery of Federal
Power and Energy for any hour from the
metered demand for such hour.
Secondary transmission Service for
such Customers shall be limited during
any month to the most recent Peak
Demand on which a particular Customer
is billed. Charges for Ancillary Services
shall also be assessed.
Real Power Losses
Customers are required to self-provide
all Real Power Losses for non-Federal
energy transmitted by Southwestern on
behalf of such Customers under the
provisions detailed below.
Real Power Losses are computed as
four (4) percent of the total amount of
non-Federal energy transmitted by
Southwestern. The Customer’s Monthly
Real Power Losses are computed each
month on a megawatthour basis as
follows:
ML = .04 × NFE
with the factors defined as follows:
ML = The total monthly loss energy, rounded
to the nearest megawatthour, to be
scheduled by a Customer for receipt by
Southwestern for Real Power Losses
associated with non-Federal energy
transmitted on behalf of such Customer;
and
NFE = The amount of non-Federal energy
that was transmitted by Southwestern on
behalf of a Customer during a particular
month.
The Customer must schedule or cause
to be scheduled to Southwestern, Real
Power Losses for which it is responsible
subject to the following conditions:
(1) The Customer shall schedule and
deliver Real Power Losses back to
Southwestern during the second month
after they were incurred by
Southwestern in the transmission of the
Customer’s non-Federal power and
energy over the System of
Southwestern.
(2) On or before the twentieth day of
each month, Southwestern shall
determine the amount of non-Federal
loss energy it provided on behalf of the
Customer during the previous month
and provide a written schedule to the
Customer setting forth hour-by-hour the
quantities of non-Federal energy to be
delivered to Southwestern as losses
during the next month.
(3) Real Power Losses not delivered to
Southwestern by the Customer,
according to the schedule provided,
during the month in which such losses
are due shall be billed by Southwestern
to the Customer to adjust the end-ofmonth loss energy balance to 0
megawatthours and the Customer shall
be obliged to purchase such energy at
the following rates:
Months associated with charge
Rate per
kilowatthour
March, April, May, October, November, December ...............
January, February, June, July,
August, September ...............
$0.15
$0.30
(6) Real Power Losses delivered to
Southwestern by the Customer in excess
of the losses due during the month shall
be purchased by Southwestern from the
Customer at a rate per megawatthour
equal to Southwestern’s rate per
megawatthour for Supplemental
Peaking Energy, as set forth in
Southwestern’s then-effective Rate
Schedule for hydro peaking power to
adjust such hourly end-of-month loss
energy balance to 0 megawatthours.
Monthly Capacity Charges for
Transformation Service: A charge of
$0.30 per kilowatt will be assessed for
capacity used to deliver energy at any
point of delivery at which Southwestern
provides transformation for deliveries at
voltages of 69 kilovolts or less from
higher voltage facilities.
Application of Capacity Charges for
Transformation Service: For any
particular month, charges for
transformation service will be assessed
on the greater of (1) that month’s actual
Peak Demand, or (2) the highest Peak
Demand recorded during the previous
11 months. For the purpose of this rate
schedule, the Peak Demand will be
based on all deliveries, of both Federal
and non-Federal energy, from the
System of Southwestern, at such point
during such month.
Rates for Ancillary Services:
Capacity Charges for Ancillary
Services Associated With Transmission
Services:
(a) Scheduling, System Control, and
Dispatch Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
Monthly: ...
Weekly: ....
Daily: .......
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10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.06 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.015 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0027 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00017 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
$0.06 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.015 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0027 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00017 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
(b) Reactive Supply and Voltage
Control from Generation Sources
Service:
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Monthly: ...
Weekly: ....
Daily: .......
Hourly: .....
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.03 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.008 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0014 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00009 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
$0.04 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.010 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0018 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00011 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
(c) Regulation and Frequency
Response Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
Monthly: ...
Weekly: ....
Daily: .......
Hourly: .....
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.08 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.020 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0036 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00023 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
$0.09 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.023 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.0041 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00026 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
(d) Spinning Operating Reserve
Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
Monthly: ...
Weekly: ....
Daily: .......
Hourly: .....
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.0079 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.00198 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.00036 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00002 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
$0.0092 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.0023 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.00042 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00003 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
(e) Supplemental Operating Reserve
Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
Monthly: ...
Weekly: ....
Daily: .......
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10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.0079 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.00198 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.00036 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00002 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
$0.0092 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one month of service or invoiced in accordance with
a Long-Term Firm Transmission Agreement or Network Transmission Service Agreement.
$0.0023 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
$0.00042 per kilowatt of transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
$0.00003 per kilowatt of energy delivered as non-firm transmission service.
(f) Energy Imbalance Service: $0.0 per
kilowatt for all periods of reservation.
Availability of Ancillary Services:
Ancillary Services (a) and (b) are
available for all transmission services in
and from the System of Southwestern
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and shall be provided by Southwestern.
Ancillary Services (c) and (f) listed
above are available only for deliveries of
power and energy serving load within
Southwestern’s Control Area and shall
be provided by Southwestern, unless,
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are provided by others. Ancillary
Services (d) and (e) are available only
for deliveries of power and energy
generated by resources located within
Southwestern’s Control Area and shall
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be provided by Southwestern, unless,
subject to Southwestern’s approval, they
are provided by others.
Application of Ancillary Services
Charges: Charges for all Ancillary
Services are applied to the reserved or
network transmission service taken by
the Customer in accordance with the
rates listed above when such services
are provided by Southwestern.
The charges for Ancillary Services are
considered to include Ancillary
Services for any Secondary
Transmission Service, except in cases
where Ancillary Services (c) through (f)
are applicable to a Secondary
Transmission Service transaction, but
are not applicable to the firm capacity
reservation under which Secondary
Transmission Service is provided. When
charges for Ancillary Services are
applicable to Secondary Transmission
Service, the charge for the Ancillary
Service shall be the hourly rate applied
to all energy transmitted utilizing the
Secondary Transmission Service.
Provision of Ancillary Services by
Others: Customers for which Ancillary
Services (c) through (f) are made
available as specified above must inform
Southwestern by written notice of the
Ancillary Services which they do not
intend to take and purchase from
Southwestern, and their election to
provide all or part of such Ancillary
Services from their own resources or a
third party.
Subject to Southwestern’s approval of
the ability of such resources or third
parties to meet Southwestern’s technical
requirements for provision of such
Ancillary Services, the customer may
change the Ancillary Services which it
takes from Southwestern and/or from
other sources at the beginning of any
month upon the greater of 60 days
written notice or upon the completion
of any necessary equipment
modifications necessary to
accommodate such change. Such notice
requirements also apply to requests for
Southwestern to provide Ancillary
Services when such services are
available as specified above.
Limitations on Energy Imbalance
Service: Energy Imbalance Service is
authorized for use only within a
bandwidth of ± 1.5 percent of the actual
requirements of the load at a particular
point of delivery, for any hour,
compared to the resources scheduled to
meet such load during such hour.
Deviations which are greater than ± 1.5
percent, but which are less than ± 2,000
kilowatts, are considered to be within
the authorized bandwidth. Deviations
outside the authorized bandwidth are
subject to a Capacity Overrun Penalty.
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Energy delivered or received within
the authorized bandwidth for this
service is accounted for as an
inadvertent flow and will be netted
against flows in the future. The
inadvertent flow in any given hour will
only be offset with the flows in the
corresponding hour of a day in the same
category. The two categories of days are
weekdays and weekend days/North
American Electric Reliability Council
holidays. This process will result in a
separate inadvertent accumulation for
each hour of the two categories of days.
The hourly accumulations in the current
month will be added to the hourly
inadvertent balances from the previous
month, resulting in a month-end
balance for each hour.
The Customer is required to adjust the
scheduling of resources in such a way
as to reduce the accumulation towards
zero. It is recognized that the
inadvertent hourly flows can be both
negative and positive, and that offsetting
flows should deter a significant
accumulation of inadvertent. In the
event any hourly month-end balance
exceeds 12 MWHs, the excess will be
subject to the Application of Capacity
Overrun Penalty or the Unauthorized
Use of Energy Imbalance Service by
Overscheduling of Resources provisions,
depending on the direction of the
accumulation.
Application of Capacity Overrun
Penalty: Customers who receive
deliveries within Southwestern’s
Control Area are obligated to provide
resources sufficient to meet their loads.
Such obligation is not related to the
amount of transmission capacity that
such Customers may have reserved for
transmission service to a particular load.
Customers whose resources are
scheduled by Southwestern are not
subject to this provision. In the event
that a Customer under schedules its
resources to meet its load, resulting in
a difference between resources and
actual metered load (adjusted for
transformer losses as applicable) outside
the authorized bandwidth for Energy
Imbalance Service for any hour, then
such Customer is subject to the
following penalty:
Capacity Overrun Penalty
For each hour during which energy
flows outside the authorized bandwidth,
the Customer will be obliged to
purchase such energy at the following
rates:
Months associated with charge
March, April, May, October, November, December ...............
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kilowatt
$0.15
Months associated with charge
January, February, June, July,
August, September ...............
Rate per
kilowatt
$0.30
Unauthorized Use of Energy
Imbalance Service by Overscheduling of
Resources: In the event that a Customer
schedules greater resources than are
needed to meet its load, such that
energy flows at rates beyond the
authorized bandwidth for the use of
Energy Imbalance Service,
Southwestern retains such energy at no
cost to Southwestern and with no
obligation to return such energy.
Customers whose resources are
scheduled by Southwestern are not
subject to this provision.
Application of Charge for
Interconnection Facilities Service: Any
Customer that requests an
interconnection from Southwestern
which, in Southwestern’s sole judgment
and at its sole option, does not provide
commensurate benefits or compensation
to Southwestern for the use of its
facilities shall be assessed a capacity
charge for Interconnection Facilities
Service. For any month, charges for
Interconnection Facilities Service shall
be assessed on the greater of (1) that
month’s actual Peak Demand, or (2) the
highest Peak Demand recorded during
the previous eleven months, as metered
at the interconnection. The use of
Interconnection Facilities Service will
be subject to power factor provisions as
specified in this rate schedule. The
interconnection customer shall also
schedule and deliver Real Power Losses
pursuant to the provisions of this Rate
Schedule based on metered flow
through the interconnection where
Interconnection Facilities Services is
assessed.
Rate for Interconnection Facilities
Service: The monthly capacity charge
for Interconnection Facilities Service:
10/1/2006–9/30/2008
10/1/2008–9/30/2010
$0.90 per kilowatt ......
$0.95 per kilowatt
Requirements Related to Power
Factor: Any Customer served from
facilities owned by or available by
contract to Southwestern will be
required to maintain a power factor of
not less than 95 percent and will be
subject to the following provisions.
Determination of Power Factor: The
power factor will be determined for all
Demand Periods and shall be calculated
under the formula:
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( kWh
2
)
+ rkVAh 2 ,
with the factors defined as follows:
PF = the power factor for any Demand Period
of the month.
kWh = the total quantity of energy which is
delivered during such Demand Period to
the point of delivery or interconnection.
rkVAh = the total quantity of reactive
kilovolt-ampere-hours (kvars) delivered
during such Demand Period to the point
of delivery or interconnection.
Power Factor Penalty and
Assessment: The Customer shall be
assessed a penalty for all Demand
Periods of a month where the power
factor is less than 95 percent lagging.
For any Demand Period during a
particular month such penalty shall be
in accordance with the following
formula:
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C = D × (.95–LPF) × $0.10
with the factors defined as follows:
C = The charge in dollars to be assessed for
any particular Demand Period of such
month that the Determination of Power
Factor ‘‘PF’’ is calculated to be less than
95 percent lagging.
D = The Customer’s demand in kilowatts at
the point of delivery for such Demand
Period in which a low power factor was
calculated.
LPF = The lagging power factor, if any,
determined by the formula ‘‘PF’’ for such
Demand Period.
If C is negative, then C = zero (0).
Application of Power Factor Penalty:
The Power Factor Penalty is applicable
to radial interconnections with the
System of Southwestern. The total
Power Factor Penalty for any month
shall be the sum of all charges ‘‘C’’ for
all Demand Periods of such month. No
penalty is assessed for leading power
factor. Southwestern, in its sole
judgment and at its sole option, may
determine whether power factor
calculations should be applied to a
single physical point of delivery or to
multiple physical points of delivery
where a Customer has a single,
electrically integrated load served
through multiple points or
interconnections. The general criteria
for such decision shall be that, given the
configuration of the Customer’s and
Southwestern’s systems, Southwestern
will determine, in its sole judgment and
at its sole option, whether the power
factor calculation more accurately
assesses the detrimental impact on
Southwestern’s system when the above
formula is calculated for a single
physical point of delivery or for a
combination of physical points or for an
interconnection as specified by an
Interconnection Agreement.
Southwestern, at its sole option, may
reduce or waive power factor penalties
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when, in Southwestern’s sole judgment,
low power factor conditions were not
detrimental to the System of
Southwestern due to particular loading
and voltage conditions at the time the
power factor dropped below 95 percent
lagging.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8731–4]
Proposed Agreement and Covenant
Not To Sue Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act; In Re: Elizabeth Mine Superfund
Site, Located in Strafford and Thetford,
VT
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of proposed agreement;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9601, et seq., notice is hereby given of
a proposed Agreement and Covenant
Not to Sue between the United States,
on behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), the
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
(‘‘ANR’’) and Settling Parties Theodore
Zageski, the Estate of Leonard Cook, and
the Elizabeth Mine Corporation
(collectively ‘‘Settling Parties’’).
This proposed Agreement includes a
Covenant Not to Sue by the United
States under sections 106 and 107(a) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a),
and section 7003 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, as
amended (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973; and
a Covenant Not to Sue by the Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources under
section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9607(a), and 10 V.S.A 6615.
In the proposed Agreement, the
Settling Parties have agreed to give the
Environmental Protection Agency
permission to remove and use earthen
material such as rock and/or soil
overburden materials such as topsoil,
sand, silt, clay, gravel, cobbles, and
boulders located on land owned by
them for use in implementing response
actions at the Elizabeth Mine Superfund
Site. In addition, the Settling Parties
will record a Notice with the Towns of
Strafford and Thetford, Vermont that the
property is subject to a CERCLA
response action and record a Grant of
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Environmental Restrictions, Right of
Access and Easement under the
proposed Agreement.
For thirty (30) days following the date
of publication of this Notice, the Agency
will receive written comments relating
to the settlement. The Agency will
consider all comments received and
may modify or withdraw its consent to
the settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which
indicate that the settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
Commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting to be
held in the area of Strafford or Thetford,
Vermont, in accordance with section
7003(d) of RCRA, 24 U.S.C. 6973(d). The
Agency’s response to any comments
received will be available for public
inspection at One Congress Street, Suite
1100, Boston, MA 02114.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
November 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments or request for a
public meeting should be addressed to
the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 1, One Congress Street, Suite
1100, Mailcode RAA, Boston,
Massachusetts 02203 and should refer
to: In re: Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site,
U.S. EPA Docket No. CERCLA–01–
2008–0044.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the proposed Agreement can be
obtained from Steven Schlang, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 1, One Congress Street, Mailcode
SEL, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 or at
(617) 918–1773.
Dated: September 22, 2008.
James T. Owens III,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and
Restoration, Region 1.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or
FM Proposals To Change the
Community of License
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The following applicants filed
AM or FM proposals to change the
community of license: ANDERSON
RADIO BROADCASTING, INC., Station
KZXT, Facility ID 164302, BMPH–
20080904ABB, From EUREKA, MT, To
EVERGREEN, MT; ATHENS
CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC., Station NEW,
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 203 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62269-62275]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Integrated System Rate Schedule Changes
AGENCY: Southwestern Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Changes to Southwestern Power Administration
Rate Schedules and Opportunity for Public Review and Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), has determined that revisions to the Real Power Losses
provisions within existing rate schedules P-06 and NFTS-06 are
required. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confirmed and
approved such rates on February 27, 2007 in Docket No. EF07-4011-000
(118 FERC ]62,162) for the period from October 1, 2006 through
September 30, 2010. Since the proposed rate schedule revisions are
limited only to Real Power Losses, the net result of the 2006
Integrated System Power Repayment Studies, which was the basis for the
existing rate schedules, will not be altered.
Southwestern held several meetings during FY 2008 with customers to
discuss the proposed rate schedule revisions and provide opportunity
for input in the development of the final rate schedules. As a result
of these informal meetings, it was determined that the revised rate
schedule provisions can provide cost-savings and operational benefits
to Southwestern's transmission customers and are consistent with (FERC)
Order No. 888.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register notice and will end November 19,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James K. McDonald, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595-6690, jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was
created by an Act of the U.S. Congress, Department of Energy
Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91, dated August 4, 1977. Southwestern's
power marketing activities were transferred from the Department of
Interior to the DOE, effective October 1, 1977. Guidelines for
preparation of power repayment studies are included in DOE Order No. RA
6120.2 entitled Power Marketing Administration Financial Reporting.
Procedures for Public Participation in Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustments of the Power Marketing Administrations are found at Title
10, part 903, Subpart A of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
903). Procedures for the confirmation and approval of rates for the
Federal Power Marketing Administrations are found at Title 18, part
300, Subpart L of the Code of Federal Regulations (18 CFR 300).
Southwestern markets power from 24 multi-purpose reservoir
projects, with hydroelectric power facilities constructed and operated
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These projects are located in the
states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Southwestern's
marketing area includes these states plus Kansas and Louisiana. The
costs associated with the hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24
projects are repaid via revenues received under the Integrated System
rates, as are Southwestern's transmission facilities that consist of
1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, 24 substations, and 46
microwave and VHF radio sites. Costs associated with the Robert D.
Willis and Sam Rayburn Dams, two projects that are isolated
hydraulically, electrically, and financially from the Integrated System
are repaid by separate rate schedules.
Current and Proposed Real Power Losses Provisions
The current P-06 and NFTS-06 rate schedules determine the annual
rate for real power losses based upon the average of Southwestern's
actual costs for the purchase of energy to replace real power losses
during the previous Fiscal Year (October through September), as
reflected in Southwestern's financial records. Customers have the
option to either purchase losses from Southwestern or elect, on an
annual basis, to self-provide their respective loss energy subject to
certain conditions. Customers who purchase loss energy from
Southwestern are assessed a monthly charge equal to the product of
Southwestern's then-effective rate for Real Power Losses and a quantity
of energy equal to four (4) percent of the total non-Federal energy
transmitted by Southwestern on behalf of each such customer during that
month.
Beginning January 1, 2009, Southwestern is proposing to implement
revised real power loss provisions, as specified in Southwestern's
proposed P-06A and NFTS-06A rate schedules, which will require that all
real power losses associated with deliveries of non-Federal energy
transmitted by Southwestern must be scheduled and delivered (self-
supplied) to Southwestern by customers during the second month after
such real power losses were incurred by Southwestern. Southwestern will
determine the amount of real power losses associated with non-Federal
energy transmitted on behalf of each customer in the same manner
specified in the previous P-06 and NFTS-06 rate schedules and provide a
written schedule setting forth the delivery rate and total quantity of
real power loss energy to be delivered back to Southwestern. Should a
customer fail to return the total quantity of real power loss energy to
Southwestern, according to the schedule provided during the month in
which such loss energy is due, the customer will be invoiced and
obligated to purchase, at the rate stipulated in the P-06A and NFTS-06A
rate schedules, the quantity of loss energy the customer failed to
return to Southwestern.
P-06 and NFTS-06 Rate Schedule Revisions
In developing the revised real power losses rate schedule
provisions, the titles of the P-06 and NFTS-06 rate
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schedules were changed to P-06A and NFTS-06A respectively to reflect
the fact that revisions have been made. In addition to replacing the
section entitled ``Rates for Real Power Losses'' within each rate
schedule, minor corrections and modifications were incorporated to
clarify and update any sections of the rate schedules containing
references to real power losses. Redlined versions of rate schedules P-
06 and NFTS-06, which show revisions proposed by rate schedules P-06A
and NFTS-06A, will be made available upon request. To request a copy,
please contact Scott Carpenter (scott.carpenter@swpa.gov) at 918-595-
6694 or Stephanie Bradley (stephanie.bradley@swpa.gov) at 918-595-6676.
Southwestern will implement the revised P-06A and NFTS-06A rate
schedule language and provisions upon the Deputy Secretary's interim
approval.
The Administrator has determined that written comments will provide
adequate opportunity for public participation in the rate schedule
revision process. Therefore, an opportunity is presented for interested
parties to submit written comments on the proposed rate schedule
changes. Written comments are due on or before November 19, 2008.
Written comments should be submitted to Mr. James K. McDonald,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern
Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595-6690, jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov.
Following review and consideration of written comments, the
Administrator will finalize and submit the proposed rate schedules to
the Deputy Secretary of Energy for confirmation and approval on an
interim basis, and subsequently to the FERC for confirmation and
approval on a final basis. The FERC will allow the public an
opportunity to provide written comments on the proposed rate schedule
change before making a final decision.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
Jon C. Worthington,
Administrator.
United States Department of Energy
Southwestern Power Administration
Rate Schedule NFTS-06A \1\; Wholesale Rates for Non-Federal
Transmission/Interconnection Facilities Service
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Effective: During the period January 1, 2009, through September 30,
2010, in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order
issued------------, Docket No. ------------.
Available: In the region where Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern) owns and operates high-voltage transmission lines and
related facilities, and/or has contractual rights to such transmission
facilities owned by others (System of Southwestern).
Applicable: To Customers which have executed Service Agreements
with Southwestern for the transmission of non-Federal power and energy
over the System of Southwestern or for its use for interconnections.
Southwestern will provide services over those portions of the System of
Southwestern in which the Administrator, Southwestern, in his or her
sole judgment, has determined that uncommitted transmission and
transformation capacities in the System of Southwestern are and will be
available in excess of the capacities required to market Federal power
and energy pursuant to Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (58
Stat. 887,890; 16 U.S.C. 825s).
Character and Conditions of Service: Service will be provided as 3-
phase, alternating current, at approximately 60 Hertz, and at the
voltage level of the point(s) specified by Service Agreement or
Transmission Service Transaction.
Definitions of Terms:
A ``Customer'' is the entity which is utilizing and/or purchasing
services from Southwestern pursuant to this rate schedule.
A ``Service Agreement'' is a contract executed between a Customer
and Southwestern for the transmission of non-Federal power and energy
over the System of Southwestern or for interconnections. Service
Agreements include:
``Firm Transmission Service Agreements'' that provide for reserved
transmission capacity on a firm basis, for a particular point-to-point
delivery path.
``Non-Firm Transmission Service Agreements'' that provide for the
Customer to request transmission service on a non-firm basis.
``Network Transmission Service Agreements'' that provide for the
Customer to request firm transmission service for the delivery of
capacity and energy from the Customer's network resources to the
Customer's network load, for a period of one year or more.
``Interconnection Agreements'' that provide for the use of the
System of Southwestern and recognize the exchange of mutual benefits
for such use or provide for application of a charge for Interconnection
Facilities Service.
A ``Service Request'' is made under a Transmission Service
Agreement through the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) Open Access
Same-Time Information System (OASIS) for reservation of transmission
capacity over a particular point-to-point delivery path for a
particular period. When a Service Request is approved by SPP, it
becomes a ``Transmission Service Transaction.'' The Customer must
submit hourly schedules for actual service in addition to the Service
Request.
``Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service'' is transmission
service reserved on a firm basis between specific points of receipt and
delivery pursuant to either a Firm Transmission Agreement or to a
Transmission Service Transaction. ``Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service'' is transmission service reserved on a non-firm
basis for specific points of receipt and delivery pursuant to a
Transmission Service Transaction. ``Network Integration Transmission
Service'' is transmission service provided under Part III of
Southwestern's Open Access Transmission Service Tariff which provides
the Customer with firm transmission service for the delivery of
capacity and energy from the Customer's resources to the Customer's
load.
``Secondary Transmission Service'' is associated with Firm Point-
to-Point Transmission Service and Network Integration Transmission
Service. For Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service, it consists of
transmission service provided on an as-available, non-firm basis,
scheduled within the limits of a particular capacity reservation for
transmission service, and scheduled from points of receipt, or to
points of delivery, other than those designated in a Long-Term Firm
Transmission Agreement or a Transmission Service Transaction for Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service. For Network Integration
Transmission Service, Secondary Transmission Service consists of
transmission service provided on an as-available, non-firm basis, from
resources other than the Network Resources designated in a Network
Transmission Service Agreement, to meet the Customer's Network Load.
The charges for Secondary Transmission Service, other than Ancillary
Services, are included in the applicable capacity charges for Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service and Network Integration
Transmission Service.
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The ``Demand Period'' used to determine a maximum integrated rate
of delivery for the purposes of power accounting is the 60-minute
period which begins with the change of hour. The term ``Peak Demand''
means the highest rate of delivery, in kilowatts, for any Demand Period
during a particular month, at any particular point of delivery or
interconnection.
For the purposes of this rate schedule, the term ``Point of
Delivery'' is used to mean either a single physical point to which
electric power and energy are delivered from the System of
Southwestern, or a specified set of delivery points which together form
a single, electrically integrated load. Peak Demand for such set of
points is computed as the coincidental highest rate of delivery among
the specified points rather than as the sum of peak demands for each
individual physical point.
``Ancillary Services'' are those services necessary to support the
transmission of capacity and energy from resources to loads while
maintaining reliable operation of the System of Southwestern in
accordance with good utility practice. Ancillary Services include:
``Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service'' is provided by
Southwestern as Control Area operator and is in regard to interchange
and load-match scheduling and related system control and dispatch
functions.
``Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from Generation Sources
Service'' is provided at transmission facilities in the System of
Southwestern to produce or absorb reactive power and to maintain
transmission voltages within specific limits.
``Regulation and Frequency Response Service'' is the continuous
balancing of generation and interchange resources accomplished by
raising or lowering the output of on-line generation as necessary to
follow the moment-by-moment changes in load and to maintain frequency
within a Control Area.
``Spinning Operating Reserve Service'' maintains generating units
on-line, but loaded at less than maximum output, which may be used to
service load immediately when disturbance conditions are experienced
due to a sudden loss of generation or load.
``Supplemental Operating Reserve Service'' provides an additional
amount of operating reserve sufficient to reduce Area Control Error to
zero within 10 minutes following loss of generating capacity which
would result from the most severe single contingency.
``Energy Imbalance Service'' corrects for differences over a period
of time between schedules and actual hourly deliveries of energy to a
load.
``Interconnection Facilities Service'' provides for the use of the
System of Southwestern to deliver energy and/or provide system support
at an interconnection.
Rates for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service:
Capacity Charges for Firm Transmission Service:
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Monthly........... $0.90 per kilowatt of $0.95 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one month of service of one month of service
or invoiced in or invoiced in
accordance with a longer accordance with a longer
term agreement. term agreement.
Weekly............ $0.225 per kilowatt of $0.238 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one week of service. of one week of service.
Daily............. $0.0409 per kilowatt of $0.0432 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one day of service. of one day of service.
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Service Associated with Capacity Charges for Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service: The capacity charge for firm transmission service
includes Secondary Transmission Service, but does not include charges
for Ancillary Services associated with actual schedules.
Application of Capacity Charges for Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service: Capacity charges for firm transmission service
are applied to quantities reserved by contract under a Firm
Transmission Agreement or in accordance with a Transmission Service
Transaction.
Customers, unless otherwise specified by contract, will be charged
on the greatest of (1) The Peak Demand at any particular point of
delivery during a particular month, rounded up to the nearest whole
megawatt, or (2) the highest Peak Demand recorded at such point of
delivery during any of the previous 11 months, rounded up to the
nearest whole megawatt, or (3) the capacity reserved by contract; which
amount shall be considered such Customer's reserved capacity. Secondary
Transmission Service for such Customers shall be limited during any
month to the most recent Peak Demand on which a particular Customer is
billed or to the capacity reserved by contract, whichever is greater.
Rates for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service:
Capacity Charges for Non-Firm Transmission Service:
Monthly: 80 percent of the firm monthly charge of transmission
capacity reserved in increments of one month of service.
Weekly: 80 percent of the firm monthly charge divided by 4 of
transmission capacity reserved in increments of one week of service.
Daily: 80 percent of the firm monthly charge divided by 22 of
transmission capacity reserved in increments of one day of service.
Hourly: 80 percent of the firm monthly charge divided by 352 of
transmission capacity reserved in increments of one hour of service.
Application of Charges for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service: Capacity charges for Non-Firm Transmission Service are applied
to quantities reserved under a Transmission Service Transaction, and do
not include charges for Ancillary Services.
Rates for Network Integration Transmission Service:
Annual Revenue Requirement for Network Integration Service:
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$9,155,900................................ $9,431,500
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Monthly Revenue Requirement for Network Integration Service:
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$762,992.................................. $785,958
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Net Capacity Available for Network Integration Service:
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845,000 kilowatts......................... 828,000 kilowatts.
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Capacity Charge for Network Integration Transmission Service:
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$0.90 per kilowatt of Network Load $0.95 per kilowatt of
($762,992/845,000 kilowatts). Network Load ($785,958/
828,000 kilowatts).
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Application of Charge for Network Integration Transmission Service:
Network Integration Transmission Service is available only for
deliveries of non-Federal power and energy, and is applied to the
Customer utilizing such service exclusive of any deliveries of Federal
power and energy. The capacity on which charges for any particular
Customer utilizing this service is determined on the greatest of (1)
the Peak Demand at any particular point of delivery during a particular
month, rounded up to the nearest whole megawatt, or (2) the highest
Peak Demand recorded at such point of delivery during any of the
previous 11 months, rounded up to the nearest whole megawatt.
For those Customers taking Network Integration Transmission Service
who are also taking delivery of Federal Power and Energy, the Peak
Demand shall be determined by subtracting the energy scheduled for
delivery of Federal Power and Energy for any hour from the metered
demand for such hour.
Secondary transmission Service for such Customers shall be limited
during any month to the most recent Peak Demand on which a particular
Customer is billed. Charges for Ancillary Services shall also be
assessed.
Real Power Losses
Customers are required to self-provide all Real Power Losses for
non-Federal energy transmitted by Southwestern on behalf of such
Customers under the provisions detailed below.
Real Power Losses are computed as four (4) percent of the total
amount of non-Federal energy transmitted by Southwestern. The
Customer's Monthly Real Power Losses are computed each month on a
megawatthour basis as follows:
ML = .04 x NFE
with the factors defined as follows:
ML = The total monthly loss energy, rounded to the nearest
megawatthour, to be scheduled by a Customer for receipt by
Southwestern for Real Power Losses associated with non-Federal
energy transmitted on behalf of such Customer; and
NFE = The amount of non-Federal energy that was transmitted by
Southwestern on behalf of a Customer during a particular month.
The Customer must schedule or cause to be scheduled to
Southwestern, Real Power Losses for which it is responsible subject to
the following conditions:
(1) The Customer shall schedule and deliver Real Power Losses back
to Southwestern during the second month after they were incurred by
Southwestern in the transmission of the Customer's non-Federal power
and energy over the System of Southwestern.
(2) On or before the twentieth day of each month, Southwestern
shall determine the amount of non-Federal loss energy it provided on
behalf of the Customer during the previous month and provide a written
schedule to the Customer setting forth hour-by-hour the quantities of
non-Federal energy to be delivered to Southwestern as losses during the
next month.
(3) Real Power Losses not delivered to Southwestern by the
Customer, according to the schedule provided, during the month in which
such losses are due shall be billed by Southwestern to the Customer to
adjust the end-of-month loss energy balance to 0 megawatthours and the
Customer shall be obliged to purchase such energy at the following
rates:
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Rate per
Months associated with charge kilowatthour
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March, April, May, October, November, December............ $0.15
January, February, June, July, August, September.......... $0.30
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(6) Real Power Losses delivered to Southwestern by the Customer in
excess of the losses due during the month shall be purchased by
Southwestern from the Customer at a rate per megawatthour equal to
Southwestern's rate per megawatthour for Supplemental Peaking Energy,
as set forth in Southwestern's then-effective Rate Schedule for hydro
peaking power to adjust such hourly end-of-month loss energy balance to
0 megawatthours.
Monthly Capacity Charges for Transformation Service: A charge of
$0.30 per kilowatt will be assessed for capacity used to deliver energy
at any point of delivery at which Southwestern provides transformation
for deliveries at voltages of 69 kilovolts or less from higher voltage
facilities.
Application of Capacity Charges for Transformation Service: For any
particular month, charges for transformation service will be assessed
on the greater of (1) that month's actual Peak Demand, or (2) the
highest Peak Demand recorded during the previous 11 months. For the
purpose of this rate schedule, the Peak Demand will be based on all
deliveries, of both Federal and non-Federal energy, from the System of
Southwestern, at such point during such month.
Rates for Ancillary Services:
Capacity Charges for Ancillary Services Associated With
Transmission Services:
(a) Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service:
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Monthly:.......... $0.06 per kilowatt of $0.06 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one month of service of one month of service
or invoiced in or invoiced in
accordance with a Long- accordance with a Long-
Term Firm Transmission Term Firm Transmission
Agreement or Network Agreement or Network
Transmission Service Transmission Service
Agreement. Agreement.
Weekly:........... $0.015 per kilowatt of $0.015 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one week of service. of one week of service.
Daily:............ $0.0027 per kilowatt of $0.0027 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one day of service. of one day of service.
Hourly:........... $0.00017 per kilowatt of $0.00017 per kilowatt of
energy delivered as non- energy delivered as non-
firm transmission firm transmission
service. service.
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(b) Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from Generation Sources
Service:
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Monthly:.......... $0.03 per kilowatt of $0.04 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one month of service of one month of service
or invoiced in or invoiced in
accordance with a Long- accordance with a Long-
Term Firm Transmission Term Firm Transmission
Agreement or Network Agreement or Network
Transmission Service Transmission Service
Agreement. Agreement.
Weekly:........... $0.008 per kilowatt of $0.010 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one week of service. of one week of service.
Daily:............ $0.0014 per kilowatt of $0.0018 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one day of service. of one day of service.
Hourly:........... $0.00009 per kilowatt of $0.00011 per kilowatt of
energy delivered as non- energy delivered as non-
firm transmission firm transmission
service. service.
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(c) Regulation and Frequency Response Service:
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Monthly:.......... $0.08 per kilowatt of $0.09 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one month of service of one month of service
or invoiced in or invoiced in
accordance with a Long- accordance with a Long-
Term Firm Transmission Term Firm Transmission
Agreement or Network Agreement or Network
Transmission Service Transmission Service
Agreement. Agreement.
Weekly:........... $0.020 per kilowatt of $0.023 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one week of service. of one week of service.
Daily:............ $0.0036 per kilowatt of $0.0041 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one day of service. of one day of service.
Hourly:........... $0.00023 per kilowatt of $0.00026 per kilowatt of
energy delivered as non- energy delivered as non-
firm transmission firm transmission
service. service.
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(d) Spinning Operating Reserve Service:
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Monthly:.......... $0.0079 per kilowatt of $0.0092 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one month of service of one month of service
or invoiced in or invoiced in
accordance with a Long- accordance with a Long-
Term Firm Transmission Term Firm Transmission
Agreement or Network Agreement or Network
Transmission Service Transmission Service
Agreement. Agreement.
Weekly:........... $0.00198 per kilowatt of $0.0023 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one week of service. of one week of service.
Daily:............ $0.00036 per kilowatt of $0.00042 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one day of service. of one day of service.
Hourly:........... $0.00002 per kilowatt of $0.00003 per kilowatt of
energy delivered as non- energy delivered as non-
firm transmission firm transmission
service. service.
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(e) Supplemental Operating Reserve Service:
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Monthly:.......... $0.0079 per kilowatt of $0.0092 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one month of service of one month of service
or invoiced in or invoiced in
accordance with a Long- accordance with a Long-
Term Firm Transmission Term Firm Transmission
Agreement or Network Agreement or Network
Transmission Service Transmission Service
Agreement. Agreement.
Weekly:........... $0.00198 per kilowatt of $0.0023 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one week of service. of one week of service.
Daily:............ $0.00036 per kilowatt of $0.00042 per kilowatt of
transmission capacity transmission capacity
reserved in increments reserved in increments
of one day of service. of one day of service.
Hourly:........... $0.00002 per kilowatt of $0.00003 per kilowatt of
energy delivered as non- energy delivered as non-
firm transmission firm transmission
service. service.
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(f) Energy Imbalance Service: $0.0 per kilowatt for all periods of
reservation.
Availability of Ancillary Services: Ancillary Services (a) and (b)
are available for all transmission services in and from the System of
Southwestern and shall be provided by Southwestern. Ancillary Services
(c) and (f) listed above are available only for deliveries of power and
energy serving load within Southwestern's Control Area and shall be
provided by Southwestern, unless, subject to Southwestern's approval,
they are provided by others. Ancillary Services (d) and (e) are
available only for deliveries of power and energy generated by
resources located within Southwestern's Control Area and shall
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be provided by Southwestern, unless, subject to Southwestern's
approval, they are provided by others.
Application of Ancillary Services Charges: Charges for all
Ancillary Services are applied to the reserved or network transmission
service taken by the Customer in accordance with the rates listed above
when such services are provided by Southwestern.
The charges for Ancillary Services are considered to include
Ancillary Services for any Secondary Transmission Service, except in
cases where Ancillary Services (c) through (f) are applicable to a
Secondary Transmission Service transaction, but are not applicable to
the firm capacity reservation under which Secondary Transmission
Service is provided. When charges for Ancillary Services are applicable
to Secondary Transmission Service, the charge for the Ancillary Service
shall be the hourly rate applied to all energy transmitted utilizing
the Secondary Transmission Service.
Provision of Ancillary Services by Others: Customers for which
Ancillary Services (c) through (f) are made available as specified
above must inform Southwestern by written notice of the Ancillary
Services which they do not intend to take and purchase from
Southwestern, and their election to provide all or part of such
Ancillary Services from their own resources or a third party.
Subject to Southwestern's approval of the ability of such resources
or third parties to meet Southwestern's technical requirements for
provision of such Ancillary Services, the customer may change the
Ancillary Services which it takes from Southwestern and/or from other
sources at the beginning of any month upon the greater of 60 days
written notice or upon the completion of any necessary equipment
modifications necessary to accommodate such change. Such notice
requirements also apply to requests for Southwestern to provide
Ancillary Services when such services are available as specified above.
Limitations on Energy Imbalance Service: Energy Imbalance Service
is authorized for use only within a bandwidth of 1.5
percent of the actual requirements of the load at a particular point of
delivery, for any hour, compared to the resources scheduled to meet
such load during such hour. Deviations which are greater than 1.5 percent, but which are less than 2,000
kilowatts, are considered to be within the authorized bandwidth.
Deviations outside the authorized bandwidth are subject to a Capacity
Overrun Penalty.
Energy delivered or received within the authorized bandwidth for
this service is accounted for as an inadvertent flow and will be netted
against flows in the future. The inadvertent flow in any given hour
will only be offset with the flows in the corresponding hour of a day
in the same category. The two categories of days are weekdays and
weekend days/North American Electric Reliability Council holidays. This
process will result in a separate inadvertent accumulation for each
hour of the two categories of days. The hourly accumulations in the
current month will be added to the hourly inadvertent balances from the
previous month, resulting in a month-end balance for each hour.
The Customer is required to adjust the scheduling of resources in
such a way as to reduce the accumulation towards zero. It is recognized
that the inadvertent hourly flows can be both negative and positive,
and that offsetting flows should deter a significant accumulation of
inadvertent. In the event any hourly month-end balance exceeds 12 MWHs,
the excess will be subject to the Application of Capacity Overrun
Penalty or the Unauthorized Use of Energy Imbalance Service by
Overscheduling of Resources provisions, depending on the direction of
the accumulation.
Application of Capacity Overrun Penalty: Customers who receive
deliveries within Southwestern's Control Area are obligated to provide
resources sufficient to meet their loads. Such obligation is not
related to the amount of transmission capacity that such Customers may
have reserved for transmission service to a particular load. Customers
whose resources are scheduled by Southwestern are not subject to this
provision. In the event that a Customer under schedules its resources
to meet its load, resulting in a difference between resources and
actual metered load (adjusted for transformer losses as applicable)
outside the authorized bandwidth for Energy Imbalance Service for any
hour, then such Customer is subject to the following penalty:
Capacity Overrun Penalty
For each hour during which energy flows outside the authorized
bandwidth, the Customer will be obliged to purchase such energy at the
following rates:
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Rate per
Months associated with charge kilowatt
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March, April, May, October, November, December............. $0.15
January, February, June, July, August, September........... $0.30
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Unauthorized Use of Energy Imbalance Service by Overscheduling of
Resources: In the event that a Customer schedules greater resources
than are needed to meet its load, such that energy flows at rates
beyond the authorized bandwidth for the use of Energy Imbalance
Service, Southwestern retains such energy at no cost to Southwestern
and with no obligation to return such energy. Customers whose resources
are scheduled by Southwestern are not subject to this provision.
Application of Charge for Interconnection Facilities Service: Any
Customer that requests an interconnection from Southwestern which, in
Southwestern's sole judgment and at its sole option, does not provide
commensurate benefits or compensation to Southwestern for the use of
its facilities shall be assessed a capacity charge for Interconnection
Facilities Service. For any month, charges for Interconnection
Facilities Service shall be assessed on the greater of (1) that month's
actual Peak Demand, or (2) the highest Peak Demand recorded during the
previous eleven months, as metered at the interconnection. The use of
Interconnection Facilities Service will be subject to power factor
provisions as specified in this rate schedule. The interconnection
customer shall also schedule and deliver Real Power Losses pursuant to
the provisions of this Rate Schedule based on metered flow through the
interconnection where Interconnection Facilities Services is assessed.
Rate for Interconnection Facilities Service: The monthly capacity
charge for Interconnection Facilities Service:
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$0.90 per kilowatt........................ $0.95 per kilowatt
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Requirements Related to Power Factor: Any Customer served from
facilities owned by or available by contract to Southwestern will be
required to maintain a power factor of not less than 95 percent and
will be subject to the following provisions.
Determination of Power Factor: The power factor will be determined
for all Demand Periods and shall be calculated under the formula:
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with the factors defined as follows:
PF = the power factor for any Demand Period of the month.
kWh = the total quantity of energy which is delivered during such
Demand Period to the point of delivery or interconnection.
rkVAh = the total quantity of reactive kilovolt-ampere-hours (kvars)
delivered during such Demand Period to the point of delivery or
interconnection.
Power Factor Penalty and Assessment: The Customer shall be assessed
a penalty for all Demand Periods of a month where the power factor is
less than 95 percent lagging. For any Demand Period during a particular
month such penalty shall be in accordance with the following formula:
C = D x (.95-LPF) x $0.10
with the factors defined as follows:
C = The charge in dollars to be assessed for any particular Demand
Period of such month that the Determination of Power Factor ``PF''
is calculated to be less than 95 percent lagging.
D = The Customer's demand in kilowatts at the point of delivery for
such Demand Period in which a low power factor was calculated.
LPF = The lagging power factor, if any, determined by the formula
``PF'' for such Demand Period.
If C is negative, then C = zero (0).
Application of Power Factor Penalty: The Power Factor Penalty is
applicable to radial interconnections with the System of Southwestern.
The total Power Factor Penalty for any month shall be the sum of all
charges ``C'' for all Demand Periods of such month. No penalty is
assessed for leading power factor. Southwestern, in its sole judgment
and at its sole option, may determine whether power factor calculations
should be applied to a single physical point of delivery or to multiple
physical points of delivery where a Customer has a single, electrically
integrated load served through multiple points or interconnections. The
general criteria for such decision shall be that, given the
configuration of the Customer's and Southwestern's systems,
Southwestern will determine, in its sole judgment and at its sole
option, whether the power factor calculation more accurately assesses
the detrimental impact on Southwestern's system when the above formula
is calculated for a single physical point of delivery or for a
combination of physical points or for an interconnection as specified
by an Interconnection Agreement.
Southwestern, at its sole option, may reduce or waive power factor
penalties when, in Southwestern's sole judgment, low power factor
conditions were not detrimental to the System of Southwestern due to
particular loading and voltage conditions at the time the power factor
dropped below 95 percent lagging.
[FR Doc. E8-24868 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]
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