Loveland Area Projects, Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority, and Colorado River Storage Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-196, 48684-48691 [2021-18646]
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to which the BAA operator must
account for and be compensated where
applicable. BA Real Power Losses are
applicable for all real-time and
prescheduled transactions on
transmission facilities inside the WACM
BAA.
In accordance with WACM’s Business
Practices, the BA Real Power Losses
obligation falls (1) to load inside the
WACM BAA, (2) to the last
Transmission Service Provider (TSP)
inside the WACM BAA listed on the
applicable import, export, or wheeledthrough point-to-point transmission
service schedule, or (3) to the TSP
which any dynamically transferred load
and generation is connected to. This
prevents duplicate assessment of the
real power losses for schedules which
involve more than one TSP inside the
WACM BAA.
Formula Rate
WACM’s BA Real Power Loss Factor
Percentage is posted in WACM’s
‘‘Ancillary Services and Losses’’
Business Practices which is posted on
the Loveland Area Projects
Transmission (LAPT) Open Access
Same-Time Information System website.
Entities with load in the WACM BAA
are required to submit balanced load
forecasts and actual meter data with real
power losses included.
Financial settlement for applicable
point-to-point transactions and for load
and generation which have been
dynamically transferred out of WACM
BAA into another BAA, as detailed in
WACM’s ‘‘Ancillary Services and
Losses’’ Business Practices, will be
calculated using WACM’s then current
BA Real Power Loss Factor Percentage
and a charge assessed based on the
WEIS Market’s hourly locational
marginal price (LMP) for the LAP
settlement location.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
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Loveland Area Projects, Western Area
Colorado Missouri Balancing
Authority, and Colorado River Storage
Project—Rate Order No. WAPA–196
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of rate order extending
transmission and ancillary services
formula rates.
AGENCY:
The extension of the existing
Loveland Area Projects (LAP)
transmission and LAP, Western Area
SUMMARY:
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Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority
(WACM), and Colorado River Storage
Project (CRSP) ancillary services
formula rates has been confirmed,
approved, and placed into effect on an
interim basis. The existing formula rates
under Rate Schedules L–NT1 (network),
L–FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1
(non-firm point-to-point), L–UU1,
(unreserved use), L–AS1 (scheduling
and dispatch), L–AS2 (reactive supply
and voltage control (VAR) support), L–
AS3 (regulation), L–AS5 (spinning
reserves), and L–AS6 (supplemental
reserves) are set to expire on September
30, 2021. This rate extension makes no
changes to the existing formula rates
and extends them through September
30, 2024.
DATES: The extended formula rates
under Rate Schedules L–NT1 (network),
L–FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1
(non-firm point-to-point), L–UU1
(unreserved use), L–AS1 (scheduling
and dispatch), L–AS2 (VAR support), L–
AS3 (regulation), L–AS5 (spinning
reserves), and L–AS6 (supplemental
reserves) will be placed into effect on an
interim basis on October 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barton V. Barnhart, Regional Manager,
Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area
Power Administration, 5555 East
Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO
80538–8986, email: LAPtransadj@
wapa.gov, or Sheila D. Cook, Rates
Manager, Rocky Mountain Region,
Western Area Power Administration,
telephone 970–685–9562, email: scook@
wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: WAPA
published a Federal Register notice on
April 21, 2021 (86 FR 20689), proposing
to extend the existing formula rates
under Rate Schedules L–NT1 (network),
L–FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1
(non-firm point-to-point), L–UU1,
(unreserved use), L–AS1 (scheduling
and dispatch), L–AS2 (VAR support), L–
AS3 (regulation), L–AS5 (spinning
reserves), and L–AS6 (supplemental
reserves) through September 30, 2024.
The Proposed FRN also initiated a 30day public consultation and comment
period. Under a concurrent but separate
rate adjustment process for this same 3year period, October 1, 2021, through
September 30, 2024, WAPA, with Rate
Order No. WAPA–197, is converting the
formula rates for short-term sales for
RMR to use under the Western Energy
Imbalance Service Market to long-term
formula rates.
Legal Authority
By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B,
effective November 19, 2016, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
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authority to develop power and
transmission rates to the Western Area
Power Administration’s (WAPA)
Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve on a final
basis, remand, or disapprove such rates
to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). By Delegation
Order No. S1–DEL–S4–2021, effective
February 25, 2021, the Acting Secretary
of Energy also delegated the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Under Secretary for Science (and
Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4–
DEL–OE1–2021, effective March 25,
2021, the Acting Under Secretary for
Science (and Energy) redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis
to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity.
By Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–
05, effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant
Secretary for Electricity further
delegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect
on an interim basis to WAPA’s
Administrator. This redelegation order,
despite predating the February 2021 and
March 2021 delegations, remains valid.
This extension is issued under
Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–05
and Department of Energy (DOE) rate
extension procedures as set forth at 10
CFR 903.23(a).1
Following review of RMR’s proposal,
I hereby confirm, approve, and place
Rate Order No. WAPA–196 into effect
on an interim basis. This extends,
without adjustment, the existing Rate
Schedules L–NT1 (network), L–FPT1
(firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1 (nonfirm point-to-point), L–UU1 (unreserved
use), L–AS1 (scheduling and dispatch),
L–AS2 (VAR support), L–AS3
(regulation), L–AS5 (spinning reserves),
and L–AS6 (supplemental reserves)
through September 30, 2024. WAPA
will submit Rate Order No. WAPA–196
and the extended rate schedules to
FERC for confirmation and approval on
a final basis.
Department of Energy Administrator,
Western Area Power Administration
In the Matter of: Western Area Power
Administration Extension for the Rocky
Mountain Region Transmission and
Ancillary Services Formula Rates, Rate
Order No. WAPA–196.
ORDER CONFIRMING, APPROVING,
AND PLACING FORMULA RATES FOR
THE LOVELAND AREA PROJECTS,
1 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347
(Feb. 21, 2019).
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WESTERN AREA COLORADO
MISSOURI BALANCING AUTHORITY,
AND THE COLORADO RIVER
STORAGE PROJECT INTO EFFECT ON
AN INTERIM BASIS
The formula rates in Rate Order No.
WAPA–196 are established following
section 302 of the Department of Energy
(DOE) Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7152).2
By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B,
effective November 19, 2016, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
authority to develop power and
transmission rates to the Western Area
Power Administration’s (WAPA)
Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve on a final
basis, remand, or disapprove such rates
to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). By Delegation
Order No. S1–DEL–S4–2021, effective
February 25, 2021, the Acting Secretary
of Energy also delegated the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Under Secretary for Science (and
Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4–
DEL–OE1–2021, effective March 25,
2021, the Acting Under Secretary for
Science (and Energy) redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis
to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity.
By Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–
05, effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant
Secretary for Electricity further
delegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect
on an interim basis to WAPA’s
Administrator. This redelegation order,
despite predating the February 2021 and
March 2021 delegations, remains valid.
This extension is issued under
Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–05
and DOE rate extension procedures as
set forth at 10 CFR 903.23(a).3
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Background
On March 9, 2017, FERC approved
and confirmed Loveland Area Projects
(LAP) transmission and LAP, Western
Area Colorado Missouri Balancing
Authority (WACM), and Colorado River
2 This Act transferred to, and vested in, the
Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions
of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior
and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under
the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat.
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent
laws, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) and section
5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s);
and other acts that specifically apply to the projects
involved.
3 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347
(Feb. 21, 2019).
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Storage Project (CRSP) ancillary services
formula rates under Rate Schedules L–
NT1 (network), L–FPT1 (firm point-topoint), L–NFPT1 (non-firm point-topoint), L–UU1 (unreserved use), L–AS1
(scheduling and dispatch), L–AS2
(reactive supply and voltage control
(VAR) support), L–AS3 (regulation), L–
AS4 (energy imbalance), L–AS5
(spinning reserves), L–AS6
(supplemental reserves), L–AS7
(transmission losses), L–AS9 (generation
imbalance), and L–M1 (sales of surplus
products) under Rate Order No. WAPA–
174 on a final basis for a 5-year period
through September 30, 2021.4 Under
Rate Order No. WAPA–179, Rate
Schedule L–M1 was superseded by Rate
Schedule L–M2.5 On December 29,
2020, WAPA’s Administrator approved
rates for short-term sales for RMR to use
under the Western Energy Imbalance
Service Market, which superseded rate
schedules L–AS4 (energy imbalance), L–
AS7 (transmission losses), and L–AS9
(generator imbalance) and which
created a new Rate Schedule, L–NFJDT
(joint dispatch transmission).6
The remaining existing rates,
addressed herein, continue to provide
adequate revenue to recover annual
expenses, including interest expense,
and repay capital investments within
allowable time periods. This ensures
repayment within the cost recovery
criteria as set forth in DOE Order RA
6120.2.
Discussion
In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a),
WAPA filed a notice in the Federal
Register on April 21, 2021, proposing to
extend, without adjustment, Rate
Schedules L–NT1 (network), L–FPT1
(firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1 (nonfirm point-to-point), L–UU1,
(unreserved use), L–AS1 (scheduling
and dispatch), L–AS2 (VAR support), L–
AS3 (regulation), L–AS5 (spinning
reserves), and L–AS6 (supplemental
reserves) under Rate Order No. WAPA–
196.7 WAPA determined it was not
necessary to hold public information or
public comment forums on the
proposed formula rate extension, but
provided a 30-day consultation and
comment period to give the public an
opportunity to comment on the
4 Order Confirming and Approving Rate
Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket Nos.
EF16–5–000 and ER16–5–001, 158 FERC ¶ 62,181
(2017).
5 Order Confirming and Approving Rate
Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF18–
3–000, 163 FERC ¶ 62,115 (2018).
6 See ‘‘Short-Term Rate Memo—RMR WEIS—
Approved December 29, 2020’’ at https://
www.wapa.gov/regions/RM/rates/Pages/2021-Ratesfor-Short-Term-Sales.aspx.
7 86 FR 20689 (Apr. 21, 2021).
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proposed extension. The consultation
and comment period ended on May 21,
2021, and WAPA received no comments
on the proposed formula rate extension.
Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
WAPA previously determined that
this action fits within the following
categorical exclusions listed in
appendix B to subpart D of 10 CFR part
1021.410: B4.3 (Electric power
marketing rate changes) and B4.4
(Power marketing services and
activities). Categorically excluded
projects and activities do not require
preparation of either an environmental
impact statement or an environmental
assessment.8 Specifically, WAPA has
determined that this rulemaking is
consistent with activities identified in
part B4, Categorical Exclusions
Applicable to Specific Agency Actions
(see 10 CFR part 1021, appendix B to
subpart D, part B4). A copy of the
categorical exclusion determination is
available on WAPA’s website at: https://
www.wapa.gov/regions/RM/
environment/Pages/CX2016.aspx. Look
for file entitled, ‘‘2016–077 Prop
Formula Rate Adjust for Transmission
Ancillary Services and Sales of Surplus
Prods 031016.’’
Determination Under Executive Order
12866
WAPA has an exemption from
centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no
clearance of this notice by the Office of
Management and Budget is required.
Submission to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
The Provisional Formula Rates herein
confirmed, approved, and placed into
effect on an interim basis, together with
supporting documents, will be
submitted to FERC for confirmation and
final approval.
Order
In view of the above and under the
authority delegated to me, I hereby
confirm, approve, and place into effect
on an interim basis, Rate Order No.
WAPA–196, which extends the existing
LAP transmission and LAP, WACM, and
CRSP ancillary services formula rates
under Rate Schedules L–NT1 (network),
L–FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1
(non-firm point-to-point), L–UU1
8 The determination was done in compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; the
Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for
implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); and
DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and
Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021).
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(unreserved use), L–AS1 (scheduling
and dispatch), L–AS2 (VAR support), L–
AS3 (regulation), L–AS5 (spinning
reserves), and L–AS6 (supplemental
reserves) through September 30, 2024.
The rates will remain in effect on an
interim basis until: (1) FERC confirms
and approves this extension on a final
basis; (2) subsequent rates are confirmed
and approved; or (3) such rates are
superseded.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on August 23, 2021,
by Tracey A. LeBeau, Interim
Administrator, Western Area Power
Administration, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document, with the original
signature and date, is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register
Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in
electronic format for publication, as an
official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
Rate Schedule L–NT1
ATTACHMENT H to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L–NT1
dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area
Projects
A calculated Annual Transmission
Revenue Requirement will go into effect
every October 1 based on updated
financial projections and the true-up of
previous projections.
The Annual Transmission Revenue
Requirement will be posted on the
LAPT Open Access Same-Time
Information System website.
Applicable
The Transmission Customer will
compensate the Loveland Area Projects
Transmission Service Provider (LAPT)
each month for Network Integration
Transmission Service under the
applicable Network Integration
Transmission Service Agreement and
the Annual Transmission Revenue
Requirement described herein.
Formula Rate
Network Integration Transmission
Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
Annual Transmission
Revenue Requirement ($)
12
Monthly Charge
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
Network Service Customer's
X
Load Ratio Share
Rate Schedule L–FPT1
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L–FPT1
dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Applicable
SCHEDULE 7 to OATT
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
The Transmission Customer shall
compensate the Loveland Area Projects
Transmission Service Provider (LAPT)
each month for reserved capacity under
the applicable Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Agreement and
the formula rate described herein.
Effective
Formula Rate
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area
Projects
Long-Term Firm and Short-Term Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service
A calculated charge will go into effect
every October 1 based on the formula
above, updated financial and load
projections, and the true-up of previous
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Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement ($)
Firm Transmission Capacity Reservations (kW) plus
Network Integration Transmission Service Capacity (kW)
projections. The annual charge will be
posted on the LAPT Open Access SameTime Information System (OASIS)
website.
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Discounts
Three principal requirements apply to
discounts for transmission service as
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Rate Schedule L–NFPT1
SCHEDULE 8 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L–NFPT1
dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy
Western Power Area Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area
Projects
Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
Maximum Non-Firm Point-to-Point
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Rate Schedule L–UU1
Discounts
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area
Projects
Three principal requirements apply to
discounts for transmission service as
follows: (1) Any offer of a discount
made by LAPT must be announced to
all eligible customers solely by posting
on the LAPT OASIS website; (2) any
customer-initiated requests for
discounts, including requests for use by
LAP Marketing, must occur solely by
posting on the LAPT OASIS; and (3)
once a discount is negotiated, details
must be immediately posted on the
LAPT OASIS. For any discount agreed
upon for service on a path, from Point(s)
of Receipt to Point(s) of Delivery, LAPT
must offer the same discounted
transmission service charge for the same
time period to all eligible customers on
all unconstrained transmission paths
that go to the same point(s) of delivery
on the transmission system.
Unreserved Use Penalties
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SCHEDULE 10 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L–UU1
dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
The Transmission Customer shall
compensate the Loveland Area Projects
Transmission Service Provider (LAPT)
each month for any unreserved use of
the transmission system (Unreserved
Use) under the applicable transmission
service formula rates as described
herein. Unreserved Use occurs when an
eligible customer uses transmission
service it has not reserved or a
Transmission Customer uses
transmission service in excess of its
reserved capacity. Unreserved Use may
also include a Transmission Customer’s
failure to curtail transmission when
requested, a Network Integration
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The Transmission Customer will
compensate the Loveland Area Projects
Transmission Service Provider (LAPT)
for Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service under the
applicable Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Agreement and
the formula rate described herein.
Formula Rate
Transmission Service Formula Rate
A calculated charge will go into effect
every October 1 based on the formula
above, updated financial and load
projections, and the true-up of previous
projections. The annual charge will be
posted on the LAPT Open Access SameTime Information System (OASIS)
website.
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Applicable
Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Formula Rate
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2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
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Transmission Service (Network)
Customer’s scheduled delivery of offsystem non-designated purchases using
transmission capacity reserved for
designated Network resources, and a
Network Customer’s use of Network
service or secondary service to facilitate
a wholesale sale that does not serve a
Network load.
Penalty Rate
The penalty charge for a Transmission
Customer who engages in Unreserved
Use is 200 percent of the Loveland Area
Project’s approved formula rate for Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service
assessed as follows: the Unreserved Use
Penalty for a single hour of Unreserved
Use is based upon the charge for daily
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service. The Unreserved Use Penalty for
more than one assessment for a given
duration (e.g., daily) increases to the
next longest duration (e.g., weekly). The
Unreserved Use Penalty for multiple
instances of Unreserved Use (e.g., more
than one hour) within a day is based on
the charge for daily Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service. The Unreserved
Use Penalty for multiple instances of
Unreserved Use isolated to one calendar
week is based on the charge for weekly
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service. The Unreserved Use Penalty for
multiple instances of Unreserved Use
during more than one week in a
calendar month is based on the charge
for monthly Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service.
A Transmission Customer who
exceeds their reserved capacity at any
point of receipt or point of delivery, or
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follows: (1) Any offer of a discount
made by LAPT must be announced to
all eligible customers solely by posting
on the LAPT OASIS website; (2) any
customer-initiated requests for
discounts, including requests for use by
LAP Marketing, must occur solely by
posting on the LAPT OASIS website;
and (3) once a discount is negotiated,
details must be immediately posted on
the LAPT OASIS website. For any
discount agreed upon for service on a
path, from Point(s) of Receipt to Point(s)
of Delivery, LAPT must offer the same
discounted transmission service rate for
the same time period to all eligible
customers on all unconstrained
transmission paths that go to the same
point(s) of delivery on the transmission
system.
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an eligible customer who uses
transmission service at a point of receipt
or point of delivery it has not reserved,
is required to pay for all ancillary
services provided by LAPT and
associated with the Unreserved Use.
The Transmission Customer will pay for
ancillary services based on the amount
of transmission service it used and did
not reserve.
Rate Schedule L–AS1
Schedule 1 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP–SD4 and
Rate Schedule L–AS1 Dated October 1,
2011, Through September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado River Storage Project
Loveland Area Projects
Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority
Scheduling, System Control, and
Dispatch Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to Colorado
River Storage Project Transmission
(CRCM) and Loveland Area Projects
Transmission (LAPT) as Transmission
Service Providers (TSPs) and to Western
Area Colorado Missouri Balancing
Authority (WACM) as the Control Area
operator. Scheduling, System Control,
and Dispatch Service is required to
schedule the movement of power
through, out of, within, or into WACM.
This service can be provided only by the
operator of the Control Area in which
the transmission facilities used for
transmission service are located.
The CRCM and LAPT TSPs must offer
this service and the Federal
Transmission Customers must purchase
this service from the CRCM and LAPT
TSPs. WACM provides this service on
behalf of all TSPs within WACM and
those TSPs must purchase this service
from WACM.
The charge will be applied to all
schedules, except those for the delivery
of transmission losses to WACM.
Number of Schedules per Year, excluding schedules for
Delivery of Losses to WACM
Rate Schedule L–AS2
Schedule 2 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP–RS4 and
Rate Schedule L–AS2 Dated October 1,
2011, Through September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado River Storage Project
Loveland Area Projects
Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority
Reactive Supply and Voltage Control
From Generation or Other Sources
Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
2016, and extending through September
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Formula Rate
Annual Cost of Scheduling Personnel and Related Costs ($)
The annual cost of scheduling
personnel and related costs includes
annual costs associated with
transmission scheduling (i.e., personnel,
facilities, equipment and software, as
well as credits representing fees for
agent services).
The number of schedules per year is
the yearly total of daily tags which
result in a schedule, excluding loss
schedules.
A calculated charge will go into effect
every October 1 based on the formula
above and updated financial and
schedule data. The annual charge will
be posted on the CRCM and LAPT Open
Access Same-Time Information System
websites.
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WACM will accept any number of
scheduling changes over the course of
the day without any additional charge.
Unless other arrangements are made
with WACM, the charge will be
allocated equally among all TSPs, both
Federal and non-Federal, listed on the
schedule who are inside WACM. The
Federal transmission segments of the
schedule are exempt from invoicing, as
costs for these segments are included in
the CRCM and LAPT transmission
service rates.
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30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs first.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to Colorado
River Storage Project (CRCM) and
Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as
Transmission Service Providers (TSPs)
and to Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority (WACM) as the
Control Area operator. Reactive Supply
and Voltage Control from Generation or
Other Sources Services (VAR Support
Service) is required to maintain
transmission voltages on the TSPs
transmission facilities within acceptable
limits, using generation facilities and
non-generation resources capable of
providing this service to produce or
absorb reactive power. Thus, VAR
Support Service must be provided for
each transaction on the transmission
facilities within the Control Area. The
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Charge
per
Schedule
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
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amount of VAR Support Service
supplied to the transmission
transactions will be based on the VAR
Support Service necessary to maintain
transmission voltages within limits
generally accepted in the region and
consistently adhered to by WACM.
The CRCM and LAPT TSPs must offer
this service for each transaction and the
=
Transmission Transactions Requiring
VAR Support Service (kW)
The transmission transactions
requiring VAR Support Service equals
transmission capacity use of the Federal
transmission systems; including pointto-point and network service on LAPT
and CRCM transmission systems.
A calculated charge will go into effect
every October 1 based on the formula
above and updated financial and
capacity data. The annual charge will be
posted on the CRCM and LAPT Open
Access Same-Time Information System
websites.
Rate Schedule L–AS3
Schedule 3 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP–FR4 and
Rate Schedule L–AS3 Dated October 1,
2011, Through September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado River Storage Project
Loveland Area Projects
Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority
Regulation and Frequency Response
Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
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This rate schedule applies to Colorado
River Storage Project (CRCM) and
Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as
Transmission Service Providers (TSPs)
and to Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority (WACM) as the
Control Area operator. Regulation and
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Formula Rate
Annual Revenue Requirement for VAR Support Service ($)
The annual revenue requirement for
VAR Support Service equals the
revenue requirement for Federal
generation times the % of resource
capacity used for VAR Support Service
(1 minus power factor) plus other
resources, e.g., energy and transmission
costs for condensing Federal generating
units minus applicable revenue credits
related to WACM providing service.
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the provisions of their self-supply. If
WACM provides VAR Support Service
on behalf of any non-Federal TSP, VAR
Support Service will be assessed based
on either the TSP’s reserved capacity or
the tagged megawatt usage of the TSP’s
Transmission Customers.
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Frequency Response Service (Regulation
Service) is necessary to provide for the
continuous balancing of resources,
generation, and interchange with load
and for maintaining scheduled
interconnection frequency at sixty
cycles per second (60 Hz). Regulation
Service is accomplished by committing
on-line generation whose output is
raised or lowered, predominantly
through the use of automatic generation
control (AGC) equipment as necessary,
to follow the moment-by-moment
changes in load. All loads inside the
Control Area consume regulation;
therefore, WACM, by default, provides
Regulation Service to all loads inside
the Control Area.
The CRCM and LAPT TSPs offer this
service when transmission service is
used to serve load within WACM and
the Federal Transmission Customers
must purchase this service from the
CRCM and LAPT TSPs or make
alternative comparable arrangements
with WACM to satisfy their regulation
obligations. For the Load Serving
Entities (LSEs) who are not taking
transmission service from CRCM and
LAPT, WACM will assess Regulation
Service charges for their load and for
their variable resources inside WACM.
The formula rate will be assessed to
all applicable Federal Transmission
Customers and to all applicable nonFederal LSEs serving load inside
WACM.
Formula Rate
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VAR
Support Service
Formula Rate
Federal Transmission Customers must
purchase this service from the CRCM
and LAPT TSPs, unless the
Transmission Customer has generating
resources capable of providing VARs
directly connected to a Federal
transmission facility owned and
operated by CRCM and/or LAPT and
has executed a contract stipulating all
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Regulation
Total Annual Revenue Requirement for Regulation Service ($)
Service
= --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Formula Rate
Load inside W ACM Requiring Regulation Service (kW)
+
(Installed Nameplate Capacity of Wind Generators Serving Load inside WACM
X
Wind Capacity Multiplier) (kW)
+
(Installed Nameplate Capacity of Solar Generators Serving Load inside W ACM
X
Solar Capacity Multiplier) (kW)
Types
There are two different applications of
this Formula Rate:
1. Load-based Assessment: The charge
is assessed on an entity’s auxiliary load
(total metered load less applicable
Federal entitlements) and on the
amount stated in any BA or
transmission service agreements. The
charge is also applied to the installed
nameplate capacity of all variable
energy resources, including wind and
solar generators, serving load inside
WACM multiplied by the applicable
annually calculated Capacity Multiplier.
2. Self-provision Assessment: WACM
allows entities with AGC to self-provide
for all or a portion of their loads.
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Entities with AGC are known as SubBalancing Authorities (SBA) and must
meet all of the following criteria:
a. Have a well-defined boundary, with
WACM-approved revenue-quality
metering, accurate as defined by the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC), to include
Megawatt flow data availability at 6second or smaller intervals;
b. Have AGC responsive unit(s);
c. Demonstrate Regulation Service
capability; and
d. Execute a contract with WACM in
which entities agree to:
i. Provide all requested data to
WACM.
ii. Meet SBA error criteria as
described below.
Self-provision is measured by use of
the entity’s 1-minute average Area
Control Error (ACE) to determine the
amount of self-provision. The ACE is
used to calculate the Regulation Service
charges every hour as follows:
a. If the entity’s 1-minute average ACE
for the hour is less than or equal to 0.5
percent of its hourly average load, no
Regulation Service charge is assessed for
that hour.
b. If the entity’s 1-minute average ACE
for the hour is greater than or equal to
1.5 percent of its hourly average load,
WACM assesses Regulation Service
charges to the entity’s entire auxiliary
load, using the hourly Load-based
Assessment applied to the entity’s
auxiliary 12-cp load for that month.
c. If the entity’s 1-minute average ACE
for the hour is greater than 0.5 percent
of its hourly average load, but less than
1.5 percent of its hourly average load,
WACM assesses Regulation Service
charges based on linear interpolation of
zero charge and full charge, using the
hourly Load-based Assessment applied
to the entity’s auxiliary 12-cp load for
that month.
d. WACM monitors the entity’s Selfprovision on a regular basis. If WACM
determines the entity has not been
attempting to self-regulate, WACM will,
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upon notification, employ the Loadbased Assessment described in No. 1,
above.
Alternative Arrangements
Exporting Variable Resource
Requirement: WACM does not provide
Regulation Service to variable resources
inside the WACM Control Area which
are not used to serve load inside the
WACM Control Area. An entity that
exports the output from a variable
generator to another Control Area will
be required to dynamically meter or
dynamically schedule the resource out
of the WACM Control Area to another
Control Area unless arrangements,
satisfactory to WACM, are made for the
entity to acquire this service from a
third party or self-supply (as outlined
below). A variable generator is one
whose output is volatile and variable
due to factors beyond direct operational
control and, therefore, is not
dispatchable.
Self- or Third-party supply: WACM
may allow an entity to supply some or
all of its required regulation, or contract
with a third party to do so. This entity
must have revenue quality metering at
every load and generation point,
accurate as defined by NERC, to include
MW flow data availability at 6-second or
smaller intervals. WACM will evaluate
the entity’s metering,
telecommunications and regulating
resource, as well as the required level of
regulation, and determine whether the
entity qualifies to self-supply under this
provision. If approved, the entity is
required to enter into a separate
agreement with WACM which will
specify the terms of the self-supply
application.
Customer Accommodation
For entities unwilling to take
Regulation Service, self-provide as
described above, or acquire the service
from a third party, WACM will assist
the entity in dynamically metering its
loads/resources to another Control Area.
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The total annual revenue requirement
for Regulation Service includes such
costs as LAP and CRSP plant costs,
purchases of regulation products,
purchases of power in support of the
generating units’ ability to regulate,
purchases of transmission for regulating
units trapped geographically inside
another balancing authority, purchases
of transmission required to relocate
energy due to regulation/load following
issues, and lost on-peak sales
opportunities resulting from the
requirement to generate at night to
permit units to have ‘‘down’’ regulating
capability.
The total load for Regulation Service
equals load inside WACM requiring
Regulation Service, plus the installed
nameplate capacity of wind generators
serving load inside WACM times the
wind capacity multiplier, plus the
installed nameplate capacity of solar
generators serving load inside WACM
times the solar capacity multiplier.
A calculated charge will go into effect
every October 1 based on the formula
above and updated financial, load, and
capacity multiplier data. The annual
charge and multipliers will be posted on
the CRCM and LAPT Open Access
Same-Time Information System
websites.
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Until such time as meter configuration
is accomplished, the entity will be
responsible for charges assessed under
the formula rate in effect.
Rate Schedule L–AS5
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L–AS5
dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area
Projects and Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority
Operating Reserve—Spinning Reserve
Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
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Applicable
This rate schedule applies to
Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as the
Transmission Service Provider (TSP)
and to Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority (WACM) as the
Control Area operator. Spinning Reserve
Service is needed to serve load
immediately in the event of a system
contingency. Spinning Reserve Service
may be provided by generating units
that are on-line and loaded at less than
maximum output.
The LAPT TSP must offer this service
when transmission service is used to
serve load within WACM and the
Federal Transmission Customers must
purchase this service from the LAPT
TSP or make alternative comparable
arrangements with WACM to satisfy
their Spinning Reserve obligations.
WACM may be willing to provide
Spinning Reserves to other entities,
providing the entities enter into separate
agreements with WACM which will
specify the terms of the Spinning
Reserve Service.
Formula Rate
The LAPT TSP and WACM have no
Spinning Reserves available for sale. At
a customer’s request, the Rocky
Mountain Region will purchase
Spinning Reserves and pass through the
cost and any activation energy, plus a
fee for administration. The customer
will be responsible for providing the
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Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area
Projects and Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority
Operating Reserve—Supplemental
Reserve Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No.
WAPA–174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing
period beginning on or after October 1,
2016, and extending through September
30, 2021, or until superseded by another
rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended
by Rate Order No. WAPA–196 through
September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to the
Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as the
Transmission Service Provider (TSP)
and the Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM)
as the Control Area operator.
Supplemental Reserve Service is needed
to serve load in the event of a system
contingency; however, it is not available
immediately to serve load but rather
within a short period of time.
Supplemental Reserve Service may be
provided by generating units that are
on-line but unloaded, by quick-start
generation, or by interruptible load.
The LAPT TSP must offer this service
when the transmission service is used to
serve load within WACM and the
Federal Transmission Customers must
purchase this service from the LAPT
TSP or make alternative comparable
arrangements with WACM to satisfy
their Supplemental Reserve obligations.
WACM may be willing to provide
Supplemental Reserves to other entities,
providing the entities enter into separate
agreements with WACM which will
specify the terms of the Supplemental
Reserve Service.
Formula Rate
The LAPT TSP and WACM have no
Supplemental Reserves available for
sale. At a customer’s request, the Rocky
Mountain Region will purchase
Supplemental Reserves and pass
through the cost and any activation
energy, plus a fee for administration.
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The customer will be responsible for
providing the transmission to deliver
the Supplemental Reserves purchased.
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United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
United States Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
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Rate Schedule L–AS6
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L–AS6
dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
SCHEDULE 5 to OATT
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transmission to deliver the Spinning
Reserves purchased.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–0274; FRL–8736–01–
OCSPP]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit;
Receipt of Application; Comment
Request
Environmental Protection
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
receipt of an application 93167–EUP–2
from Oxitec, Ltd. requesting an
amendment and extension to the
experimental use permit (EUP) for the
OX5034 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
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DATES: Comments must be received on
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-18646]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Loveland Area Projects, Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing
Authority, and Colorado River Storage Project--Rate Order No. WAPA-196
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of rate order extending transmission and ancillary
services formula rates.
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SUMMARY: The extension of the existing Loveland Area Projects (LAP)
transmission and LAP, Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing
Authority (WACM), and Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) ancillary
services formula rates has been confirmed, approved, and placed into
effect on an interim basis. The existing formula rates under Rate
Schedules L-NT1 (network), L-FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-
firm point-to-point), L-UU1, (unreserved use), L-AS1 (scheduling and
dispatch), L-AS2 (reactive supply and voltage control (VAR) support),
L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS5 (spinning reserves), and L-AS6 (supplemental
reserves) are set to expire on September 30, 2021. This rate extension
makes no changes to the existing formula rates and extends them through
September 30, 2024.
DATES: The extended formula rates under Rate Schedules L-NT1 (network),
L-FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L-UU1
(unreserved use), L-AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (VAR support),
L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS5 (spinning reserves), and L-AS6 (supplemental
reserves) will be placed into effect on an interim basis on October 1,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barton V. Barnhart, Regional Manager,
Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration, 5555 East
Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538-8986, email:
[email protected], or Sheila D. Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky Mountain
Region, Western Area Power Administration, telephone 970-685-9562,
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: WAPA published a Federal Register notice on
April 21, 2021 (86 FR 20689), proposing to extend the existing formula
rates under Rate Schedules L-NT1 (network), L-FPT1 (firm point-to-
point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L-UU1, (unreserved use), L-
AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (VAR support), L-AS3 (regulation),
L-AS5 (spinning reserves), and L-AS6 (supplemental reserves) through
September 30, 2024. The Proposed FRN also initiated a 30-day public
consultation and comment period. Under a concurrent but separate rate
adjustment process for this same 3-year period, October 1, 2021,
through September 30, 2024, WAPA, with Rate Order No. WAPA-197, is
converting the formula rates for short-term sales for RMR to use under
the Western Energy Imbalance Service Market to long-term formula rates.
Legal Authority
By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00B, effective November 19, 2016,
the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power
and transmission rates to the Western Area Power Administration's
(WAPA) Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of
Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve on a final basis,
remand, or disapprove such rates to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S4-2021, effective
February 25, 2021, the Acting Secretary of Energy also delegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to the Under Secretary for Science (and Energy). By
Redelegation Order No. S4-DEL-OE1-2021, effective March 25, 2021, the
Acting Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. By
Redelegation Order No. 00-002.10-05, effective July 8, 2020, the
Assistant Secretary for Electricity further delegated the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis
to WAPA's Administrator. This redelegation order, despite predating the
February 2021 and March 2021 delegations, remains valid. This extension
is issued under Redelegation Order No. 00-002.10-05 and Department of
Energy (DOE) rate extension procedures as set forth at 10 CFR
903.23(a).\1\
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\1\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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Following review of RMR's proposal, I hereby confirm, approve, and
place Rate Order No. WAPA-196 into effect on an interim basis. This
extends, without adjustment, the existing Rate Schedules L-NT1
(network), L-FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-
point), L-UU1 (unreserved use), L-AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2
(VAR support), L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS5 (spinning reserves), and L-AS6
(supplemental reserves) through September 30, 2024. WAPA will submit
Rate Order No. WAPA-196 and the extended rate schedules to FERC for
confirmation and approval on a final basis.
Department of Energy Administrator, Western Area Power Administration
In the Matter of: Western Area Power Administration Extension for
the Rocky Mountain Region Transmission and Ancillary Services Formula
Rates, Rate Order No. WAPA-196.
ORDER CONFIRMING, APPROVING, AND PLACING FORMULA RATES FOR THE LOVELAND
AREA PROJECTS,
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WESTERN AREA COLORADO MISSOURI BALANCING AUTHORITY, AND THE COLORADO
RIVER STORAGE PROJECT INTO EFFECT ON AN INTERIM BASIS
The formula rates in Rate Order No. WAPA-196 are established
following section 302 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).\2\
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\2\ This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of
Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the
Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat.
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly
section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.
485h(c)) and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C.
825s); and other acts that specifically apply to the projects
involved.
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By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00B, effective November 19, 2016,
the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power
and transmission rates to the Western Area Power Administration's
(WAPA) Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of
Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve on a final basis,
remand, or disapprove such rates to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S4-2021, effective
February 25, 2021, the Acting Secretary of Energy also delegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to the Under Secretary for Science (and Energy). By
Redelegation Order No. S4-DEL-OE1-2021, effective March 25, 2021, the
Acting Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. By
Redelegation Order No. 00-002.10-05, effective July 8, 2020, the
Assistant Secretary for Electricity further delegated the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis
to WAPA's Administrator. This redelegation order, despite predating the
February 2021 and March 2021 delegations, remains valid. This extension
is issued under Redelegation Order No. 00-002.10-05 and DOE rate
extension procedures as set forth at 10 CFR 903.23(a).\3\
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\3\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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Background
On March 9, 2017, FERC approved and confirmed Loveland Area
Projects (LAP) transmission and LAP, Western Area Colorado Missouri
Balancing Authority (WACM), and Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP)
ancillary services formula rates under Rate Schedules L-NT1 (network),
L-FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L-UU1
(unreserved use), L-AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (reactive
supply and voltage control (VAR) support), L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS4
(energy imbalance), L-AS5 (spinning reserves), L-AS6 (supplemental
reserves), L-AS7 (transmission losses), L-AS9 (generation imbalance),
and L-M1 (sales of surplus products) under Rate Order No. WAPA-174 on a
final basis for a 5-year period through September 30, 2021.\4\ Under
Rate Order No. WAPA-179, Rate Schedule L-M1 was superseded by Rate
Schedule L-M2.\5\ On December 29, 2020, WAPA's Administrator approved
rates for short-term sales for RMR to use under the Western Energy
Imbalance Service Market, which superseded rate schedules L-AS4 (energy
imbalance), L-AS7 (transmission losses), and L-AS9 (generator
imbalance) and which created a new Rate Schedule, L-NFJDT (joint
dispatch transmission).\6\
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\4\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final
Basis, FERC Docket Nos. EF16-5-000 and ER16-5-001, 158 FERC ] 62,181
(2017).
\5\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final
Basis, FERC Docket No. EF18-3-000, 163 FERC ] 62,115 (2018).
\6\ See ``Short-Term Rate Memo--RMR WEIS--Approved December 29,
2020'' at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/RM/rates/Pages/2021-Rates-for-Short-Term-Sales.aspx.
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The remaining existing rates, addressed herein, continue to provide
adequate revenue to recover annual expenses, including interest
expense, and repay capital investments within allowable time periods.
This ensures repayment within the cost recovery criteria as set forth
in DOE Order RA 6120.2.
Discussion
In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), WAPA filed a notice in the
Federal Register on April 21, 2021, proposing to extend, without
adjustment, Rate Schedules L-NT1 (network), L-FPT1 (firm point-to-
point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L-UU1, (unreserved use), L-
AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (VAR support), L-AS3 (regulation),
L-AS5 (spinning reserves), and L-AS6 (supplemental reserves) under Rate
Order No. WAPA-196.\7\ WAPA determined it was not necessary to hold
public information or public comment forums on the proposed formula
rate extension, but provided a 30-day consultation and comment period
to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed extension.
The consultation and comment period ended on May 21, 2021, and WAPA
received no comments on the proposed formula rate extension.
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\7\ 86 FR 20689 (Apr. 21, 2021).
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Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
WAPA previously determined that this action fits within the
following categorical exclusions listed in appendix B to subpart D of
10 CFR part 1021.410: B4.3 (Electric power marketing rate changes) and
B4.4 (Power marketing services and activities). Categorically excluded
projects and activities do not require preparation of either an
environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment.\8\
Specifically, WAPA has determined that this rulemaking is consistent
with activities identified in part B4, Categorical Exclusions
Applicable to Specific Agency Actions (see 10 CFR part 1021, appendix B
to subpart D, part B4). A copy of the categorical exclusion
determination is available on WAPA's website at: https://www.wapa.gov/regions/RM/environment/Pages/CX2016.aspx. Look for file entitled,
``2016-077 Prop Formula Rate Adjust for Transmission Ancillary Services
and Sales of Surplus Prods 031016.''
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\8\ The determination was done in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321-
4347; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for
implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); and DOE NEPA
Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021).
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Determination Under Executive Order 12866
WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the
Office of Management and Budget is required.
Submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Provisional Formula Rates herein confirmed, approved, and
placed into effect on an interim basis, together with supporting
documents, will be submitted to FERC for confirmation and final
approval.
Order
In view of the above and under the authority delegated to me, I
hereby confirm, approve, and place into effect on an interim basis,
Rate Order No. WAPA-196, which extends the existing LAP transmission
and LAP, WACM, and CRSP ancillary services formula rates under Rate
Schedules L-NT1 (network), L-FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-
firm point-to-point), L-UU1
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(unreserved use), L-AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (VAR support),
L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS5 (spinning reserves), and L-AS6 (supplemental
reserves) through September 30, 2024. The rates will remain in effect
on an interim basis until: (1) FERC confirms and approves this
extension on a final basis; (2) subsequent rates are confirmed and
approved; or (3) such rates are superseded.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 23,
2021, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Interim Administrator, Western Area Power
Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of
Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
Rate Schedule L-NT1
ATTACHMENT H to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-NT1 dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area Projects
Network Integration Transmission Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
The Transmission Customer will compensate the Loveland Area
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) each month for Network
Integration Transmission Service under the applicable Network
Integration Transmission Service Agreement and the Annual Transmission
Revenue Requirement described herein.
Formula Rate
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A calculated Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement will go into
effect every October 1 based on updated financial projections and the
true-up of previous projections.
The Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement will be posted on the
LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System website.
Rate Schedule L-FPT1
SCHEDULE 7 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-FPT1 dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area Projects
Long-Term Firm and Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
The Transmission Customer shall compensate the Loveland Area
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) each month for reserved
capacity under the applicable Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service
Agreement and the formula rate described herein.
Formula Rate
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A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on
the formula above, updated financial and load projections, and the
true-up of previous projections. The annual charge will be posted on
the LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) website.
Discounts
Three principal requirements apply to discounts for transmission
service as
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follows: (1) Any offer of a discount made by LAPT must be announced to
all eligible customers solely by posting on the LAPT OASIS website; (2)
any customer-initiated requests for discounts, including requests for
use by LAP Marketing, must occur solely by posting on the LAPT OASIS
website; and (3) once a discount is negotiated, details must be
immediately posted on the LAPT OASIS website. For any discount agreed
upon for service on a path, from Point(s) of Receipt to Point(s) of
Delivery, LAPT must offer the same discounted transmission service rate
for the same time period to all eligible customers on all unconstrained
transmission paths that go to the same point(s) of delivery on the
transmission system.
Rate Schedule L-NFPT1
SCHEDULE 8 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-NFPT1 dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Power Area Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area Projects
Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
The Transmission Customer will compensate the Loveland Area
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service under the applicable Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Agreement and the formula rate described herein.
Formula Rate
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A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on
the formula above, updated financial and load projections, and the
true-up of previous projections. The annual charge will be posted on
the LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) website.
Discounts
Three principal requirements apply to discounts for transmission
service as follows: (1) Any offer of a discount made by LAPT must be
announced to all eligible customers solely by posting on the LAPT OASIS
website; (2) any customer-initiated requests for discounts, including
requests for use by LAP Marketing, must occur solely by posting on the
LAPT OASIS; and (3) once a discount is negotiated, details must be
immediately posted on the LAPT OASIS. For any discount agreed upon for
service on a path, from Point(s) of Receipt to Point(s) of Delivery,
LAPT must offer the same discounted transmission service charge for the
same time period to all eligible customers on all unconstrained
transmission paths that go to the same point(s) of delivery on the
transmission system.
Rate Schedule L-UU1
SCHEDULE 10 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-UU1 dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area Projects
Unreserved Use Penalties
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
The Transmission Customer shall compensate the Loveland Area
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) each month for any
unreserved use of the transmission system (Unreserved Use) under the
applicable transmission service formula rates as described herein.
Unreserved Use occurs when an eligible customer uses transmission
service it has not reserved or a Transmission Customer uses
transmission service in excess of its reserved capacity. Unreserved Use
may also include a Transmission Customer's failure to curtail
transmission when requested, a Network Integration Transmission Service
(Network) Customer's scheduled delivery of off-system non-designated
purchases using transmission capacity reserved for designated Network
resources, and a Network Customer's use of Network service or secondary
service to facilitate a wholesale sale that does not serve a Network
load.
Penalty Rate
The penalty charge for a Transmission Customer who engages in
Unreserved Use is 200 percent of the Loveland Area Project's approved
formula rate for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service assessed as
follows: the Unreserved Use Penalty for a single hour of Unreserved Use
is based upon the charge for daily Firm Point-to-Point Transmission
Service. The Unreserved Use Penalty for more than one assessment for a
given duration (e.g., daily) increases to the next longest duration
(e.g., weekly). The Unreserved Use Penalty for multiple instances of
Unreserved Use (e.g., more than one hour) within a day is based on the
charge for daily Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service. The
Unreserved Use Penalty for multiple instances of Unreserved Use
isolated to one calendar week is based on the charge for weekly Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service. The Unreserved Use Penalty for
multiple instances of Unreserved Use during more than one week in a
calendar month is based on the charge for monthly Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service.
A Transmission Customer who exceeds their reserved capacity at any
point of receipt or point of delivery, or
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an eligible customer who uses transmission service at a point of
receipt or point of delivery it has not reserved, is required to pay
for all ancillary services provided by LAPT and associated with the
Unreserved Use. The Transmission Customer will pay for ancillary
services based on the amount of transmission service it used and did
not reserve.
Rate Schedule L-AS1
Schedule 1 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP-SD4 and Rate Schedule L-AS1 Dated October
1, 2011, Through September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado River Storage Project
Loveland Area Projects
Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority
Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to Colorado River Storage Project
Transmission (CRCM) and Loveland Area Projects Transmission (LAPT) as
Transmission Service Providers (TSPs) and to Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Control Area operator.
Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service is required to
schedule the movement of power through, out of, within, or into WACM.
This service can be provided only by the operator of the Control Area
in which the transmission facilities used for transmission service are
located.
The CRCM and LAPT TSPs must offer this service and the Federal
Transmission Customers must purchase this service from the CRCM and
LAPT TSPs. WACM provides this service on behalf of all TSPs within WACM
and those TSPs must purchase this service from WACM.
The charge will be applied to all schedules, except those for the
delivery of transmission losses to WACM. WACM will accept any number of
scheduling changes over the course of the day without any additional
charge. Unless other arrangements are made with WACM, the charge will
be allocated equally among all TSPs, both Federal and non-Federal,
listed on the schedule who are inside WACM. The Federal transmission
segments of the schedule are exempt from invoicing, as costs for these
segments are included in the CRCM and LAPT transmission service rates.
Formula Rate
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The annual cost of scheduling personnel and related costs includes
annual costs associated with transmission scheduling (i.e., personnel,
facilities, equipment and software, as well as credits representing
fees for agent services).
The number of schedules per year is the yearly total of daily tags
which result in a schedule, excluding loss schedules.
A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on
the formula above and updated financial and schedule data. The annual
charge will be posted on the CRCM and LAPT Open Access Same-Time
Information System websites.
Rate Schedule L-AS2
Schedule 2 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP-RS4 and Rate Schedule L-AS2 Dated October
1, 2011, Through September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado River Storage Project
Loveland Area Projects
Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority
Reactive Supply and Voltage Control From Generation or Other Sources
Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs first.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to Colorado River Storage Project (CRCM)
and Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as Transmission Service Providers
(TSPs) and to Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM)
as the Control Area operator. Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from
Generation or Other Sources Services (VAR Support Service) is required
to maintain transmission voltages on the TSPs transmission facilities
within acceptable limits, using generation facilities and non-
generation resources capable of providing this service to produce or
absorb reactive power. Thus, VAR Support Service must be provided for
each transaction on the transmission facilities within the Control
Area. The
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amount of VAR Support Service supplied to the transmission transactions
will be based on the VAR Support Service necessary to maintain
transmission voltages within limits generally accepted in the region
and consistently adhered to by WACM.
The CRCM and LAPT TSPs must offer this service for each transaction
and the Federal Transmission Customers must purchase this service from
the CRCM and LAPT TSPs, unless the Transmission Customer has generating
resources capable of providing VARs directly connected to a Federal
transmission facility owned and operated by CRCM and/or LAPT and has
executed a contract stipulating all the provisions of their self-
supply. If WACM provides VAR Support Service on behalf of any non-
Federal TSP, VAR Support Service will be assessed based on either the
TSP's reserved capacity or the tagged megawatt usage of the TSP's
Transmission Customers.
Formula Rate
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The annual revenue requirement for VAR Support Service equals the
revenue requirement for Federal generation times the % of resource
capacity used for VAR Support Service (1 minus power factor) plus other
resources, e.g., energy and transmission costs for condensing Federal
generating units minus applicable revenue credits related to WACM
providing service.
The transmission transactions requiring VAR Support Service equals
transmission capacity use of the Federal transmission systems;
including point-to-point and network service on LAPT and CRCM
transmission systems.
A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on
the formula above and updated financial and capacity data. The annual
charge will be posted on the CRCM and LAPT Open Access Same-Time
Information System websites.
Rate Schedule L-AS3
Schedule 3 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP-FR4 and Rate Schedule L-AS3 Dated October
1, 2011, Through September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado River Storage Project
Loveland Area Projects
Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority
Regulation and Frequency Response Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to Colorado River Storage Project (CRCM)
and Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as Transmission Service Providers
(TSPs) and to Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM)
as the Control Area operator. Regulation and Frequency Response Service
(Regulation Service) is necessary to provide for the continuous
balancing of resources, generation, and interchange with load and for
maintaining scheduled interconnection frequency at sixty cycles per
second (60 Hz). Regulation Service is accomplished by committing on-
line generation whose output is raised or lowered, predominantly
through the use of automatic generation control (AGC) equipment as
necessary, to follow the moment-by-moment changes in load. All loads
inside the Control Area consume regulation; therefore, WACM, by
default, provides Regulation Service to all loads inside the Control
Area.
The CRCM and LAPT TSPs offer this service when transmission service
is used to serve load within WACM and the Federal Transmission
Customers must purchase this service from the CRCM and LAPT TSPs or
make alternative comparable arrangements with WACM to satisfy their
regulation obligations. For the Load Serving Entities (LSEs) who are
not taking transmission service from CRCM and LAPT, WACM will assess
Regulation Service charges for their load and for their variable
resources inside WACM.
The formula rate will be assessed to all applicable Federal
Transmission Customers and to all applicable non-Federal LSEs serving
load inside WACM.
Formula Rate
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The total annual revenue requirement for Regulation Service
includes such costs as LAP and CRSP plant costs, purchases of
regulation products, purchases of power in support of the generating
units' ability to regulate, purchases of transmission for regulating
units trapped geographically inside another balancing authority,
purchases of transmission required to relocate energy due to
regulation/load following issues, and lost on-peak sales opportunities
resulting from the requirement to generate at night to permit units to
have ``down'' regulating capability.
The total load for Regulation Service equals load inside WACM
requiring Regulation Service, plus the installed nameplate capacity of
wind generators serving load inside WACM times the wind capacity
multiplier, plus the installed nameplate capacity of solar generators
serving load inside WACM times the solar capacity multiplier.
A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on
the formula above and updated financial, load, and capacity multiplier
data. The annual charge and multipliers will be posted on the CRCM and
LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System websites.
Types
There are two different applications of this Formula Rate:
1. Load-based Assessment: The charge is assessed on an entity's
auxiliary load (total metered load less applicable Federal
entitlements) and on the amount stated in any BA or transmission
service agreements. The charge is also applied to the installed
nameplate capacity of all variable energy resources, including wind and
solar generators, serving load inside WACM multiplied by the applicable
annually calculated Capacity Multiplier.
2. Self-provision Assessment: WACM allows entities with AGC to
self-provide for all or a portion of their loads. Entities with AGC are
known as Sub-Balancing Authorities (SBA) and must meet all of the
following criteria:
a. Have a well-defined boundary, with WACM-approved revenue-quality
metering, accurate as defined by the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), to include Megawatt flow data
availability at 6-second or smaller intervals;
b. Have AGC responsive unit(s);
c. Demonstrate Regulation Service capability; and
d. Execute a contract with WACM in which entities agree to:
i. Provide all requested data to WACM.
ii. Meet SBA error criteria as described below.
Self-provision is measured by use of the entity's 1-minute average
Area Control Error (ACE) to determine the amount of self-provision. The
ACE is used to calculate the Regulation Service charges every hour as
follows:
a. If the entity's 1-minute average ACE for the hour is less than
or equal to 0.5 percent of its hourly average load, no Regulation
Service charge is assessed for that hour.
b. If the entity's 1-minute average ACE for the hour is greater
than or equal to 1.5 percent of its hourly average load, WACM assesses
Regulation Service charges to the entity's entire auxiliary load, using
the hourly Load-based Assessment applied to the entity's auxiliary 12-
cp load for that month.
c. If the entity's 1-minute average ACE for the hour is greater
than 0.5 percent of its hourly average load, but less than 1.5 percent
of its hourly average load, WACM assesses Regulation Service charges
based on linear interpolation of zero charge and full charge, using the
hourly Load-based Assessment applied to the entity's auxiliary 12-cp
load for that month.
d. WACM monitors the entity's Self-provision on a regular basis. If
WACM determines the entity has not been attempting to self-regulate,
WACM will, upon notification, employ the Load-based Assessment
described in No. 1, above.
Alternative Arrangements
Exporting Variable Resource Requirement: WACM does not provide
Regulation Service to variable resources inside the WACM Control Area
which are not used to serve load inside the WACM Control Area. An
entity that exports the output from a variable generator to another
Control Area will be required to dynamically meter or dynamically
schedule the resource out of the WACM Control Area to another Control
Area unless arrangements, satisfactory to WACM, are made for the entity
to acquire this service from a third party or self-supply (as outlined
below). A variable generator is one whose output is volatile and
variable due to factors beyond direct operational control and,
therefore, is not dispatchable.
Self- or Third-party supply: WACM may allow an entity to supply
some or all of its required regulation, or contract with a third party
to do so. This entity must have revenue quality metering at every load
and generation point, accurate as defined by NERC, to include MW flow
data availability at 6-second or smaller intervals. WACM will evaluate
the entity's metering, telecommunications and regulating resource, as
well as the required level of regulation, and determine whether the
entity qualifies to self-supply under this provision. If approved, the
entity is required to enter into a separate agreement with WACM which
will specify the terms of the self-supply application.
Customer Accommodation
For entities unwilling to take Regulation Service, self-provide as
described above, or acquire the service from a third party, WACM will
assist the entity in dynamically metering its loads/resources to
another Control Area.
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Until such time as meter configuration is accomplished, the entity will
be responsible for charges assessed under the formula rate in effect.
Rate Schedule L-AS5
SCHEDULE 5 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS5 dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area Projects and Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority
Operating Reserve--Spinning Reserve Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as the
Transmission Service Provider (TSP) and to Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Control Area operator.
Spinning Reserve Service is needed to serve load immediately in the
event of a system contingency. Spinning Reserve Service may be provided
by generating units that are on-line and loaded at less than maximum
output.
The LAPT TSP must offer this service when transmission service is
used to serve load within WACM and the Federal Transmission Customers
must purchase this service from the LAPT TSP or make alternative
comparable arrangements with WACM to satisfy their Spinning Reserve
obligations. WACM may be willing to provide Spinning Reserves to other
entities, providing the entities enter into separate agreements with
WACM which will specify the terms of the Spinning Reserve Service.
Formula Rate
The LAPT TSP and WACM have no Spinning Reserves available for sale.
At a customer's request, the Rocky Mountain Region will purchase
Spinning Reserves and pass through the cost and any activation energy,
plus a fee for administration. The customer will be responsible for
providing the transmission to deliver the Spinning Reserves purchased.
Rate Schedule L-AS6
SCHEDULE 6 to OATT
(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS6 dated October 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2016)
United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region Loveland Area Projects and Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority
Operating Reserve--Supplemental Reserve Service
(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)
Effective
The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier.
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196
through September 30, 2024.]
Applicable
This rate schedule applies to the Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as
the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) and the Western Area Colorado
Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Control Area operator.
Supplemental Reserve Service is needed to serve load in the event of a
system contingency; however, it is not available immediately to serve
load but rather within a short period of time. Supplemental Reserve
Service may be provided by generating units that are on-line but
unloaded, by quick-start generation, or by interruptible load.
The LAPT TSP must offer this service when the transmission service
is used to serve load within WACM and the Federal Transmission
Customers must purchase this service from the LAPT TSP or make
alternative comparable arrangements with WACM to satisfy their
Supplemental Reserve obligations. WACM may be willing to provide
Supplemental Reserves to other entities, providing the entities enter
into separate agreements with WACM which will specify the terms of the
Supplemental Reserve Service.
Formula Rate
The LAPT TSP and WACM have no Supplemental Reserves available for
sale. At a customer's request, the Rocky Mountain Region will purchase
Supplemental Reserves and pass through the cost and any activation
energy, plus a fee for administration. The customer will be responsible
for providing the transmission to deliver the Supplemental Reserves
purchased.
[FR Doc. 2021-18646 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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