Western Area Power Administration February 15, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing to update its formula rates for the WALC Balancing Authority Ancillary Services as well as the formula rates for NITS on the P-DP and Intertie projects. Current formula rates, under Rate Schedules DSW-SD2, DSW-RS2, DSW-FR2, DSW-SPR2, DSW-SUR2, DSW-EI2 and PD-NTS2, and INT-NTS2 are set to expire June 30, 2011. Western is also proposing to add a new rate schedule, Rate Schedule DSW-GI1, for Generator Imbalance (GI) Service. Western is proposing these rates to meet evolving and expanding transmission system and ancillary services requirements. Western has prepared a brochure that provides detailed information on the proposed rates to all interested parties. The proposed rates, under Rate Schedules-DSW-SD3, DSW-RS3, DSW-FR3, DSW-SPR3, DSW-SUR3, DSW-EI3, DSW- GI1, PD-NTS3, and INT-NTS3 would go into effect on October 1, 2011, and would remain in effect through September 30, 2016, or until superseded.\1\ The new rate schedule for GI Service, under Rate Schedule DSW-GI1, would go into effect and coincide with the other ancillary service rates in this rate order. Publication of this Federal Register notice begins the formal process for the proposed formula rates.