Western Area Power Administration November 16, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Western Area Power Administration (Western), Upper Great Plains Region, a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the 2021 Power Marketing Initiative (2021 PMI). The 2021 PMI provides the basis for marketing the long-term firm hydroelectric resources of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program Eastern Division (P-SMBPED) beyond December 31, 2020, when Western's Firm Electric Service (FES) contracts associated with the current Marketing Plan expire. The 2021 PMI extends the current Marketing Plan, with amendments to key marketing plan principles. Western's proposed 2021 PMI was published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2011. Responses to public comments are included in this notice. This Federal Register is published to announce Western's decisions for the 2021 PMI.