Western Area Power Administration January 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Desert Southwest Region (DSW) of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes three new formula rates for Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Administrative Service, Energy Imbalance (EI) Service, and Generator Imbalance (GI) Service for the Western Area Lower Colorado (WALC) Balancing Authority (BA). The new formula rates are necessary for participation in the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) EIM. If adopted, the proposed formula rates under Rate Schedules DSW-EIM1T, DSW-EIM4T, and DSW-EIM9T will become effective April 5, 2023, and remain in effect through September 30, 2026. Publication of this Federal Register notice begins the formal process for the proposed formula rates.