Western Area Power Administration April 28, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), a Power Marketing Administration of the Department of Energy (DOE), recommends the Rocky Mountain Region (WAPA-RM) with its Loveland Area Projects Transmission System and the Colorado River Storage Project Management Center (WAPA- CRSP) with its Colorado River Storage Project Transmission System pursue final negotiations regarding transmission owning membership in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Regional Transmission Organization (RTO), and the Upper Great Plains Region (WAPA-UGP) with its Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin ProjectEastern Division facilities in the Western Interconnection expand its participation in SPP. WAPA is seeking public comments from its customers, Indian Tribes, and other stakeholders on the substance of the recommendation.