Energy Department, Western Area Power Administration
The formula rates for the Upper Great Plains region's (UGP) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) transmission and ancillary services for UGP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should UGP decide to expand its participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). If UGP expands its participation in SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR (transmission), WAUGP-DCTIE-IMEU (incremental market efficiency use share), and WAUGP-AS1 (scheduling, system control and dispatch) will supersede the extended formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-AS1, WAUW-AS3, WAUW-AS4, WAUW-AS5, WAUW-AS6, and WAUW-AS7, which expire on September 30, 2030.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of rate order concerning transmission and ancillary services formula rates. SUMMARY: The formula rates for the Upper Great Plains region's (UGP) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program—Eastern Division (P-SMBP—ED) transmission and ancillary services for UGP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should UGP decide to expand its participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). If UGP expands its participation in SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR (transmission), WAUGP-DCTIE-IMEU (incremental market efficiency use share), and WAUGP-AS1 (scheduling, system control and dispatch) will supersede the extended formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-AS1, WAUW-AS3, WAUW-AS4, WAUW-AS5, WAUW-AS6, and WAUW-AS7, which expire on September 30, 2030. DATES: The Provisional Formula Rates under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-DCTIE-IMEU, and WAUGP-AS1 are effective on the first day of the first full billing period beginning upon the later of the following events: (1) when UGP expands its participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection; or (2) the go-live date of the expansion of the SPP Regional Transmission Organization …
Citation: 90 FR 30910
