Energy Department, Western Area Power Administration
The formula rates for the Rocky Mountain region's (RMR) Loveland Area Projects (LAP) transmission and ancillary services for RMR's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should RMR decide to become a member of SPP, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). If RMR decides to become a member of SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules LAPT-ATRR (transmission), LAPT-DCTIE-IMEU (incremental market efficiency use share), and LAPT-AS1 (scheduling, system control, and dispatch) will supersede the existing formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, L-AS4, L-AS5, L-AS6, L-AS7, and L-AS9, which expire on September 30, 2026.
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 Rocky Mountain region's (RMR) Loveland Area Projects (LAP) transmission and ancillary services for RMR's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should RMR decide to become a member of SPP, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). If RMR decides to become a member of SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules LAPT-ATRR (transmission), LAPT-DCTIE-IMEU (incremental market efficiency use share), and LAPT-AS1 (scheduling, system control, and dispatch) will supersede the existing formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, L-AS4, L-AS5, L-AS6, L-AS7, and L-AS9, which expire on September 30, 2026. DATES: The Provisional Formula Rates under Rate Schedules LAPT-ATRR, LAPT-DCTIE-IMEU, and LAPT-AS1 are effective on the first day of the first full billing period beginning on the later of the following events: (1) when RMR officially becomes a member of, and transfers functional control of LAP transmission facilities to, SPP; or (2) the go-live date of the expansion of the SPP Regional Transmission Organization into the Western Interconnection …
Citation: 90 FR 30924
