Energy Department, Western Area Power Administration
The formula rates for the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) region's transmission and ancillary services for CRSP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should CRSP decide to become a member of SPP, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rate). If CRSP decides to become a member of SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules CRCMT-ATRR (transmission), CRCMT-AS1 (scheduling, system control, and dispatch), and CRCMT-PTP (firm point-to-point) will supersede the existing formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules SP- NW6, SP-PTP10, SP-NFT9, SP-NFJDT, SP-UU3, SP-EI6, and SP-SSR6, which expire on December 31, 2028.
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 Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) region's transmission and ancillary services for CRSP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should CRSP decide to become a member of SPP, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rate). If CRSP decides to become a member of SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules CRCMT-ATRR (transmission), CRCMT-AS1 (scheduling, system control, and dispatch), and CRCMT-PTP (firm point-to-point) will supersede the existing formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules SP-NW6, SP-PTP10, SP-NFT9, SP-NFJDT, SP-UU3, SP-EI6, and SP-SSR6, which expire on December 31, 2028. DATES: The Provisional Formula Rates under Rate Schedules CRCMT-ATRR, CRCMT-AS1, and CRCMT-PTP are effective on the first day of the first full billing period beginning on the later of the following events: (1) when CRSP officially becomes a member of, and transfers functional control of CRSP transmission facilities to SPP; or (2) the go-live date of the expansion of the SPP Regional Transmission Organization into the Western Interconnection (scheduled for April 1, 2026, as of date of this Rate Order). CRSP will …
Citation: 90 FR 30916
