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Integrated System (IS) OASIS Page

administered by
Western Area Power Administration (Western)
Upper Great Plains Region (UGPR)

This is the OASIS page for the Western / Basin Electric Power Cooperative / Heartland Consumers Power District integrated transmission system called the Integrated System (IS) in the MAPP and WECC Regions.

Recent News, Last Updated: 08/04/2010
(See "News" Folder for older News)

08/04/2010 (Updated 08/02/2010 Posting to include PDF of presentation): Announcement of Informal Public Meeting on 8/5/2010 to discuss FERC "Transmission Planning & Cost Allocation" NOPR

08/04/2010 Update: Copy of presentation for 8/5/2010 Information Customer Meeting: TPACA_NOPR_Presentation.pdf

Western will hold an informal public meeting at our Corporate Services Office at 12155 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood, Colorado on August 5, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. MDT. The meeting will conclude by 12:00 p.m. MDT. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation By Transmission Owning and Operating Public Utilities (NOPR) that was released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 17, 2010 in Docket No. RM10-23.

Western will provide a high level synopsis of the NOPR and outline the areas it is considering for comment. Customers will have an opportunity to provide input on these issues after a brief presentation. A copy of the presentation Western will use at the meeting will be available at http://www.wapa.gov prior to 9 a.m. MDT, August 5th.

Western has established a conference bridge for individuals who are unable to attend in person. If you would like to dial into the conference bridge, dial 720-962-7661, when prompted enter your conference code (080504) and then hit the pound sign (#), then press 1. When prompted, say your name and then hit the pound (#) again. To ensure we have reserved enough lines, please let us know if you plan to dial in by calling our Corporate Communications office at 720-962-7050.

Limited WebEx online meeting capability will be available. To join the meeting through WebEx:

1. Go to https://wapa.webex.com/wapa/j.php?ED=138785002&UID=1133061132&PW=NMGM0ZjdmMTkx&RT=MiM2

2. If requested, enter your name and email address.

3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: G@tor1d3a

4. Click "Join".

For more information, contact John Steward, 602-605-2774, or Western's Corporate Communications, at 720-962-7050.

07/01/2010 : (Proposed Business Practice Update) Western UGPR has posted PROPOSED revisions to its CEII Policy Business Practice and NDA under its "Business Practices" folder (in the "Draft BP's - 10 Day Comment" sub-folder).

Comments/concerns with the proposed revisions should be submitted within 10 business days of this posting to: Steve Sanders at 406-247-7436 (email: sanders@wapa.gov)

05/27/2010: Announcement that WAUE.AECI.CM Service Point has been Disabled

Western has disabled the WAUE.AECI.CM Service Point on its OASIS effective 5/27/2010. Western also requested that TranServ (acting on behalf of MAPP) disable the same Service Point on the MAPP Schedule F OASIS page, and received notification that it was also disabled on that page effective 5/27/2010.

Transmission Customers can continue to utilize the WAUE.AECI Service Point on UGPR's WAPA OASIS page when requesting transmission service from UGPR, which is the same interface point between WAUE and AECI at the Maryville 161-kV substation.

The WAUE.AECI.CM point was setup to allow for reservations across Western's Creston-Maryville 161-kV transmission line (WAUE-AECI-CM contract path) under the MAPP Schedule F tariff or UGPR's OATT. However, requests utilizing the WAUE.AECI.CM Service Point are not being properly evaluated across the entire Sioux City - Denison - Exira - Creston - Maryville contract path (WAUE-AECI contract path) when the source Service Point on the reservation is located upstream of the WAUE-AECI contract path. Therefore, until such time as that can be resolved in the MAPP OASIS backend, the WAUE.AECI.CM Service Point will be disabled. If, in the interim, a Transmission Customer needs to submit a transmission service request for only the path from Creston-Maryville (WAUE-AECI-CM contract path) using the available source Service Points of WAUE.ALTW or WAUE.MEC at Creston, such requests will be handled on a manual basis by contacting Western or TranServ (as Western's TSC).

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders (Western) at 406-247-7436, or by email at sanders@wapa.gov.

Questions concerning short-term transmission service requests can be directed to TranServ (as Western's TSC) as noted in the following posting: WAPA-Customer-Notification-TranServ-as-TSC.pdf

12/29/2009 (New Rates Posting): Notice - New IS Transmission Rates Effective 01/01/2010 Posted

As described in the December 29, 2009, Federal Register notice ( FRN-IS-Trans-Anc-Service-Rates-2010-0101.pdf ), the Western Area Power Administration (Western) is updating its rates for transmission and ancillary services for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-Eastern Division (P-SMBP-ED) that are utilized for the Integrated System (IS). The Federal Register Notice summary follows:

ACTION: Notice of Order Concerning Transmission and Ancillary Services Rates and Transmission Service Penalty Rate for Unreserved Use.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order Nos. WAPA-144 and WAPA-148 and Rate Schedules UGP-NT1, UGP-FPT1, UGP-NFPT1, UGP-AS1, UGP-AS2, UGP-AS3, UGP-AS4, UGP-AS5, UGP-AS6, UGP-AS7 and UGP-TSP1 on an interim basis. The provisional rates will be in effect until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confirms, approves, and places them into effect on a final basis or until they are superseded. The provisional rates will provide sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expenses, and repay required investments within the allowable periods.

DATES: Rate Schedules UGP-NT1, UGP-FPT1, UGP-NFPT1, UGP-AS1, UGP-AS2, UGP-AS3, UGP-AS4, UGP-AS5, and UGP-AS6 and will be placed into effect on an interim basis on January 1, 2010, and will be in effect until FERC confirms, approves, and places the rate schedules in effect on a final basis through December 31, 2014, or until the rate schedules are superseded. The revised Rate Schedules UGP-NT1, UGP-FPT1, UGP-NFPT1, UGP-AS1, UGP-AS2, UGP-AS3, UGP-AS4, UGP-AS5 and UGP-AS6 dated January 1, 2010, supersede the similarly titled rate schedules dated October 1, 2005. Rate Schedule UGP-AS7 will be placed into effect on an interim basis on January 1, 2010; however, Rate Schedule UGP-AS7 will not be charged until such time as Western's OATT is revised to provide for Generator Imbalance Service. Rate Schedule UGP-AS7 will remain in effect through December 31, 2014, or until superseded, to coincide with the other ancillary service rates in this rate order. Rate Schedule UGP-TSP1 will be placed into effect on an interim basis on January 1, 2010; however, Rate Schedule UGP-TSP1 will not be charged until such time as Western's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) is revised to provide for unreserved use of transmission service penalties. Rate schedule UGP-TSP1 will also remain in effect through December 31, 2014, or until superseded, to coincide with the other rates in this rate order. Western will post notice on its Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) Web site of its intent to initiate charging
for Rate Schedule UGP-AS7 or UGP-TSP1.

Western submitted the following letter to its customers on 12/29/2010 advising them of the implementation of the revised rates: IS-Rate-Calculation-2010-0101-Cover-Letter.pdf.

The updated rates are shown in the "Current Rates/Losses" folder. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders at 406-247-7436.

12/28/2009 (Rate Update Status): Notice � Rate Orders Signed (Rates to be effective 01/01/2010)

The Deputy Secretary of Energy has signed Rate Orders 144 and 148, Orders Confirming, Approving, and Placing the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program � Eastern Division Transmission and Ancillary Services and Transmission Service Penalty for Unreserved Use Formula Rates into effect on an interim basis on January 1, 2010.

The Federal Register notice announcing these rates is expected to be published during the week of December 28-31. Once the Federal Register notice is published, a letter will be sent to our transmission customers and other interested parties providing rate information and a copy of the Federal Register notice.

The rate announcement letter and Federal Register notice will also be posted to this web site and the Upper Great Plains Region Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) web site.

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders at 406-247-7436.

10/07/2009: OATT Revision Filed with FERC, Effective Date of December 1, 2009:

Western Area Power Administration submitted its revised Open Access Transmission Service Tariff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on September 30, 2009. The new tariff becomes effective on December 1, 2009. The new revised tariff was developed to comply with FERC Order No. 890 and to be consistent with Western�s statutory and regulatory requirements. It addresses changes in transmission services and planning. The updated OATT (both clean and redline versions) and FERC generated PDF documents for this filing are included in the "Tariff" folder.

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders at 406-247-7436.

08/25/2009 : MAPP Schedule F service no longer available effective 9/1/2009; TranServ beginning operations as Western's Transmission Service Contractor (TSC) effective 0000 CDT on 9/1/2009 to assist in the processing of Transmission Service Requests on the WAPA OASIS; Corn Belt Power Cooperative changes effective 9/1/2009.

Western has obtained the services of TranServ International, Inc. (TranServ) to perform as its Transmission Service Coordinator (TSC) starting effective September 1, 2009 at 0000 (CDT). Based upon the departure of MidAmerican Energy Company from MAPP on September 1, 2009, the regional MAPP Schedule F tariff will no longer be available to customers to take transmission service across Western's Integrated System. Therefore, effective September 1, 2009 all service on Western's transmission system will need to be obtained under Western's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and requested on Western's OASIS (WAPA TP OASIS). TranServ will assist Western in the processing of the majorify of short-term transmission service requests (TSRs). Western personnel will continue to process Monthly Firm and Long-Term TSRs. The delineation of responsibilities for processing TSRs starting September 1, 2009 is outlined in the following document:

WAPA-Customer-Notification-TranServ-as-TSC.pdf

To assist Western's customer with the transition associated with the end of MAPP Schedule F and the introduction of TranServ as TSC in processing TSRs Western and TranServ will host conference calls starting on August 31, 2009 at 1500 (CDT) to answer customer questions and explain the changes being implemented. In addition, Western will answer questions regarding the changes associated with the move of Corn Belt Power Cooperative (CBPC) into Western's WAUE Balancing Authority Area and inclusion of a portion of CBPC transmission facilities into the Integrated System. More information regarding the CBPC changes is noted in the updated 07/22/2009 news item below. The announcement of the conference calls is outlined in the following letter:

Western-TranServ-Daily-Call-Announcement-Letter-2009-0825.pdf

(Business Practice Update) Western has updated its TSR Timing Requirements and business practice related to bumping of TSRs, to address the termination of any new MAPP Schedule F service, as outlined in the following Timing Requirement document that will be effective on September 1, 2009 at 0000 (CDT).

WAPA UGPR Timing Requirements-Effective-2009-0901.pdf

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders at (406) 247-7436.

07/22/2009 (Updated 06/10/2010) : Corn Belt Power Cooperative (CBPC) move into Western's east-side "WAUE" Balancing Authority Area (Control Area) and addition of CBPC transmission facilities to Integrated System (IS) effective September 1, 2009

06/10/2010 Update: Western has posted an Informational Posting providing guidance for Customers on submitting Generation Interconnections or Transmission Service Requests on facilities owned by CBPC under its "Generation Interconnections" sub-folder or at the following link:
CBPC Facilities - GI/TSR Submission Reqmts

08/25/2009 Update: Western will be including eligible portions of the Corn Belt Power Cooperativce (CBPC) transmission facilities located in western Iowa in the Western/Basin Electric Power Cooperative/Heartland Consumers Power District Integrated System (IS), and the change will be effective on September 1, 2009. The following CBPC transmission facilities will be included in the IS as Basin Electric Power Cooperative leased facilities:

Wisdom to Osgood 161 kV transmission line � 30.64 miles
Osgood to Burt 161 kV transmission line � 29.79 miles
Burt to Hancock 161 kV transmission line � 33.70 miles
Wisdom to Buena Vista 161 kV transmission line � 32.77 miles
Buena Vista to Sac County 161 kV transmission line � 9.66 miles
Hope to Webster 161 kV transmission line � 12.39 miles
Burt to Hope 161 kV transmission line � 34.61 miles

Hope substation (161 kV portion only)
Wisdom substation (161 kV portion only)
Burt substation (161 kV portion only)
Osgood substation (161 kV portion only)
Webster substation (161 kV portion only)
Hancock substation (161 kV portion only)

Interconnection and transmission service requests utilizing these facilities will need to be submitted to Western, as the IS administrator, pursuant to Western's OATT and LGIP/SGIP, starting on September 1, 2009 at 0000 (CDT). Western and CBPC will work with existing interconnection and transmission service customers on the CBPC facilities listed above to address any transition issues. The IS transmission rates will apply to service across the facilities above, and preliminary analysis shows no expected increase to the IS rate as the result of inclusion of the CBPC facilities and associated new network load into the IS. CBPC will continue to adminster its own tariff on the remaining CBPC facilities that are moving into Western's WAUE Balancing Authority Area on September 1, 2009, and therefore interconnection and transmission service requests on those other CBPC facilities will continue to be submitted to CBPC.

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07/22/2009 Posting: Corn Belt Power Cooperativce (CBPC) intends to move its transmission system located presently in the MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) Balancing Authority Area/Control Area (BAA) into Western's east-side "WAUE" BAA by September 1, 2009, as a result of MEC's plan to join the Midwest ISO on September 1, 2009 and move its facilities into the Midwest ISO BAA. CBPC and the Integrated System are also exploring the possibility of eligible portions of the CBPC transmission facilities becoming part of the Integrated System (IS) as a result of this BAA change, and that change would also occur on September 1, 2009. Western will post additional details in near future regarding the potential inclusion of CBPC transmission facilities into the IS, and the impacts upon such a change on interconnection and transmission service requests located on those CBPC transmission facilities, and preliminary information regarding potential IS rate impacts. This information will be located on Western's OASIS page under "Recent News" and also under a documents folder named "CBPC BAA Move Information", if necessary. More information concerning CBPC and its members is available on their company web page at: http://www.cbpower.coop/aspx/CBPower/default.aspx

06/26/2009 : Announcement of Public Information and Public Comment Forums - Proposed Penalty Rate for Unreserved Use of Transmission Service

As described in the June 26, 2009, Federal Register notice ( FRN-Proposed-IS-Unreserved-Use-Penalty-Rate-2009-0626.pdf ), The Western Area Power
Administration (Western) proposes to add a penalty rate for Unreserved Use of Transmission Service for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program�Eastern Division (P�SMBP�ED) in a new rate schedule, Rate Schedule UGP�TSP1. The new rate schedule for Unreserved Use of Transmission System Penalties, Rate Schedule UGP�TSP1, is proposed to go into effect on the later of January 1, 2010, or when Western�s Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) is revised to provide for Unreserved Use Penalties. Prior to implementing the penalty rate, Western will post notice on its OASIS site. If Rate Schedule UGP�TSP1 is implemented, it will
remain in effect through December 31, 2014, or until superseded. Western will prepare a brochure that provides detailed information on the proposed rate to all interested parties. Publication of this Federal Register notice begins the formal process for the proposed penalty rate.

Publication of the June 26, 2009, Federal Register notice begins the formal process for the proposed Unreserved Use of Transmission Service rate. The consultation and comment period begins with the Federal Register notice publication and will end September 24, 2009. Western will present a detailed explanation of the proposed rate at a public information forum. The public information forum date is July 28, 2009, 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. CDT, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Western will accept oral and written comments at a public comment forum. The public comment forum date is July 28, 2009, and will be held in conjunction with the public comment forum for the adjustment of Western�s transmission and ancillary services rates (as announced in 74 FR 26682 on June 3, 2009) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Western will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. Information on this rate process is posted on Western's OASIS and at the Upper Great Plains Region's Rates Web Page at: http://www.wapa.gov/ugp/rates/default.htm .

The June 26, 2009, letter to Western's Transmission Customers announcing the Federal Register notice: IS-Customer-Letter-Announcing-FRN-WAPA-148.pdf .

The presentations given at the public meetings and any future information, are available in the "UGPR 2009 Rate Adjustment" Folder on Western's OASIS.

The public meetings will be held at:
Holiday Inn�City Centre, 100 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

06/17/2009 : Announcement of Public Information and Public Comment Forums - Proposed Updates to IS Transmission and Ancillary Service Rates

As described in the June 3, 2009, Federal Register notice ( FRN-Proposed-IS-Trans-Anc-Service-Rates-2009-0603.pdf ), the Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing to update its rates for transmission and ancillary services for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-Eastern Division (P-SMBP-ED) that are utilized for the Integrated System (IS). Current formula rates, under Rate Schedules UGP�NT1, UGP�FPT1, UGP�NFPT1, UGP�AS1, UGP�AS2, UGP�AS3, UGP� AS4, UGP�AS5, and UGP�AS6 will expire on September 30, 2010. Western is also proposing to add a new rate schedule, Rate Schedule UGP�AS7, for Generator Imbalance Service. Western is proposing these rates to meet evolving and expanding transmission system and ancillary services requirements.

Publication of the June 3, 2009, Federal Register notice begins the formal process for the proposed formula rates. The consultation and comment period begins with the Federal Register notice publication and will end October 1, 2009. Western will present a detailed explanation of the proposed formula rates at a public information forum. The public information forum date is June 24, 2009, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Western will accept oral and written comments at a public comment forum. The public comment forum date is July 28, 2009, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Western will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. Information on this rate process is posted on Western's OASIS and at the Upper Great Plains Region's Rates Web Page at: http://www.wapa.gov/ugp/rates/default.htm .

The proposed Transmission and Ancillary Rates Adjustment is described in the Rate Brochure: IS-Trans-Anc-Service-Rate-Brochure-June-2009.pdf .

The presentations given at the public meetings and any future information, are available in the "UGPR 2009 Rate Adjustment" Folder on Western's OASIS.

The public meetings will be held at:
Holiday Inn�City Centre, 100 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

04/24/2009 : (Business Practice Update) Western UGPR has posted a Western-wide Policy Statement regarding crediting transmission service for transmission system outages that will become effective on May 1, 2009. The policy document is posted under the "Business Practices" folder and available at the following URL: WAPA-Crediting-for-Outages-Business-Practice.

04/22/2009 : (Business Practice Update) Western UGPR has posted a Western-wide Policy Statement regarding Attachment K of Western's OATT dated 04/16/2009. The policy document is posted under the "Business Practices" folder and available at the following URL: WAPA-OATT-AttachK-Policy-Statement-2009-0416.

04/14/2009 : Western UGPR has posted its updated Integrated System (IS) Transmission and Ancillary Services Rate Calculation, which will be effective May 1, 2009. The updated documents are posted under the "Current Rates/Losses" folder. The following documents were mailed to UGPR's Transmission Customers and Other Interested Parties on 04/14/2009: IS Rate Calculation - May 1, 2009

06/18/2008 (Business Practice Update) : Western Area Power Administration (Western) Upper Great Plains Region (UGPR) made minor changes to its posted "Business Practice for Adjustment Criteria for Open Access Transmission Tariff Charges" to clarify the 18 month adjustment period. The updated business practice is effective immediately (6/18/2008). The updated document is posted under the "Business Practices" folder and URL: WAPA UGPR Adjustment Criteria for OATT Charges

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders at 406-247-7436.