Welcome to Public Service Company of New Mexico

WesTTrans OASIS

 

 

March 12, 2010

Please see the WESTCONNECT folder at left for the link to the

WestConnect website where the WC Regional Pricing Business Practices

have been posted, with an effective date of April 1, 2010.

 

Need Transmission with NO pancaked rates?*

The Pricing Experiment is LIVE!!!

WestConnect members are making it easier for you to move your energy!

Go to OASIS, click on the WC Wizard, enter the POR and POD and find the

Hourly Non-firm transmission service available at the Regional Rate.

Select the service you wish to buy and off you go.

 

Before you buy and use the Regional Transmission product, make sure you’ve done your homework . . .

•Have you executed the new, Non-Firm Annex A service agreement with all the

WestConnect Pricing Experiment Regional TPs (AZPS, EPE, NEVP, PNM,

PSCO, SWTC, TSGT, WACM, & WALC)?  Check with your regular contracts

person at each TP to obtain the new service agreement.

•Have you established creditworthiness with each Regional TP?

•Have you obtained the service through the OASIS/WC Wizard button?

•Have you Pre-confirmed the reservation?

•Have you followed the proper E-Tagging procedures for all entities involved in the path?

 

A few things to remember along the way . . .

•Only Hourly, Non-Firm service is available with the Regional Rate

•Sorry, but no renewals, resales, or redirects are allowed.

•All Regional TPs in the path have to approve the reservation before going to a

CONFIRMED state . . . so be patient. . .

•You can only request the regional service through the WC Wizard interface on OASIS.

•Confirmed TSR will have a $.09/MWh administrative fee added on your bill, in

addition to the cost of the transmission.

 

* Losses and scheduling fees for each regional TP will still be charged.

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Transmission Loss Rate is 3 %

All transmission losses will be considered financial, unless the Transmission

Customer has made arrangements to return losses in kind.  Note: Transmission Customers can always elect to return losses physically (in kind) at 3% of scheduled energy at a mutually agreed upon POR or POD.  The in kind losses will be returned concurrently with the energy scheduled. If the in-kind losses are not scheduled in the appropriate amount, then the losses will be considered Financial.

 

 

If you have any Questions and/or Problems please Contact:

 

Balancing Authority/Transmission Provider OASIS Administration Information:

·         Don Lacen, 505-241-2032, e-mail: don.lacen@pnm.com

 

Balancing Authority/Transmission Provider Prescheduling (Transmission Services Coordinators):

 

·        Don Lacen, 505-241-2032, e-mail : TransmissionServiceCoordinators@pnmresources.com

·       Albert Gallegos, 505-241-0639, e-mail: TransmissionServiceCoordinators@pnmresources.com

·        Melvin Serna, 505-241-2499, e-mail: TransmissionServiceCoordinators@pnmresources.com

 

Balancing Authority/Transmission Provider Prescheduling, and OASIS Administration working hours:

 

·       Monday-Friday; 0700-1600 Mountain Prevailing Time; Excluding Holidays (Scheduling Criteria is based on the WECC Prescheduling Calendar).

·       WECC Prescheduling Calendar website is: http://www.wecc.biz/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=42

·       After hours the Real-Time Reliability Operators will handle all Scheduling and OASIS processes.

 

Compliance Administration Information:

 

          Chief Compliance Officer: JoAnn Newton, 505-241-2462 email: JOANN.NEWTON@PNMRESOURCES.COM

           Director, Ethics and Governance: Jim Acosta, 505-241-2205