WAPA OATI OASIS Main Page
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: 04/16/2013
(1 Item)
(See
"News" Folder
for older News)
04/16/2013
: (Proposed Business Practice Update) Western has
posted a PROPOSED
update to its existing business practice for TSR Annulments
under its
"Business Practices" folder; "Draft BP's - 10 Day
Comment"
sub-folder; and "Business Practices
Common to all Western Regions" link, or directly via the following URL:
www.oasis.oati.com/woa/docs/WAPA/WAPAdocs/Western-Common-Business-Practices-Draft.html
Comments
regarding the proposed business practice should be submitted within 10 business days
of the posting date noted at the location above to:
Steve Sanders
at 406-255-2840 (email:
sanders@wapa.gov) and Kass Portra at 406-255-2842 (email:
portra@wapa.gov)
04/15/2013: OATT
Revision Filed with FERC, Effective Date of May 13, 2013: Western
has filed revisions to its OATT on April 12, 2013, to clarify certain
provisions and correct errors in Western's prior filings. Western
has requested an effective date of May 13, 2013. A copy of
Western's filing letter WAPA
OATT Revision Filing (April 12, 2013) is
available
under the "Tariff" Documents Folder on the WAPA OASIS at the
following URL: WAPA-Tariff-Docs.
Updated OATT documents reflecting the revisions will be made available
on the OASIS in the near future.
If
you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders (Western) at
406-255-2840, or by email at sanders@wapa.gov.
03/25/2013: (Emergency Business Practice)
Western has posted a new emergency
business practice for Temporary Limit
on Multiple Transmission Service Requests under its "Business
Practice" folder, or directly via the following URL: www.oasis.oati.com/woa/docs/WAPA/WAPAdocs/WAPA_UPGR_BP_Multiple_TSR_v1_2013-03-26.pdf
This Business Practice is EFFECTIVE at
09:00 CPT on 3/26/2013
If
you have any questions, please contact Kass Portra (Western) at
406-255-2842, or by email at portra@wapa.gov.
01/07/2013
: (Proposed Business Practice) Western has
posted a PROPOSED
business practice for LGIA Option to
Build
under its
"Business Practices" folder; "Draft BP's - 10 Day
Comment"
sub-folder; and "Business Practices
Common to all Western Regions" link, or directly via the following URL:
www.oasis.oati.com/woa/docs/WAPA/WAPAdocs/Western-Common-Business-Practices-Draft.html
Comments
regarding the proposed business practice should be submitted within 10 business days
of the posting date noted at the location above to:
Steve Sanders
at 406-255-2840 (email:
sanders@wapa.gov) and Kass Portra at 406-255-2842 (email:
portra@wapa.gov)
10/31/2012
: (Proposed Business Practice) Western has
posted a PROPOSED
business practice for TSR Annulments
under its
"Business Practices" folder; "Draft BP's - 10 Day
Comment"
sub-folder; and "Business Practices
Common to all Western Regions" link, or directly via the following URL:
www.oasis.oati.com/woa/docs/WAPA/WAPAdocs/Western-Common-Business-Practices-Draft.html
Comments
regarding the proposed business practice should be submitted within 10 business days
of the posting date noted at the location above to:
Steve Sanders
at 406-255-2840 (email:
sanders@wapa.gov) and Kass Portra at 406-255-2842 (email:
portra@wapa.gov)
10/15/2012
(Update to 09/17/2012 posting to include presentation) : (New Rates Postings): IS 2013 Rates Update Letter to Customers,
Announcement of Public Meeting, Posting of IS Rates 2011 True-up
Calculation
Western will host a meeting to provide customers an opportunity
to discuss and comment on the Integrated System (IS) 2013 recalculated
rates on October 15, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. MDT at Western's offices
located at 2900 4th Avenue North, 6th Floor, Billings, Montana, as
described in the 09/07/2012 letter to
customers. The meeting will also be available via WebEx, and
those desiring to attend the meeting via WebEx will need to contact Mr.
Stan Bayley at (406) 255-2923 (or by email at bayley@wapa.gov) before September
28, 2012 for access information.
(UPDATE)
Presentation: Customer-Information-Meeting-Presentation-2012-1015.pdf
The details of
the 2013 IS rate calculations, and 2011 IS rate true-up calculation are
posted under the "Rates/Losses Calculation" subfolder in the
"Rates/Losses" folder on Western's WAPA OASIS page, or directly at the
following URLs:
IS-Rate-Calculation-2013-0101.pdf
IS-Rate-TrueUp-Calculation-2011.pdf
If you have any
questions, please contact Steve Sanders at (406) 255-2840, or Mr. Stan
Bayley in Rates at (406) 255-2923.
04/27/2012
: (Standards of Conduct Notice) Please
note that Western's General Counsel, John Bremer, has been temporarily
designated as Western's acting Standards of Conduct (SOC) Chief
Compliance Officer. For this purpose, Mr. Bremer's contact
information is:
John Bremer, General Counsel
Western Area Power Administration
P.O. Box 281213
Lakewood, CO 80228-8213
Phone: (720) 962-7019
Email: SOCChiefComplianceOffice@wapa.gov
Given that this designation is temporary, Western is not revising its
posted SOC Procedures to reflect the preceding information.
02/02/2012
: (Proposed Business Practice) Western has
posted a PROPOSED
business practice for Resales of
Transmission Rights under its
"Business Practices" folder; "Draft BP's - 10 Day
Comment"
sub-folder; and "Business Practices
Common to all Western Regions" link, or directly via the following URL:
www.oasis.oati.com/woa/docs/WAPA/WAPAdocs/Western-Common-Business-Practices-Draft.html
Comments
regarding the proposed business practice should be submitted within 10 business days
of the posting date noted at the location above to:
Steve Sanders
at 406-255-2840 (email:
sanders@wapa.gov) and Kass Portra at 406-255-2842 (email:
portra@wapa.gov)
01/01/2012 : (New Rates Postings): IS 2012 Recalculated Rates, Update Letter
to Customers
As
a follow-up to the September 29, 2011 public meeting, Western
notified customers of the Integrated System (IS) 2012 recalculated
rates in the 12/27/2011 letter to
customers: Customer-Letter-2012-IS-Recalculated-Rates.pdf.
The
details of
the 2012 IS rate calculations are
posted under the "Rates/Losses Calculation" subfolder in the
"Rates/Losses" folder on Western's WAPA OASIS page, or directly at the
following URLs:
IS-Rate-Calculation-2012-0101.pdf
If you have any
questions, please contact Steve Sanders at (406) 255-2840, or Mr. Stan
Bayley in Rates at (406) 255-2923.
11/18/2011
: (Business Practice Clarification) Scheduling Requirements:
Western has posted a clarification effective today of its Scheduling
Requirements specifically related to quarter hour and intra-hour
scheduling, which is
available under its "Business Practices" folder (in the "Effective
Business Practices" sub-folder) and also available at
the
following URL: www.oasis.oati.com/WAPA/WAPAdocs/WAPA-UGPR-BP-Quarter-Intra-Hour-Scheduling-Version-2011-1118.pdf
If
you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders at
406-255-2840 (sanders@wapa.gov), or Scott Byer (Watertown Dispatch) at
605-882-7551 (byer@wapa.gov).
09/29/2011 : (New Rates Public Meeting
Presentation): IS 2012 Rates Public Meeting Presentation
Western hosted a meeting to provide customers an opportunity
to discuss and comment on the Integrated System (IS) 2012 recalculated
rates on September 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. MDT. The meeting
presentation is available at the following URL:
IS-2012-Rates-Customer-Meeting-Presentation-2011-0929.pdf
Please provide
written comments or questions via email or letter, by October 14, 2011
to Mr. Stan Bayley at bayley@wapa.gov and Ms. Linda
Cady-Hoffman (Rates Manager) at cady@wapa.gov
.
09/07/2011 : (New Rates Postings): IS 2012 Rates Update Letter to Customers,
Announcement of Public Meeting, Posting of IS Rates 2010 True-up
Calculation
Western will host a meeting to provide customers an opportunity
to discuss and comment on the Integrated System (IS) 2012 recalculated
rates on September 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. MDT at Western's offices
located at 2900 4th Avenue North, 6th Floor, Billings, Montana, as
described in the 09/02/2011 letter to
customers. The meeting will also be available via WebEx, and
those desiring to attend the meeting via WebEx will need to contact Mr.
Stan Bayley at (406) 255-2923 (or by email at bayley@wapa.gov) before September
22, 2011 for access information.
The details of
the 2012 IS rate calculations, and 2010 IS rate true-up calculation are
posted under the "Rates/Losses Calculation" subfolder in the
"Rates/Losses" folder on Western's WAPA OASIS page, or directly at the
following URLs:
IS-Rate-Calculation-2012-0101.pdf
IS-Rate-TrueUp-Calculation-2010.pdf
If you have any
questions, please contact Steve Sanders at (406) 255-2840, or Mr. Stan
Bayley in Rates at (406) 255-2923.
08/11/2011
: (Notice - Replaces previous 07/10/11 and
04/16/11
posting) Daily Non-Firm (DNF) Evaluation:
Effective
August
11, 2011 the MAPP MTA system implemented a software update concerning
ATC/AFC decrementing when Non-Firm Daily TSRs are evaluated in the
Operating Horizon. Due to the FERC Order No. 729 implementation,
the
Operating Horizon was increased from 36 hours to 48 hours. Under
the
old definition, Non-Firm Daily TSRs were validated completely outside
the Operating Horizon. Once the Operating Horizon was expanded to
48
hours, Non-Firm Daily TSRs could now fall within the Operating Horizon,
yet their impacts were not included in the AFC/ATC calculation.
This
software change allowed the validation to treat daily non-firm impacts
as hourly
non-firm impacts in the AFCcalc engine to correctly decrement ATC/AFC
in the Operating Horizon. Announcement of this software update
was
also posted on the MAPP OASIS site on the MAPP Home page. OATI
has
indicated that with the software update the posting and evaluation
Daily Non-Firm against the posted ATC/AFC in the Operating Horizon is
consistent with other WebTrans systems.
If
you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders (Western) at
406-255-2840 or Kass Portra (Western) at 406-255-2842.
07/22/2011
(Updated 08/11/2011)
: (Business
Practice Update) Western has
posted the FINAL revised Creditworthiness Business Practice
under its
"Business Practices" folder (in the "Effective Business Practices"
sub-folder). The revised BP was posted for review as noted in the
original 07/22/11 posting, and those versions are now available in the
Draft and Pending sub-folders "archives".
07/18/2011
: (Business Practice Reposting) Queue Flooding Restrictions:
Western has added a clarification effective today to its reposted a
business practice that was EFFECTIVE at
00:00 CPT on 7/8/2011 to address queue flooding issues, which is
available under its "Business Practices" folder (in the "Effective
Business Practices" sub-folder) and also available at
the
following URL: www.oasis.oati.com/WAPA/WAPAdocs/WAPA-UGPR-BP-Queue-Flooding-Version-2011-0718.pdf
If
you have any questions, please contact Kass Portra (Western) at
406-255-2842, or by email at portra@wapa.gov.
05/05/2011
(Updated 08/11/2011)
: (Business
Practice Update) Western has
posted the FINAL revised
to its General Requirements for Interconnection document
under its
"Business Practices" folder (in the "Effective Business Practices"
sub-folder). The revised BP was posted for review as noted in the
original 05/05/2011 posting, and those versions are posted in the
"archives" in the Draft and Pending sub-folders.
The
currently effective version of the General Requirements for
Interconnection (Sept 1999), for comparison, is posted under the
"Interconnection Requests" folder, and available at the following URL: www.oasis.oati.com/WAPA/WAPAdocs/WAPA-General-Req-for-Interconnection-FINAL-CLEAN-Issued-2011-0714.pdf.
If you
have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders
at 406-255-2840 (email:
sanders@wapa.gov)
05/05/2011: Posting
of Western's Planning Criteria Document: Western
has posted its Planning Criteria Document under its "Transmission
Planning Process" folder and
available at the
following URL: www.oasis.oati.com/WAPA/WAPAdocs/WAPA-Planning-Criteria-Document-2011-0504.pdf.
03/10/2011: Transmission
Planning Stakeholder Meeting on March 30, 2011
The Upper Great Plains Region of
Western (UGPR) invites you to a Western UGPR Transmission Planning
Stakeholder Meeting from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT on Wednesday,
March 30th, 2011, at the Western UGP Regional office located at 2900
4th Avenue North in Billings, Montana.
At the meeting, we
will review the UGPR FERC Order 890 planning process as implemented in
2010 and present the plan for the coming year. We will also review the
results of the 2010 Integrated System Evaluation and introduce the
planned studies for 2011. The meeting is being held to meet the local
transmission planning process requirements outlined in Western's OATT.
Your comments on the Draft Agenda are
welcome.
If you plan to attend the
meeting, please print and fill out the registration form indicating
that you plan to attend the meeting and indicate whether you plan to
attend in person or via WebEx. A limited number of WebEx participants
are available. Therefore, WebEx participation will be limited to one
per company and available only on a first-come first-served basis.
Western UGPR looks
forward to meeting with you during the meeting in Billings and
receiving your input on the UGPR 2011 local transmission planning
studies. Please send your comments on
the draft agenda and/or your Registration Form by email to ugpplanningmanager@wapa.gov or by fax at (406) 255-2900 by March 21,
2011.
If you have questions,
please contact Ms. Gayle R. Nansel, UGPR Transmission System Planning
Manager at 406-255-2830.
03/03/2011
: (Business Practice Update) Rollover Provision Changes: Western
UGPR has
posted its
Modified Rollover Rights Administration Business Practice to reflect
and explain the changes to rollover provisions under Section 2.2 of its
OATT, issued on 03/02/2011. The modified business practice is
available at the following URL: Modified
Rollover Rights Administration Business Practice, and under its
"Business Practices" folder (in the "Effective Business Practices"
sub-folder).
If
you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders (Western) at
406-255-2840, or by email at sanders@wapa.gov.
03/02/2011: OATT
Revision Filed with FERC, Effective Date of April 3, 2011 (Revised
Section 2.2 effective March 2, 2011): Western
Area Power Administration submitted revisions to its
non-jurisdictional Open Access Transmission Tariff in compliance with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Order dated
December 2, 2010. This compliance filing ( Filing
Letter for revised OATT (March 2, 2011) )
revises the new baseline
eTariff, which is substantially the same tariff originally
submitted in Docket No. NJ10-1-000.
Western requested the Commission deem the revisions to its OATT
proposed in the compliance filing become effective April 3, 2011, with
the exception of the revisions to Section 2.2, which Western requested
become effective on March 2, 2011. The revised OATT is available
under the "Tariff" Documents Folder on the WAPA OASIS and at the
following: WAPA-Tariff-Docs
If
you have any questions, please contact Steve Sanders (Western) at
406-255-2840, or by email at sanders@wapa.gov.
02/23/2011 : Updated Notice Posting clarifying Valid
POR/PODs for Transmission Service Requests across Miles City DC Tie,
other DC Ties, West-Side Only, and WAUE-SaskPower paths
Western (UGPR) has posted an updated Notice (replacing the
version previously posted on MAPP's OASIS Information Page) showing the
valid POR/PODs that must be utilized by Transmission Customers when
submitting Transmission Service Requests 1) from/to/across the
East/West DC Ties that interconnect with the IS; 2) for service on the
West-Side system only, and 3) from/to the WAUE/SaskPower interface
(WAUE-SPC and SPC-WAUE paths). The Notice is posted in the
Effective Business Practices folder and at the following URL: UGPR DC Tie
& Other TSR POR/POD Reqm'ts. Any
questions should be directed to Ms. Kass Portra (406) 255-2842 or Steve
Sanders at (406) 255-2840.
01/27/2011 : New Telephone Numbers
Telephone numbers have changed for the Billings, MT office. New
telephone numbers are: Steve Sanders (406-255-2840), Dirk Shulund
(406-255-2841), and Kass Portra (406-255-2842). Western Dispatch
telephone numbers and after-hours numbers have not changed.
12/31/2010 : TranServ no longer performing as Western's
Transmission Service Contractor (TSC) effective 0000 CDT on 1/1/2011
Western has discontinued the services of TranServ International,
Inc. (TranServ) to perform as its Transmission Service Coordinator
(TSC) effective January 1, 2011 at 0000 (CDT). All transmission
service requests (TSRs) will be processed by Western, and Transmission
Customers should not contact TranServ for questions related to TSRs on
Western's OASIS as of January 1, 2011 @ 0000 (CDT). All questions
related to TSRs should be directed to Ms. Kass Portra (406-255-2842),
Dirk Shulund (406-255-2841), or Steve Sanders (406-255-2840) during
normal business day working hours, or to Western Dispatch at
605‑882‑7576 or 605‑882‑7584 during after-hours, weekends, or
holidays.
12/31/2010 : (New Rates Posting): IS 2011 Rates - Letter to Customers
As a follow-up to the September 21, 2010 public meeting, Western
notified customers of the Integrated System (IS) 2011 recalculated
rates in the 12/20/2010 letter to
customers: Customer-Letter-20101220-IS-2011-Rates.pdf
The details of
the rate calculatons are included in the following posting: IS-Rate-Calculation-2011-0101.pdf
09/30/2010 : Western submitted the baseline eTariff
version of its OATT
Western submitted the baseline eTariff version of its
non-jurisdictional Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), which was
previously filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in
Docket No. NJ10-1-000. A copy of Western's 9/30/2010
filing is available
at: Western-OATT-Etariff-Filing-2010-0930.pdf.
09/30/2010 : Western filed comments on FERC's
"Transmission Planning & Cost Allocation" NOPR
Western submitted the following comments to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for
Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning and
Operating Public Utilities (NOPR) issued on June 17, 2010 in Docket No.
RM10-23-000. Western's comments were submitted on September 29,
2010, as a Federal Power Marketing Administration (PMA), and not on
behalf of the Department of Energy as a whole: Western-RM10-23-NOPR-Response.pdf
09/14/2010 : (New Rates Posting): IS 2011 Rates Update Letter to Customers,
Announcement of Public Meeting
Western will host a meeting to provide customers an opportunity
to discuss and comment on the Integrated System (IS) 2011 recalculated
rates on September 21, 2010, at 8:00 a.m. CDT at the Holiday Inn City
Center, 100 W 8th Street,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as described in the 09/03/2010 letter to
customers: IS-Rate-Calculation-2011-0101-Cover-Letter.pdf
The details of
the rate calculatons are included in the following posting: IS-Rate-Calculation-2011-0101.pdf
08/04/2010: Announcement
of Informal Public Meeting on 8/5/2010 to discuss FERC "Transmission
Planning & Cost Allocation" NOPR (Original 08/02/2010
Posting)
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.
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 406-255-2840 (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
406-255-2840, 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.
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.
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.
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 majority 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.
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.
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