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Willow Creek Wind Project

Fri, Jun 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has decided to offer contract terms for the electrical interconnection into the Federal Columbia River Transmission System (FCRTS) of up to 72 megawatts of power to be generated by the proposed Willow Creek Wind Project (Wind Project). Willow Creek Energy, LLC proposes to construct and operate the proposed Wind Project in Gilliam and Morrow
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counties, Oregon, and has requested interconnection to the FCRTS at a point along BPA's existing Tower RoadAlkali 115kilovolt transmission line in Gilliam County, Oregon. BPA will construct a tap to allow the Wind Project to interconnect to BPA's transmission line, and will install new equipment at BPA's existing Boardman Substation in Morrow County, Oregon to accommodate this additional power in the FCRTS. This decision to interconnect the Wind Project is consistent with and tiered to BPA's Business Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS 0183, June 1995), and Business Plan ROD (August 1995).

Columbia Basin Fish Accords

Fri, May 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the availability of the ROD for the 2008 Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Accords) consistent with and tiered to the Fish and Wildlife Implementation Plan Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS0312, April 2003) and ROD (October 31, 2003). BPA has decided to enter into these agreements to help mitigate the impacts of the Federal Columbia River Power System on fish species, particularly salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act with projects that are expected to produce significant and measurable biological effects. Projects will be implemented throughout the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Accords are 10year agreements with four tribes, two states, and two other federal agencies. The Accords will provide greater certainty and stability to BPA's mitigation funding commitments and help BPA manage its financial risks. The Accords will also resolve some of the outstanding issues regarding BPA's compliance with its fish and wildlife mitigati

2012 Tiered Rate Methodology Proceeding; Public Hearings and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment

Tue, May 6 2008 11:00:00 GMT

BPA is proposing to adopt a new tiered rate design for setting its Priority Firm Power (PF) rates beginning with the FY 20122013 rate period. The primary feature of this Tiered Rate Methodology (TRM) proposal is one rate tier (Tier 1) based on generation output and costs attributed to BPA's current Federal base system resources and a second rate tier (Tier 2) based on the generation and costs associated with newly acquired resources.

The TRM is part of BPA's effort to achieve the overall policy objectives of the LongTerm Regional Dialogue Policy (Policy). Under this Policy, BPA will offer 20year Regional Dialogue Contracts to its Federal agency and public utility customers for power priced at a tiered PF rate. The TRM is intended to provide customers with a predictable and durable means by which to calculate BPA's PF tiered rate for the term of these contracts.

Determinations of specific rate levels applicable to these contracts will not be established in this proceeding. Rather the spe

2012 Tiered Rate Methodology Proceeding; Public Hearings and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment

Thu, May 1 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Determinations of specific rate levels applicable to these contracts will not be established in this proceeding. Rather the spe

2007 Supplemental Wholesale Power Rate Adjustment Proceeding, Public Hearings, and Opportunities for Public Review

Fri, Feb 8 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (Northwest Power Act) provides that BPA must establish and periodically review and revise its rates so they are adequate to recover, in accordance with sound business principles, the costs associated with the acquisition, conservation and transmission of electric power, and to recover the Federal investment in the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) and other costs incurred by BPA. BPA is reopening its WP07 wholesale power rate proceeding, which established power rates for Fiscal Years (FY) 20072009, in order to respond to recent decisions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit or Court) and to revise rates for FY 2009.

This 2007 Supplemental Wholesale Power Rate Adjustment Proceeding (WP07 Supplemental Proceeding) responds to the Court's remand of BPA's WP02 power rates for FY 20022006. This proceeding also responds to a separate Court decision that found BPA's 2000 Residential

Proposed Methodology for Determining the Average System Cost of Resources for Electric Utilities Participating in the

Thu, Feb 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) proposes a revised methodology for determining the average system cost (ASC) of resources for regional electric utilities that participate in the Residential Exchange Program (REP) authorized by section 5(c) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (Northwest Power Act). The ASC methodology is used in the determination of monetary benefits paid by BPA to utilities participating in the REP. The Northwest Power Act authorizes the BPA Administrator to determine utilities' ASCs based on a methodology developed by BPA in consultation with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, BPA customers and state regulatory agencies in the Pacific Northwest. The existing methodology was adopted by BPA and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) in 1984 (1984 ASC Methodology). On August 1, 2007, the Administrator initiated a series of public meetings in which informal comment was taken on 17 specific issue

Proposed Wind Integration--Within-Hour Balancing Service Rate for Public Hearing, and Opportunity for Public Review

Thu, Feb 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The purpose of the hearing is to adopt a rate for Wind IntegrationWithinHour Balancing Service. As increasing amounts of wind generation have integrated into BPA's Balancing Authority, the variability and uncertainty of wind generation have led to increased costs through the need for additional reserve capacity, the shift of energy generation from heavy load hours to light load hours, and reduced system efficiency. The Wind IntegrationWithinHour Balancing Service rate will ensure that these costs are borne by the parties causing the costs.