The Federal Register

Solicitation of Interest for Transmission Line Projects Under EPAct05 Section 1222 Associated With Renewable

Fri, Nov 21 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The United States Department of Energy (DOE or Department) acting through the Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), a power marketing administration within the Department, is seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) from entities that are interested in providing contributed funds for Southwestern's participation in the upgrade of Southwestern's existing transmission facilities or the construction of new transmission line projects in the states in which Southwestern operates. The purpose of the request for SOIs is to identify potential projects which would facilitate the transmission of wind generation or other renewable generation sources to load centers under the authority granted the Secretary of Energy in section 1222 [[Page 70637]]
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05) (Pub. L. 10958; 119 Stat. 952).

Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate

Mon, Nov 3 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), has prepared Current and Revised 2008 Power Repayment Studies that show the need for an increase in annual revenues to meet cost recovery criteria. Such increased revenues are required primarily due to increases in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operations and maintenance estimates. The Administrator has developed a proposed Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule, which is supported by a power repayment study, to recover the required revenues. Beginning January 1, 2009, the proposed rates would increase annual revenues approximately 14.3 percent from $3,456,696 to $3,949,872.

Integrated System Rate Schedule Changes

Tue, Oct 28 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Due to the omission of the P-06A Rate Schedule from the Notice of Proposed Changes to Southwestern Power Administration Rate Schedules and Opportunity for Public Review and Comment published on October 20, 2008 (73 FR 62269), this notice is a resubmission to include both the P06A and the NFTS06A Rate Schedule proposals for review and comment.

The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), has determined that revisions to the Real Power Losses provisions within existing rate schedules P06 and NFTS06 are required. Since the proposed rate schedule revisions are limited only to Real Power Losses, the net result of the 2006 Integrated System Power Repayment Studies, which was the basis for the existing rate schedules, will not be altered.

Integrated System Rate Schedule Changes

Mon, Oct 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), has determined that revisions to the Real Power Losses provisions within existing rate schedules P06 and NFTS06 are required. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confirmed and approved such rates on February 27, 2007 in Docket No. EF074011000 (118 FERC ]62,162) for the period from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2010. Since the proposed rate schedule revisions are limited only to Real Power Losses, the net result of the 2006 Integrated System Power Repayment Studies, which was the basis for the existing rate schedules, will not be altered.

Southwestern held several meetings during FY 2008 with customers to discuss the proposed rate schedule revisions and provide opportunity for input in the development of the final rate schedules. As a result of these informal meetings, it was determined that the revised rate schedule provisions can provide costsavings and operational benefits to Southwestern's transmissi

Robert D. Willis Hydropower Rate Schedules

Thu, Oct 2 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Delegation Order Nos. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, and 00001.00C, effective January 31, 2007, the Deputy Secretary has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA59, which increases the power rate for the Robert Douglas Willis Hydropower Project (Willis) pursuant to the following Willis Rate Schedule:

Rate Schedule RDW08, Wholesale Rates for Hydro Power and Energy Sold to Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency (Contract No. DEPM75 85SW00117)

Notice of Re-Opening of Public Comment Period for White River Minimum Flows--Proposed Determination of Federal and

Tue, Aug 12 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern) is re-opening the public comment period on its proposed determination of the Federal and nonFederal hydropower impacts of the White River Minimum Flows project for an additional 45 days. The original notice, issued July 3, 2008, provided a 30day comment period ending on August 4, 2008 (73 FR 38198). Southwestern is reopening the comment period until September 18, 2008.

Robert D. Willis Power Rate

Tue, Aug 5 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), has prepared Current and Revised 2008 Power Repayment Studies that show the need for an increase in annual revenues to meet cost recovery criteria. Such increased revenues are required primarily due to increases in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operations and maintenance estimates. The Administrator has developed a proposed Robert D. Willis rate schedule, which is supported by a power repayment study, to recover the required revenues. Beginning October 1, 2008, the proposed rates would increase annual revenues approximately 14.0 percent from $815,580 to $929,388.

White River Minimum Flows--Proposed Determination of Federal and Non-Federal Hydropower Impacts

Thu, Jul 3 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Section 132 of Public Law 109-103 (2005) authorized and directed the Secretary of the Army to implement alternatives BS3 and NF7, as described in the White River Minimum Flows Reallocation Study Report, Arkansas and Missouri, dated July 2004.

The law states that the Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), shall determine any impacts on electric energy and capacity generated at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2221 caused by the storage reallocation at Bull Shoals Lake. Further, the licensee of Project No. 2221 shall be fully compensated by the Corps of Engineers for those impacts on the basis of the present value of the estimated future lifetime replacement costs of the electrical energy and capacity at the time of implementation of the White River Minimum Flows project.

The law also states that losses to the Federal hydropower purpose of the Bull Shoals and Norfork Projects shall be offset by a reduction in the costs allocated to the Feder

White River Minimum Flows--Determination of Federal and Non- Federal Hydropower Impacts

Tue, Feb 5 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The law states that the Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), shall determine any impacts on electric energy and capacity generated at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2221 caused by the storage reallocation at Bull Shoals Lake. Further, the licensee
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of Project No. 2221 shall be fully compensated by the Corps of Engineers for those impacts on the basis of the present value of the estimated future lifetime replacement costs of the electrical energy and capacity at the time of implementation of the White River Minimum Flows project.

The law also states that losses to the Federal hydropower purpose of the Bull Shoals and Norfork Projects shall be offset by a reduction in the costs allocate