[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8851-8858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04456]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Integrated System Power Rates
AGENCY: Southwestern Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed change to Southwestern Power Administration
Integrated System Wholesale Rates for Hydro Peaking Power Rate Schedule
and opportunity for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), is proposing to add a new section to Southwestern's
existing Integrated System Wholesale Rates for Hydro Peaking Power (P-
13) Rate Schedule. This new section is necessary
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to effect a uniform shift in the time Southwestern requires its
customers to submit Peaking Energy schedules. Southwestern has
determined that the shift in Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time
from the current 2:00 p.m. CPT to the proposed 2:30 p.m. CPT allows
Southwestern's customers to best incorporate Federal hydropower in
their energy resource portfolios and better align with regional energy
market considerations.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on March 12, 2019
and will end on April 11, 2019. Written comments are due on or before
April 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Ms. Fritha Ohlson, Senior
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Fritha Ohlson, Senior Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Corporate Operations,
(918) 595-6684, [email protected], or facsimile transmission (918)
595-6684.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Originally established by Order 1865,
Secretary of the Interior, dated August 31, 1943 and effective
September 1, 1943 (8 FR 12142 (Sept. 3, 1943)), Southwestern is an
agency within the U.S. Department of Energy created by the Department
of Energy Organization Act, Public Law 95-91, dated August 4, 1977.
Guidelines for preparation of power repayment studies are included in
DOE Order No. RA 6120.2 (Sept. 20, 1979), entitled Power Marketing
Administration Financial Reporting. Procedures for public participation
in power and transmission rate adjustments of the Power Marketing
Administrations are found at title 10, part 903, subpart A of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 903). Procedures for the
confirmation and approval of rates for the Federal Power Marketing
Administrations are found at title 18, part 300, subpart L of the Code
of Federal Regulations (18 CFR part 300).
Southwestern markets power from 24 multi-purpose reservoir projects
with hydroelectric power facilities constructed and operated by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). These projects are located in the
states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Southwestern's
marketing area includes these states plus Kansas and Louisiana. The
costs associated with the hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24
projects are repaid via revenues received under the Integrated System
rates, as are those of Southwestern's transmission facilities, which
consist of 1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, 26
substations, and 46 communication sites. Costs associated with the Sam
Rayburn and Robert D. Willis Dams, two Corps projects that are isolated
hydraulically, electrically, and financially from the Integrated
System, are repaid under separate rate schedules and are not addressed
in this Notice.
Public Review and Comment
In accordance with 10 CFR part 903, Southwestern's proposed change
to its P-13 Rate Schedule is considered a minor rate adjustment, as
there is no change in annual revenues. 10 CFR part 903 also provides
that neither a Public Information Forum nor a Public Comment Forum is
required in conjunction with the consultation and comment period for a
minor rate adjustment. Additionally, the proposed change is provided
for contractually for those customers to whom the P-13 Rate Schedule
applies. Therefore, Southwestern finds that holding a Public
Information and Comment Forum in conjunction with the consultation and
comment period is not necessary. Written comments will be accepted
throughout the consultation and comment period (see DATES).
Rate Schedule Change
The proposed new Section 4.2 establishes the Peaking Energy
Schedule Submission Time as on or before 2:30 p.m. Central Prevailing
Time (CPT) of the day preceding the day for delivery of Peaking Energy.
Southwestern has determined that the proposed new Section 4.2 will
provide a single instrument and procedure for establishing and making
limited adjustments to its Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time.
There is no change in annual revenues associated with the proposed P-13
Rate Schedule change.
Established by the provision in each customer's power sales
contract, Southwestern's current requirement is that customers submit
Peaking Energy schedules to Southwestern on or before 2:00 p.m. CPT of
the day preceding the day for delivery of Peaking Energy. The majority
of existing power sales contracts permit a change to the Peaking Energy
schedule submission time provided the time change is specified in
Southwestern's in-effect Rate Schedule for Hydro Peaking Power.
Southwestern's customers requested that Southwestern consider shifting
the Peaking Energy schedule submission time later in the day, which
allows Southwestern's customers to best incorporate Federal hydropower
in their energy resource portfolios and better align with regional
energy market considerations. Southwestern performed studies to
determine if a change to the submission time would create any
operational or financial issues. At this time, there are no significant
issues identified with changing the Peaking Energy schedule submission
time from 2:00 p.m. CPT to the proposed 2:30 p.m. CPT. Southwestern's
customers have expressed support for such a change. Therefore,
Southwestern determined that it would pursue shifting its Peaking
Energy schedule submission time from 2:00 p.m. CPT to 2:30 p.m. CPT.
For customers that schedule Peaking Energy with Southwestern, the
majority of the customers' power sales contracts contain a provision
for submitting Peaking Energy schedules to Southwestern on or before
2:00 p.m. CPT of the day preceding the day for delivery of Peaking
Energy, unless otherwise specified in Southwestern's in-effect Rate
Schedule for Hydro Peaking Power. However, the current P-13 Rate
Schedule has no provision for establishing or adjusting the time for
customers to submit Peaking Energy schedules. The Administrator
determined that adding the proposed new Section 4.2 to the P-13 Rate
Schedule implements the desired change in Peaking Energy schedule
submission time most efficiently. Additionally, the proposed new
Section 4.2 provides a procedure by which the Administrator may adjust
the Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time once annually to a time no
earlier than 2:00 p.m. CPT and no later than 3:00 p.m. CPT.
Implementing the proposed new Section 4.2 that establishes the
Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time is consistent with the terms
and conditions of the majority of existing power sales contracts. The
few power sales contracts that do not contain the unless otherwise
specified in Southwestern's in-effect Rate Schedule for Hydro Peaking
Power provision are currently undergoing modification to insert such a
provision, with execution anticipated prior to this proposed Rate
Schedule change action taking effect. Southwestern would not implement
the proposed new section in the P-13 Rate Schedule unless and until all
applicable power sales contracts included the appropriate provision.
Additionally, the proposed new Section 4.2 affords Southwestern a
single instrument and procedure to utilize for establishing and making
limited adjustments to its Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time.
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The title of the P-13 Rate Schedule will be changed to P[dash]13A
to reflect the addition of Section 4.2. A redlined version of the P-13
Rate Schedule, which shows the revision proposed by the P-13A Rate
Schedule, will be made available upon request. To request a copy,
please contact Ms. Fritha Ohlson, Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer.
Following review and consideration of written comments, the
Administrator will determine whether to finalize and submit the
proposed P-13A Rate Schedule to the Under Secretary of Energy for
confirmation and approval on an interim basis, and subsequently to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for confirmation and
approval on a final basis. The FERC will allow the public an
opportunity to provide written comments on the proposed rate schedule
change before making a final decision.
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Mike Wech,
Administrator.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION
RATE SCHEDULE P-13A \1\ **
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\1\ Supersedes Rate Schedule P-13.
** Extended through September 30, 2019 by approval of Rate Order
No. SWPA-72 by the Deputy Secretary of Energy.
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WHOLESALE RATES FOR HYDRO PEAKING POWER
Effective:
During the period October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2019**, in
accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order issued
January 9, 2014, Docket No. EF14[dash]1[dash]000.
Available:
In the marketing area of Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), described generally as the States of Arkansas, Kansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Applicable:
To wholesale Customers which have contractual rights from Southwestern
to purchase Hydro Peaking Power and associated energy (Peaking Energy
and Supplemental Peaking Energy).
Character and Conditions of Service:
Three-phase, alternating current, delivered at approximately 60 Hertz,
at the nominal voltage(s), at the point(s) of delivery, and in such
quantities as are specified by contract.
1. Definitions of Terms
1.1. Ancillary Services
The services necessary to support the transmission of capacity and
energy from resources to loads while maintaining reliable operation of
the System of Southwestern in accordance with good utility practice,
which include the following:
1.1.1. Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service
is provided by Southwestern as Balancing Authority Area operator and is
in regard to interchange and load-match scheduling and related system
control and dispatch functions.
1.1.2. Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from Generation Sources
Service
is provided at transmission facilities in the System of Southwestern to
produce or absorb reactive power and to maintain transmission voltages
within specific limits.
1.1.3. Regulation and Frequency Response Service
is the continuous balancing of generation and interchange resources
accomplished by raising or lowering the output of on-line generation as
necessary to follow the moment-by-moment changes in load and to
maintain frequency within a Balancing Authority Area.
1.1.4. Spinning Operating Reserve Service
maintains generating units on-line, but loaded at less than maximum
output, which may be used to service load immediately when disturbance
conditions are experienced due to a sudden loss of generation or load.
1.1.5. Supplemental Operating Reserve Service
provides an additional amount of operating reserve sufficient to reduce
Area Control Error to zero within 10 minutes following loss of
generating capacity which would result from the most severe single
contingency.
1.1.6. Energy Imbalance Service
corrects for differences over a period of time between schedules and
actual hourly deliveries of energy to a load. Energy delivered or
received within the authorized bandwidth for this service is accounted
for as an inadvertent flow and is returned to the providing party by
the receiving party in accordance with standard utility practice or a
contractual arrangement between the parties.
1.2. Customer
The entity which is utilizing and/or purchasing Federal Power and
Federal Energy and services from Southwestern pursuant to this Rate
Schedule.
1.3. Demand Period
The period of time used to determine maximum integrated rates of
delivery for the purpose of power accounting which is the 60-minute
period that begins with the change of hour.
1.4. Federal Power and Energy
The power and energy provided from the System of Southwestern.
1.5. Hydro Peaking Power
The Federal Power that Southwestern sells and makes available to the
Customers through their respective Power Sales Contracts in accordance
with this Rate Schedule.
1.6. Peaking Billing Demand
The quantity equal to the Peaking Contract Demand for any month unless
otherwise provided by the Customer's Power Sales Contract.
1.7. Peaking Contract Demand
The maximum rate in kilowatts at which Southwestern is obligated to
deliver Federal Energy associated with Hydro Peaking Power as set forth
in the Customer's Power Sales Contract.
1.8. Peaking Energy
The Federal Energy associated with Hydro Peaking Power that
Southwestern sells and makes available to the Customer in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Customer's Power Sales Contract.
1.9. Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time
The time by which Southwestern requires the Customer to submit Peaking
Energy schedules to Southwestern as provided for in this Rate Schedule
P-13A and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Customer's
Power Sales Contract.
1.10. Power Sales Contract
The Customer's contract with Southwestern for the sale of Federal Power
and Federal Energy.
1.11. Supplemental Peaking Energy
The Federal Energy associated with Hydro Peaking Power that
Southwestern sells and makes available to the Customer if determined by
Southwestern to be available and that is in addition to the quantity of
Peaking Energy purchased by the Customer in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Customer's Power Sales Contract.
1.12. System of Southwestern
The transmission and related facilities owned by Southwestern, and/
or the generation, transmission, and related facilities owned by
others, the capacity of which, by contract, is available to and
utilized by Southwestern to satisfy its contractual obligations to the
Customer.
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1.13. Uncontrollable Force
Any force which is not within the control of the party affected,
including, but not limited to failure of water supply, failure of
facilities, flood, earthquake, storm, lightning, fire, epidemic, riot,
civil disturbance, labor disturbance, sabotage, war, act of war,
terrorist acts, or restraint by court of general jurisdiction, which by
exercise of due diligence and foresight such party could not reasonably
have been expected to avoid.
Wholesale Rates, Terms, and Conditions for Hydro Peaking Power, Peaking
Energy, Supplemental Peaking Energy, and Associated Services
Unless otherwise specified, this Section 2 is applicable to all sales
under the Customer's Power Sales Contract.
2.1. Hydro Peaking Power Rates, Terms, and Conditions
2.1.1. Monthly Capacity Charge for Hydro Peaking Power
$4.50 per kilowatt of Peaking Billing Demand.
2.1.2. Services Associated with Capacity Charge for Hydro Peaking Power
The capacity charge for Hydro Peaking Power includes such
transmission services as are necessary to integrate Southwestern's
resources in order to reliably deliver Hydro Peaking Power and
associated energy to the Customer. This capacity charge also includes
two Ancillary Services charges: Scheduling, System Control, and
Dispatch Service; and Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from
Generation Sources Service.
2.1.3. Secondary Transmission Service under Capacity Associated with
Hydro Peaking Power
Customers may utilize the transmission capacity associated with
Peaking Contract Demand for the transmission of non-Federal energy, on
a non-firm, as-available basis, at no additional charge for such
transmission service or associated Ancillary Services, under the
following terms and conditions:
2.1.3.1.1. The sum of the capacity, for any hour, which is used for
Peaking Energy, Supplemental Peaking Energy, and Secondary Transmission
Service, may not exceed the Peaking Contract Demand;
2.1.3.1.2. The non-Federal energy transmitted under such secondary
service is delivered to the Customer's point of delivery for Hydro
Peaking Power;
2.1.3.1.3. The Customer commits to provide Real Power Losses associated
with such deliveries of non-Federal energy; and
2.1.3.1.4. Sufficient transfer capability exists between the point of
receipt into the System of Southwestern of such non-Federal energy and
the Customer's point of delivery for Hydro Peaking Power for the time
period that such secondary transmission service is requested.
2.1.4. Adjustment for Reduction in Service
If, during any month, the Peaking Contract Demand associated with a
Power Sales Contract in which Southwestern has the obligation to
provide 1,200 kilowatthours of Peaking Energy per kilowatt of Peaking
Contract Demand is reduced by Southwestern for a period or periods of
not less than two consecutive hours by reason of an outage caused by
either an Uncontrollable Force or by the installation, maintenance,
replacement or malfunction of generation, transmission and/or related
facilities on the System of Southwestern, or insufficient pool levels,
the Customer's capacity charges for such month will be reduced for each
such reduction in service by an amount computed under the formula:
R = (C x K x H) / S
with the factors defined as follows:
R = The dollar amount of reduction in the monthly total capacity
charges for a particular reduction of not less than two consecutive
hours during any month, except that the total amount of any such
reduction shall not exceed the product of the Customer's capacity
charges associated with Hydro Peaking Power times the Peaking Billing
Demand.
C = The Customer's capacity charges associated with Hydro Peaking Power
for the Peaking Billing Demand for such month.
K = The reduction in kilowatts in Peaking Billing Demand for a
particular event.
H = The number of hours duration of such particular reduction.
S = The number of hours that Peaking Energy is scheduled during such
month, but not less than 60 hours times the Peaking Contract Demand.
Such reduction in charges shall fulfill Southwestern's obligation to
deliver Hydro Peaking Power and Peaking Energy.
2.2. Peaking Energy and Supplemental Peaking Energy Rates, Terms, and
Conditions
2.2.1. Peaking Energy Charge
$0.0094 per kilowatthour of Peaking Energy delivered plus the Purchased
Power Adder as defined in Section 2.2.3 of this Rate Schedule.
2.2.2. Supplemental Energy Charge
$0.0094 per kilowatthour of Supplemental Peaking Energy delivered.
2.2.3. Purchased Power Adder
A purchased power adder of $0.0059 per kilowatthour of Peaking Energy
delivered, as adjusted by the Administrator, Southwestern, in
accordance with the procedure within this Rate Schedule.
2.2.3.1. Applicability of Purchased Power Adder
The Purchased Power Adder shall apply to sales of Peaking Energy. The
Purchased Power Adder shall not apply to sales of Supplemental Peaking
Energy or sales to any Customer which, by contract, has assumed the
obligation to supply energy to fulfill the minimum of 1,200
kilowatthours of Peaking Energy per kilowatt of Peaking Contract Demand
during a contract year (hereinafter ``Contract Support Arrangements'').
2.2.3.1.1. Procedure for Determining Net Purchased Power Adder
Adjustment
Not more than twice annually, the Purchased Power Adder of $0.0059 (5.9
mills) per kilowatthour of Peaking Energy, as noted in this Rate
Schedule, may be adjusted by the Administrator, Southwestern, by an
amount up to a total of $0.0059 (5.9 mills) per
kilowatthour per year, as calculated by the following formula:
ADJ = (PURCH - EST + DIF) / SALES
with the factors defined as follows:
ADJ = The dollar per kilowatthour amount of the total adjustment, plus
or minus, to be applied to the net Purchased Power Adder, rounded to
the nearest $0.0001 per kilowatthour, provided that the total ADJ to be
applied in any year shall not vary from the then-effective ADJ by more
than $0.0059 per kilowatthour;
PURCH = The actual total dollar cost of Southwestern's System Direct
Purchases as accounted for in the financial records of the Southwestern
Federal Power System for the period;
EST = The estimated total dollar cost ($13,273,800 per year) of
Southwestern's System Direct Purchases used as the basis for the
Purchased Power Adder of $0.0059 per kilowatthour of Peaking Energy;
DIF = The accumulated remainder of the difference in the actual and
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estimated total dollar cost of Southwestern's System Direct Purchases
since the effective date of the currently approved Purchased Power
Adder set forth in this Rate Schedule, which remainder is not projected
for recovery through the ADJ in any previous periods;
SALES = The annual Total Peaking Energy sales projected to be delivered
(2,241,300,000 KWh per year) from the System of Southwestern, which
total was used as the basis for the $0.0059 per kilowatthour Purchased
Power Adder.
2.3. Transformation Service Rates, Terms, and Conditions
2.3.1. Monthly Capacity Charge for Transformation Service
$0.46 per kilowatt will be assessed for capacity used to deliver energy
at any point of delivery at which Southwestern provides transformation
service for deliveries at voltages of 69 kilovolts or less from higher
voltage facilities.
2.3.2. Applicability of Capacity Charge for Transformation Service
Unless otherwise specified by contract, for any particular month, a
charge for transformation service will be assessed on the greater of
(1) that month's highest metered demand, or (2) the highest metered
demand recorded during the previous 11 months, at any point of
delivery. For the purpose of this Rate Schedule, the highest metered
demand will be based on all deliveries, of both Federal and non-Federal
energy, from the System of Southwestern, at such point during such
month.
2.4. Ancillary Services Rates, Terms, and Conditions
2.4.1. Capacity Charges for Ancillary Services
2.4.1.1. Regulation and Frequency Response Service
Monthly rate of $0.07 per kilowatt of Peaking Billing Demand plus the
Regulation Purchased Adder as defined in Section 2.4.5 of this Rate
Schedule.
2.4.1.2. Spinning Operating Reserve Service
Monthly rate of $0.0146 per kilowatt of Peaking Billing Demand.
Daily rate of $0.00066 per kilowatt for non-Federal generation inside
Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area.
2.4.1.3. Supplemental Operating Reserve Service
Monthly rate of $0.0146 per kilowatt of Peaking Billing Demand.
Daily rate of $0.00066 per kilowatt for non-Federal generation inside
Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area.
2.4.1.4. Energy Imbalance Service
$0.0 per kilowatt for all reservation periods.
2.4.2. Availability of Ancillary Services
Regulation and Frequency Response Service and Energy Imbalance Service
are available only for deliveries of power and energy to load within
Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area. Spinning Operating Reserve
Service and Supplemental Operating Reserve Service are available only
for deliveries of non-Federal power and energy generated by resources
located within Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area and for
deliveries of all Hydro Peaking Power and associated energy from and
within Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area. Where available, such
Ancillary Services must be taken from Southwestern; unless,
arrangements are made in accordance with Section 2.4.4 of this Rate
Schedule.
2.4.3. Applicability of Charges for Ancillary Services
For any month, the charges for Ancillary Services for deliveries of
Hydro Peaking Power shall be based on the Peaking Billing Demand.
The daily charge for Spinning Operating Reserve Service and
Supplemental Operating Reserve Service for non-Federal generation
inside Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area shall be applied to the
greater of Southwestern's previous day's estimate of the peak, or the
actual peak, in kilowatts, of the internal non-Federal generation.
2.4.4. Provision of Ancillary Services by Others
Customers for which Ancillary Services are made available as specified
above, must inform Southwestern by written notice of the Ancillary
Services which they do not intend to take and purchase from
Southwestern, and of their election to provide all or part of such
Ancillary Services from their own resources or from a third party.
Subject to Southwestern's approval of the ability of such resources or
third parties to meet Southwestern's technical and operational
requirements for provision of such Ancillary Services, the Customer may
change the Ancillary Services which it takes from Southwestern and/or
from other sources at the beginning of any month upon the greater of 60
days notice or upon completion of any necessary equipment modifications
necessary to accommodate such change; Provided, That, if the Customer
chooses not to take Regulation and Frequency Response Service, which
includes the associated Regulation Purchased Adder, the Customer must
pursue these services from a different host Balancing Authority;
thereby moving all metered loads and resources from Southwestern's
Balancing Authority Area to the Balancing Authority Area of the new
host Balancing Authority. Until such time as that meter reconfiguration
is accomplished, the Customer will be charged for the Regulation and
Frequency Response Service and applicable Adder then in effect. The
Customer must notify Southwestern by July 1 of this choice, to be
effective the subsequent calendar year.
2.4.5. Regulation Purchased Adder
Southwestern has determined the amount of energy used from storage to
provide Regulation and Frequency Response Service in order to meet
Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area requirements. The replacement
value of such energy used shall be recovered through the Regulation
Purchased Adder. The Regulation Purchased Adder during the time period
of January 1 through December 31 of the current calendar year is based
on the average annual use of energy from storage \1\ for Regulation and
Frequency Response Service and Southwestern's estimated purchased power
price for the corresponding year from the most currently approved Power
Repayment Studies.
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\1 \ The average annual use of energy from storage for
Regulation and Frequency Response Service is based on Southwestern
studies.
The Regulation Purchased Adder will be phased in over a period of four
(4) years as follows:
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Regulation purchased adder for the
Year incremental replacement value of
energy used from storage
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2014.............................. \1/4\ of the average annual use of
energy from storage x 2014
Purchased Power price.
2015.............................. \1/2\ of the average annual use of
energy from storage x 2015
Purchased Power price.
2016.............................. \3/4\ of the average annual use of
energy from storage x 2016
Purchased Power price.
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2017 and thereafter............... The total average annual use of
energy from storage x the
applicable Purchased Power price.
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2.4.5.1. Applicability of Regulation Purchased Adder
The replacement value of the estimated annual use of energy from
storage for Regulation and Frequency Response Service shall be
recovered by Customers located within Southwestern's Balancing
Authority Area on a non-coincident peak ratio share basis, divided into
twelve equal monthly payments, in accordance with the formula in
Section 2.4.5.2.
If the Regulation Purchased Adder is determined and applied under
Southwestern's Rate Schedule NFTS-13, then it shall not be applied
here.
2.4.5.1.1. Procedure for Determining Regulation Purchased Adder
Unless otherwise specified by contract, the Regulation Purchased Adder
for an individual Customer shall be based on the following formula
rate, calculated to include the replacement value of the estimated
annual use of energy from storage by Southwestern for Regulation and
Frequency Response Service.
RPA = The Regulation Purchased Adder for an individual Customer per
month, which is as follows:
[(L Customer / L Total) x RP Total ] /
12
with the factors defined as follows:
L Customer = The sum in MW of the following three factors:
(1) The Customer's highest metered load plus generation used to
serve the Customer's load that is accounted for through a reduction in
the Customer's metered load (referred to as `generation behind the
meter') during the previous calendar year, and
(2) The Customer's highest rate of Scheduled Exports \2\ during the
previous calendar year, and
(3) The Customer's highest rate of Scheduled Imports \2\ during the
previous calendar year.
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\2\ Scheduled Exports and Scheduled Imports are transactions,
such as sales and purchases respectively, which are in addition to a
Customer's metered load that contribute to Southwestern's Balancing
Authority Area need for regulation.
L Total = The sum of all L Customer factors for
all Customers that were inside Southwestern's Balancing Authority Area
at the beginning of the previous calendar year in MW.
RP Total = The ``net'' cost in dollars and cents based on
Southwestern's estimated purchased power price for the corresponding
year from the most currently approved Power Repayment Studies
multiplied by the average annual use of energy from storage, as
provided for in the table in Section 2.4.5, to support Southwestern's
ability to regulate within its Balancing Authority Area. The ``net''
cost in dollars and cents shall be adjusted by subtracting the product
of the quantity of such average annual use of energy from storage in
MWh and Southwestern's highest rate in dollars per MWh for Supplemental
Peaking Energy during the previous calendar year.
For Customers that have aggregated their load, resources, and
scheduling into a single node by contract within Southwestern's
Balancing Authority Area, the individual Customer's respective
Regulation Purchased Adder shall be that Customer's ratio share of the
Regulation Purchased Adder established for the node. Such ratio share
shall be determined for the Customer on a non-coincident basis and
shall be calculated for the Customer from their highest metered load
plus generation behind the meter.
2.4.6. Energy Imbalance Service Limitations
Energy Imbalance Service primarily applies to deliveries of power and
energy which are required to satisfy a Customer's load. As Hydro
Peaking Power and associated energy are limited by contract, the Energy
Imbalance Service bandwidth specified for Non-Federal Transmission
Service does not apply to deliveries of Hydro Peaking Power, and
therefore Energy Imbalance Service is not charged on such deliveries.
Customers who consume a capacity of Hydro Peaking Power greater than
their Peaking Contract Demand may be subject to a Capacity Overrun
Penalty.
3. Hydro Peaking Power Penalties, Terms, and Conditions
3.1. Capacity Overrun Penalty
3.1.1. Penalty Charge for Capacity Overrun
For each hour during which Hydro Peaking Power was provided at a rate
greater than that to which the Customer is entitled, the Customer will
be charged a Capacity Overrun Penalty at the following rates:
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Rate per
Months associated with charge kilowatt
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March, April, May, October, November, December.......... $0.15
January, February, June, July, August, September........ 0.30
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3.1.2. Applicability of Capacity Overrun Penalty
Customers which have loads within Southwestern's Balancing Authority
Area are obligated by contract to provide resources, over and above the
Hydro Peaking Power and associated energy purchased from Southwestern,
sufficient to meet their loads. A Capacity Overrun Penalty shall be
applied only when the formulas provided in Customers' respective Power
Sales Contracts indicate an overrun on Hydro Peaking Power, and
investigation determines that all resources, both firm and non-firm,
which were available at the time of the apparent overrun were
insufficient to meet the Customer's load.
3.2. Energy Overrun Penalty
3.2.1. Penalty Charge for Energy Overrun
$0.1034 per kilowatthour for each kilowatthour of overrun.
3.2.2. Applicability of Energy Overrun Penalty
By contract, the Customer is subject to limitations on the maximum
amounts of Peaking Energy which may be scheduled under the Customer's
Power Sales Contract. When the Customer schedules an amount in excess
of such maximum amounts, such Customer is subject to the Energy Overrun
Penalty.
3.3. Power Factor Penalty
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3.3.1. Requirements Related to Power Factor
Any Customer served from facilities owned by or available by contract
to Southwestern will be required to maintain a power factor of not less
than 95 percent and will be subject to the following provisions.
3.3.2. Determination of Power Factor
The power factor will be determined for all Demand Periods and shall be
calculated under the formula:
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with the factors defined as follows:
PF = The power factor for any Demand Period of the month.
kWh = The total quantity of energy which is delivered during such
Demand Period to the point of delivery or interconnection in accordance
with Section 3.3.4.
rkVAh = The total quantity of reactive kilovolt-ampere-hours (kVARs)
delivered during such Demand Period to the point of delivery or
interconnection in accordance with Section 3.3.4
3.3.3. Penalty Charge for Power Factor
The Customer shall be assessed a penalty for all Demand Periods of a
month where the power factor is less than 95 percent lagging. For any
Demand Period during a particular month such penalty shall be in
accordance with the following formula:
C = D x (0.95-LPF) x $0.10
with the factors defined as follows:
C = The charge in dollars to be assessed for any particular Demand
Period of such month that the determination of power factor ``PF'' is
calculated to be less than 95 percent lagging.
D = The Customer's demand in kilowatts at the point of delivery for
such Demand Period in which a low power factor was calculated.
LPF = The lagging power factor, if any, determined by the formula
``PF'' for such Demand Period.
If C is negative, then C = zero (0).
3.3.4. Applicability of Power Factor Penalty
The Power Factor Penalty is applicable to radial interconnections with
the System of Southwestern. The total Power Factor Penalty for any
month shall be the sum of all charges ``C'' for all Demand Periods of
such month. No penalty is assessed for leading power factor.
Southwestern, in its sole judgment and at its sole option, may
determine whether power factor calculations should be applied to (i) a
single physical point of delivery, (ii) a combination of physical
points of delivery where a Customer has a single, electrically
integrated load, (iii) or interconnections. The general criteria for
such decision shall be that, given the configuration of the Customer's
and Southwestern's systems, Southwestern will determine, in its sole
judgment and at its sole option, whether the power factor calculation
more accurately assesses the detrimental impact on Southwestern's
system when the above formula is calculated for a single physical point
of delivery, a combination of physical points of delivery, or for an
interconnection as specified by an Interconnection Agreement.
Southwestern, at its sole option, may reduce or waive Power Factor
Penalties when, in Southwestern's sole judgment, low power factor
conditions were not detrimental to the System of Southwestern due to
particular loading and voltage conditions at the time the power factor
dropped below 95 percent lagging.
4. Hydro Peaking Power Miscellaneous Rates, Terms, and Conditions
4.1. Real Power Losses
Customers are required to self-provide all Real Power Losses for non-
Federal energy transmitted by Southwestern on behalf of such Customers
under the provisions detailed below.
Real Power Losses are computed as four (4) percent of the total amount
of non-Federal energy transmitted by Southwestern. The Customer's
monthly Real Power Losses are computed each month on a megawatthour
basis as follows:
ML = 0.04 x NFE
with the factors defined as follows:
ML = The total monthly loss energy, rounded to the nearest
megawatthour, to be scheduled by a Customer for receipt by Southwestern
for Real Power Losses associated with non-Federal energy transmitted on
behalf of such Customer; and
NFE = The amount of non-Federal energy that was transmitted by
Southwestern on behalf of a Customer during a particular month.
The Customer must schedule or cause to be scheduled to Southwestern,
Real Power Losses for which it is responsible subject to the following
conditions:
4.1.1. The Customer shall schedule and deliver Real Power Losses back
to Southwestern during the second month after they were incurred by
Southwestern in the transmission of the Customer's non-Federal power
and energy over the System of Southwestern unless such Customer has
accounted for Real Power Losses as part of a metering arrangement with
Southwestern.
4.1.2. On or before the twentieth day of each month, Southwestern shall
determine the amount of non-Federal loss energy it provided on behalf
of the Customer during the previous month and provide a written
schedule to the Customer setting forth hour-by-hour the quantities of
non-Federal energy to be delivered to Southwestern as losses during the
next month.
4.1.3. Real Power Losses not delivered to Southwestern by the Customer,
according to the schedule provided, during the month in which such
losses are due shall be billed by Southwestern to the Customer to
adjust the end-of-month loss energy balance to zero (0) megawatthours
and the Customer shall be obliged to purchase such energy at the
following rates:
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Rate per kilowatt
Months associated with charge hour
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March, April, May, October, November, December....... $0.15
January, February, June, July, August, September..... 0.30
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.1.4. Real Power Losses delivered to Southwestern by the Customer in
excess of the losses due during the month shall be purchased by
Southwestern from the Customer at a rate per megawatthour equal to
Southwestern's rate per megawatthour for Supplemental Peaking Energy,
as set forth in Southwestern's then-effective Rate Schedule for Hydro
Peaking Power to adjust such hourly end-of-month loss energy balance to
zero (0) megawatthours.
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4.2. Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time
Southwestern's Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time is on or before
2:30 p.m. Central Prevailing Time (CPT), as adjusted by the
Administrator, Southwestern, in accordance with Section 4.2.2 in this
Rate Schedule, of the day preceding the day for the delivery of Peaking
Energy. The Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time supersedes the
Peaking Energy schedule submission time provided in the Customer's
Power Sales Contract, pursuant to Section 4.2.1 of this Rate Schedule.
4.2.1. Applicability of Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time
The Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time shall apply to the
scheduling of Peaking Energy. The Peaking Energy Schedule Submission
Time shall not apply to the scheduling of Supplemental Peaking Energy
or to Contract Support Arrangements.
4.2.2. Procedure for Adjusting the Peaking Energy Schedule Submission
Time
Not more than once annually, the Peaking Energy Schedule Submission
Time of 2:30 p.m. CPT, as noted in Section 4.2 of this Rate Schedule,
may be adjusted by the Administrator, Southwestern, to a time no
earlier than 2:00 p.m. CPT and no later than 3:00 p.m. CPT.
4.2.2.1.1. Determination of Need to Adjust the Peaking Energy Schedule
Submission Time
The Administrator, Southwestern, will make a determination on the need
to adjust the Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time based on
Southwestern's studies involving financial analysis, regional energy
market conditions, and/or operational considerations.
4.2.2.1.2. Notification of Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time
Adjustment
The Administrator, Southwestern, will notify customers of the
determination to adjust the Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time in
writing no later than 30 calendar days prior to the effective date of
the Peaking Energy Schedule Submission Time adjustment.
[FR Doc. 2019-04456 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P