[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47945-47954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12212]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Loveland Area Projects, Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing 
Authority, and Colorado River Storage Project--Rate Order No. WAPA-214

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of rate order extending transmission and ancillary 
services formula rates.

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SUMMARY: The extension of the Rocky Mountain (RM) region's existing 
Loveland Area Projects (LAP) transmission and LAP, Western Area 
Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM), and Colorado River 
Storage Project (CRSP) ancillary services formula rates has been 
confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis. The 
existing formula rates under Rate Schedules L-NT1 (network), L-FPT1 
(firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L-NFJDT 
(joint dispatch transmission), L-UU1 (unreserved use), L-AS1 
(scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (reactive supply and voltage control 
support), L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS4 (energy imbalance), L-AS5 (spinning 
reserves), L-AS6 (supplemental reserves), L-AS7 (balancing authority 
real power losses), and L-AS9 (generator imbalance) are set to expire 
on September 30, 2024. This rate extension makes no changes to the 
existing formula rates and extends them through September 30, 2026.

DATES: The extended formula rates under Rate Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, 
L-NFPT1, L-NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, L-AS4, L-AS5, L-AS6, L-
AS7, and L-AS9 will be placed into effect on an interim basis on 
October 1, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barton Barnhart, Regional Manager, 
Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration, 5555 East 
Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538-8986, or email: 
[email protected], or Sheila Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky Mountain 
Region, Western Area Power Administration, (970) 685-9562, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) 
published a Federal Register notice (Proposed FRN) on February 7, 2024 
(89 FR 8423), proposing to extend the existing formula rates under Rate 
Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, 
L-AS4, L-AS5, L-AS6, L-AS7, and L-AS9. The Proposed FRN also initiated 
a 30-day public consultation and comment period.

Legal Authority

    By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November 19, 
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop 
power and transmission rates to the WAPA Administrator; (2) the 
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an 
interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority 
to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to 
remand or disapprove such rates, to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023, effective 
April 10, 2023, the Secretary of Energy also delegated the authority to 
confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis 
to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure. By Redelegation Order No. 
S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, effective April 10, 2023, the Under Secretary for 
Infrastructure further redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, 
and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to WAPA's 
Administrator. This extension is issued under Redelegation Order No. 
S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023 and Department of Energy rate extension procedures 
set forth at 10 CFR part 903.\1\
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    \1\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).

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    Following review of RM's proposal, Rate Order No. WAPA-214 is 
hereby confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis. 
This extends, without adjustment, the existing Rate Schedules L-NT1, L-
FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, L-AS4, L-AS5, L-
AS6, L-AS7, and L-AS9 through September 30, 2026. WAPA will submit Rate 
Order No. WAPA-214 and the extended rate schedules to FERC for 
confirmation and approval on a final basis.

Department of Energy

Administrator, Western Area Power Administration

In the Matter of: Western Area Power Administration, Extension for the 
Rocky Mountain Region, Transmission and Ancillary Services, Formula 
Rates; Rate Order No. WAPA-214

Order Confirming, Approving, and Placing the Formula Rates for the 
Loveland Area Projects, Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing 
Authority, and the Colorado River Storage Project Into Effect on an 
Interim Basis

    The formula rates in Rate Order No. WAPA-214 are established 
following section 302 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).\1\
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    \1\ This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of 
Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the 
Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly 
section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 
485h(c)) and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 
825s); and other acts that specifically apply to the projects 
involved.
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    By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November 19, 
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop 
power and transmission rates to the Western Area Power Administration 
(WAPA) Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place 
such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of 
Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into 
effect on a final basis, or to remand or disapprove such rates, to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No. 
S1-DEL-S3-2023, effective April 10, 2023, the Secretary of Energy also 
delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into 
effect on an interim basis to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure. 
By Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, effective April 10, 2023, 
the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the 
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an 
interim basis to WAPA's Administrator. This extension is issued under 
Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023 and DOE rate extension 
procedures set forth at 10 CFR part 903.\2\
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    \2\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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Background

    On March 9, 2017, FERC approved and confirmed Loveland Area 
Projects (LAP) transmission and LAP, Western Area Colorado Missouri 
Balancing Authority (WACM), and Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) 
ancillary services formula rates under Rate Schedules L-NT1 (network), 
L-FPT1 (firm point-to-point), L-NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L-UU1 
(unreserved use), L-AS1 (scheduling and dispatch), L-AS2 (reactive 
supply and voltage control support), L-AS3 (regulation), L-AS4 (energy 
imbalance), L-AS5 (spinning reserves), L-AS6 (supplemental reserves), 
L-AS7 (transmission losses), and L-AS9 (generator imbalance) under Rate 
Order No. WAPA-174 for a 5-year period through September 30, 2021.\3\
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    \3\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final 
Basis, FERC Docket Nos. EF16-5-000 and EF16-5-001, 158 FERC ] 62,181 
(2017).
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    On December 29, 2020, WAPA's Administrator approved rates for 
short-term sales for the Rocky Mountain (RM) region to use under the 
Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market under Rate Schedules L-
NFJDT (joint dispatch transmission), L-AS4, (generator imbalance), L-
AS7 (balancing authority real power losses), and L-AS9 (generator 
imbalance). The new short-term Rate Schedules L-AS4, L-AS7, and L-AS9 
superseded Rate Schedules L-AS4, L-AS7, and L-AS9 under Rate Order No. 
WAPA-174, for the 8-month period of February 1, 2021, through September 
30, 2021.
    On March 10, 2022, FERC confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA-
196 extending Rate Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-
AS2, L-AS3, L-AS5, and L-AS6 through September 30, 2024, on a final 
basis.\4\
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    \4\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final 
Basis, FERC Docket Nos. EF21-8-000 and EF21-10-000, 178 FERC ] 
62,147 (2022).
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    On March 29, 2022, FERC confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA-
197, putting long-term rates in place for RM to use under the WEIS 
Market under Rate Schedules L-NFJDT (joint dispatch transmission), L-
AS4 (energy imbalance), L-AS7 (balancing authority real power losses), 
and L-AS9 (generator imbalance) through September 30, 2024, on a final 
basis.\5\
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    \5\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final 
Basis, FERC Docket No. EF21-9-000, 178 FERC ] 62,177 (2022).
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    Details about the rate schedules and the formula rates are viewable 
on RM's website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/rm/rm-rates. The 
existing rates continue the formula-based methodology that includes an 
annual update to the data in the rate formulas, which provides adequate 
revenue to recover annual expenses, including interest expense, and 
repay capital investments within allowable time periods. This ensures 
repayment within the cost recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order RA 
6120.2.

Discussion

    In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), RM filed a notice in the 
Federal Register (Proposed FRN) on February 7, 2024, proposing to 
extend, without adjustment, Rate Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-
NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, L-AS4, L-AS5, L-AS6, L-AS7, and L-
AS9 under Rate Order No. WAPA-214.\6\ RM determined it was not 
necessary to hold public information or public comment forums on the 
proposed formula rate extension, but provided a 30-day consultation and 
comment period to give the public an opportunity to comment on the 
proposed extension. The consultation and comment period ended on March 
8, 2024, and RM received one written comment letter.
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    \6\ 89 FR 8423 (2024).
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    Written comments were received from the following organization: 
Colorado River Energy Distributors Association, Arizona.

Comments

    The comments expressed have been paraphrased and/or combined, where 
appropriate, without compromising the meaning of the comments.
    Comment: The commenter supports the proposed formula rate extension 
as described in the Proposed FRN. The commenter also requested revising 
and removing language referenced in the Proposed FRN which ``may be 
interpreted to go beyond the language contained in the Administrator's 
September 8, 2023, directive, and refers to potential future actions 
that are the subject of separate processes.''
    Response: RM appreciates the support for this rate action. RM had 
no intention of using language that could be interpreted to go beyond 
the Administrator's directive. RM agrees the

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Proposed FRN language refers to specific future events subject to 
separate processes and a more general reference to future market 
activity could have been used. The intent of including the language in 
the Proposed FRN was to provide context for pursuing an extension as 
opposed to a major rate action, along with the reasoning for the length 
of the extension period.

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements

Environmental Compliance

    Categorical exclusion determinations were previously issued for 
these rates under the following categorical exclusion listed in 
appendix B to subpart D of 10 CFR part 1021: B4.3 (Electric power 
marketing rate changes).\7\ Those categorical exclusion determinations 
are also applicable to this rate action. Copies of the categorical 
exclusion determinations are available on RM's website at: 
www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/rm/rm-environment. The file titled 
``2016-077-Proposed Formula Rate Adjustment for Transmission Ancillary 
Services and Sale of Surplus'' is located within the ``2016'' folder, 
and the file titled ``2021-088 Rate Change Extension CX-WAPA-197-
03262024'' is located within the ``2024'' folder.
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    \7\ The determination was done in compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321-
4347, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for 
implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); and DOE NEPA 
Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021).
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Determination Under Executive Order 12866

    WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under 
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the 
Office of Management and Budget is required.

Submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    The provisional formula rates herein confirmed, approved, and 
placed into effect on an interim basis, together with supporting 
documents, will be submitted to FERC for confirmation and final 
approval.

Order

    In view of the above and under the authority delegated to me, I 
hereby confirm, approve, and place into effect on an interim basis, 
Rate Order No. WAPA-214, which extends the existing LAP transmission 
and LAP, WACM, and CRSP ancillary services formula rates under Rate 
Schedules L-NT1, L-FPT1, L-NFPT1, L-NFJDT, L-UU1, L-AS1, L-AS2, L-AS3, 
L-AS4, L-AS5, L-AS6, L-AS7, and L-AS9 through September 30, 2026. The 
rates will remain in effect on an interim basis until: (1) FERC 
confirms and approves of this extension on a final basis, (2) 
subsequent rates are confirmed and approved, or (3) such rates are 
superseded.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 28, 
2024, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area Power 
Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of 
Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is 
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance 
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as 
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative 
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Rate Schedule L-NT1

Attachment H to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-NT1 dated October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Network Integration Transmission Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    The Transmission Customer will compensate the Loveland Area 
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) each month for Network 
Integration Transmission Service under the applicable Network 
Integration Transmission Service Agreement and the Annual Transmission 
Revenue Requirement described herein.

Formula Rate
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    A calculated Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement will go into 
effect every October 1 based on updated financial projections and the 
true-up of previous projections. The Annual Transmission Revenue 
Requirement will be posted on the LAPT Open Access Same-Time 
Information System website.

Rate Schedule L-FPT1

Schedule 7 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-FPT1 dated October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Long-Term Firm and Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    The Transmission Customer shall compensate the Loveland Area 
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) each month for reserved 
capacity under the applicable Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
Agreement and the formula rate described herein.

Formula Rate
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    A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on 
the formula above, updated financial and load projections, and the 
true-up of previous projections. The annual charge will be posted on 
the LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) website.

Discounts

    Three principal requirements apply to discounts for transmission 
service as follows: (1) any offer of a discount made by LAPT must be 
announced to all eligible customers solely by posting on the LAPT OASIS 
website; (2) any customer-initiated requests for discounts, including 
requests for use by LAP Marketing, must occur solely by posting on the 
LAPT OASIS website; and (3) once a discount is negotiated, details must 
be immediately posted on the LAPT OASIS website. For any discount 
agreed upon for service on a path, from Point(s) of Receipt to Point(s) 
of Delivery, LAPT must offer the same discounted transmission service 
rate for the same time period to all eligible customers on all 
unconstrained transmission paths that go to the same point(s) of 
delivery on the transmission system.

Rate Schedule L-NFPT1

Schedule 8 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-NFPT1 dated October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Power Area Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    The Transmission Customer will compensate the Loveland Area 
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service under the applicable Non-Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service Agreement and the formula rate described herein.

Formula Rate
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    A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on 
the formula above, updated financial and load projections, and the 
true-up of previous projections. The annual charge will be posted on 
the LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) website.

Discounts

    Three principal requirements apply to discounts for transmission 
service as follows: (1) any offer of a discount made by LAPT must be 
announced to all eligible customers solely by posting on the LAPT OASIS 
website; (2) any customer-initiated requests for discounts, including 
requests for use by

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LAP Marketing, must occur solely by posting on the LAPT OASIS; and (3) 
once a discount is negotiated, details must be immediately posted on 
the LAPT OASIS. For any discount agreed upon for service on a path, 
from Point(s) of Receipt to Point(s) of Delivery, LAPT must offer the 
same discounted transmission service charge for the same time period to 
all eligible customers on all unconstrained transmission paths that go 
to the same point(s) of delivery on the transmission system.

Rate Schedule L-NFJDT

Schedule 8R to OATT Attachment R

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-NFJDT dated February 1, 2021, through 
September 30, 2021)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Joint Dispatch Transmission Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-197)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2021, and extending through September 30, 2024, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 
through September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to the Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as 
the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) when the Rocky Mountain region 
is participating in the Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market. 
The Joint Dispatch Transmission Service (JDTS) Customer shall 
compensate the LAPT TSP for JDTS commensurate with the receipt or 
delivery of energy dispatched for the JDTS Customer pursuant to the 
WEIS Tariff under the formula rate described herein.

Formula Rate

    Hourly delivery:

On-Peak Hours: the on-peak charge $0.00/MWh
Off-Peak Hours: the off-peak charge $0.00/MWh

Rate Schedule L-UU1

Schedule 10 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-UU1 dated October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Unreserved Use Penalties

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    The Transmission Customer shall compensate the Loveland Area 
Projects Transmission Service Provider (LAPT) each month for any 
unreserved use of the transmission system (Unreserved Use) under the 
applicable transmission service formula rates as described herein. 
Unreserved Use occurs when an eligible customer uses transmission 
service it has not reserved, or a Transmission Customer uses 
transmission service in excess of its reserved capacity. Unreserved Use 
may also include a Transmission Customer's failure to curtail 
transmission when requested, a Network Integration Transmission Service 
(Network) Customer's scheduled delivery of off-system, non-designated 
purchases using transmission capacity reserved for designated Network 
resources, and a Network Customer's use of Network service or secondary 
service to facilitate a wholesale sale that does not serve a Network 
load.

Penalty Rate

    The penalty charge for a Transmission Customer who engages in 
Unreserved Use is 200 percent of the Loveland Area Project's approved 
formula rate for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service assessed as 
follows: the Unreserved Use Penalty for a single hour of Unreserved Use 
is based upon the charge for daily Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service. The Unreserved Use Penalty for more than one assessment for a 
given duration (e.g., daily) increases to the next longest duration 
(e.g., weekly). The Unreserved Use Penalty for multiple instances of 
Unreserved Use (e.g., more than one hour) within a day is based on the 
charge for daily Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service. The 
Unreserved Use Penalty for multiple instances of Unreserved Use 
isolated to one calendar week is based on the charge for weekly Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service. The Unreserved Use Penalty for 
multiple instances of Unreserved Use during more than one week in a 
calendar month is based on the charge for monthly Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service.
    A Transmission Customer who exceeds their reserved capacity at any 
point of receipt or point of delivery, or an eligible customer who uses 
transmission service at a point of receipt or point of delivery it has 
not reserved, is required to pay for all ancillary services provided by 
LAPT and associated with the Unreserved Use. The Transmission Customer 
will pay for ancillary services based on the amount of transmission 
service it used and did not reserve.

Rate Schedule L-AS1

Schedule 1 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP-SD4 and Rate Schedule L-AS1 dated October 
1, 2011, through September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Colorado River Storage Project

Loveland Area Projects

Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority

Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to Colorado River Storage Project 
Transmission (CRCM) and Loveland Area Projects Transmission (LAPT) as 
Transmission Service Providers (TSPs) and to Western Area Colorado 
Missouri Balancing

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Authority (WACM) as the Control Area operator. Scheduling, System 
Control, and Dispatch Service is required to schedule the movement of 
power through, out of, within, or into WACM. This service can be 
provided only by the operator of the Control Area in which the 
transmission facilities used for transmission service are located.
    The CRCM and LAPT TSPs must offer this service, and the federal 
Transmission Customers must purchase this service from the CRCM and 
LAPT TSPs. WACM provides this service on behalf of all TSPs within WACM 
and those TSPs must purchase this service from WACM.
    The charge will be applied to all schedules, except those for the 
delivery of transmission losses to WACM. WACM will accept any number of 
scheduling changes over the course of the day without any additional 
charge. Unless other arrangements are made with WACM, the charge will 
be allocated equally among all TSPs, both federal and non-federal, 
listed on the schedule who are inside WACM. The federal transmission 
segments of the schedule are exempt from invoicing, as costs for these 
segments are included in the CRCM and LAPT transmission service rates.

Formula Rate
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    The annual cost of scheduling personnel and related costs includes 
annual costs associated with transmission scheduling (i.e., personnel, 
facilities, equipment, and software, as well as credits representing 
fees for agent services).
    The number of schedules per year is the yearly total of daily tags 
which result in a schedule, excluding loss schedules.
    A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on 
the formula above and updated financial and schedule data. The annual 
charge will be posted on the CRCM and LAPT Open Access Same-Time 
Information System websites.

Rate Schedule L-AS2

Schedule 2 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP-RS4 and Rate Schedule L-AS2 dated October 
1, 2011, through September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Colorado River Storage Project

Loveland Area Projects

Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority

Reactive Supply and Voltage Control From Generation or Other Sources 
Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs first. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to Colorado River Storage Project (CRCM) 
and Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as Transmission Service Providers 
(TSPs) and to Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) 
as the Control Area operator. Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from 
Generation or Other Sources Services (VAR Support Service) is required 
to maintain transmission voltages on the TSPs' transmission facilities 
within acceptable limits, using generation facilities and non-
generation resources capable of providing this service to produce or 
absorb reactive power. Thus, VAR Support Service must be provided for 
each transaction on the transmission facilities within the Control 
Area. The amount of VAR Support Service supplied to the transmission 
transactions will be based on the VAR Support Service necessary to 
maintain transmission voltages within limits generally accepted in the 
region and consistently adhered to by WACM.
    The CRCM and LAPT TSPs must offer this service for each transaction 
and the federal Transmission Customers must purchase this service from 
the CRCM and LAPT TSPs, unless the Transmission Customer has generating 
resources capable of providing VARs directly connected to a federal 
transmission facility owned and operated by CRCM and/or LAPT and has 
executed a contract stipulating all the provisions of their self-
supply. If WACM provides VAR Support Service on behalf of any non-
federal TSP, VAR Support Service will be assessed based on either the 
TSP's reserved capacity or the tagged megawatt usage of the TSP's 
Transmission Customers.

Formula Rate
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    The annual revenue requirement for VAR Support Service equals the 
revenue requirement for federal generation times the % of resource 
capacity used for VAR Support Service (1 minus power factor) plus other 
resources, e.g., energy and transmission costs for condensing federal 
generating units minus applicable revenue credits related to WACM 
providing service.
    The transmission transactions requiring VAR Support Service equals 
transmission capacity use of the federal transmission systems; 
including point-to-point and network service on LAPT and CRCM 
transmission systems.
    A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on 
the formula above and updated financial and capacity data. The annual 
charge will be posted on the CRCM and LAPT Open Access Same-Time 
Information System websites.

Rate Schedule L-AS3

Schedule 3 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP-FR4 and Rate Schedule L-AS3 dated October 
1, 2011, through September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Colorado River Storage Project

Loveland Area Projects

Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority

Regulation and Frequency Response Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to Colorado River Storage Project (CRCM) 
and Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as Transmission Service Providers 
(TSPs) and to Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) 
as the Control Area operator. Regulation and Frequency Response Service 
(Regulation Service) is necessary to provide for the continuous 
balancing of resources, generation, and interchange with load and for 
maintaining scheduled interconnection frequency at sixty cycles per 
second (60 Hz). Regulation Service is accomplished by committing on-
line generation whose output is raised or lowered, predominantly 
through the use of automatic generation control (AGC) equipment as 
necessary, to follow the moment-by-moment changes in load. All loads 
inside the Control Area consume regulation; therefore, WACM, by 
default, provides Regulation Service to all loads inside the Control 
Area.
    The CRCM and LAPT TSPs offer this service when transmission service 
is used to serve load within WACM, and the federal Transmission 
Customers must purchase this service from the CRCM and LAPT TSPs or 
make alternative comparable arrangements with WACM to satisfy their 
regulation obligations. For the Load Serving Entities (LSEs) who are 
not taking transmission service from CRCM and LAPT, WACM will assess 
Regulation Service charges for their load and for their variable 
resources inside WACM.
    The formula rate will be assessed to all applicable federal 
Transmission Customers and to all applicable non-federal LSEs serving 
load inside WACM.

Formula Rate
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    The total annual revenue requirement for Regulation Service 
includes such costs as LAP and CRSP plant costs, purchases of 
regulation products, purchases of power in support of the generating 
units' ability to regulate, purchases of transmission for regulating 
units trapped geographically inside another balancing authority, 
purchases of transmission required to relocate energy due to 
regulation/load following issues, and lost on-peak sales opportunities 
resulting from the requirement to generate at night to permit units to 
have ``down'' regulating capability.
    The total load for Regulation Service equals load inside WACM 
requiring Regulation Service, plus the installed nameplate capacity of 
wind generators serving load inside WACM times the wind capacity 
multiplier, plus the installed nameplate capacity of solar generators 
serving load inside WACM times the solar capacity multiplier.
    A calculated charge will go into effect every October 1 based on 
the formula above and updated financial, load, and capacity multiplier 
data. The annual charge and multipliers will be posted on

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the CRCM and LAPT Open Access Same-Time Information System websites.

Types

    There are two different applications of this formula rate:
    1. Load-based Assessment: The charge is assessed on an entity's 
auxiliary load (total metered load less applicable federal 
entitlements) and on the amount stated in any BA or transmission 
service agreements. The charge is also applied to the installed 
nameplate capacity of all variable energy resources, including wind and 
solar generators, serving load inside WACM multiplied by the applicable 
annually calculated Capacity Multiplier.
    2. Self-provision Assessment: WACM allows entities with AGC to 
self-provide for all or a portion of their loads. Entities with AGC are 
known as Sub-Balancing Authorities (SBA) and must meet all of the 
following criteria:
    a. Have a well-defined boundary, with WACM-approved revenue-quality 
metering, accurate as defined by the North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation (NERC), to include megawatt (MW) flow data 
availability at 6-second or smaller intervals;
    b. Have AGC responsive unit(s);
    c. Demonstrate Regulation Service capability; and
    d. Execute a contract with WACM in which entities agree to:
    i. Provide all requested data to WACM.
    ii. Meet SBA error criteria as described below.
    Self-provision is measured by use of the entity's 1-minute average 
Area Control Error (ACE) to determine the amount of self-provision. The 
ACE is used to calculate the Regulation Service charges every hour as 
follows:
    a. If the entity's 1-minute average ACE for the hour is less than 
or equal to 0.5 percent of its hourly average load, no Regulation 
Service charge is assessed for that hour.
    b. If the entity's 1-minute average ACE for the hour is greater 
than or equal to 1.5 percent of its hourly average load, WACM assesses 
Regulation Service charges to the entity's entire auxiliary load, using 
the hourly Load-based Assessment applied to the entity's auxiliary 12-
cp load for that month.
    c. If the entity's 1-minute average ACE for the hour is greater 
than 0.5 percent of its hourly average load, but less than 1.5 percent 
of its hourly average load, WACM assesses Regulation Service charges 
based on linear interpolation of zero charge and full charge, using the 
hourly Load-based Assessment applied to the entity's auxiliary 12-cp 
load for that month.
    d. WACM monitors the entity's Self-provision on a regular basis. If 
WACM determines the entity has not been attempting to self-regulate, 
WACM will, upon notification, employ the Load-based Assessment 
described in No. 1, above.

Alternative Arrangements

    Exporting Variable Resource Requirement: WACM does not provide 
Regulation Service to variable resources inside the WACM Control Area 
which are not used to serve load inside the WACM Control Area. An 
entity that exports the output from a variable generator to another 
Control Area will be required to dynamically meter or dynamically 
schedule the resource out of the WACM Control Area to another Control 
Area unless arrangements, satisfactory to WACM, are made for the entity 
to acquire this service from a third party or self-supply (as outlined 
below). A variable generator is one whose output is volatile and 
variable due to factors beyond direct operational control and, 
therefore, is not dispatchable.
    Self- or Third-party Supply: WACM may allow an entity to supply 
some or all of its required regulation, or contract with a third party 
to do so. This entity must have revenue quality metering at every load 
and generation point, accurate as defined by NERC, to include MW flow 
data availability at 6-second or smaller intervals. WACM will evaluate 
the entity's metering, telecommunications and regulating resource, as 
well as the required level of regulation, and determine whether the 
entity qualifies to self-supply under this provision. If approved, the 
entity is required to enter into a separate agreement with WACM which 
will specify the terms of the self-supply application.

Customer Accommodation

    For entities unwilling to take Regulation Service, self-provide as 
described above, or acquire the service from a third party, WACM will 
assist the entity in dynamically metering its loads/resources to 
another Control Area. Until such time as meter configuration is 
accomplished, the entity will be responsible for charges assessed under 
the formula rate in effect.

Rate Schedule L-AS4

Schedule 4R to OATT Attachment R

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS4 dated February 1, 2021, through 
September 30, 2021)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority

Energy Imbalance Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-197)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2021, and extending through September 30, 2024, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 
through September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to the Western Area Colorado Missouri 
Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Balancing Authority Area (BAA) 
operator and to Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as the Transmission 
Service Provider (TSP) when the Rocky Mountain region (RM) is 
participating in the Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market and 
the WEIS Market is providing such ancillary service.
    Within the BAA(s) in the WEIS Market footprint, Energy Imbalance 
Service is provided when a difference occurs between the expected and 
the actual delivery of energy within such BAA(s) over a Dispatch 
Interval.
    All loads in the WEIS Market will be subject to settlement related 
to Energy Imbalance Service in the WEIS Market. Southwest Power Pool, 
Inc. (SPP), as the WEIS Market administrator, will obtain and provide 
this service under the WEIS Market and will calculate and bill 
applicable charges and credits.
    As a participating balancing authority in the WEIS Market 
footprint, WACM is required to register loads and resources for non-
participating entities within the WACM BAA. Such entities must enter 
into separate agreements with WACM which will specify the terms of the 
Energy Imbalance Service contracted through the WEIS Market.
    The LAPT TSP offers this service when the transmission service is 
used to serve load within the WACM BAA, and the Transmission Customers 
must either purchase this service from the LAPT

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TSP or make alternative arrangements with WACM to satisfy their Energy 
Imbalance Service obligations.

Formula Rate

    Charges shall reflect the pass-through of all applicable charges/
credits associated with the WEIS Tariff assessed to RM for embedded 
load in the WACM BAA of such entity that does not make adequate 
alternate arrangements in the WEIS Market to satisfy its Energy 
Imbalance Service obligation. RM will also charge an administrative fee 
to cover RM's cost of administering this service on behalf of such 
entities.
    The WEIS charges/credits attributed to specific settlement 
location(s) (as defined in the WEIS Tariff) will be passed directly 
through to the applicable asset owners (as defined in the WEIS Tariff) 
at those settlement location(s). Other WEIS charges/credits, i.e., WEIS 
Administration costs, will be allocated based on each entity's 
proportional share of Net Energy for Load (NEL) (or as otherwise 
determined by the WEIS administrator).
    RM's Administrative Fee will be allocated to the non-participating 
entities using the higher of either RM's calculated minimum fee or the 
entity's proportional share of the non-participating entities' NEL.

Rate Schedule L-AS5

Schedule 5 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS5 dated October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects and Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing 
Authority

Operating Reserve--Spinning Reserve Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as the 
Transmission Service Provider (TSP) and to Western Area Colorado 
Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Control Area operator. 
Spinning Reserve Service is needed to serve load immediately in the 
event of a system contingency. Spinning Reserve Service may be provided 
by generating units that are on-line and loaded at less than maximum 
output.
    The LAPT TSP must offer this service when transmission service is 
used to serve load within WACM and the federal Transmission Customers 
must purchase this service from the LAPT TSP or make alternative 
comparable arrangements with WACM to satisfy their Spinning Reserve 
obligations. WACM may be willing to provide Spinning Reserves to other 
entities, providing the entities enter into separate agreements with 
WACM which will specify the terms of the Spinning Reserve Service.

Formula Rate

    The LAPT TSP and WACM have no Spinning Reserves available for sale. 
At a customer's request, the Rocky Mountain region will purchase 
Spinning Reserves and pass through the cost and any activation energy, 
plus a fee for administration. The customer will be responsible for 
providing the transmission to deliver the Spinning Reserves purchased.

Rate Schedule L-AS6

Schedule 6 to OATT

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS6 dated October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2016)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects and Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing 
Authority

Operating Reserve--Supplemental Reserve Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-174)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2016, and extending through September 30, 2021, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-196 
through September 30, 2024, and by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 through 
September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to the Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as 
the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) and the Western Area Colorado 
Missouri Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Control Area operator. 
Supplemental Reserve Service is needed to serve load in the event of a 
system contingency; however, it is not available immediately to serve 
load but rather within a short period of time. Supplemental Reserve 
Service may be provided by generating units that are on-line but 
unloaded, by quick-start generation, or by interruptible load.
    The LAPT TSP must offer this service when the transmission service 
is used to serve load within WACM, and the federal Transmission 
Customers must purchase this service from the LAPT TSP or make 
alternative comparable arrangements with WACM to satisfy their 
Supplemental Reserve obligations. WACM may be willing to provide 
Supplemental Reserves to other entities, providing the entities enter 
into separate agreements with WACM which will specify the terms of the 
Supplemental Reserve Service.

Formula Rate

    The LAPT TSP and WACM have no Supplemental Reserves available for 
sale. At a customer's request, the Rocky Mountain region will purchase 
Supplemental Reserves and pass through the cost and any activation 
energy, plus a fee for administration. The customer will be responsible 
for providing the transmission to deliver the Supplemental Reserves 
purchased.

Rate Schedule L-AS7

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS7 dated February 1, 2021, through 
September 30, 2021)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority

Balancing Authority Real Power Losses Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-197)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2021, and extending through September 30, 2024, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 
through September 30, 2026.]

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Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to the Western Area Colorado Missouri 
Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Balancing Authority Area (BAA) 
operator when the Rocky Mountain region is participating in the Western 
Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market. Balancing Authority (BA) Real 
Power Losses Service is needed to account for the energy loss of the 
transmission systems within the BAA, which the BAA operator must 
account for and be compensated where applicable. BA Real Power Losses 
are applicable for all real-time and prescheduled transactions on 
transmission facilities inside the WACM BAA.
    In accordance with WACM's Business Practices, the BA Real Power 
Losses obligation falls: (1) to load inside the WACM BAA; (2) to the 
last Transmission Service Provider (TSP) inside the WACM BAA listed on 
the applicable import, export, or wheeled-through point-to-point 
transmission service schedule; or (3) to the TSP which any dynamically 
transferred load and generation is connected to. This prevents 
duplicate assessment of the real power losses for schedules which 
involve more than one TSP inside the WACM BAA.

Formula Rate

    WACM's BA Real Power Loss Factor Percentage is posted in WACM's 
``Ancillary Services and Losses'' Business Practices which is posted on 
the Loveland Area Projects Transmission (LAPT) Open Access Same-Time 
Information System website.
    Entities with load in the WACM BAA are required to submit balanced 
load forecasts and actual meter data with real power losses included.
    Financial settlement for applicable point-to-point transactions and 
for load and generation which have been dynamically transferred out of 
WACM BAA into another BAA, as detailed in WACM's ``Ancillary Services 
and Losses'' Business Practices, will be calculated using WACM's then 
current BA Real Power Loss Factor Percentage and a charge assessed 
based on the WEIS Market's hourly Locational Marginal Price for the LAP 
settlement location.

Rate Schedule L-AS9

Schedule 9R to OATT Attachment R

(Supersedes Rate Schedule L-AS9 dated February 1, 2021, through 
September 30, 2021)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Rocky Mountain Region

Loveland Area Projects

Western Area Colorado Missouri Balancing Authority

Generator Imbalance Service

(Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-197)

Effective

    The first day of the first full billing period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2021, and extending through September 30, 2024, or 
until superseded by another rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 
[Note: This rate schedule was extended by Rate Order No. WAPA-214 
through September 30, 2026.]

Applicable

    This rate schedule applies to the Western Area Colorado Missouri 
Balancing Authority (WACM) as the Balancing Authority Area (BAA) 
operator and to Loveland Area Projects (LAPT) as the Transmission 
Service Provider (TSP) when the Rocky Mountain region (RM) is 
participating in the Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market and 
the WEIS Market is providing such ancillary service.
    Within the BAA(s) in the WEIS Market footprint, Generator Imbalance 
Service is provided when a difference occurs between the expected and 
the actual delivery of energy within such BAA(s) over a Dispatch 
Interval. All resources in the WEIS Market will be subject to 
settlement related to Generator Imbalance Service in the WEIS Market. 
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP), as the WEIS Market administrator, 
will obtain and provide this service under the WEIS Market and will 
calculate and bill applicable charges and credits.
    As a participating balancing authority in the WEIS Market 
footprint, WACM is required to register loads and resources for non-
participating entities within the WACM BAA. Such entities must enter 
into separate agreements with WACM which will specify the terms of the 
Generator Imbalance Service contracted through the WEIS Market.
    The LAPT TSP offers this service, to the extent it is physically 
feasible to do so from its resources or from resources available to it, 
when Transmission Service is used to deliver energy from a generator 
located within the WACM BAA and the Transmission Customers must either 
purchase this service from the LAPT TSP or make alternative 
arrangements with WACM to satisfy their Generator Imbalance Service 
obligations.

Formula Rate

    Charges shall reflect the pass-through of all applicable charges/
credits associated with the WEIS Tariff assessed to RM for embedded 
resources in the WACM BAA of such entity that does not make adequate 
alternate arrangements in the WEIS Market to satisfy its Generator 
Imbalance Service obligation. RM will also charge an administrative fee 
to cover RM's cost of administering this service on behalf of such 
entities.
    The WEIS charges/credits attributed to specific settlement 
location(s) (as defined in the WEIS Tariff) will be passed directly 
through to the applicable asset owners (as defined in the WEIS Tariff) 
at the settlement location(s).
    RM's Administrative Fee will be allocated using the higher of 
either RM's calculated minimum fee or the entity's proportional share 
of the non-participating entities' Net Energy for Load.

[FR Doc. 2024-12212 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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