Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA)
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) Revision(s),
Status and Postings
Last Update(s): 04/20/2023 (NEW):
Notice of WAPA's Filing of OATT Revision 22-02 under FERC Docket
No. EF23-5-000
Currently planned, active, or completed WAPA
OATT revisions:
1. OATT
Revision 22-02
(FERC Orders
676-I/J and
881) (Active)
Completed OATT Revisions
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OATT Revision 22-02 (Active)
(FERC Orders 676-I/J and 881) : (FAQs: WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-FAQs.pdf,
Version: 11/01/2022)
Please
direct
questions/comments
to your WAPA OATT Regional contact(s).
04/20/2023:
Notice of
WAPA's Filing
of OATT
Revision 22-02
under FERC
Docket No.
EF23-5-000
WAPA has filed
the FINAL OATT
Revisions with
FERC on April
19, 2023.
WAPA OATT Revision 22-02 Filing (April 19, 2023)
The updated
OATT
documents,
with an
Effective Date
of June 20,
2023, will be
available in
the future on
the WAPA OATT
Documents page
on WAPA's
Regional OASIS
sites at the
following
link: http://www.oasis.oati.com/WAPA/WAPAdocs/WAPA-Tariff-Docs.htm
Next
Steps:
•
Effective Date
of OATT
Revisions (~60
days after
WAPA filing,
expected June
20, 2023
•
Finalize
associated
Business
Practices for
Order 881
(likely 3Q-4Q
2024 ahead of
July 12, 2025
Implementation)
(03/31/2023 Update)
01/28/2023: Posting Notice of no Stakeholder Comments &
FINAL OATT Revision Redline Documents, and Notice of earlier
Filing plans for OATT Revision 22-02
WAPA received no written comments or concerns from
Stakeholders on the draft OATT revisions during the comment
period that ended December 15, 2022.
WAPA expresses its appreciation for the participation and
feedback from Stakeholders.
WAPA has posted the FINAL OATT Revision
Redline documents below. WAPA removed the
embedded comments, made several clean-up type edits for
consistency and other minor formatting edits to the proposed
OATT revisions posted on November 15, 2022.
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-OATT-Redline-for-Filing.pdf;
Final redlines to OATT main provisions,
including new OATT Attachment U, and general clean-up (Updated 03/31/2023 to correct typo in
Filing under Docket No. NJ23-1-000. See note below in
OATT Revision 22-01 update.)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-LGIP-Redline-for-Filing.pdf;
Final redlines to LGIP (Miscellaneous minor revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-LGIA-Redline-for-Filing.pdf;
Final redlines to LGIA (Miscellaneous minor revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-SGIP-Redline-for-Filing.pdf;
Final redlines to SGIP (Miscellaneous minor
revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-SGIA-Redline-for-Filing.pdf;
Final redlines to SGIA (Miscellaneous
minor revisions)
Given no material changes were made to the FINAL Redlines, no
COMPARE documents were posted.
Given no Stakeholder comments or concerns and no subsequent
material OATT revision changes, WAPA intends to file OATT Revision
22-02 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) earlier
than originally planned. (03/31/2023
Update: Given the later than expected FERC Order for OATT
Revision 22-01 (DSW EIM), WAPA was unable to file OATT
Revision 22-02 earlier. WAPA now intends to proceed with this
filing on April 19, 2023.)
Next Steps:
• WAPA anticipates filing to FERC around April 19, 2023
• Effective Date of OATT Revisions (~60 days
after WAPA filing, expected June 20,
2023
• Finalize associated Business Practices for
Order 881 (likely 3Q-4Q 2024 ahead of July 12, 2025
Implementation)
11/15/2022: Posting of Proposed OATT Revision 22-02 Redline
Documents, Start of Informal Comment
Period, and Posting of Stakeholder Meeting Presentation
WAPA has posted the proposed OATT Revision 22-02 Redline documents
below to address FERC Orders 676-I/J and 881, and also to include
miscellaneous minor revisions throughout the OATT (including
explanatory comments where needed), including the Large Generator
Interconnection Procedures and Agreement (LGIP/LGIA), and Small
Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreement (SGIP/SGIA).
The proposed OATT revisions will be presented at the Stakeholder
Meeting December 7, 2022 at 10am MST (via Net Conference).
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-OATT-Redline--DRAFT.pdf;
Proposed redlines to OATT, including proposed new OATT Attachment
U, and general clean-up
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-LGIP-Redline--DRAFT.pdf;
Proposed redlines to LGIP (Miscellaneous minor revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-LGIA-Redline--DRAFT.pdf;
Proposed redlines to LGIA (Miscellaneous minor revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-SGIP-Redline--DRAFT.pdf;
Proposed redlines to SGIP (Miscellaneous minor
revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-SGIA-Redline--DRAFT.pdf;
Proposed redlines to SGIA (Miscellaneous
minor revisions)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-Stakeholder-Meeting-Presentation.pdf;
The presentation summarizes the proposed
OATT revisions, and provides Background
Information, Next Steps, and Revision
Timelines.
This posting begins
the 30-day informal comment period.
WAPA invites all interested parties to
attend the Stakeholder Meeting, and provide
comments. Please also submit any
comments in writing by December 15, 2022,
to: tariffcomments@wapa.gov.
11/01/2022:
Initial Notification of Planned OATT Revision 22-02 (FERC Orders
676-I/J and 881), Announcement of Stakeholder Meeting on
December 7, 2022
WAPA is evaluating OATT revisions to address FERC
Order No. 676-I and Order No. 676-J (Standards for Business
Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities) and
FERC Order No. 881 and Order No. 881-A (Managing Transmission Line
Ratings) - see Order 881 brief summary in the FAQs. WAPA indicated it would proceed with
these revisions during the prior OATT Revisions 21-01 process and
in its associated filing under FERC Docket No. NJ22-9-000. The
OATT revisions will primarily be in existing Attachment N (for
Orders 676-I/J) and a new Attachment U (for Order 881). In
addition, WAPA also plans to evaluate other minor OATT clean-up
and maintenance revisions. See announcement here: WAPA-OATT-Revision-22-02-Announcement.pdf.
WAPA is also providing notice via electronic mail to its
customers.
As part of WAPA's process to seek stakeholder comments on the
proposed OATT revisions, WAPA will hold a Stakeholder Meeting on December
7, 2022 at 10am MST (via Net Conference) to present its
proposed OATT revisions for OATT Revision 22-02. Information is
here: Net Conference. WAPA's 30-day
comment period will begin once WAPA posts its proposed OATT
revisions on its Regional OASIS sites before the December 7,
2022 Stakeholder Meeting. WAPA invites all interested
parties to attend. In addition to sharing the proposed
revisions, WAPA will also outline the expected timeline to respond
to stakeholder feedback, complete the OATT revisions, and file the
OATT revisions with FERC.
Additional details, including the meeting presentation and
redlines of WAPA's proposed OATT revisions, will be posted on this
page prior to the December 7, 2022 Stakeholder Meeting. WAPA
will also provide notice via electronic mail of the redlines
postings.
Please direct questions/comments to your WAPA OATT Regional contact(s).
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Any other questions can be
directed to: Steve Sanders (WAPA-UGP) at 406-255-2807 (sanders@wapa.gov).
Update History:
OATT Revision 22-02 (FERC Orders 676-I/J and 881)
03/31/2023: Updates to previous 01/28/2023 posting regarding
latest filing plans for OATT Revision 22-02
01/28/2023: Posting Notice of no Stakeholder Comments & FINAL
OATT Revision Redline Documents, and Notice of earlier Filing
plans for OATT Revision 22-02
11/15/2022: Posting of Proposed OATT Revision 22-02 Redline
Documents, Start of Informal Comment Period, and Posting of
Stakeholder Meeting Presentation
11/01/2022: Initial Notification of Planned OATT Revision 22-02
(FERC Orders 676-I/J and 881), Announcement of Stakeholder Meeting
on December 7, 2022