Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA)
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) Revision(s),
Status and Postings
Last Update(s): 09/17/2021 (NEW): Notice of WAPA's Filing of OATT Revision 21-01
under FERC Docket No. NJ21-13-000
Currently planned, active, or completed WAPA
OATT revisions:
1. OATT Revision
21-01 (FERC Order 845) (Active)
Completed OATT Revisions
OATT Revision
21-01 (Active) (FERC
Order 845) : (FAQs: WAPA-Proposed-OATT-Revision-21-01-FAQs.pdf,
Version: 04/30/2021)
09/17/2021 (NEW):
Notice of WAPA's Filing of OATT Revision 21-01 under FERC Docket
No. NJ21-13-000
WAPA has filed the FINAL OATT Revisions with FERC on September 17,
2021. A copy of the Filing is available at the following link:
WAPA OATT Revision 21-01 Filing (September 17,
2021)
The updated OATT documents, with an Effective Date of December 15,
2021, 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:
• WAPA will be posting proposed Business
Practice Drafts for comment (expected around late October/early
November)
• Effective Date of OATT Revisions (~90 days
after WAPA filing, expected December 15, 2021)
08/02/2021: Posting of Stakeholder Comments / WAPA Responses
& FINAL OATT Revision Redline Documents, and Notice of
earlier Filing plans for OATT Revision 21-01
WAPA received limited written comments from Stakeholders on the
draft OATT revisions during the comment period that ended June 14,
2021. WAPA has summarized the comments received, along with
corresponding WAPA responses, in the following document: WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-Stakeholder-Comments-and-WAPA-Responses.pdf.
WAPA expresses its appreciation for the feedback from
Stakeholders.
WAPA has posted the FINAL OATT Revision Redline documents
below. WAPA made several clean-up
type edits for
consistency and other
minor formatting edits to
the proposed
OATT revisions
posted on May
13, 2021.
WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-LGIP-Redline-for-Filing.pdf
; Final redlines to OATT Attachment L
(Standard Large Generator Interconnection
Procedures)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-LGIA-Redline-for-Filing.pdf
; Final redlines to OATT Attachment L
(Standard Large Generator Interconnection
Agreement)
The
changes between the Final versions of the
OATT Redlines and the version posted on
May 13, 2021 are summarized in the
following COMPARE document:
WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-COMPARE-Final-to-051321-Posting.pdf
Given the
limited
comments, no
subsequent
material OATT
revision
changes, and
earlier
posting of the
Final OATT
redlines, WAPA
intends to
file the OATT
Revision 21-01
with the
Federal Energy
Regulatory
Commission
(FERC) earlier
than
originally
planned, but
will maintain
the same
planned
Effective date
of December
15, 2021 for
the OATT
revisions.
Next Steps:
•
WAPA
anticipates
filing to FERC
around
September 17,
2021
•
WAPA will be
posting
additional
information
related to any
necessary
Business
Practices.
•
Effective Date
of OATT
Revisions (~90
days after
WAPA filing,
expected
December 15,
2021)
05/13/2021:
Posting of
Proposed OATT
Revision 21-01
Redline
Documents and
Stakeholder
Meeting
Presentation,
Start of
Informal
Comment Period
WAPA has
posted the
Proposed OATT
Revision 21-01
Redline
documents to
address Order
845 below and
also the
Presentation
for the
Stakeholder
Meeting on May
24, 2021 at
10am MDT.
Webex Info.
WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-LGIP-Redline--DRAFT.pdf
; Proposed
redlines to
OATT
Attachment L
(Standard
Large
Generator
Interconnection
Procedures)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-LGIA-Redline--DRAFT.pdf
; Proposed
redlines to
OATT
Attachment L
(Standard
Large
Generator
Interconnection
Agreement)
WAPA-OATT-Revision-21-01-Stakeholder-Meeting-Presentation.pdf
(As presented); Proposed OATT Revisions
Summary,
Background
Information,
Next Steps,
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 June 14, 2021 to: tariffcomments@wapa.gov
04/30/2021:
Initial
Notification
of Planned
OATT Revision
21-01 (for
Order 845 -
Reform of
Generator
Interconnection
Procedures and
Agreements),
Announcement
of Stakeholder
Meeting on May
24, 2021:
WAPA is
evaluating
OATT revisions
to address
FERC Order No. 845, Order No. 845-A and Order No. 845-B (Reform
of Generator
Interconnection
Procedures and
Agreements) -
see Order 845
brief summary
below. WAPA
indicated it
would proceed
with these
revisions
during the
prior OATT
Revisions
20-01 and
20-02
processes and
in its
associated
filings under
FERC Docket
Nos.
NJ21-1-000 and
NJ21-4-000. In
addition, WAPA
also plans to
evaluate other
minor OATT
clean-up and
maintenance
revisions. See
announcement
here: WAPA-Proposed-OATT-Revision-21-01-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 May
24, 2021 at
10am MDT (via
WebEx) to
present its
proposed OATT
revisions for
OATT Revision
21-01. WebEx
information is
here: Webex Info. WAPA's 30-day comment
period will
begin once
WAPA posts its
proposed OATT
revisions on
its Regional
OASIS sites
before the May
24, 2021
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
May 24, 2021
Stakeholder
Meeting.
WAPA will also
provide notice
via electronic
mail of these
postings.
Please direct
questions/comments
to your OATT Regional
contact(s).
03/11/2021:
Advance Notice
of OATT
Revision to
Address FERC
Orders
845/845-A/845-B
WAPA plans to
evaluate OATT
revisions in
the near
future to
address FERC Order No. 845, Order No. 845-A and Order No. 845-B (Reform
of Generator
Interconnection
Procedures and
Agreements) -
as WAPA
indicated it
would do
during the
prior OATT
Revisions
20-01 and
20-02
processes and
in its
associated
filings under
FERC Docket
Nos.
NJ21-1-000 and
NJ21-4-000. In
addition, WAPA
also plans to
evaluate other
minor OATT
clean-up and
maintenance
revisions.
In Order No.
845, FERC
adopted ten
proposed
reforms to the
pro forma LGIP
and LGIA for
Transmission
Providers
(TPs):
(1) To improve
certainty for
Interconnection
Customer (IC)
by:
(a) enabling
IC to exercise
option to
build,
regardless of
whether TP can
meet IC’s
construction
dates; and
(b) imposing a
revised
dispute
resolution
requirement on
all TPs.
(2) To promote
more informed
interconnection
decisions by:
(a) requiring
all TPs to
publish a
method for
identifying
contingent
facilities;
(b) requiring
TPs to offer
access to
study
processes and
assumptions
for
maintaining
network models
used;
(c) altering
the definition
of “Generating
Facility” in
the LGIP and
LGIA to
include
electric
storage
resources; and
(d) requiring
TPs to post
interconnection
study
reporting
requirements
on a quarterly
basis.
(3) To enhance
the efficiency
of the
interconnection
process by:
(a) enabling
ICs to request
interconnection
service at a
level lower
than their
generating
facility
capacity;
(b) requiring
TPs to allow
agreements for
provisional
interconnection
service before
completion of
full process;
(c) requiring
TPs to develop
an expedited
process for
ICs to use or
transfer
surplus
interconnection
service; and
(d) requiring
TPs to
establish a
procedure to
assess if IC’s
proposed
technology
constitutes a
material
modification.
FERC Orders
845-A and
845-B
addressed
certain
requests for
rehearing and
clarified
aspects of
Order 845.
Additional
details will
be posted on
this page
regarding the
specific WAPA
OATT revisions
being
proposed, the
planned
informal
public comment
process, and
the expected
schedule
including
filing of the
OATT revisions
with FERC,
when WAPA is
ready to
proceed with
the proposed
OATT
revisions.
WAPA
tentatively
plans to begin
notification
and
distribution
of additional
information
about this
OATT Revision
21-01 on or
around April
30, 2020.
Please direct questions/comments to your OATT
Regional contact(s).
WAPA
OATT Regional Transmission Provider
contact(s):
- Desert Southwest Region (DSW): John Steward at 602-605-2774
(steward@wapa.gov);
- Rocky Mountain Region (RMR) and Colorado River Storage
Project (CRSP): Raymond Vojdani at 970-461-7379 (avojdani@wapa.gov);
- Sierra Nevada Region (SNR): Ira Witherspoon at 916-353-4659
(withersp@wapa.gov);
- Upper Great Plains Region (UGP): Steve Sanders at
406-255-2840 (sanders@wapa.gov)
Any other questions can be directed to: Steve Sanders
(WAPA-UGP) at 406-255-2840 (sanders@wapa.gov).
Previous
Updates:
OATT Revision 21-01 (Order 845)
08/02/2021: Posting of Stakeholder Comments / WAPA Responses &
FINAL OATT Revision Redline Documents, and Notice of earlier
Filing plans for OATT Revision 21-01
05/13/2021: Posting of Proposed OATT Revision 21-01 Redline
Documents and Stakeholder Meeting Presentation, Start of Informal
Comment Period
04/30/2021: Initial Notification of Planned OATT Revision 21-01
(for Order 845 - Reform of Generator Interconnection Procedures
and Agreements), Announcement of Stakeholder Meeting on May 24,
2021
03/11/2021: Advance Notice of OATT Revision to Address FERC Orders
845/845-A/845-B