Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
Draft
Business Practices (BPs) Common to all of WAPA's Regions
(Last Update:
December 15, 2021)
Previous Draft
Postings Archive (Note: For archive information only. No
longer posted for comment):
-> Proposed NEW Provisional Interconnection Service BP (Posted 11/18/2021,
Comments due by 12/03/2021)
-> Proposed NEW Surplus Interconnection Service BP (Posted 11/18/2021,
Comments due by 12/03/2021)
-> Proposed NEW Base Case Data BP (Posted
11/18/2021, Comments due by 12/03/2021)
-> Proposed NEW Contingent Facilities BP (Posted
11/18/2021, Comments due by 12/03/2021)
-> Proposed NEW Option to Build BP (Posted
11/18/2021, Comments due by 12/03/2021)
-> Proposed NEW Int Reqs Below Gen Fac Capacity BP (Posted
11/18/2021, Comments due by 12/03/2021)
-> Proposed NEW
BP: Implementation
Requirements under Order 842 Changes BP (Posted 02/08/2020, Comments due by 02/24/2020)
(Note: This BP
outlines specific FERC Order No. 842
implementation requirements related to the WAPA
OATT Revisions filed with FERC under Docket No.
NJ20-6-000.)
-> Proposed NEW
BP: Effective
Date of Gen Power Factor Reqmts under Order 827
Changes BP (Posted 01/26/2020, Comments
due by 02/07/2020)
(Note: This
version will become effective on 02/11/2020
concurrent with the WAPA OATT Revisions filed with
FERC under Docket No. NJ20-6-000, which includes
changes to OATT LGIA/SGIA to incorporate FERC
Order No. 827.)
Three (3) Business Practice
updates/additions associated with WAPA's OATT Revisions
filed with FERC under Docket No. NJ19-10-000:
->
Proposed UPDATED
BP (Version 05/06/2019):
Transmission
Service Timing Requirements BP
(CLEAN)
(Posted 05/06/2019,
Comments due by 05/20/2019)
(Note: No
redline provided given the complete rewrite of
the separate Regional BPs to create a single consistent
WAPA-wide BP. This
version
will become effective on 06/03/2019
concurrent
with the WAPA OATT Revisions
filed
with FERC
under Docket No. NJ19-10-000,
which incorporate
the updated NAESB
Version 3.0 standards.)
Note:
This BP does not apply to the
UGP Region.)
->
Proposed
UPDATED BP (Version 05/06/2019):
Resale of
Transmission Riqhts BP (CLEAN)
(REDLINE
of changes to Currently Effective Version)
(Posted 05/06/2019, Comments
due by 05/20/2019)
(Note: This version will become effective on 06/03/2019
concurrent with the WAPA OATT Revisions filed with FERC
under Docket No. NJ19-10-000, which includes changes to OATT
Section 23.1 to remove the price cap on resales of
transmission capacity by Customers.)
-> Proposed NEW
BP: Rate
Schedules Made Part Of Service Agreements BP
(Posted 05/06/2019, Comments
due by 05/20/2019)
(Note: This
version will become effective on 06/03/2019 concurrent with
the WAPA OATT Revisions filed with FERC under Docket No.
NJ19-10-000, which includes changes to OATT Schedules 1-10.)
->
WAPA
has proposed updates its currently
effective WAPA Meter Policy to address
the UGP Region's membership in SPP
(Section 1.3), to update various
outdated provisions, contact
information, web addresses, and to
clarify and update certain metering
technical requirements (e.g. Sections
4.4, 8.7, and 12.5), etc.
Proposed
UPDATED
BP: WAPA Meter Policy
Business Practice (06/05/18
Version CLEAN)
(REDLINE
to currently effective BP)
(Posted
06/05/18,
Comments due by 06/19/18)
->
Proposed UPDATED
BP (Version 04/10/2018):
Network
Integration Transmission Service BP
(CLEAN)
(Posted 04/10/2018,
Comments due by 04/24/2018)
(Note: No redline provided given the complete
rewrite
of the BP to incorporate NITS on OASIS
requirements.)
->
Proposed
UPDATED BP (Version 01/19/2018): WAPA-Transmission-System-Network-Upgrades-Policy-Document
(CLEAN)
(REDLINE
of material changes to Currently Effective Version)
(Posted 01/19/2018, Comments due by 02/02/2018)
(Note: Non-material changes not in redline for ease of
review of material changes include updating WAPA logo,
WAPA acronym references, lead-in explanatory paragraph
insertion, general cleanup, etc.)
-> WAPA received
additional of comments on the proposed 03/16/17 updates to
its Behind the Meter Generation BP. A summary of the
comments received and WAPA's responses are included in the
following document: Behind the Meter Generation BP -
Comments/Response to 2nd Update. Based upon the
comments received, WAPA has made additional proposed
updates to its Behind the Meter Generation BP, and is
posting the following updated 3rd Draft dated 06/27/17 for
an additional comment period:
-> Proposed UPDATED BP (3rd Posting w/ Revisions based
upon Comments on 03/16/17 Version):
Behind the Meter Generation Business
Practice (CLEAN) (REDLINE
to currently effective BP)
(REDLINE to previously proposed
BP revision 2nd Draft on 03/16/17) (Posted
06/27/17, Comments due by 07/13/17)
For Reference:
->
Previously proposed UPDATED BP (2nd Posting w/
Revisions based upon Comments on 10/3/16
Version): Behind the Meter Generation
Business Practice (CLEAN) (REDLINE
to currently effective BP)
(REDLINE to previously
proposed BP revision 1st posted on
10/03/16)
(Previously
posted 03/16/17, Comments previously
due by 03/30/17)
->
Previously proposed UPDATED
BP (1st Posting): Behind the
Meter Generation Business Practice (CLEAN)
(REDLINE)
(Previously posted 10/03/16,
Comments previously due by 10/18/16)
-> WAPA has proposed
updates its currently effective General Requirements for
Interconnection (GRI) to address the UGP Region's
membership in SPP, to update various outdated provisions,
contact information, web addresses, and to clarify and
update certain interconnection technical requirements,
etc.
Proposed UPDATED BP: General Requirements for
Interconnection (GRI) Business Practice
(06/27/17 Version CLEAN) (REDLINE
to currently effective BP)
(Posted
06/27/17, Comments due by 07/13/17)
-> WAPA received a number of comments on the proposed 8/17/16
updates to its TSR Annulment BP. A summary of the comments
received and WAPA's responses are included in the following
document: TSR Annulment Business Practice -
Comments/Response to 1st Update.
Based upon the comments received, WAPA has made additional
proposed updates to its TSR Annulment BP, and is posting the
following updated 11/28/16 version for an additional comment
period:
-> Proposed UPDATED BP (2nd Posting w/
Revisions based upon Comments on 8/17/16 Version): TSR Annulment Business Practice (CLEAN)
(REDLINE
to currently effective BP)
(REDLINE to previously proposed BP
revision 1st posted on 08/17/2016)
(Posted 11/28/2016, Comments due by
12/13/2016)
-> Previously
proposed UPDATED BP (1st Posting): TSR Annulment Business Practice (CLEAN)
(REDLINE)
(Previously posted 08/17/2016, Comments previously due by
08/31/2016)
-> Proposed new
BP: Curtailments
Business Practice (Posted 11/29/2015,
Comments due by 12/14/2015)
-> Proposed UPDATED
BP: Behind
the Meter Generation Requirements Business Practice (CLEAN)
(REDLINE) (Posted
07/22/2015, Comments due by 08/05/2015)
-> Proposed UPDATED
BP: Network Integration Transmission Service
Business Practice (CLEAN)
(REDLINE) (Posted
12/11/2014, Comments due by 12/26/2014)
-> Proposed UPDATED
Western Meter Policy Business Practice: Meter
Policy
BP
(CLEAN) (Posted
3/13/2014, Comments due by 03/27/2014)
Note:
Only the CLEAN version is posted due to the complete
re-write and combined Western-wide replacement of the
previous separate Regional meter policies. The
Western Meter Policy is posted for comments to those
provisions applicable to Western's OATT implementation.
->
Proposed UPDATED
Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Business Practice: ROFR
BP
(CLEAN) (Posted
12/20/2013, Comments due by 01/07/2014)
Note: Only the CLEAN
version is posted due to the complete re-write of the previous
2009 Version being replaced. Compare the proposed Version
2.0 to the previous version for changes.
-> Proposed UPDATED
Environmental Assessment (EA) Clause Template: EA
Template
(CLEAN) (REDLINE) (Posted
08/13/2013, Comments due by 08/27/2013)
->
Proposed
UPDATED
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Clause Template: EIS
Template
(CLEAN) (REDLINE) (Posted 08/13/2013, Comments due by
08/27/2013)
-> Proposed UPDATED
BP: TSR
Annulment
Business Practice (CLEAN)
(REDLINE) (Posted
04/16/2013, Comments due by 04/30/2013)
-> Proposed new
BP: LGIA
Option
to Build Business Practice
(Posted 01/07/2013, Comments due by
1/22/2013)
-> Proposed new
BP: TSR
Annulment
Business Practice (Posted 10/31/2012, Comments due by
11/14/2012)
-> Proposed
new BP: Resale
of
Transmission Rights
(Posted 02/02/2012, Comments due by 02/16/2012)