2010 BPA Rate Case
Bonneville Power Administration's wholesale power and transmission rates for the FY 2010-2011 rate period were established during the BPA-10 Rate Case under a single docket, with separate sub-dockets for power (WP-10) and transmission (TR-10). The rate proceeding, conducted through a formal process described in Section 7(i) of the Northwest Power Act, concluded when the Administrator signed the Final Record of Decision on July 21, 2009.
The complete rate proceeding record was then sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their review and approval of the proposed rates. The Comission granted interim approval to the 2010 Wholesale Power Rates Schedules and General Rate Schedule Provisions (GRSPs) on September 28, 2009. Subject to final approval from the Comission, these rates will be in effect from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2011 (FY 2010-2011).
If necessary, BPA adjusts its rates in accordance with the GRSPs through the annual Dividend Distribution Clause (DDC), the Cost Recovery Adjustment Clause (CRAC), the NFB1/ Adjustment, and the Emergency NFB1/Surcharge. There are no adjustments or surcharges at this time. See Table 1: Total Adjusted Power Rates for current monthly base rates. Information regarding past power rates is available via the Previous Power Rates page.
1/ National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] Federal Columbia River Power System [FCRPS] Biological Opinion [BiOp] Adjustment.
The table below shows the rates for the five major rate schedules, as described in the GRSPs, for FY 2010. See the 2010 Wholesale Power Rates Schedules for the actual rates charged by monthly Heavy Load Hours (HLH) and Light Load Hours (LLH).
|
RATE CATEGORY |
Adjusted rates with 0.00% CRAC Adjustment for 10/1/09 - 9/30/10 (Rates in $/MWh3/ except Slice) |
|---|---|
| PF Preference – PF-10 Non-Slice (average4/, undelivered) |
28.77 |
|
PF Preference – PF-10 Slice Monthly5/ |
$1,962,525 |
| PF Exchange-PF-10
(average, undelivered) |
48.68 |
| PF Exchange-PF-10
(base, undelivered) |
40.58 |
| IP-PF-10
(flat, undelivered) |
34.60 |
|
NR-PF-10
|
68.67 |
2/ The rates represented in this table assume no CRAC or DDC adjustment for this fiscal year. The rates do not include the cost of transmission. The rates shown also do not include the application of the Conservation Rate Credit (CRC). Each IP, NR, and PF Preference customer is eligible for the CRC rate credit, set at 0.5 mills/kWh and applied to its eligible loads.
3/ $1/MWh = 1 mill/kWh = 0.1˘/kWh.
4/ The average non-slice PF rate is calculated by dividing the forecast of all PF revenues by the total forecast of PF non-slice sales for the 24 months of the rate period. The actual rate paid by an individual customer will vary according to the shape of the load and the products and services purchased.
5/ The Slice rate is for one percent of the system, excluding true-ups.
Table 1 below shows the Total Adjusted Power Rates (Base Rates with 0% CRAC Adjustment Applied) for FY 2010 (October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2011). BPA is not expecting adjustments to the revised base power rates for FY 2011.
| Table 1: | |||
| Total Adjusted Power Rates | |||
| (Base Rates with CRAC Adjustment Applied) | |||
| October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010 | |||
| Increased Revenue Required (CRAC %) |
0% |
||
| Change in Slice Rate |
N/A |
||
| Change in non-Slice Rate (CRAC %) |
0% |
||
| Change in NFB Adjustment |
0% |
||
| Change in NFB Emergency Surcharge |
$0 |
||
|
PF rates |
Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | |
HLH |
($/MWh) |
31.41 |
33.50 |
34.96 |
29.68 |
30.31 |
28.12 |
26.39 |
22.04 |
19.95 |
24.57 |
28.78 |
29.70 |
LLH |
($/MWh) |
23.01 |
24.43 |
25.65 |
21.46 |
21.68 |
20.61 |
18.97 |
15.24 |
10.59 |
17.99 |
21.34 |
23.84 |
Demand |
($/kW-mo) |
2.05 |
2.19 |
2.30 |
1.96 |
1.99 |
1.85 |
1.74 |
1.44 |
1.32 |
1.61 |
1.89 |
1.96 |
|
IP rates |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
|
HLH |
($/MWh) |
31.92 |
33.33 |
35.24 |
38.46 |
37.72 |
35.94 |
32.23 |
31.69 |
31.18 |
33.33 |
37.31 |
36.49 |
LLH |
($/MWh) |
27.01 |
29.58 |
31.13 |
32.24 |
31.73 |
30.08 |
26.95 |
22.29 |
23.29 |
28.66 |
31.40 |
32.26 |
Demand |
($/kW-mo) |
2.05 |
2.19 |
2.30 |
1.96 |
1.99 |
1.85 |
1.74 |
1.44 |
1.32 |
1.61 |
1.89 |
1.96 |
|
NR rates |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
|
HLH |
($/MWh) |
65.83 |
68.74 |
72.70 |
79.32 |
77.80 |
74.13 |
66.47 |
65.36 |
64.32 |
68.76 |
76.95 |
75.26 |
LLH |
($/MWh) |
55.71 |
61.02 |
64.22 |
66.49 |
65.44 |
62.03 |
55.60 |
45.98 |
48.04 |
59.12 |
64.76 |
66.54 |
Demand |
($/kW-mo) |
2.05 |
2.19 |
2.30 |
1.96 |
1.99 |
1.85 |
1.74 |
1.44 |
1.32 |
1.61 |
1.89 |
1.96 |
|
PF exchange rates |
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| The PF Exchange Rate is comprised of a base PF Exchange Rate of $40.58/mWh plus a utility-specific 7(b)(3) supplemental rate charge. Separate PF Exchange rates for each participating utility are posted monthly on the average system cost (ASC) web site. See the ASC site for specific data. | |||||||||||||||
| The Load Variance Rate is $0.49/MWh when applicable | |||||||||||||||
| A 7(b)(3) Supplemental Rate Charge of $7.38/MWh is included in each IP and NR energy rate listed above. | |||||||||||||||
2010 Wholesale Power Rate Schedules and General Rate Schedule Provisions (FY
2010-2011)
(PDF, 149 pages, 992 KB, originally posted as Appendix B
to the BPA-10 Administrator’s Final Record of Decision)
(1938 - September 2009)
Content provided by: Julia Shaughnessy, 503-230-7443, jmshaughnessy@bpa.gov.
Page maintained by: BPA Web Team.
