BPA is proposing to rebuild 12.4 miles of existing 115-kV transmission line in Bonneville County, Idaho. This proposed project would increase reliability to the area's transmission system and help meet the growing demand for electricity in the Swan Valley and southeastern Idaho region.  The line runs from BPA’s Palisades substation to the Swan Valley substation east of Idaho Falls. When the line rebuild has been completed, the rebuilt line would be upgraded to a higher 230 kV transmission capacity.

BPA is soliciting comments on the proposed project during a public meeting that will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., May 15, at Swan Valley Elementary School, 3389 U.S. 26, Irwin, ID 83428.

These are general comments that BPA has received in 2013.

BPA published on Nov. 8, a notice in the Federal Register announcing the commencement of the rate proceeding for its Proposed 2014 Oversupply Rates. 

On March 6, 2012, BPA filed its Oversupply Management Protocol with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Docket No. EL11–44) as an amendment to BPA’s Open Access Transmission Tariff. The protocol authorizes BPA to displace generation in its balancing authority area with Federal hydropower and provide compensation to generators for certain costs related to the displacement. BPA is holding the OS–14 rate proceeding to establish a rate to recover the costs incurred under the protocol.
A Rate Case is an administrative proceeding in which BPA follows procedures set out in section 7(i) of the Northwest Power Act.

More details about the Oversupply Rate Case can be found at the website listed below.