Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Delegated Order in Response to Southwest Power Pool's Revisions

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order regarding the revisions to the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff. The order, dated February 15, 2022, responds to SPP's request to update the transmission formula rate template for Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) to create a mechanism for a one-time revenue credit to transmission customers in SPP's pricing Zone 11. The filing was submitted on December 22, 2021, and accepted for filing effective October 1, 2021.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FERC has accepted SPP's revisions to the Open Access Transmission Tariff, as submitted on December 22, 2021, effective October 1, 2021.
  • The revisions aim to create a mechanism for a one-time revenue credit to transmission customers in SPP's pricing Zone 11.
  • The filing was publicly noticed, with interventions and protests due on or before January 12, 2022.
  • The order grants notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time, filed before the issuance date.
  • No protests or adverse comments were filed in response to the revisions.
  • The order does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or rule, and is without prejudice to any findings or orders made by the Commission.

Statistics:

  • Date of filing: December 22, 2021
  • Effective date: October 1, 2021
  • Date of issuance of the order: February 15, 2022
  • Number of protests or adverse comments filed: 0
  • Number of interventions filed: granted notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time

Sources:

  • Washington, DC 20426 OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION In Reply Refer To: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER22-706-000
  • 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2021)
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2021)
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 (2021)
  • Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Open Access Transmission Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, Att. H Addendum 5 Part 1, Attachment H Addendum 5 Part 1 (SPS) (9.0.0)
  • Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp., 60 FERC P 61,106, reh'g denied, 61 FERC P 61,089 (1992)
  • Sunflower Elec. Power Corp., 173 FERC P 61,054 (2020) (Danly, Comm'r, dissenting)