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[FR Doc No: 94-24126]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Alaska Power Administration
Eklutna Project--Notice of Order Confirming and Approving an
Adjustment of Power Rates on an Interim Basis
AGENCY: Alaska Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of adjustment of power rates--Eklutna Project, rate
schedules A-F11, A-N12, and A-W3.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Deputy Secretary approved on
September 14, 1994, Rate Order No. APA 12 which adjusts the present
power rates for the Eklutna Project. This is an interim rate action
effective October 1, 1994, for a period of 12 months. This rate is
subject to final confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a period of up to five years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lloyd Linke, Director, Power
Division, Alaska Power Administration, 2770 Sherwood Ln., Suite 2B,
Juneau, AK 99801, (907) 586-7405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 1994, the Alaska Power
Administration (APA) published a Federal Register notice of its
intention to adjust current power rates for the Eklutna Project for a
period of up to five years. The present rates are 17 mills per
kilowatthour for firm energy, 10 mills per kilowatthour for non-firm
energy, and 0.3 mills per kilowatthour for wheeling. These rates were
approved by FERC Order, Docket No. EF91-1011-000 issued January 25,
1991, for the period October 1, 1990, through September 30, 1994.
Based on comments received during the public information process,
APA now proposes that rates be adjusted beginning October 1, 1994, for
a period of up to five years. The new rates would be 18.7 mills per
kilowatthour for firm energy, 10 mills per kilowatthour for non-firm
energy, and 0.3 mills per kilowatthour for wheeling. The Federal
Register notice also indicated APA's intention to seek interim approval
of the proposed rates by the Deputy Secretary of Energy pending final
confirmation and approval of the rates by FERC.
Following review of APA's proposal within the Department of Energy,
on September 14, 1994, I approved on an interim basis Rate Order No.
APA-12 which adjusts the present Eklutna Rates for period of up to five
years beginning October 1, 1994, subject to final confirmation and
approval by FERC.
Issued at Washington, DC on September 14, 1994.
William H. White,
Deputy Secretary.
In the Matter of: Alaska Power Administration--Eklutna Project
Power Rates.
Rate Order No. APA-12
Order Confirming and Approving Power Rates on an Interim Basis
September 14, 1994.
This is an interim rate action subject to review and approval of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It is made pursuant to the
authorities delegated in DOE Delegation Order No. 0204-108, Amendment
No. 3 to that Order.
Background
The Eklutna Project was completed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
in 1955. The Alaska Power Administration has operated and maintained
the project since 1967. The Eklutna Project is a single-purpose project
comprised of a dam, reservoir, 30,000-kw hydroelectric plant, 45 miles
of 115-kV transmission lines, and three substations serving the
Anchorage and Palmer areas. All project costs are allocated to power.
The entire output of the project is under contract to three preference
customers in the Anchorage-Palmer area on a take-or-pay basis.
Rate Schedules A-F10, A-N11 and A-W2 now in effect for the Eklutna
Project were confirmed and approved by order of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EF91-1011-000 issued January 25, 1991
for a period ending September 30, 1994.
Discussion
System Repayment
Studies prepared by the Alaska Power Administration, as required by
DOE Policy No. RA 6120.2, demonstrate that the present firm rate must
be increased to provide sufficient revenue to meet requirements for the
rate period and meet project repayment criteria by the end of the
repayment period. On that basis, the Alaska Power Administration
proposes an adjustment of the firm rate for a period not to exceed five
years. The Administrator of Alaska Power Administration has certified
that the new rates are consistent with applicable law and that they are
the lowest possible rates to customers consistent with sound business
principles.
Environmental Impact
Alaska Power Administration has concluded with Departmental
concurrence that this rate action will have no significant
environmental impact within the meaning of the Environmental Policy Act
of 1969. It is the Alaska Power Administration's determination that the
rate adjustment does not exceed the rate of inflation and therefore is
categorically excluded from the NEPA process as defined in 40 CFR
1508.4 and is listed as a categorical exclusion for DOE in 10 CFR 1021,
Appendix B4.3. The proposed action is not a major Federal action for
which preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is required.
Availability of Information
Information regarding this rate action, including studies and other
supporting material, is available for public review in the offices of
the Alaska Power Administration, 2770 Sherwood Lane, Suite 2B, Juneau,
Alaska.
Public Notice and Comment
Opportunity for public review and comment on the rate action was
announced by notice in the Federal Register on May 3, 1994, and in
three paid advertisements of newspapers in the market area on May 1, 5,
and 8, 1994. The notice provided for a comment period of 90 days
following publication in the Federal Register. A public information and
comment forum was scheduled in Anchorage, Alaska on June 14, 1994, with
public comment period ending August 2, 1994. The public information and
comment forum was canceled on June 7, 1994, due to lack of interest, in
accordance with 10 CFR 903.15(b), 10 CFR 903.15(c) and the Alaska Power
Administration's prior notices of the public forum.
Submission to FERC
The rates herein confirmed, approved, and placed in effect on an
interim basis, together with supporting documents, will be submitted
promptly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for
confirmation and approval on a final basis.
Order
In view of the foregoing and pursuant to the authority delegated to
me by the Secretary of Energy, I hereby confirm and approve on an
interim basis, effective October 1, 1994, attached Wholesale Power Rate
Schedules A-F11 A-N12, and A-W3. These rate schedules shall remain in
effect on an interim basis for a period of 12 months unless such period
is extended or until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission confirms
and approves them or substitute rate schedules on a final basis.
Issued at Washington, DC, this 14th day of September 1994.
William H. White,
Deputy Secretary.
Schedule A-F11
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Alaska Power Administration
Eklutna Project, Alaska
Schedule of Rates for Wholesale Firm Power Service
Effective:
October 1, 1994 for a maximum of five years.
Available:
In the area served by the Eklutna Project, Alaska
Character and Conditions of Service:
Alternating current, sixty cycles, three-phase, delivered and
metered at the low-voltage side of substation.
Monthly Rate:
Capacity charge: None
Energy charge: All energy at 18.7 mills per kilowatt-hour
Minimum Annual Capacity Charge:
None
Billing Demand:
Not applicable
Adjustments:
For transformer losses: If delivery is made at the high-voltage
side of the customer's substation but metered at the low-voltage
side, the meter readings will be increased 2 percent to compensate
for transformer losses.
For power factor: None. The customer will normally be required
to maintain power factor at the point of delivery of between 90
percent lagging and 90 percent leading.
For auxiliary power service: Auxiliary power supplies may be
used in conjunction with the service hereunder if the parties
hereto, prior to the Contractor's utilization of any such auxiliary
power supply, have entered into a written operating agreement
defining the procedure by which the amount of power and energy will
be determined.
Schedule A-N12
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Alaska Power Administration
Eklutna Project, Alaska
Schedule of Rates for Wholesale Nonfirm Power Service
Effective:
October 1, 1994 for a maximum of five years.
Available:
In the area served by the Eklutna Project, Alaska
Applicable:
To firm power customers normally maintaining generating
facilities or other sources of energy sufficient to supply their
requirements.
Character and Conditions of Service:
Alternating current, sixty cycles, three-phase, delivered and
metered at the low-voltage side of substation.
Monthly Rate:
Capacity charge: None
Energy Charge: All energy at 10.0 mills per kilowatt-hour
Minimum Charge:
None
Billing Demand:
Not applicable
Adjustments:
For character and conditions of service: None
For transformer losses: If delivery is made at the high-voltage
side of the customer's substation but metered at the low-voltage
side, the meter readings will be increased 2 percent to compensate
for transformer losses.
Schedule A-W3
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Alaska Power Administration
Eklutna Project, Alaska
Schedule of Rates for Wholesale Wheeling Service
Effective:
October 1, 1994 for a maximum of five years.
Available:
In the area served by the Eklutna Project, Alaska
Applicable:
To all non-federal power transmitted over Eklutna Project
transmission facilities for the benefit of Project customers.
Character and Conditions of Service:
Alternating current, sixty cycles, three-phase, delivered and
metered at the low-voltage side of substation.
Monthly Rate:
Capacity charge: None
Energy Charge: All energy wheeled for others at .3 mills per
kilowatt-hour.
Minimum Charge:
None
Billing Demand:
Not applicable
Adjustments:
For character and conditions of service: None
For transformer and transmission losses: As specified in
wheeling contracts.
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