2010-23793. Kerr-Philpott System  

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    AGENCY:

    Southeastern Power Administration, (Southeastern), Department of Energy.

    ACTION:

    Notice of interim approval.

    SUMMARY:

    The Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy, confirmed and approved, on an interim basis new rate schedules VA-1-B, VA-2-B, VA-3-B, VA-4-B, CP&L-1-B, CP&L-2-B, CP&L-3-B, CP&L-4-B, AP-1-B, AP-2-B, AP-3-B, AP-4-B, NC-1-B, and Replacement-2-A. These rate schedules are applicable to Southeastern power sold to existing preference customers in the Virginia and North Carolina service area. The rate schedules are approved on an interim basis up to September 30, 2015, and are subject to confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a final basis.

    DATES:

    Approval of rates on an interim basis is effective October 1, 2010.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Leon Jourolmon, Assistant Administrator, Finance and Marketing, Southeastern Power Administration, Department of Energy, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635-4578, (706) 213-3800.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, by Order issued December 8, 2006, in Docket No. EF06-3041-000 (117 FERC ¶ 62,220), confirmed and approved Wholesale Power Rate Schedules VA-1-A, VA-2-A, VA-3-A, VA-4-A, CP&L-1-A, CP&L-2-A, CP&L-3-A, CP&L-4-A, AP-1-A, AP-2-A, AP-3-A, AP-4-A, NC-1-A, and Replacement-2 through September 30, 2011. This order replaces these rate schedules on an interim basis, subject to final approval by FERC.

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    Dated: September 16, 2010.

    Daniel B. Poneman,

    Deputy Secretary.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

    Deputy Secretary

    In the Matter of:

    Southeastern Power Administration, Kerr-Philpott System Power Rates; Rate Order No. SEPA-52

    Order Confirming and Approving Power Rates on an Interim Basis

    Pursuant to Sections 302(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act, Public Law 95-91, the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Federal Power Commission under Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s, relating to the Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern), were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Energy. By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, the Secretary of Energy delegated to Southeastern's Administrator the authority to develop power and transmission rates, to the Deputy Secretary of Energy the authority to confirm, approve, and place in effect such rates on interim basis, and to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis or to disapprove rates developed by the Administrator under the delegation. This rate is issued by the Deputy Secretary pursuant to that delegation order.

    Background

    Power from the Kerr-Philpott Projects is presently sold under Wholesale Power Rate Schedules VA-1-A, VA-2-A, VA-3-A, VA-4-A, CP&L-1-A, CP&L-2-A, CP&L-3-A, CP&L-4-A, AP-1-A, AP-2-A, AP-3-A, AP-4-A, NC-1-A, and Replacement-2. These rate schedules were approved by the FERC on December 8, 2006, for a period ending Septe mber 30, 2011 (117 FERC ¶62,220).

    Public Notice and Comment

    Notice of a proposed rate adjustment for the Kerr-Philpott System was published in the Federal Register February 22, 2010 (75 FR 7580). The notice advised interested parties that a public information and comment forum would be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 30, 2010. One party, representing the Southeastern Federal Power Customers, Inc. (SeFPC), made comments at the forum. Written comments were due on or before May 24, 2010. Southeastern received written comments from one party, the SeFPC.

    SeFPC's comments have been condensed into the following 3 major categories:

    1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Expense

    2. Revenue Tracking

    3. True-Up Mechanisms

    Southeastern's response follows each comment.

    Category 1: Corps O&M

    Comment 1: The SeFPC believes the repayment study includes costs for the Corps' joint O&M that have been improperly assigned to the hydropower function. Furthermore, SeFPC believes that the amount of O&M expense set forth in the repayment study for the Corps joint O&M expense is overstated. In fact, the projected overall O&M expense for fiscal year (FY) 2010 is likely overstated in light of the fact that Congress cut appropriations for O&M at the Kerr and Philpott Projects in the most recent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill.

    Comment 2: The SeFPC members served by the Kerr-Philpott system of Start Printed Page 57921 projects have concerns regarding the level of O&M that Southeastern modeled for the current fiscal year 2010. Aside from the larger disagreement on the Corps improperly assigning costs to hydropower for recovery, the customers believe that in the current repayment study Southeastern has overstated the amount that the Corps will spend on O&M in the current fiscal year. During the forum, SeFPC explained that the Corps budget for O&M was cut for 2010, which should lead to a reduced amount of actual expenditure for the current fiscal year.

    Southeastern, however, had modeled the level of Corps O&M, based on a projection for 2010 that was over one year old. In fact, in reviewing the most up to date information, the Corps has indeed revised its calculations revealing that the overall O&M expense allocated to hydropower in FY 2010 will be $1.5 million less than estimated at this time last year. Furthermore, the overall O&M expense for 2011 is now projected to be $2 million less in FY 2011 than what Southeastern modeled for the repayment study.

    However, the repayment study that currently supports the rate increase as noticed in the Federal Register contains Corps O&M projected expenses that are based on last year's information. Relying on this older vintage information will likely lead Southeastern to recover more than is necessary to cover the O&M expense and require the customers to pay more than is necessary. Therefore, the hydropower customers urge Southeastern to revise the projected O&M expense in the repayment study and include a true-up mechanism in the rate that will track the actual expense.

    Response to comments 1 and 2: The Corps provides estimates of O&M expenses for the next five years to the O&M Committee of the SeFPC every April. The new rate schedules for the Kerr-Philpott System were proposed before the latest projections were available. Southeastern has revised the repayment study to include the latest projections provided to the O&M Committee, which allowed Southeastern to lower the proposed rate consistent with SeFPC's comment.

    Comment 3: One of the more alarming entries can be found on page 6 of the detailed report of O&M expense for the Kerr Project. For FY 2010, slightly less than $1.4 million has been slated for recovery from the hydropower customers for maintenance for environmental stewardship. The footnote reveals that this entry is for, quote, “remediation of hazardous waste removal (DDT barrels),” end quote. The footnote also indicates that there is a $2.6 million price tag attached to this activity.

    But as we begin to look at the estimated cost of the DDT clean-up, we began to wonder why hydropower should bear any of this expense. DDT was used decades ago to control mosquito populations. The direct connection between vector control programs for flying insects and hydropower operations is tenuous at best.

    Response 3: Classification of costs as joint or specific to any project purpose is determined by the Corps. The Corps has agreed to review the classification of the DDT clean-up costs. However, the projections used to develop these rates continue to show these costs as joint costs. If the Corps classifies these costs as specific to another purpose, the true-up discussed below will adjust the rates automatically.

    Category 2: Revenue Tracking

    Comment 4: Our second primary concern involves the modeling of the rate and accounting for revenues that Southeastern expects to receive in FY 2010. With generation patterns well above average for the first part of FY 2010, and record snow pack in parts of the mid-Atlantic region, we believe that generation and the associated revenues will be well above average. The proposed rate, however, is modeled on average generation and an average level of revenues.

    Response 4: For the Kerr-Philpott System, energy production for the first six months of FY2010 has been about 188 percent of average. Energy production for the remainder of FY2010 is expected to return to average water conditions. Based on this information, Southeastern assumed that energy product for FY 2010 would be 140 percent of average in the repayment study used to develop these proposed rates.

    Category 3: True-up Mechanisms

    Comment 5: The customers have developed an interest in pursuing appropriate mechanisms in the rate design to minimize the potential for accumulated deficits, which is our third primary point. Part of this interest is borne from the experience that we have had with the current rate and the true-up mechanism that Southeastern has implemented with regard to the capital additions associated with the ongoing rewind. Drawing upon this experience, the customers would like Southeastern to include a true-up mechanism for revenues and Corps expenses to minimize the potential for deficits to accumulate. At a minimum, a true-up mechanism needs to be adopted for FY 2010, so that it accurately reflects actual revenues and expenses incurred in FY 2010.

    Comment 6: While the discussion above encourages Southeastern to adopt a true up mechanism to address both the Corps O&M expenditures and revenues, the customers also encourage Southeastern to adopt, as a function of the new rate, appropriate measures to ensure transparency in the rate making process. First, Southeastern will need to identify the date upon which the rate will change based on prior year's expenditure levels and performance. The beginning of the fiscal year for Southeastern would appear to be the best date possible to implement this annual change.

    Second, the customers would need some advance notice of how the rate would change. For some customers, the change in rates will require filing appropriate paperwork with State level commissions. To meet this obligation, the customers ask Southeastern to provide this notice no later than sixty (60) days before the rate would change.

    Third, the customers would need publication or any other such suitable notice of the underlying data that led to the change in the rate. If at all possible, the customers would appreciate having this information in advance of the implementation of any change in the rates.

    Response to 5 and 6: Based of the comments received, Southeastern has included a true-up in the design of the proposed rates. To meet the customer's request of a sixty (60) day notice and accommodate the existing accounting process, Southeastern will provide notice of the true-up by February 1 of each year and the true-up will take effect on April 1 of each year. Notice will be provided by mail to the customers.

    The true-up will work as follows: The base capacity charge will include the rehabilitation true-up adjustment. The proposed initial base capacity charge will be $3.65 per kilowatt per month and the initial base energy charge will be 14.63 mills per kilowatt-hour. The proposed rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000
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    Southeastern proposes to establish a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give notice by mail to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Comment 7: In the last rate structure that Southeastern adopted for the Kerr Philpott system of projects, Southeastern implemented a true up mechanism to track the inclusion of major capital improvements that became commercially operable. This feature saved the customers from paying significant sums in advance of the plant going into commercial operation. The main focus of this cost recovery was on the major rehabilitation effort for the turbines at the Kerr Project.

    Although the rehabilitation effort with the turbines is nearing completion, it is clear that the Corps will continue to add major capital investments at the projects. With this anticipated action, the customers ask Southeastern to continue the true up mechanism for the capital additions.

    Response 7: Southeastern will continue the true-up mechanism for capital additions, with the revision that the adjustment will take effect on April 1 of each year.

    Discussion

    System Repayment

    An examination of Southeastern's revised system power repayment study, prepared in July 2010, for the Kerr-Philpott System shows that with the proposed rates, all system power costs are paid within the appropriate repayment period required by existing law and DOE Procedure RA 6120.2. The Administrator of Southeastern Power Administration has certified that the rates are consistent with applicable law and that they are the lowest possible rates to customers consistent with sound business principles.

    Environmental Impact

    Southeastern has reviewed the possible environmental impacts of the rate adjustment under consideration and has concluded that, because the adjusted rates would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the proposed action is not a major Federal action for which preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is required.

    Availability of Information

    Information regarding these rates, including studies and other supporting materials and transcripts of the public information and comment forum, is available for public review in the offices of Southeastern Power Administration, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635, and in the Power Marketing Liaison Office, James Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

    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, 2010, or the first day of the month following this interim approval, attached Wholesale Power Rate Schedules VA-1-B, VA-2-B, VA-3-B, VA-4-B, CP&L-1-B, CP&L-2-B, CP&L-3-B, CP&L-4-B, AP-1-B, AP-2-B, AP-3-B, AP-4-B, NC-1-B, and Replacement-2-A. The Rate Schedules shall remain in effect on an interim basis up to September 30, 2015, unless such period is extended or until the FERC confirms and approves them or substitutes Rate Schedules on a final basis.

    Dated: September 16, 2010

    Daniel B. Poneman,

    Deputy Secretary.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule VA-1-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia and North Carolina to whom power may be transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government, Virginia Electric and Power Company (hereinafter called the Company), the Company's Transmission Operator, currently PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), and the Customer. This rate schedule is applicable to customers receiving power from the Government on an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides the Customer a credit on their bill for Government power. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000
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    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and any ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company or PJM. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Transmission

    $−0.91 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and Ancillary Services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the FERC, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule VA-2-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia and North Carolina to whom power may be transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government, Virginia Electric and Power Company (hereinafter called the Company), the Company's Transmission Operator, currently PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), and the Customer. The Customer has chosen to self-schedule and does not receive Government power under an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides a credit on the Customer's bill for Government power. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government. The Government is responsible for arranging transmission with the Company and PJM. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to Start Printed Page 57924 annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding fiscal year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$ 578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and any ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company or PJM. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Transmission

    $−0.91 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by FERC, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule VA-3-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia and North Carolina to whom power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government, Virginia Electric and Power Company (hereinafter called the Company), the Company's Transmission Operator, currently PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), and the Customer. The Government is responsible for providing the scheduling. The Customer is responsible for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (hereinafter called the Projects) and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the Projects. Start Printed Page 57925

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for Transmission and Ancillary Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company or PJM. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule VA-4-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia and North Carolina served through the transmission facilities of Virginia Electric and Power Company (hereinafter called the Company) and PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM). The Customer has chosen to self-schedule and does not receive Government power under an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides a credit on the Customer's bill for Government power. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government and for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and Start Printed Page 57926 accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (hereinafter called the Projects) and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the Projects.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company or PJM. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government on behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the FERC, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CP&L-1-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in North Carolina and South Carolina to whom power may be transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and Carolina Power & Light Company (hereinafter called the Company) and the Customer. This rate schedule is applicable to customers receiving power from the Government on an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides the Customer a credit on their bill for Government power. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an Start Printed Page 57927 eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$ 578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Transmission

    $1.1453 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial transmission charge will be the Customer's ratable share of the transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government. The rate is subject to periodic adjustment and will be computed in accordance with the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Proceedings before FERC involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) or the distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission, in accordance with the Government-Company contract, is six (6) per cent. This loss factor will be governed by the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CP&L-2-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in North Carolina and South Carolina to whom power may be transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government and Carolina Power & Light Company (hereinafter called the Company) and the Customer. The Customer has chosen to self-schedule and does not receive Government power under an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides a credit on the Customer's bill for Government power. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling Start Printed Page 57928 arrangement with the Government. The Government is responsible for arranging transmission with the Company. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Transmission

    $1.1453 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial transmission charge will be the Customer's ratable share of the transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government. The rate is subject to periodic adjustment and will be computed in accordance with the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Proceedings before FERC involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) or the distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission, in accordance with the Government-Company contract, is six (6) per cent. This loss factor will be governed by the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CP&L-3-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in North Carolina and South Carolina to whom power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and Carolina Power & Light Company (hereinafter called the Company) and the Customer. The Government is responsible for providing the scheduling. The Customer Start Printed Page 57929 is responsible for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (hereinafter called the Projects) and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the Projects.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Proceedings before FERC involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) or the distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission, in accordance with the Government-Company contract, is six (6) per cent. This loss factor will be governed by the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CP&L-4-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in North Carolina and South Carolina served through the transmission facilities of Carolina Power & Light Company (hereinafter called the Company). The Customer has chosen to self-schedule and does not receive Government power under an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides a credit on the Customer's bill for Government power. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government and for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (hereinafter called the Projects) and sold Start Printed Page 57930 under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the Projects.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission, in accordance with the Government-Company contract, is six (6) per cent. This loss factor will be governed by the terms of the Government-Company contract.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule AP-1-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia to whom power may be transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government, American Electric Power Service Corporation (hereinafter called the Company), the Company's Transmission Operator, currently PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), and the Customer. This rate schedule is applicable to customers receiving power from the Government on an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides the Customer a credit on their bill for Government power. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in Start Printed Page 57931 service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Transmission

    $−0.91 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule AP-2-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia to whom power may be transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government, American Electric Power Service Corporation (hereinafter called the Company), the Company's Transmission Operator, currently PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), and the Customer. The Customer has chosen to self-schedule and does not receive Government power under an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides a credit on the Customer's bill for Government power. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government. The Government is responsible for arranging transmission with the Company. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts Start Printed Page 57932 between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Transmission

    $−0.91 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to application by American Electric Power Service Corporation under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule AP-3-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia to whom power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government, American Electric Power Service Corporation (hereinafter called the Company), PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), and the Customer. The Government is responsible for providing the scheduling. The Customer is Start Printed Page 57933 responsible for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (hereinafter called the Projects) and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the Projects.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the FERC, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule AP-4-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia served through the facilities of American Electric Power Service Corporation (hereinafter called the Company) and PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM). The Customer has chosen to self-schedule Start Printed Page 57934 and does not receive Government power under an arrangement where the Company schedules the power and provides a credit on the Customer's bill for Government power. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government and for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (hereinafter called the Projects) and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the Projects.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$ 578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for Transmission and Ancillary Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the Company's rate.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving the Company's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Transmission and Ancillary Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving the Company's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month. Start Printed Page 57935

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule NC-1-B

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in Virginia and North Carolina to whom power may be transmitted pursuant to a contract between the Government and Virginia Electric and Power Company (hereinafter called the Virginia Power) and PJM Interconnection LLC (hereinafter called PJM), scheduled pursuant to a contract between the Government and Carolina Power & Light Company (hereinafter called CP&L), and billed pursuant to contracts between the Government and the Customer. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of power and accompanying energy generated at the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Virginia Power's transmission and distribution system.

    Monthly Rate

    The initial base monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

    Initial Base Capacity Charge

    $3.65 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

    Initial Base Energy Charge

    14.63 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

    The Base Capacity Charge and the Base Energy Charge will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to plant in service for the preceding Fiscal Year that are not included in the proposed repayment study. The adjustment will be for each increase of $1,000,000 to plant in service an increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per month added to the capacity charge and 0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the energy charge.

    The rates are based on a repayment study that projects that the Kerr-Philpott System will produce the following net revenue available for repayment by fiscal year:

    FY 2010$578,000
    FY 20112,030,000
    FY 20121,032,000
    FY 2013825,000
    FY 2014863,000
    FY 2015908,000

    The rates include a true-up of the capacity and energy rates based on the variance of the actual net revenue available for repayment from the planned net revenue available for repayment in the table above. For every $100,000 under-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will increase the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and increase the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. For every $100,000 of over-recovery of the planned net revenue available for repayment, Southeastern will reduce the base capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and reduce the base energy charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatt per hour, to be implemented April 1 of the next fiscal year. Southeastern will give written notice to the customers of the amount of the true-up to the capacity and energy rates by February 1 of the next fiscal year.

    Additional rates for transmission and ancillary services provided under this rate schedule shall be the rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Virginia Power and CP&L. Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of Virginia Power's or CP&L's rate.

    Transmission

    $−0.91 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    Ancillary Services

    1.46 Mills per kilowatt-hour of energy as of December 2009, is presented for illustrative purposes.

    The initial charge for transmission and ancillary services will be the Customer's ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before the FERC involving CP&L's or PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

    Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. These charges could be recovered through a capacity charge or an energy charge, as determined by the Government.

    Tandem Transmission Charge

    $2.14 Per kilowatt of total contract demand per month, as an estimated cost as of December 2009.

    The tandem transmission charge will recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to the border of another transmitting system. This rate will be a formulary rate based on the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the Philpott project to the border of the Virginia Electric and Power Company System and the cost to the Government for transmission of power from the John H. Kerr Project to the border of the Carolina Power & Light System.

    Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and Regulation Services

    The charges for transmission and ancillary services shall be governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in the proceeding involving CP&L's or PJM's OATT.

    Contract Demand

    The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the Customer is entitled to receive.

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Company (less applicable losses). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Company's system. The applicable energy loss factor for transmission is specified in the OATT.

    These losses shall be effective until modified by the FERC, pursuant to Start Printed Page 57936 application by the Company or PJM under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or Southeastern Power Administration under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Replacement-2-A

    Availability

    This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in North Carolina and Virginia to whom power is provided pursuant to contracts between the Government and the customer from the John H. Kerr and Philpott Projects (or Kerr-Philpott System).

    Applicability

    This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale of wholesale energy purchased to meet contract minimum energy and sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Character of Service

    The energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points provided for under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

    Monthly Charge

    The customer will pay its ratable share of Southeastern's monthly cost for replacement energy. The ratable share will be the cost allocation factor for the customer listed in the table below times Southeastern's monthly cost for replacement energy purchased for the Kerr-Philpott System, rounded to the nearest $0.01.

    Contract No. 89-00-1501-CustomerCapacity allocationAverage energyCost allocation factor (percent)
    1230Albemarle EMC2,5936,950,7071.565921
    1221B-A-R-C EC3,74010,060,4722.266518
    853Brunswick EMC3,51510,468,6862.358485
    854Carteret-Craven EMC2,6797,978,8361.797548
    869Carteret-Craven EMC5642,2810.009525
    855Central EMC1,2393,690,1000.831341
    1220Central Virginia EC7,95621,534,9604.851599
    1203City of Bedford1,200906,1660.204150
    1204City of Danville5,6004,228,7750.952698
    895City of Elizabeth City2,0731,565,2050.352624
    1215City of Franklin1,003754,3590.169949
    878City of Kinston1,4661,106,8930.249371
    880City of Laurinburg415313,3430.070593
    881City of Lumberton895675,7640.152242
    1205City of Martinsville1,6001,208,2220.272200
    882City of New Bern1,204909,0720.204804
    1206City of Radford1,300981,5750.221138
    885City of Rocky Mount2,5381,916,3000.431722
    1208City of Salem2,2001,661,1270.374234
    892City of Washington2,7032,040,8820.459789
    889City of Wilson2,9502,227,3770.501805
    1222Community EC4,23011,394,4662.567053
    1211Craig-Botetourt EC1,6924,575,8161.030883
    1231Edgecombe-Martin County EMC4,15511,275,5472.540262
    875Fayetteville Public Works Commission5,4314,100,6400.923831
    856Four County EMC4,19812,502,8572.816762
    891Greenville Utilities Commission7,5345,688,4961.281558
    857Halifax EMC5851,742,2990.392522
    1232Halifax EMC2,0215,478,3081.234205
    1216Harrisonburg Electric Commission2,6912,050,3600.461924
    858Jones-Onslow EMC5,18415,439,4503.478345
    859Lumbee River EMC3,72911,106,0402.502074
    1223Mecklenburg EMC11,34430,806,1626.940303
    1224Northern Neck EC3,94410,572,2782.381823
    1225Northern Virginia EC3,2688,875,3411.999521
    860Pee Dee EMC2,9688,839,5621.991460
    861Piedmont EMC1,0863,234,5400.728708
    862Pitt & Greene EMC1,5804,705,6971.060144
    1226Prince George EC2,5306,781,9131.527893
    863Randolph EMC3,60810,745,6662.420885
    1227Rappahannock EC22,42760,450,62413.618889
    1233Roanoke EMC5,52814,904,4033.357805
    1228Shenandoah Valley EMC9,93826,943,5206.070091
    864South River EMC6,11918,224,1504.105709
    1229Southside EC14,57539,381,0178.872128
    865Tideland EMC6802,025,2360.456264
    1234Tideland EMC2,4186,554,0501.476558
    870Town of Apex145109,4820.024665
    871Town of Ayden208157,0490.035381
    893Town of Belhaven182137,4180.030959
    872Town of Benson12090,6050.020412
    1212Town of Blackstone389292,5680.065912
    Start Printed Page 57937
    873Town of Clayton161121,5620.027387
    1213Town of Culpepper391297,9160.067117
    894Town of Edenton775585,1590.131830
    1214Town of Elkton171128,6090.028974
    1218Town of Enfield259194,8100.043889
    874Town of Farmville237178,9460.040315
    876Town of Fremont6045,3030.010206
    896Town of Hamilton4030,2020.006804
    897Town of Hertford203153,2740.034531
    898Town of Hobgood4634,7320.007825
    877Town of Hookerton3022,6510.005103
    879Town of La Grange9370,2190.015820
    868Town of Louisburg8572,552,4520.575041
    883Town of Pikeville4030,2020.006804
    884Town of Red Springs11788,3400.019902
    1207Town of Richlands500377,5690.085062
    899Town of Robersonville232175,1700.039464
    900Town of Scotland Neck304229,5330.051711
    886Town of Selma183138,1730.031129
    887Town of Smithfield378285,4070.064299
    901Town of Tarboro2,1451,619,5680.364872
    888Town of Wake Forest149112,5010.025345
    1217Town of Wakefield10679,7230.017961
    1219Town of Windsor331248,9460.056085
    866Tri-County EMC3,0969,220,7822.077345
    867Wake EMC2,1646,445,0171.451994
    Total196,500443,873,428

    Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

    The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the Facilitator (less any losses required by the Facilitator). The customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from the Facilitator's system.

    Billing Month

    The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall lend at 12 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

    End Supplemental Information

    [FR Doc. 2010-23793 Filed 9-22-10; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Document Information

Effective Date:
10/1/2010
Published:
09/23/2010
Department:
Southeastern Power Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of interim approval.
Document Number:
2010-23793
Dates:
Approval of rates on an interim basis is effective October 1, 2010.
Pages:
57920-57937 (18 pages)
PDF File:
2010-23793.pdf