Public Comments

Title:	WI-09 Wind Integration Rate Case
Description:	<P>BPA is proposing a new transmission rate to recover the costs of balancing the variable output of wind farms in its control area within each hour. The rate would be in effect for one year from October 2008-September 2009, and would be charged to wind power producers in BPA’s control area. BPA is proposing a monthly rate of 81 cents per kilowatt of installed wind capacity. This rate proposal was developed in a series of workshops with BPA customers and other interested parties in the fall of 2007. On Feb. 7, 2008, BPA began its 2009 wind integration within-hour balancing service rate case with a <A href="http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-2253.pdf">Federal Register notice </A>that includes the proposed rate and information about the upcoming rate case process.</P>
Start Date:	2/7/2008
End Date:	4/15/2008
Related information:	http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/Business/Rates_and_Tariff/2009WindIntegRateCase.cfm

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