Bonneville’s Draft Decision to Participate in Western Power Pool Resource Adequacy Program Phase 3B
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The Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) is seeking public comment on its proposed decision to participate in the binding program (Phase 3B) of Western Power Pool’s Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). Bonneville has been active in the initiative to develop this regional program and is currently participating in Phase 3A, a non-binding informational program. On January 1, 2023, the initiative is transitioning to Phase 3B, which will be a fully binding program for participating entities. Phase 3B marks the final stage of a regional effort to develop a robust capacity reliability program to take advantage of and maximize regional diversity in resources and load to enhance reliability for customers across the program footprint. The determination to join the fully binding program would require Bonneville, like any other participant, to make contractual commitments, which include operational requirements and potential for financial consequences for non-compliance.
Draft close-out letter: https://www.bpa.gov/-/media/Aep/projects/resource-adequacy/wrap-draft-closeout-letter-3bjlh.pdf
For More Information:
https://www.bpa.gov/learn-and-participate/projects/western-resource-adequacy-program
Close of comment: 11/17/2022
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Johnson/Tacoma PowerTacoma Power appreciates BPA’s thorough and transparent engagement with its customers on its decision to join the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). At the November 1st workshop, BPA indicated that is leaning towards to electing a Forward Showing season between summer 2027 and summer 2028. We believe this sends the wrong message to the region and is not conducive to establishing a binding program as soon as possible. Delaying the program is inconsistent with the preferences of regional utility executives, policymakers, Federal and State regulators, and multiple public interest organizations. We are concerned that other LSEs will elect to delay along with BPA. This decision would deprive the program of BPA’s generating resources – which will cause initial planning reserve margins to be much higher than necessary.
Tacoma Power asks that BPA reconsider and elect an earlier binding season.
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Moser/Alliance of Western Energy ConsumersPlease see the attachment.
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Wangler/NRUPlease see the attachment.
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Neale/WPAGSee attachment.
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Kerns/NLSL GroupSee attachment.
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Sargent/Franklin PUDSee attachment.
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Marr/Snohomish PUDSee attachment.
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Tenney Denison/Public Power CouncilSee attachment
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Edmonds/Western Power PoolSee attachment
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Bush/EWEBSee attachment.
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