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Bonneville Power Administration day-ahead market draft policy

BPA has issued its day-ahead market draft policy, which documents BPA’s day-ahead market consideration process. The draft policy supports BPA’s staff recommendation to join the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ initiative rather than the California Independent System Operator’s Extended Day-Ahead Market or not participating in a day-ahead market at this time. The draft policy has been posted to BPA’s day-ahead market page. BPA has opened a formal public comment which closes at 10 a.m. on April 7. Click the make comment button below to submit comments. Please include your name, organization and email address with your comment. If you are submitting a comment with multiple signatories, please include the name and email for each person who signs the comment. On March 19, BPA will host a day-ahead market participation meeting, providing a walkthrough of the draft policy paper.

For more information: https://www.bpa.gov/learn-and-participate/projects/day-ahead-market

Comment Period Ends 4/7/2025

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Contract High Water Mark (CHWM) Implementation Policy 2

The CHWM Implementation Policy provides the implementation details that supplement Section 2.4 of the Provider of Choice Policy and processes referred to in the Provider of Choice contracts, which Bonneville is statutorily required to offer under section 5(b) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act. The CHWM Implementation Policy describes how Bonneville will conduct the FY 2026 CHWM Calculation Process and describes the Above-CHWM Load Process, which replaces the Rate Period High Water Mark process performed under the Regional Dialogue contracts. The draft final CHWM Implementation Policy (March 2025) provides redline changes from the draft CHWM Implementation Policy (October 2024). This is the final comment period on the CHWM Implementation Policy. For more information, including preliminary responses to the November comments, go to the Provider of Choice webpage and see the “Provider of Choice Policy and Record of Decision” section.

For more information: https://www.bpa.gov/energy-and-services/power/provider-of-choice

Comment Period Ends 3/18/2025

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New Resource Block Policy

Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) have the right to request a section 5 (b) requirements contract pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act. The New Resource (NR) Rate Block Policy (NR Block Policy) establishes how and when Bonneville will develop contracts if requested by IOUs. The NR Block policy establishes the process to develop a contract offering as well as the key provisions of the NR block product to be offered. BPA has opened a formal comment period which closes at 5pm on April 9. Click the “make comment” button below to submit comments. Please include your name, organization and email address with your comment. If you are submitting a comment with multiple signatories, please include the name and email for each person who signs the comment. For more information, go to the Provider of Choice webpage and see the “Provider of Choice Policies and Record of Decision” section.

For more information: https://www.bpa.gov/energy-and-services/power/provider-of-choice

Comment Period Ends 4/9/2025

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Provider of Choice Contract Template

BPA has issued its Provider of Choice draft master Contract Template. Pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, BPA is statutorily obligated to offer contracts to sell firm power to meet requesting regional public body and cooperative utilities and IOU customers’ power requirements in excess of their resources. BPA has opened a formal comment period which closes at 5pm on April 9. Click the “make comment” button below to submit comments. Please include your name, organization and email address with your comment. If you are submitting a comment with multiple signatories, please include the name and email for each person who signs the comment. To view the template and for more information: See the Provider of Choice webpage and see the “Draft Contract Template for Public Review and Comment” section.

For more information: https://www.bpa.gov/energy-and-services/power/provider-of-choice

Comment Period Ends 4/9/2025

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