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ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
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Transmission and Ancillary Services*

The following rates are effective October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012

Schedule Number and Title Rate *
- 1 - Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service (L-AS1) $24.22 per tag per day
- 2 - Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from Generation or Other Sources Service (L-AS2) $0.305/kW-month
$0.070/kW-week
$0.010/kW-day
0.418 mills/kWh

- 3 - Regulation and Frequency Response Service (L-AS3)

$0.331/kW-month
$0.076/kW-week
$0.011/kW-day
0.458 mills/kWh
- 4 - Energy Imbalance Service (L-AS4) -Imbalances less than or equal to 1.5% (minimum 4MW) of metered load settled using WACM hourly pricing with no penalty.
-Imbalances between 1.5% and 7.5% (minimum 4MW to 10 MW) of metered load settled using WACM hourly pricing with a 10% penalty.
-Imbalances greater that 7.5% (minimum 10 MW) of metered load settled using WACM hourly pricing with a 25% penalty.
-WACM aggregate imbalance detemines pricing in all bands--aggregate surplus dictates sale pricing, aggregate deficit dictates purchase pricing.
- 5 - Operating Reserve - Spinning Reserve Service (L-AS5) Long-term reserves are not available from WACM.  Reserves may be provided at pass-through cost, plus an amount for administration.
- 6 - Operating Reserve - Supplemental Reserve Service (L-AS6) Long-term reserves are not available from WACM.  Reserves may be provided at pass-through cost, plus an amount for administration.
- 7 - Long-Term Firm and Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service (L-FPT1) $41.80/kW-year
$3.48/kW-month
$0.80/kW-week
$0.11/kW-day                         
- 8 - Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service (L-NFPT1)

Market, NTE:
$3.48/kW-month
$0.80/kW-week
$0.11/kW-day
4.77 mills/kWh

- 9 - Generator Imbalance Service (L-AS9) -Imbalances less than or equal to 1.5% (minimum 4MW) of metered generation settled using WACM hourly pricing with no penalty.
-Imbalances between 1.5% and 7.5% (minimum 4MW to 10 MW) of metered generation settled using WACM hourly pricing with a 10% penalty.
-Imbalances greater that 7.5% (minimum 10MW) of metered generation settled using WACM hourly pricing with a 25% penalty.
- Intermittent resources not subject to 25% penalty.
-WACM aggregate imbalance detemines pricing in all bands--aggregate surplus dictates sale pricing, aggregate deficit dictates purchase pricing.
-10 - Unreserved Use Penalties (L-UU1) Penalized 200% of demand charge, with a maximum of monthly service and a minimum of daily service.
Transmission Losses Service (L-AS7) Current Loss Rate: 4.5%
Transmission customers may settle financially or with energy.  Pricing for this service will be WACM weighted average hourly purchase price.
Attachment H
Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement for Network Integration Transmission Service (L-NT1) 		Load Ratio Share of 1/12 of the Revenue Requirement: $56,775,913