process status

The Western Area Power Administration Rocky Mountain and Upper Great Plains Regions Rate Order Nos. WAPA-179 and WAPA-180 consecutively, were confirmed and approved by the Deputy Secretary of Energy on November 30, 2017.  Signature of the Rate Order places Firm Electric Service and Sale of Surplus Products formula rates, set forth in the LAP Rate Schedules L‑F11 and L-M2, into effect beginning January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2022, or until superseded.  WAPA lowered the overall LAP and P-S--ED rates by rebalancing the charge components.  The Base components were updated to represent present costs and the Drought Adder components were adjusted to zero, as the drought costs are projected to be fully repaid in 2018.  See below to review the Notice, Rate Order, and rate schedules for details pertaining to the rates.

Rate Process Documentation

• Loveland Area Projects WAPA-179 Rate Package Documentation - Effective January 1, 2018
• Signed Notice and Rate Order.pdf
• Rate Schedule L-F11.pdf
• Rate Schedule L-M2.pdf​
• LAP WAPA-179 FERC Approval.pdf​
• Federal Register Notice
• ​​Proposed - WAPA 179
• LAP Customer Brochure - July 2017
• Customer Brochure
• Informational Customer Meeting Webinar - held April 18, 2017
• Webinar Presentation.pdf
• Media Recording of Informational Customer Meeting   - April 18, 2017
• Customer Notifications
• Customer Letter - July 2017

Meeting details

Public Information and Comment Forums​

August 22 & 23, 2017, PIF & PCF Presentation

• LAP and Pick-Sloan--ED Proposed 2018 Rate Adjustments Presentation(.pdf)

August 22, 2017	August 23, 2017
Embassy Suites Denver International Airport 7001 Yampa Street Denver, CO	Holiday Inn 100 West 8th Street Sioux Falls, SD
PIF Sign-In Sheet Denver	PIF Sign-In Sheet Sioux Falls

• Copies of the transcript from the PIF/PCF may be purchased by contacting:
• Agren Blando court Reporting & Video, Inc.
• 303-296-0017 / 1-800-739-4846
• www.agrenblando.com            

Sheila Cook, RMR Rates Manager
Western Area Power Administration
Rocky Mountain Region
P.O. Box 3700
Loveland, CO  80539-3003
Phone:  (970) 461-7211
Email: scook@wapa.gov