20-year Regional Dialogue Contracts
Above-RHWM Load Elections
Conservation Billing Credits
Contract Demand Quantity (CDQ)
High Water Mark
Regional Dialogue Product Guidebook
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Residential Exchange Program
Resource Support Services (RSS)
Tier 2 Vintage Rate Offerings
Transmission Curtailment Management Service (TCMS)
Transfer Service Support for Non-Federal Resources Agreement (TSSA)
Tier 2 Load Growth Opt-Out

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)      (Top)

Regional Dialogue Exhibit H Resources
Pursuant to section 2 of Exhibit H of the Regional Dialogue Agreements, BPA is providing the following as the list of resources with Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) associated with them that will be included in the Tier 1 REC inventory:

• Foote Creek I
• Stateline
• Condon
• Klondike I
• Klondike III
• Grand Coulee Efficiency Upgrades (effective November 2013)
• Bonneville Efficiency Upgrades (effective June 2014)
• Chief Joe (effective January 1, 2015)
• Cougar (effective January 1, 2015)


Descriptions for the wind products can be found on the Wind Power page

Notes:
1. Ashland Solar and Foote Creek II were included on the version of the list above that appeared in Exhibit H of the Regional Dialogue Agreements as of the Effective Date of those Agreements. Ashland Solar has been removed from the current list and will not be included in Tier 1 REC inventory until further notice because it is not metered separately from the host load, is not registered with WREGIS, and therefore does not have WREGIS RECs associated with it. BPA's contract with Foote Creek II expired June, 2014.

Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) Bonneville joined WREGIS as Qualified Reporting Entity in May 2008 and as a Marketer in June 2008. The executed WREGIS TOU Agreement associated with BPA's power marketing function is incorporated by reference in related customer contracts and is being provided here for customer reference.

• Final Contract Demand Quantities (CDQs) (05-01-2014)
• Contract Demand Quantity Close-Out of Comments (06-17-2011)

• NRU's Proposal Letter (12/15/2015)
• BPA Decision Letter to Customers (04/07/2016)
• As of Aug. 26, BPA is aware of 17 customers that have indicated that they may opt out of their Tier 2 Load Growth rate election beginning in FY 2020. This accounts for roughly one-third of the load currently forecasted for the Load Growth rate pool in the third Purchase Period. Customers that wish to remain in the Load Growth rate pool do not need to take any action. Customers that would like to terminate their Tier 2 Load Growth rate election must provide notice in writing to BPA by September 30, 2016.

VR1-2014
• Draft confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement (10-24-2011)
  
  VR1-2016
• Final Vintage Tier 2 Statement of Intent (07-25-2011)
• Tier 2 Vintage Rate Offering (07-25-2011)
  
  Tools
• Tier 2 Vintage PowerPoint (04-04-2011)
• Tier 2 Vintage Rate FAQs (04-04-2011)
• Above HWM options (03-03-2011)
• Vintage rate offering (03-03-2011)

• Resource support services election summary (10-25-2011)
  
• Above-RHWM Load Election Summary (10-25-2011)
  
• RD Generation Schedule Break Out Tool (updated 06-15-2011)
• Timeline for Customer Choices (updated 09-28-2015)
• Timeline for HWMs and Above-RHWM Elections (updated 09-28-2015)

• Redispatch vs. TCMS Diagram (08/11/09)

During the Bonneville Power Administration's Energy Efficiency Post-2011 Review process customers expressed an interest in pursuing independent conservation activities that were not dependent on funding through the Energy Efficiency Incentive. In response, BPA proposes to offer conservation billing credits consistent with section 6(h) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980. The program would focus on independent conservation activities by BPA customers and their potential to reduce the Administrator's need to acquire other conservation resources. BPA plans to begin offering billing credits in October 2015.

BPA held a public process and accepted comments about the proposed change to the billing credit policy and the proposed billing credit contract language. All comments received are posted on BPA's comment website.

BPA published a Billing Credits Record of Decision in January 2015 that describes the changes made since the documents were initially published in October 2014. BPA is targeting signing contracts with customers for Billing Credits by the end of March and beginning to implement Billing Credits in October 2015.

• Final Billing Credit Policy
• Final Billing Credit Exhibit D Contract Language
• Conservation Billing Credits ROD
• Oct. 24, 2014 Billing Credits Public Meeting Presentation
• Billing Credit Calculator for Utilities (Updated February 2015)
• Billing Credit Factsheet
• Billing Credit Factsheet (Updated January 2015)
• Billing Credit Policy
• Billing Credit Exhibit D Draft Contract Language
• Federal Register Notice

• TSSA Template  (11/16/09)
• TSSA Non-Federal Resource Application   (01/15/10)

Current RSS Exhibit D Language
• Final Slice/Block Exhibit D RSS Contract Language (08/01/11)
• Final Load Following Exhibit D RSS Contract Language for 3rd Purchase Period (08/18/16)


Tools
• Revised Illustrative Example for DFS (04/29/09)
• RSS Election Timeline (09/16/15)

20-year Regional Dialogue Contracts      (Top)

Conformed and Current Regional Dialogue Power Sales Contract Templates
The conformed copies of the RD contracts incorporate all non-customer specific exhibit revisions prior to September 2014.

• Conformed Load Following Template (updated 02/25/16)
• Conformed Slice/Block Template (updated 02/25/16)
• Conformed Block Template (updated 02/25/16)


Ongoing Contract implementation and Policy
Requirements Slice Output Deeming Guidance

• Final Requirements Slice Output Deeming Guidance Document (01/13/14)
• Background Information on Requirements Slice Output Test Deeming Guidance (02/03/14)
• Draft Requirements Slice Output Deeming Guidance Document
• Comments received on Draft Requirements Slice Output Deeming Guidance Document


Pend Oreille Request for Block Service
• Letter to Region (04/22/13)
  
• Letter to Region (03/07/13)


Product Change
• Early Product Change Close-out Letter (08/25/16)
• Updated Product Change Analysis (08/25/16)
• Letter announcing early comment period (07/18/16)
• Letter to Region and Analysis (06/15/16)

Net Requirements Transparency
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (10/3/16)
• Load Following Net Requirements Transparency Data (07/29/16)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data - Final (09/30/15)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data - Final (09/30/15)
• Net Requirements Transparency Documentation (09/30/15)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (07/31/15)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data - Final (09/30/14)
• Net Requirements Transparency Data (09/30/14)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (07/31/14)
• Load Following Net Requirements Transparency Data (07/31/14)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (09/30/13)
• Net Requirements Transparency Documentation (09/30/13)
• Slice/Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (09/24/12)
• Net Requirements Transparency Documentation (09/24/12)
• Load Following Net Requirements Transparency Data (07/31/12)
• Slice/Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (09/28/11)
• Net Requirements Transparency Documentation (09/28/11)

Other Final Contract Templates
• Creditworthiness Agreement (10/29/08)
• Slice Credit Application (10/24/08)
• Requirements for Slice Legal Opinion (10/24/08)
• NR Block Template (updated 11/14/08)


Public Exchange Clarification (PEC) Tools
• Public Exchange Clarification PowerPoint Presentation
• Public Exchange Clarification Record of Decision
• RPSA Template with PEC Revisions for Public Utilities
(This Regional Dialogue RPSA template with the PEC revisions for public utilities should be read together with the optional PEC language in Exhibit D of the Load Following and Slice/Block Amendment Templates)

Other Tools
• August 3, 2010 Contract and TRM Overview
• Customers' Products List (updated 04/21/14)

• Background on Products, Rates, and Resource Support Services available to BPA's Public Utilities. (Updated 06/04/10)

• Amendment No. 1 to Bridge RPSA (incorporates Agreed-Upon Procedures)
  • Amendment Template: Bridge RPSA Amendment Incorporating AUPs
  
  
  Avista Deemer Settlement
• Letter from Mark Gendron

When BPA released information about its proposed settlement with Avista, the agency stated the deemer balance was adjusted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the inflation index. BPA staff actually used a different inflation index--the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) price deflator--for this purpose. BPA staff will explain and discuss this difference with interested parties at the Feb. 11 public meeting, 1 to 4 p.m., in the Rates Hearing Room.


• Overview of the Proposed Avista Deemer Settlement
• Draft Settlement Agreement
• Revised Schedule for Supplement WP-07 Rate Case


Interim Agreements
• REP Decision Document
• IOU Contract Template
• Public Contract Template
• Public Contract Language Clarification

Current RWHM Process Page

FY 2018-2019 RHWM Process


• RHWM Process Close - out Letter (09/21/16)
• Final BP-18 RHWM Porcess Outputs (xlsx) (09/06/16)
• RHWM Kick-off Letter (04/22/16)
• Please note, the June 28 meeting referred to in the kickoff letter was moved to June 30.
• RHWM Process Timeline (04/27/16)


FY 2016-2017 RHWM Process


• RHWM Process Close-out letter
• Final RHWM Process Outputs (xlsx) (updated 10/30/2014)
• Tier 1 System Shape (xlsx)
• Initial Presentation Materials and T1SFCO Computation (pdf) (updated August 8, 2014)
• T1SFCO Computation Detail (pdf) (09/09/14)
• T1SFCO Modification Detail (pdf) (10/03/14)
• Kick-off Letter (pdf)

FY 2014-2015 RHWM Process
• Close-out Letter (pdf)
• RHWM Process Outputs (xls)
  (Updated Sept. 28, 2012. Minor changes to Above RHWM load service)
• RHWM for BP-14 T1SFCO Computation (pdf) (05/08/12, posted 10/24/12)


Contract High Water Marks
• Final CHWM (05-19-2011)
• Proposed Final CHWM (04-14-2011)
• CHWM Close Out Letter (04-14-2011)
• Final Retained Provisional CHWM Calculations and Adjusted CDQs (04-07-2014)
• Draft Retained Provisional CHWM Calculations and Adjusted CDQs (03-07-2014)
• A public meeting on the Retained Provisional Contract High Water Mark will be held on March 14.
• Meeting Agenda
  • Meeting presentation materials

Close-Out Summary: Clarification on the Use of Customer Resource Amounts for High Water Mark Calculations

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Policy Documents and Record of Decisions     (Top)

• Long-Term Regional Dialogue Policy
• Long-Term Regional Dialogue Record of Decision
• Long-Term Regional Dialogue Contracts Record of Decision
• 5(b)/9(c) Record of Decision
• 5(b)/9(c) Final Revised Policy
• TRM - July 2011 (Published in the BP-12 Rate Case)
  
  Reference Documents
• Policy on Determining Net Requirement of Pacific Northwest Utility Customer Under Sections 5(b)(1) and 9(c) of the Northwest Power Act

 

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