Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 20.12.1995

Loveland Area Projects, Post-1999 Resource Study

In accordance with the Post-1989 General Power Marketing and Allocation Criteria (Criteria), Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program- Western Division, published in the Federal Register on January 31, 1986 (51 FR 4012), the Western Area Power Administration's (Western) Loveland Area Office (LAO) has completed a hydrological study to determine the available electric power resources for the period starting with the first day of the October 1999 billing period through the last day of the September 2004 billing period. The results of the study show that there is an energy deficit and some surplus capacity available in the post-1999 period. The annual energy deficit is 3.3 percent of the total annual energy resource. The deficit occurs in the winter season when LAO has historically purchased energy. Western has reviewed the study results and concluded that the energy resource, even though deficit, will be sufficient to meet the current contractual commitments with minor energy purchases. The available capacity will be used to maintain operation flexibility. Therefore, there is no need to change the allocated amounts of energy with capacity under the Criteria between 1999 and 2004.