Stampede Division, Washoe Project Notice of Rate Order No. WAPA- 67

摘要

Notice is given of the confirmation and approval by the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) of Rate Order No. WAPA-67 and Rate Schedule SNF-4 placing the revised nonfirm energy rates for energy from the Stampede Division, Washoe Project (Stampede) of the Western Area Power Administration (Western) into effect on an interim basis. These rates are the interim rates, called the provisional rates, and they will remain in effect on an interim basis until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confirms, approves, and places them into effect on a final basis or until they are replaced by other rates. Western has executed agreements with the Sierra Pacific Power Company (Sierra), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to provide service to project use facilities. The costs associated with such service will be nonreimbursable, and will not be recovered through the power revenues. The remaining reimbursable costs and the energy remaining after meeting project use service are used to calculate the cost recovery rate. This rate ensures payment of all reimbursable e