​This area of the web site provides information related to the regional discussion on how the Bonneville Power Administration will market power and distribute the costs and benefits of the Federal Columbia River Power System in the Pacific Northwest after 2006

Regional Dialogue Policy Implementation - Documents

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20-year Regional Dialogue Contracts
Above-RHWM Load Elections
Conservation Billing Credits
Contract Demand Quantity (CDQ)
High Water Mark
Policy Documents and Record of Decisions
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
Tier 1 Resources

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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:


• 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)
• Lookout Point (effective August 1, 2016)
• Palisades (effective July 1, 2019) 

Notes:
1. Ashland Solar, Foote Creek II and Foote Creek I 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.
2. 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.
3. BPA's contract with Foote Creek II expired June, 2014.
4. BPA’s contract with Foote Creek I was terminated early, on July 24, 2019.

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.

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Contract Demand Quantity (CDQ)    (Top)

• Final Contract Demand Quantities (CDQs) (updated 08-20-2021)
• Contract Demand Quantity Close-Out of Comments (06-17-2011)

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Tier 2 Load Growth Opt-Out    (Top)

• 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.

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Tier 2 Vintage Rate Offerings     (Top)

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)

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Above-RHWM Load Elections   (Top)

• 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)

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Transmission Curtailment Management Service (TCMS)    (Top)

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

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Conservation Billing Credits    (Top)

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

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Transfer Service Support for Non-Federal Resources Agreement (TSSA)    (Top)

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

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Resource Support Services (RSS)       (Top)

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 (Clean-up Update 08/09/19)
    Tools
• Revised Illustrative Example for DFS (04/29/09)
• RSS Election Timeline (09/16/15)

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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 October 2017.

• Conformed Load Following Template (updated 05/29/19)
• Conformed Slice/Block Template (updated 02/05/19)
• Conformed Block Template (updated 02/05/19)
  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

Transfer Service Costs  
• Letter to Region (04/17/18)
• Letter to Region (03/01/18)

 

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
• FY 2022
• FY 22 Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (07/30/2021)
• FY 22 Net Requirement Notice​ (07/30/2021)​
• FY 2021
• FY 21 Load Following Net Requirements Transparency Data (08/10/2020)
• Final FY 21 Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (11/09/2020)
• FY 21 Net Requirement Close-out (11/09/2020)
• FY 21 Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (07/30/2020)
• FY 21 Net Requirement Notice (08/03/2020)
• FY 2020
• FINAL Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (09/26/19)
  • FY 20 Net Requirement Close-out (09/26/19)
  • Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (07/30/19)
  • FY 20 Net Requirement Notice (07/30/19)
• FY 2019
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (09/14/18)
  • FY 19 Net Requirement Notice (07/31/18)
• Load Following Net Requirements Transparency Data (07/24/18)
• FY 2018
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data – Final (09/15/17)
  • Net Requirements Transparency Documentation (09/15/17)
  • Cowlitz Exhibit D Liquidated Damages Provision (09/15/17) 
• Public Notice for the Comment Period on FY 2018 Net Requirement Transparency Process (8/11/17)
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (8/10/17)
• 2017 Net Requirements Transparency Delay Letter (8/1/17)
• FY 2017
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (10/3/16)
• Load Following Net Requirements Transparency Data (07/29/16)
• FY 2016
• 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)
• FY 2015
• 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)
• FY 2014
• Slice/Block and Block Total Retail Load and Dedicated Resource Data (09/30/13)
  • Net Requirements Transparency Documentation (09/30/13)
• FY 2013
• 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)
• FY 2012
• 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 08/31/2020)

Clark Public Utilities’ request for partial discontinuance of River Road

• Clark Public Utilities’ request letter
• Clark Public Utilities’ Slides
• BPA River Road Workshop Slides

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Regional Dialogue Product Guidebook      (Top)

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

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Residential Exchange Program      (Top)

• 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

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High Water Mark      (Top)

Current RWHM Process Page

FY 2020-2021 RHWM Proces
• RHWM Process Outputs (08/23/18) 
• RHWM Process Timeline (05/22/18) 
• RHWM Kickoff Letter (05/2/18)
• RHWM Close-out Letter (08/23/18)

 

FY 2018-2019 RHWM Process
• Updated for Annexations Final BP-18 RHWM Process Outputs (xlsx) (03/10/17)
• 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
• Updated for Annexations Final BP-16 RHWM Process Outputs (xlsx) (10/12/17)
• 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

New Publics

Conservation Adjustment CHWM Summary (aMW) (03-04-2011)

Transition Period High Water Mark

Updated Transition Period High Water Mark Spreadsheet (pdf) (05-29-09)- Rev 06-02-09

Other High Water Mark Information

Metering Estimating Procedures for 2010 Load Data

FY 2010 Resources

Letter from Mark Gendron

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
• Tiered Rate Methodology - 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
• New Large Single Load (NLSL) Policy - April 2001 

Tier 1 Resources     (Top)

• Foote Creek Proposed Termination Letter to the Region
• Foote Creek Response to Public Comments