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Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina Projects

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Published

August 30, 2022

Effective

October 1, 2022

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Energy DepartmentSoutheastern Power Administration

Abstract

The Administrator for the Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) has confirmed and approved, on an interim basis, rate schedules SOCO-1-G, SOCO-2-G, SOCO-3-G, SOCO-4-G, Duke-1-G, Duke-2-G, Duke-3-G, Duke-4-G, Santee-1-G, Santee-2-G, Santee-3-G, Santee-4-G, SCE&G-1-G, SCE&G-2-G, SCE&G-3-G, SCE&G-4-G, Pump-1-A, and Replacement- 1. These rate schedules are applicable to Southeastern power sold to existing preference customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The rate schedules are approved on an interim basis through September 30, 2027, and are subject to confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a final basis.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52952-52964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18686]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Southeastern Power Administration

Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for the Georgia-
Alabama-South Carolina Projects

AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of interim approval.

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SUMMARY: The Administrator for the Southeastern Power Administration
(Southeastern) has confirmed and approved, on an interim basis, rate
schedules SOCO-1-G, SOCO-2-G, SOCO-3-G, SOCO-4-G, Duke-1-G, Duke-2-G,
Duke-3-G, Duke-4-G, Santee-1-G, Santee-2-G, Santee-3-G, Santee-4-G,
SCE&G-1-G, SCE&G-2-G, SCE&G-3-G, SCE&G-4-G, Pump-1-A, and Replacement-
1. These rate schedules are applicable to Southeastern power sold to
existing preference customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The rate schedules are
approved on an interim basis through September 30, 2027, and are
subject to confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) on a final basis.

DATES: Approval of rates on an interim basis is effective October 1,
2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virgil G. Hobbs, Administrator,
Southeastern Power Administration, Department of Energy, 1166 Athens
Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635-4578, (706) 213-3800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, by
Order issued January 25, 2018, in Docket No. EF17-5-000 (162 FERC ]
62,059), confirmed and approved Wholesale Power Rate Schedules SOCO-1-
F, SOCO-2-F, SOCO-3-F, SOCO-4-F, ALA-1-O, Duke-1-F, Duke-2-F, Duke-3-F,
Duke-4-F, Santee-1-F, Santee-2-F, Santee-3-F, Santee-4-F, SCE&G-1-F,
SCE&G-2-F, SCE&G-3-F, SCE&G-4-F, Pump-1-A, and Replacement-1 through
September 30, 2022. This order replaces these rate schedules on an
interim basis, subject to final approval by FERC.

Department of Energy

Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration

In the Matter of:
Southeastern Power Administration
Rate Order No. SEPA-62
Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System Power Rates

Order Confirming And Approving

Power Rates on an Interim Basis

Rate Order No. SEPA-62 and associated rate schedules are applicable
to Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) power sold to
existing preference customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The rate schedules are
approved on an interim basis, effective October 1, 2022, through
September 30, 2027, and are subject to confirmation and approval by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a final basis.

Background

Power from the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina Projects is presently
sold under Wholesale Power Rate Schedules SOCO-1-F, SOCO-2-F, SOCO-3-F,
SOCO-4-F, ALA-1-O, Duke-1-F, Duke-2-F, Duke-3-F, Duke-4-F, Santee-1-F,
Santee-2-F, Santee-3-F, Santee-4-F, SCE&G-1-F, SCE&G-2-F, SCE&G-3-F,
SCE&G-4-F, Pump-1-A, and Replacement-1. These rate schedules were
approved by the FERC in docket number EF17-5-000 on January 25, 2018,
for a period ending September 30, 2022 (162 FERC ] 62,059).

Public Notice and Comment

Notice of a proposed rate adjustment was published in the Federal
Register March 25, 2022 (87 FR 17080). The notice advised interested
parties of a proposed reduction in the capacity rates of approximately
one percent (1%) and an increase of four percent (4%) for energy. The
proposed increase in the revenue requirement was about two percent
(2%). A public information and comment forum was held April 26, 2022,
in Atlanta, Georgia. Written comments were accepted through June 23,
2022. Comments were received from two parties at the forum. Written
comments were received from twelve interested parties.
Comments received from interested parties are summarized below.
Southeastern's responses are also provided.
Oral Comment 1: In reviewing the public notice and the materials
submitted to date, it appears that the rates as proposed are entirely
consistent with Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the
administrator has used his discretion to set the rates as low as
possible consistent with sound business principles, and the
Southeastern Federal Power Customers support that approach and
continued diligence by the administrator. There are perhaps a couple of
questions that the materials raise that we will follow up in further
inquiries in terms of Corps revenue and Corps O&M projections, but at
this time

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that's the sum and total of our comments right now.
Oral Comment 2: We would like to add that as we've most recently
reviewed potential costs associated with stimulus dollars, that those
stimulus dollars monies not be included in any future rate study. With
that, that concludes my report.
Written Comment 1: The public notice represents that SEPA has
proposed a de minimis rate increase to account increases in the costs
of providing the hydropower. We appreciate the efforts of the SEPA
staff to develop a rate that provides the lowest possible increase in
the face of rising costs. Furthermore, we understand that the proposed
rate does not include amounts for stimulus funds that Congress provided
to the Corps in 2021. We support this decision and resulting rate.
Response to Oral Comments 1 and 2, and Written Comment 1:
Southeastern continues to work with preference customers and the Corps
to review operation and maintenance actual costs and estimates to
ensure accuracy of cost assignment and projections to establish the
lowest possible rates consistent with sound business principles within
the meaning of Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944. Southeastern
will continue to monitor costs and processes to ensure only appropriate
hydropower program related costs are reflected in power rates charged
to customers.
Written Comment 2: SeFPC supports the proposed rate adjustment for
the GA-AL-SC system of projects. SeFPC also comments on the authority
of the Administrator to set the rates under Section 5 of the Flood
Control Act of 1944. SeFPC further comments on the discretion SEPA
enjoys in determining how to structure the recovery of prospective
costs associated with the federal hydropower purpose. At heart of the
SeFPC's comments is the assertion that stimulus funding provided to the
US Army Corps of Engineers in IIJA and DRSA laws should only be
included in SEPA rates to the extent that the expenditure is
attributable to hydropower purposes, regardless of Corps cost
accounting.
Response to Written Comment 2: Southeastern has a statutory duty to
balance the recovery of costs of the Corps projects in a reasonable
number of years while providing the lowest possible rates to preference
customers consistent with sound business principles. Southeastern has
received no financial documents from the Corps regarding the assignment
of costs to the hydropower purpose related to the funding referenced in
the comment. As Southeastern receives updated data, the Administrator
will determine the appropriate costs that are subject to recovery
though the rate in future actions.

Discussion

System Repayment

An examination of Southeastern's revised system power repayment
study, prepared in December 2021, for the Georgia-Alabama-South
Carolina System shows that with the proposed rates, all system power
costs are paid within the appropriate repayment period required by
existing law and DOE Order RA 6120.2. The Administrator, Southeastern
Power Administration has certified that the rates are consistent with
applicable law and that they are the lowest possible rates to customers
consistent with sound business principles.

Legal Authority

Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (Pub. L. 95-91, 42 U.S.C. 7152(a)), the functions of the Secretary
of the Interior and the Federal Power Commission under Section 5 of the
Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), relating to Southeastern,
were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Energy. By
Delegation Nos. S1-DEL-RATES-2016 and S1-DEL-RATES-1993, effective
November 19, 2016, and November 4, 1993, respectively, the Secretary of
Energy delegated to the Administrator, Southeastern Power
Administration, the authority to develop power and transmission rates,
to the Deputy Secretary of Energy the authority to confirm, approve,
and place such rates into effect on an interim basis, and to FERC the
authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis
or to disapprove rates developed by the Administrator under the
delegation. By Delegation No. S1-DEL-S3-2022-2, effective June 13,
2022, the Secretary of Energy also delegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the
Under Secretary (for Infrastructure). By Redelegation No. S3-DEL-SEPA1-
2022, effective June 13, 2022, the Secretary of Energy, for the Under
Secretary (for Infrastructure), redelegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the
Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, under which this rate
is confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis by
the Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration.

Environmental Impact

Southeastern has reviewed the possible environmental impacts of the
rate adjustment under consideration and has concluded that, because the
adjusted rates would not significantly affect the quality of the human
environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, as amended, the proposed action is not a major Federal action
for which preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is required.

Determination Under Executive Order 12866

Southeastern has an exemption from centralized regulatory review
under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice
by the Office of Management and Budget is required.

Availability of Information

Information regarding these rates, including studies, and other
supporting materials, is available for public review in the offices of
Southeastern Power Administration, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton,
Georgia 30635-6711.

Order

In view of the foregoing and pursuant to the authority delegated to
me by the Secretary of Energy, I hereby confirm and approve on an
interim basis, effective October 1, 2022, attached Wholesale Power Rate
Schedules SOCO-1-G, SOCO-2-G, SOCO-3-G, SOCO-4-G, Duke-1-G, Duke-2-G,
Duke-3-G, Duke-4-G, Santee-1-G, Santee-2-G, Santee-3-G, Santee-4-G,
SCE&G-1-G, SCE&G-2-G, SCE&G-3-G, SCE&G-4-G, Pump-1-A, and Replacement-
1. The rate schedules shall remain in effect on an interim basis
through September 30, 2027, unless such period is extended or until the
FERC confirms and approves them or substitute rate schedules on a final
basis.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 22,
2022, by Virgil G. Hobbs III, Administrator for Southeastern Power
Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of
Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters

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the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal
Register.

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SOCO-1-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida to whom power may be
transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government
and Southern Company Services, Incorporated (hereinafter called the
Company) and the Customer. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude
modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible
customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

Applicability

This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of
power and accompanying energy generated at the Allatoona, Buford, J.
Strom Thurmond, Walter F. George, Hartwell, Millers Ferry, West Point,
Robert F. Henry, Carters and Richard B. Russell Projects and sold under
appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer. This
rate schedule does not apply to energy from pumping operations at the
Carters and Richard B. Russell Projects.

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

$0.12 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.
Additional rates for Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and
Regulation Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the
rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Company. Future
adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance for
filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the
Company's rate.

Transmission

$4.08 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month estimated as
of January 2022 is presented for illustrative purposes.
The initial transmission charge will be the Customer's ratable
share of the transmission and distribution charges paid by the
Government. The transmission charges are governed by and subject to
refund based upon the determination in proceedings before FERC
involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). The
distribution charges may be modified by FERC pursuant to application by
the Company under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or the
Government under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act.
Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the distribution
charges may result in the separation of charges currently included in
the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the
Customer for any and all separate transmission and distribution charges
paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer.

Scheduling, System Control and Dispatch Service

$0.0806 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Reactive Supply and Voltage Control From Generation Sources Service

$0.11 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Regulation and Frequency Response Service

$0.0483 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and Regulation Services

The charges for Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and
Regulation Services shall be governed by and subject to refund based
upon the determination in the proceeding involving Southern Companies'
OATT.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Transmission facilities 2.2%
Sub-transmission 2.0%
Distribution Substations 0.9%
Distribution Lines 2.25%

These losses shall be effective until modified by FERC, pursuant to
application by Southern Companies under Section 205 of the Federal
Power Act or SEPA under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or
otherwise.

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SOCO-2-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida to whom power may be
transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government and Southern
Company Services, Incorporated (hereinafter called the Company) and the
Customer. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling
arrangement with the Government. Nothing in this rate schedule shall
preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an
eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

Applicability

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Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Transmission

$4.08 per kilowatt of total contract demand per estimated as of
January 2022 is presented for illustrative purposes.
The initial transmission charge will be the Customer's ratable
share of the transmission and distribution charges paid by the
Government. The transmission charges are governed by and subject to
refund based upon the determination in proceedings before FERC
involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). The
distribution charges may be modified by FERC pursuant to application by
the Company under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or the
Government under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act.
Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT or the distribution
charges may result in the separation of charges currently included in
the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the
Customer for any and all separate transmission and distribution charges
paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer.

Reactive Supply and Voltage Control From Generation Sources Service

$0.11 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and Regulation Services

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Transmission facilities 2.2%
Sub-Transmission 2.0%
Distribution Substations 0.9%
Distribution Lines 2.25%

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SOCO-3-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida to whom power may be
scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and Southern
Company Services, Incorporated (hereinafter called the Company) and the
Customer. The Customer is responsible for providing a transmission
arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications
to the aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect
service under another rate schedule.

Applicability

This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of
power and accompanying energy generated at the Allatoona, Buford, J.
Strom Thurmond, Walter F. George, Hartwell, Millers Ferry, West Point,
Robert F. Henry, Carters and Richard B. Russell Projects (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the Projects) and sold under appropriate
contracts between the Government and the Customer. This rate schedule
does not apply to energy from pumping operations at the Carters and
Richard B. Russell Projects.

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Projects.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Scheduling, System Control and Dispatch Service

$0.0806 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Regulation and Frequency Response Service

$0.0483 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and Regulation Services

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Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SOCO-4-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida served through the
transmission facilities of Southern Company Services, Inc. (hereinafter
called the Company) or the Georgia Integrated Transmission System. The
Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the
Government and for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in
this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned
contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another
rate schedule.

Applicability

This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale of
power and accompanying energy generated at the Allatoona, Buford, J.
Strom Thurmond, Walter F. George, Hartwell, Millers Ferry, West Point,
Robert F. Henry, Carters and Richard B. Russell Projects (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the Projects) and sold under appropriate
contracts between the Government and the Customer. This rate schedule
does not apply to energy from pumping operations at the Carters and
Richard B. Russell Projects.

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Projects.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and Regulation Services

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Duke-1-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
North Carolina and South Carolina to whom power may be transmitted and
scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and Duke Energy
Company (hereinafter called the Company) and the Customer. Nothing in
this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned
contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another
rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Transmission

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of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event,
the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate
transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf
of the Customer.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will
purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a
percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the
company (less applicable losses of three percent (3%) as of January
2022). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be
allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from
the Company's system. These losses shall be effective until modified by
FERC, pursuant to application by the Company under Section 205 of the
Federal Power Act or SEPA under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or
otherwise.

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Duke-2-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
North Carolina and South Carolina to whom power may be transmitted
pursuant to contracts between the Government and Duke Energy Company
(hereinafter called the Company) and the Customer. The Customer is
responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government.
Nothing in this rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the
aforementioned contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service
under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Transmission

$1.51 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month is presented
for illustrative purposes.
The initial transmission charge will be the Customer's ratable
share of the transmission and distribution charges paid by the
Government. The transmission charges are governed by and subject to
refund based upon the determination in proceedings before FERC
involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT may result in the
separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In
this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all
separate transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government
in behalf of the Customer.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

The Government will sell to the Customer and the Customer will
purchase from the Government energy each billing month equivalent to a
percentage specified by contract of the energy made available to the
company (less applicable losses of three per cent (3%) as of January
2022). The Customer's contract demand and accompanying energy will be
allocated proportionately to its individual delivery points served from
the Company's system. These losses shall be effective until modified by
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to application by
the Company under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act or SEPA under
Section 206 of the Federal Power Act or otherwise.

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Duke-3-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
North Carolina and South Carolina to whom power may be scheduled
pursuant to contracts between the Government and Duke Energy Company
(hereinafter called the Company) and the Customer. The Customer is
responsible for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this
rate schedule shall preclude modifications to the aforementioned
contracts to allow an eligible customer to elect service under another
rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Savannah River Projects

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Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Duke-4-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
North Carolina and South Carolina served through the transmission
facilities of Duke Energy Company (hereinafter called the Company) and
the Customer. The Customer is responsible for providing a scheduling
arrangement with the Government and for providing a transmission
arrangement with the Company. Nothing in this rate schedule shall
preclude modifications to the aforementioned contracts to allow an
eligible customer to elect service under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Savannah River Projects.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Santee-1-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter call the Customer) in
South Carolina to whom power may be wheeled and scheduled pursuant to
contracts between the Government and South Carolina Public Service
Authority (hereinafter called the Authority). Nothing in this rate
schedule shall preclude an eligible customer from electing service
under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Authority's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

$0.12 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.
Additional rates for Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and
Regulation Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the
rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Authority.
Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance
for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the
Authority's rate.

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Transmission

$1.88 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of January
2022 is presented for illustrative purposes.
The initial transmission rate is subject to annual adjustment on
July 1 of each year, and will be computed subject to the formula
contained in Appendix A to the Government-Authority Contract.
Proceedings before FERC involving the Authority's Open Access
Transmission Tariff may result in the separation of charges currently
included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may
charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission and
distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Service Interruption

When energy delivery to the Customer's system for the account of
the Government is reduced or interrupted, and such reduction or
interruption is not due to conditions on the Customer's system, the
demand charge for the month shall be appropriately reduced as to
kilowatts of such capacity which have been interrupted or reduced for
each day in accordance with the following formula:
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Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Santee-2-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter call the Customer) in
South Carolina to whom power may be wheeled pursuant to contracts
between the Government and South Carolina Public Service Authority
(hereinafter called the Authority). The customer is responsible for
providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government. Nothing in this
rate schedule shall preclude an eligible customer from electing service
under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Authority's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

$0.12 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.
Additional rates for Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and
Regulation Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the
rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Authority.
Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance
for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the
Authority's rate.

Transmission

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

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Service Interruption

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Santee-3-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter call the Customer) in
South Carolina to whom power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts
between the Government and South Carolina Public Service Authority
(hereinafter called the Authority). The customer is responsible for
providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule
shall preclude an eligible customer from electing service under another
rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Projects.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

$0.12 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.
Additional rates for Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and
Regulation Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the
rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Authority.
Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance
for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the
Authority's rate.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Service Interruption

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Santee-4-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter call the Customer) in
South Carolina served through the transmission facilities of South
Carolina Public Service Authority (hereinafter called the Authority).
The customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with
the Government and for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in
this rate schedule shall preclude an eligible customer from electing
service under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Projects.

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Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

$0.12 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.
Additional rates for Transmission, System Control, Reactive, and
Regulation Services provided under this rate schedule shall be the
rates charged Southeastern Power Administration by the Authority.
Future adjustments to these rates will become effective upon acceptance
for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the
Authority's rate.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Service Interruption

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SCE&G-1-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of which is hereinafter called the Customer) in
South Carolina to whom power may be wheeled and scheduled pursuant to
contracts between the Government and the Dominion Energy South
Carolina, Inc. (hereinafter called the Company). Nothing in this rate
schedule shall preclude an eligible customer from electing service
under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Transmission

$5.07 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month as of January
2022 is presented for illustrative purposes.
The initial transmission charge will be the Customer's ratable
share of the transmission and distribution charges paid by the
Government. The transmission charges are governed by and subject to
refund based upon the determination in proceedings before FERC
involving the Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
Proceedings before FERC involving the OATT may result in the
separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In
this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all
separate transmission and distribution charges paid by the Government
in behalf of the Customer.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract which the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

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Conditions of Service

The Customer shall at its own expense provide, install, and
maintain on its side of each delivery point the equipment necessary to
protect and control its own system. In so doing, the installation,
adjustment, and setting of all such control and protective equipment at
or near the point of delivery shall be coordinated with that which is
installed by and at the expense of the Company on its side of the
delivery point.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SCE&G-2-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of which is hereinafter called the Customer) in
South Carolina to whom power may be wheeled pursuant to contracts
between the Government and the Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
(hereinafter called the Company). The customer is responsible for
providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government. Nothing in this
rate schedule shall preclude an eligible customer from electing service
under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the delivery points of the Customer on the Company's
transmission and distribution system.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Transmission

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Conditions of Service

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SCE&G-3-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of which is hereinafter called the Customer) in
South Carolina to whom power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts
between the Government and the Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
(hereinafter called the Company). The customer is responsible for
providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in this rate schedule
shall preclude an eligible customer from electing service under another
rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Projects.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

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acceptance for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of
the Company's rate.

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Conditions of Service

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule SCE&G-4-G

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of which is hereinafter called the Customer) in
South Carolina served through the transmission facilities of Dominion
Energy South Carolina, Inc. (hereinafter called the Company). The
customer is responsible for providing a scheduling arrangement with the
Government and for providing a transmission arrangement. Nothing in
this rate schedule shall preclude an eligible customer from electing
service under another rate schedule.

Applicability

Character of Service

The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be
delivered at the Projects.

Monthly Rate

The monthly rate for capacity, energy, and generation services
provided under this rate schedule for the period specified shall be:

Capacity Charge

$4.04 per kilowatt of total contract demand per month.

Energy Charge

12.80 Mills per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Services

Contract Demand

The contract demand is the amount of capacity in kilowatts stated
in the contract that the Government is obligated to supply and the
Customer is entitled to receive.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Conditions of Service

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Pump-1-A

Availability

This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and
cooperatives (any one of whom is hereinafter called the Customer) in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, or North
Carolina to whom power is provided pursuant to contracts between the
Government and the Customer.

Applicability

This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale
energy generated from pumping operations at the Carters and Richard B.
Russell Projects and sold under appropriate contracts between the
Government and the Customer. The energy will be segregated from energy
from other pumping operations.

Character of Service

The energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery
points provided for under appropriate contracts between the Government
and the Customer.

Monthly Rate

The rate for energy sold under this rate schedule for the months
specified shall be:

EnergyRate = (Cwav / Fwav) / (1-Ld)
[computed to the nearest $.00001 (1/100 mill) per kWh]
(The weighted average cost of energy for pumping divided by the energy
conversion factor, quantity divided by one minus losses for delivery.)

Where:

Cwav = CT<INF>1</INF> / ET<INF>1</INF>

(The weighted average cost of energy for pumping for this rate
schedule is equal to the cost of energy purchased or supplied for
the benefit of the customer for pumping divided by the total energy
for pumping.)

CT<INF>1</INF> = Cp + Cs

(Cost of energy for pumping for this rate schedule is equal to the
cost of energy purchased or supplied for the benefit of the customer
plus the cost of energy in storage carried over from the month
preceding the specified month.)

ET<INF>1</INF> = Epx (1-Lp) + Est-1

(Energy for pumping for this rate schedule is equal to the energy
purchased or supplied for the benefit of the customer, after losses,
plus the energy for pumping in storage as of the end of the month
preceding the specified month.)

Cs = Ct-1wav x Et-1s

(Cost of energy in storage is equal to the

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weighted average cost of energy for pumping for the month preceding
the specified month times the energy for pumping in storage at the
end of the month preceding the specified month.)
Cp = Dollars cost of energy purchased or supplied for the benefit of
the customer for pumping during the specified month, including all
direct costs to deliver energy to the project.
Ep = Kilowatt-hours of energy purchased or supplied for the benefit
of the customer for pumping during the specified month.
Lp = Energy loss factor for transmission on energy purchased or
supplied for the benefit of the customer for pumping (Expected to be
.03 or three percent.)
Est-1 = Kilowatt-hours of energy in storage as of the end of the
month immediately preceding the specified month.
Ct-1wav = Weighted average cost of energy for pumping for the month
immediately preceding the specified month.
Fwav = EG / ET

(Weighted average energy conversion factor is equal to the energy
generated from pumping divided by the total energy for pumping.)
EG = Energy generated from pumping.
Ld = Weighted average energy loss factor on energy delivered by the
facilitator to the customer.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

Wholesale Power Rate Schedule Replacement-1

Availability

Applicability

This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale at wholesale
energy purchased to meet contract minimum energy and sold under
appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer.

Character of Service

The energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery
points provided for under appropriate contracts between the Government
and the Customer.

Monthly Rate

The rate for energy sold under this rate schedule for the months
specified shall be:
EnergyRate = Cwav / (1-Ld)
[computed to the nearest $.00001 (1/100 mill) per kWh]
(The weighted average cost of energy for replacement energy divided by
one minus losses for delivery.)
Where:

Cwav = Cp / (Epx(1-Lp))

(The weighted average cost of energy for replacement energy is equal
to the cost of replacement energy purchased divided by the
replacement energy purchased, net losses.)
Cp = Dollars cost of energy purchased for replacement energy during
the specified month, including all direct costs to deliver energy to
the project.
Ep = Kilowatt-hours of energy purchased for replacement energy
during the specified month.
Lp = Energy loss factor for transmission on replacement energy
purchased (Expected to be 0 or zero percent.)
Ld = Weighted average energy loss factor on energy delivered by the
facilitator to the customer.

Energy To Be Furnished by the Government

Billing Month

The billing month for power sold under this schedule shall end at
12:00 midnight on the last day of each calendar month.

[FR Doc. 2022-18686 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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