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Pacific Alternating Current Intertie Point-to-Point Transmission Service-Rate Order No. WAPA-211

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Published

January 26, 2026

Effective

April 1, 2026

Issuing agencies

Energy DepartmentWestern Area Power Administration

Abstract

The formula rates for the Sierra Nevada (SN) region Pacific Alternating Current Intertie (PACI) point-to-point transmission service have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). These new formula rates supersede rates for short-term sales on the PACI, PACI-T4 REV, PACI-T5 REV and PACI DLAP-T6 (approved under Delegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, Section 1.4.B). There are no changes from the existing formula rates for these services, and there are no material changes aside from updating the effective dates.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Pacific Alternating Current Intertie Point-to-Point Transmission
Service--Rate Order No. WAPA-211

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of rate order concerning transmission service formula
rates.

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SUMMARY: The formula rates for the Sierra Nevada (SN) region Pacific
Alternating Current Intertie (PACI) point-to-point transmission service
have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim
basis (Provisional Formula Rates). These new formula rates supersede
rates for short-term sales on the PACI, PACI-T4 REV, PACI-T5 REV and
PACI DLAP-T6 (approved under Delegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023,
Section 1.4.B). There are no changes from the existing formula rates
for these services, and there are no material changes aside from
updating the effective dates.

DATES: The Provisional Formula Rates under Rate Schedules PACI-C1,
PACI-D1 and PACI-W1 are effective on the first day of the first full
billing period beginning on or after April 1, 2026, and will remain in
effect through March 31, 2031, pending confirmation and approval by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a final basis or until
superseded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle R. Williams, Regional
Manager, Sierra Nevada Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114
Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 or Autumn Wolfe, Rates Manager,
Sierra Nevada Region, Western Area Power Administration, (916) 353-
4686, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ad9c4d8a7d8ebfeefc9ebf9efcafdebfaeba4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2e1fce09fe0d3c6d7f1d3c1d7f2c5d3c2d39cd5ddc4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) SN
published a Federal Register notice (Proposed FRN) on April 23, 2025
(90 FR 17065), proposing new long-term formula rates for PACI point-to-
point transmission service. The Proposed FRN initiated a 90-day public
consultation and comment period and set forth the date and location of
the public information and public comment forums. The rates continue
the formula-based methodology that includes an annual update to the
data in the rate formulas.

Legal Authority

By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November 19,
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop
power and transmission rates to the WAPA Administrator; (2) the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority
to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to
remand or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By Delegation Order No. S1-
DEL-S3-2024, effective August 30, 2024, 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 Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, effective April 10, 2023,
the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to WAPA's Administrator. This rate action is issued under
Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023 and Department of Energy
procedures for public participation in rate adjustments set forth in 10
CFR part 903.\1\
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\1\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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Following review of WAPA-SN's proposal, Rate Order No. WAPA-211,
which provides the formula rates for PACI point-to-point transmission
service, is hereby confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an
interim basis. WAPA-SN will submit Rate Order No. WAPA-211 to FERC for
confirmation and approval on a final basis.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Administrator, Western Area Power Administration

In the Matter of: Western Area Power Administration, Sierra Nevada
Region, Rate Adjustment for the Pacific Alternating Current Intertie,
Transmission Service Formula Rates, Rate Order No. WAPA-211

Order Confirming, Approving, and Placing the Formula Rates for the
Pacific Alternating Current Intertie Into Effect on an Interim Basis

The formula rates in Rate Order No. WAPA-211 are established
following section 302 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).\2\
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\2\ This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of
Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the
Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat.
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly
section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.
485h(c)); and other acts that specifically apply to the project
involved.
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By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November 19,
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop
power and transmission rates to the Western Area Power Administration
(WAPA) Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of
Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into
effect on a final basis, or to remand or disapprove such rates, to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No.
S1-DEL-S3-2024, effective August 30, 2024, 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 Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, effective April 10, 2023,
the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an
interim basis to WAPA's Administrator. This rate action is issued under
Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023 and DOE procedures for public
participation

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\3\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions

As used in this Rate Order, the following acronyms, terms, and
definitions apply:
Balancing Authority Area (BAA): As defined in WAPA's Tariff, is
Balancing Authority Area; the term Balancing Authority Area shall have
the same meaning as ``Control Area.''
Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC): As defined in
WAPA's Tariff, is Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC). A
joint powers authority that provides BA and other services to its
members and other entities within the BAA. Members/entities of BANC may
in turn provide transmission service to customers.
California Independent System Operator (CAISO): As defined in
WAPA's Tariff, is the California Independent System Operator
Corporation. A state-chartered, California, non-profit public benefit
corporation that operates the transmission facilities of all CAISO
participating transmission owners and dispatches certain generating
units and loads. CAISO is the Market Operator for the Energy Imbalance
Market.
Capacity: As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, is the
electric capability of a generator, transformer, transmission circuit,
or other equipment.
Customer: An entity with a contract that is receiving service from
WAPA.
Customer Rate Brochure: A document prepared for public distribution
explaining the rationale and background for the information contained
in the Proposed Federal Register Notice (FRN) and in this rate order.
Central Valley Project (CVP): As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power
Marketing Plan, is Central Valley Project. The multipurpose Federal
water development project extending from the Cascade Range in northern
California to the plains along the Kern River south of the city of
Bakersfield, California.
Department of Energy (DOE): United States Department of Energy.
DOE Order RA 6120.2: Department of Energy Order outlining power
marketing administration financial reporting and rate-making
procedures.
Energy: As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, is measured
in terms of the work it is capable of doing over a period of time;
electric energy is usually measured in kilowatt-hours or megawatt-
hours.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission.
Federal Register Notice (FRN): Federal Register Notice--a document
published in the Federal Register in order for WAPA to provide
information of public interest.
Fiscal Year (FY): WAPA's Fiscal Year; October 1 to September 30.
Generating Unit: As defined in CAISO's Tariff, is an individual
electric generator and its associated plant and apparatus whose
electrical output is capable of being separately identified and metered
or a Physical Scheduling Plant that, in either case, is: located within
the CAISO BAA (which includes a Pseudo-Tie of a generating unit to the
CAISO BAA) or, for purposes of scheduling and operating the Real-Time
Market only, an EIM Entity BAA; connected to the CAISO Controlled Grid,
either directly or via interconnected transmission, or distribution
facilities or via a Pseudo-Tie; and capable of producing and delivering
net Energy (Energy in excess of a generating station's internal power
requirements).
Kilowatt (kW): As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, it
is kilowatt. A unit measuring the rate of production of electricity;
one kilowatt equals one thousand watts.
Load Aggregation Point (LAP): Load Aggregation Point is a set of
Pricing Nodes as specified in Section 27.2 of the CAISO Tariff that are
used for the submission of Bids and Settlement of Demand.
Megawatt (MW): As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, is a
unit measuring the rate of production of electricity; one megawatt
equals one million watts.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended.
New Rate: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, means the modification of a
Rate for transmission or ancillary services provided by the
Transmission Provider which has been promulgated pursuant to the rate
development process outlined in Power and Transmission Rates, 10 CFR
part 903 (2006).
Non-Statutory Service: Non-Federal Power.
Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS): Open Access Same-
Time Information System--as defined in WAPA's Tariff, the information
system and standards of conduct contained in Part 37 of the
Commission's regulations and all additional requirements implemented by
subsequent Commission orders dealing with OASIS.
Operation and Maintenance (O&M): Operation, Maintenance, and
Replacements expense refers to the annual expense incurred for
attending/servicing/replacement of power and transmission lines and
facilities.
Preference: As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, is the
requirements of Reclamation Law that provide for preference in the sale
of Federal power be given to certain entities, such as governments
(state, Federal and Native American), municipalities and other public
corporations or agencies, and cooperatives and other nonprofit
organizations financed in whole or in part by loans made pursuant to
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (See, e.g., Reclamation Project
Act of 1939, Section 9(c), 43 U.S.C. 485h(c)).
Point-To-Point Transmission Service: As defined in WAPA's Tariff,
is the reservation and transmission of capacity and energy on either a
firm or non-firm basis from the Point(s) of Receipt to the Point(s) of
Delivery under Part II of WAPA's Tariff.
Project Use: As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, is
power as defined by Reclamation Law and/or used to operate CVP and
Washoe Project facilities.
Power: As defined in WAPA's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, is capacity
and energy.
Provisional Formula Rates: The formula rates confirmed, approved,
and placed into effect on an interim basis by the Deputy Secretary of
Energy or his designee.
Rate: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, means the monetary charge or the
formula for computing such a charge for any electric service provided
by a Transmission Provider as defined in 10 CFR part 903.
Rate Adjustment: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, means a change in an
existing rate or rates, or the establishment of a rate or rates for a
new service. It does not include a change in rate schedule provisions
or in contract terms, other than changes in the price per unit of
service, nor does it include changes in the monetary charge pursuant to
a formula stated in a rate schedule or a contract as defined in 10 CFR
part 903.
Rate Formula Adjustment: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, means a
change in an existing rate formula, or the establishment of a rate
formula for a new service. It does not include updates to the monetary
charge pursuant to a formula stated in a rate schedule or a contract.

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Statutory Service: Firm Electric Service, Priority Use Power, and
Project Use Service.
Tariff: The Open Access Transmission Tariff or `Tariff', including
all schedules or attachments thereto, of the Transmission Provider as
amended from time to time, and approved by FERC.
Transmission Owner (TO): As defined in WAPA's Tariff, means
Transmission Owner and is the entity that owns, leases or otherwise
possesses an interest in the portion of the Transmission System at the
Point of Interconnection and may be a Party to the Small Generator
Interconnection Agreement to the extent necessary.
Transmission Customer: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, is any Eligible
Customer (or its Designated Agent) that (i) executes a Service
Agreement, or (ii) requests in writing that the Transmission Provider
provide transmission service without a Service Agreement, pursuant to
section 15.3 of the WAPA Tariff. This term is used in the Part I Common
Service Provisions to include customers receiving transmission service
under Part II and Part III of the WAPA Tariff.
Transmission Provider: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, is the Regional
Office of WAPA that owns, controls, or operates the facilities used for
the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce and provides
transmission service under the WAPA Tariff.
Transmission System: As defined in WAPA's Tariff, is the facilities
owned, controlled, or operated by the Transmission Provider that are
used to provide transmission service under Part II and Part III of the
WAPA Tariff.
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA): United States Department
of Energy, Western Area Power Administration.
Western Area Power Administration, Sierra Nevada Region (WAPA-SN):
United States Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration,
Sierra Nevada Region

Effective Date

The Provisional Formula Rate Schedules PACI-C1, PACI-D1, and PACI-
W1 will take effect on the first day of the first full billing period
beginning on or after April 1, 2026, and will remain in effect through
March 31, 2031, pending approval by FERC on a final basis or until
superseded.

Public Notice and Comment

WAPA-SN followed the Procedures for Public Participation in Power
and Transmission Rate Adjustments and Extensions, 10 CFR part 903, in
developing these formula rates. WAPA-SN took the following steps to
involve interested parties in the rate process:
1. On April 23, 2025, a Federal Register notice (90 FR 17065)
(Proposed FRN) announced the proposed formula rates and initiated a 90-
day public consultation and comment period.
2. On April 23, 2025, WAPA-SN notified Preference Customers and
interested parties of the proposed rates and provided a copy of the
published Proposed FRN.
3. On June 18, 2025, WAPA-SN held a virtual public information
forum. WAPA-SN's representatives explained the proposed formula rates,
answered questions, and gave notice that more information was available
in the Customer Rate Brochure.
4. On June 18, 2025, WAPA-SN held a virtual public comment forum to
provide an opportunity for Customers and other interested parties to
comment for the record.
5. WAPA-SN established a public website to post information about
the rate process. The website is located at <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/sn/sn-rates/Rate-Case-2025-WAPA-211">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/sn/sn-rates/Rate-Case-2025-WAPA-211</a>.
6. During the 90-day consultation and comment period, which ended
on July 22, 2025, WAPA-SN received no oral comment submissions and no
written comment letters.

PACI Point-to-Point Transmission Service Formula Rates

The provisional cost-based formula rate for PACI point-to-point
transmission service will provide sufficient revenue to recover annual
operation, maintenance, replacement expenses, interest expense, and
capital repayment requirements while ensuring repayment of the project
within the cost recovery criteria. The provisional equitable formula
rates for PACI point-to-point transmission service will aid and benefit
the Central Valley Project (CVP) by offsetting project power costs.

PACI Point-to-Point Transmission Service Cost-Based Rate

The provisional cost-based rate for PACI point-to-point
transmission service is used to move Federal power on the PACI
transmission line for Statutory Service.
WAPA-SN prepares a detailed cost-of-service study to determine the
costs, by project, that supports the transfer capability of each
transmission system and the cost that supports the generation
capability of the CVP system. Generally, the costs allocated through
the cost-of-service study for the transmission systems include
operation and maintenance, interest, and depreciation expenses. WAPA-
SN's costs for scheduling, system control, and dispatch service
associated with PACI point-to-point transmission service are included
and recovered through the transmission systems' revenue requirement.

PACI Point-to-Point Transmission Service Equitable Rate

The provisional equitable formula rate for surplus PACI point-to-
point transmission service is used for non-Statutory Service that is
delivered and/or received between Malin to Round Mountain and/or Malin
to Cottonwood Substation located within the Balancing Authority of
Northern California balancing authority area (BAA).

PACI Transmission Service Equitable Default Load Aggregation Point Rate

The provisional equitable formula rate for surplus PACI Default
Load Aggregation Point (DLAP) point-to-point transmission service is
used for non-Statutory Service that is delivered from and/or received
at Pacific Gas and Electric Company's DLAP located within the
California Independent System Operator BAA.

Comments

WAPA-SN received no separate oral and/or written comments during
the public consultation and comment period.

Certification of Rates

I have certified that the Provisional Formula Rates for PACI point-
to-point transmission service under Rate Schedules PACI-C1, PACI-D1 and
PACI-W1 are the lowest possible rates, consistent with sound business
principles. The Provisional Formula Rates were developed following
administrative policies and applicable laws.

Availability of Information

Information used by WAPA-SN to develop the Provisional Formula
Rates is available for inspection and copying at the Sierra Nevada
Regional Office, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA. Many of these
documents are also available on WAPA-SN's website at: <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/sn/sn-rates/Rate-Case-2025-WAPA-211">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/sn/sn-rates/Rate-Case-2025-WAPA-211</a>.

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements

Environmental Compliance

WAPA-SN determined that this action fits within the following
categorical exclusion listed in appendix B to 10 CFR part 1021 and
Appendix B of DOE's NEPA implementing procedures published on June 30,
2025: B4.3, Electric power marketing rate

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changes.\4\ Under 10 CFR 1021.102, categorically excluded projects and
activities do not require preparation of either an environmental impact
statement or an environmental assessment. A copy of the categorical
exclusion determination is available on WAPA-SN's website at
<a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/sn/sn-rates/Rate-Case-2025-WAPA-211">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/sn/sn-rates/Rate-Case-2025-WAPA-211</a>.
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\4\ The determination was done in compliance with NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4321-4347) and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures, including 10
CFR part 1021.
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Determination Under Executive Order 12866

WAPA 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.

Submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Provisional Formula Rates herein confirmed, approved, and
placed into effect on an interim basis, together with supporting
documents, will be submitted to FERC for confirmation and final
approval.

Order

In view of the above and under the authority delegated to me, I
hereby confirm, approve, and place into effect, on an interim basis,
Rate Order No. WAPA-211. The rates will remain in effect on an interim
basis until: (1) FERC confirms and approves them on a final basis; (2)
subsequent rates are confirmed and approved; or (3) such rates are
superseded.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 21,
2026, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area 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 the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Rate Schedule PACI-C1

(Supersedes Schedule PACI-T4 REV)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Sierra Nevada Region

Pacific Alternating Current Intertie

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-211

Effective

April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, or until superseded,
whichever occurs earlier.

Available

In the area served by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA),
Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SN).

Applicable

To customers receiving Pacific Alternating Current Intertie (PACI)
Point-to-Point (PTP) transmission for Statutory Service such as firm
electric, priority use power, and project use from WAPA-SN.

Character and Conditions of Service

Transmission service for three-phase, alternating current at 60-
hertz, delivered and metered at the voltages and points of delivery or
receipt, adjusted for losses, and delivered to points of delivery. This
service includes scheduling and system control, and dispatch service
needed to support the transmission service.

Formula Rate

The formula rate for PACI PTP transmission service includes three
components.
Component 1
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN26JA26.000

Where:

PACI Transmission Revenue Requirement = WAPA-SN's costs associated
with facilities that support the transfer capability of the PACI.
WAPA-SN's PACI Capacity = WAPA-SN's share of PACI transmission
capacity, subject to curtailment under the current California-Oregon
Intertie (COI) transfer capability.

WAPA-SN will update the rate from Component 1 at least 15 days
before the start of the rate period. Rate change notifications will be
posted on WAPA-SN's Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS).
Component 2
Any charges or credits associated with the creation, termination,
or modification to any tariff, contract, or rate schedule accepted or
approved by FERC or other regulatory body will be passed on to each
relevant customer. The charges or credits apply to the service to which
this rate methodology applies. When possible, WAPA-SN will pass through
charges or credits directly to the customer in the same manner WAPA-SN
is charged or credited. When not possible, the charges or credits will
be passed through using Component 1 of the formula rate.
Component 3
Any charges or credits from the Host Balancing Authority for
providing this service will be passed on to each relevant customer.
When possible, WAPA-SN will pass through charges and credits directly
to the customer in the same manner WAPA-SN is charged or credited. When
not possible, the charges or credits will be passed through using
Component 1 of the formula rate.

Billing

The formula rate above applies to the maximum amount of capacity
reserved for periods ranging from 1 hour to 1

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month, payable whether used or not. Billing will occur monthly.

Adjustment for Losses

Losses incurred for service under this rate schedule will be
accounted for as agreed to by the parties in accordance with the
service agreement.

Audit Adjustments

Financial audit adjustments that apply to the formula rate under
this rate schedule will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to
determine the appropriate treatment for repayment and cash flow
management.

Rate Schedule PACI-D1

(Supersedes Schedule PACI DLAP-T6)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Sierra Nevada Region

Pacific Alternating Current Intertie

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-211

Effective

April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, or until superseded,
whichever occurs earlier.

Available

In the area served by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA),
Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SN).

Applicable

To customers purchasing surplus Pacific Alternating Current
Intertie (PACI) Point-to-Point (PTP) transmission for non-Statutory
Service from WAPA-SN that is delivered from and/or received at the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Default Load Aggregation Point located
within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing
authority area (BAA).

Character and Conditions of Service

Formula Rate

The equitable formula rate for PACI PTP transmission service
includes three components.
Component 1
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN26JA26.001

The formula rate will be based on WAPA-SN's cost for wheeling power
through the CAISO BAA as of January 1st each year, or shortly
thereafter, and will remain in effect for the rate period. Any changes
to the wheeling cost including revisions or retroactive adjustments,
will not be considered.
WAPA-SN will update the rate from Component 1 at least 15 days
before the start of the rate period. Rate change notifications will be
posted on WAPA-SN's Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS).
Component 2
Any charges or credits associated with the creation, termination,
or modification to any tariff, contract, or rate schedule accepted or
approved by FERC or other regulatory body will be passed on to each
relevant customer. The charges or credits apply to the service to which
this rate methodology applies. When possible, WAPA-SN will pass through
charges or credits directly to the customer in the same manner WAPA-SN
is charged or credited.
Component 3
Any charges or credits from the Host Balancing Authority for
providing this service will be passed on to each relevant customer.
When possible, WAPA-SN will pass through charges and credits directly
to the customer in the same manner WAPA-SN is charged or credited.

Billing

The formula rate above applies to the maximum amount of capacity
reserved for periods ranging from 1 hour to 1 month, payable whether
used or not. Billing will occur monthly.

Adjustment for Losses

Losses incurred for service under this rate schedule will be
accounted for as agreed to by the parties in accordance with the
service agreement.

Audit Adjustments

Rate Schedule PACI-W1

(Supersedes Schedule PACI-T5 REV)

United States Department of Energy

Western Area Power Administration

Sierra Nevada Region

Pacific Alternating Current Intertie

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

Approved Under Rate Order No. WAPA-211

Effective

April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, or until superseded,
whichever occurs earlier.

Available

In the area served by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA),
Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SN).

Applicable

To customers purchasing surplus Pacific Alternating Current
Intertie (PACI) Point-to-Point (PTP) transmission for non-Statutory
Service from WAPA-SN that is delivered and/or received between Malin to
Round Mountain and/or Malin to Cottonwood Substation located within the
Balancing Authority Area of Northern California balancing authority
area.

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Character and Conditions of Service

Formula Rate

The equitable formula rate for PACI PTP transmission service
includes three components.
Component 1
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN26JA26.002

Billing

The formula rate above applies to the maximum amount of capacity
reserved for periods ranging from 1 hour to 1 month, payable whether
used or not. Billing will occur monthly.

Adjustment for Losses

Losses incurred for service under this rate schedule will be
accounted for as agreed to by the parties in accordance with the
service agreement.

Audit Adjustments

[FR Doc. 2026-01329 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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