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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southeastern Power Administration 

Proposed Rate Adjustment for KerrPhilpott System 

AGENCY: Southeastern Power 

Administration (Southeastern), DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and 

opportunities for review and comment. 

SUMMARY: Southeastern will host a 

public information and comment forum 

to discuss its proposal to replace 

existing schedules of rates and charges 

applicable for the sale of power from the 

Kerr-Philpott System effective for a fiveyear period from October 1, 2015, 

through September 30, 2020. 

Southeastern will evaluate all comments 

received in this process. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before June 9, 2015. A public 

information and comment forum will be 

held in Boydton, Virginia, at 10:00 a.m. 

on April 21, 2015. Persons desiring to 

speak at the forum should notify 

Southeastern at least seven (7) days 

before the forum is scheduled so that a 

list of forum participants can be 

prepared. Others present at the forum 

may speak if time permits. Persons 

desiring to attend the forum should 

notify Southeastern at least seven (7) 

days before the forum is scheduled. 

Unless Southeastern has been notified 

by the close of business on April 14, 

2015, that at least one person intends to 

be present at the forum, the forum may 

be canceled. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Kenneth E. Legg, 

Administrator, Southeastern Power 

Administration, Department of Energy, 

Elberton, GA 30635. The public 

comment forum will meet at the John H. 

Kerr Visitor Assistance Center, 1930 

Mays Chapel Road, Boydton, Virginia, 

23917; Phone: (434) 738–6633. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virgil G. Hobbs III, Assistant 

Administrator, Finance and Marketing, 

Southeastern Power Administration, 

Department of Energy, 1166 Athens 

Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635–6711, 

(706) 213–3800; Email: Virgil.Hobbs@

sepa.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC), by order issued March 11, 2011, 

134 FERC ¶ 62,233, confirmed and 

approved Rate Schedules VA–1–B, VA– 

2–B, VA–3–B, VA–4–B, CP&L–1–B, 

CP&L–2–B, CP&L–3–B, CP&L–4–B, AP– 

1–B, AP–2–B, AP–3–B, AP–4–B, NC–1– 

B, and Replacement–2–A, for the period 

October 1, 2010, through September 30, 

2015. A repayment study prepared in 

January of 2015 showed that existing 

rates are adequate to recover all costs 

required by present repayment criteria. 

However, approval of the existing rate 

schedules expires September 30, 2015. 

The existing rate schedules include 

two true-up mechanisms. First, the base 

capacity and base energy charge are 

subject to annual adjustment on April 1 

of each year based on transfers to plant 

in service for the preceding fiscal year. 

The adjustment is for each increase of 

$1,000,000 to plant in service and 

increase of $0.013 per kilowatt per 

month added to the capacity charge and 

0.052 mills per kilowatt-hour added to 

the energy charge. Second, the rates 

include a true-up of the capacity and 

energy rates based on the variance of the 

actual net revenue available for 

repayment from the planned net 

revenue available for repayment. The 

adjustment is for every $100,000 underrecovery of the planned net revenue 

available for repayment, the base 

capacity charge is increased by $0.02 

per kilowatt per month, up to a 

maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per 

month, and the base energy charge is 

increased by 0.10 mills per kilowatthour, up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per 

kilowatt-hour. For every $100,000 overrecovery of the planned net revenue 

available for repayment, the base 

capacity charge is reduced by $0.02 per 

kilowatt per month, up to a maximum 

of $0.75 per kilowatt per month, and the 

base energy charge is reduced by 0.10 

mills per kilowatt-hour, up to a 

maximum of 3.0 mills per kilowatthour. 

The initial base capacity charge for 

the current rate schedules was $3.65 per 

kilowatt per month. The initial base 

energy charge was 14.63 mills per 

kilowatt-hour. As of April 1, 2015, the 

base capacity charge has increased to 

$4.30 per kilowatt per month and the 

base energy charge has increased to 

17.23 mills per kilowatt-hour because of 

transfers to plant in service. The true-up 

adjustment for net revenue available for 

repayment reduced the April 1, 2015 

capacity charge to $4.18 per kilowatt per 

month and the energy charge to 16.63 

mills per kilowatt-hour. The existing 

rates are adequate to meet repayment 

criteria. However, implementation of 

the true-ups incorporated in the rate 

schedules has proven to be difficult for 

Southeastern staff and customers to 

understand, and the rates have proven 

to be volatile. Southeastern is proposing 

to modify the true-up in an effort to 

simplify the process and stabilize the 

rates. 

Proposed Unit Rates 

The initial base rates for capacity and 

energy will be as follows: 

Capacity: $3.97 per kW per month 

Energy: 16.04 mills per kWh 

Southeastern proposes to eliminate 

the true-up mechanism for transfers to 

plant in service. The rates are based on 

a repayment study that projects the 

Kerr-Philpott System are expected to 

produce the following net revenue 

available for repayment (rounded to 

nearest $10,000): 

Fiscal year 

Estimated 

annual net 

revenue 

available for 

repayment 

Cumulative net 

revenue 

available for 

repayment 

2015 .......... $2,130,000 $2,130,000 

2016 .......... 2,120,000 4,250,000 

2017 .......... 1,830,000 6,080,000 

2018 .......... 1,640,000 7,720,000 

2019 .......... 1,640,000 9,360,000 

2020 .......... 1,720,000 11,080,000 

2021 .......... 1,800,000 12,880,000 

2022 .......... 1,870,000 14,750,000 

2023 .......... 1,950,000 16,700,000 

2024 .......... 2,040,000 18,740,000 

The proposed rates include a true-up 

of the capacity and energy rates based 

on the cumulative net revenue available 

for repayment from the table above. For 

every $100,000 under-recovery of the 

planned cumulative net revenue 

available for repayment, Southeastern 

will increase the base capacity charge by 

$0.02 per kilowatt per month, up to a 

maximum of $0.75 per kilowatt per 

month, and increase the base energy 

charge by 0.10 mills per kilowatt-hour, 

up to a maximum of 3.0 mills per 

kilowatt-hour. For every $100,000 overrecovery of the planned cumulative net 

revenue available for repayment, 

Southeastern will reduce the base 

capacity charge by $0.02 per kilowatt 

per month, up to a maximum of $0.75 

per kilowatt per month, and reduce the 

base energy charge by 0.10 mills per 

kilowatt-hour, up to a maximum of 3.0 

mills per kilowatt-hour, to be 

implemented April 1 of the next fiscal 

year. 

The initial base rate is a revenue 

reduction of $1,301,000 annually, or 

about six percent (6%) under the base 

rates currently in effect. 

Southeastern is proposing the 

following rate schedules to be effective 

for the period from October 1, 2015, 

through September 30, 2020. The 

capacity charge and energy charge will 

be the same for all rate schedules. These 

rate schedules are necessary to 

accommodate the transmission and 

scheduling arrangements that are 

available in the Kerr-Philpott System. 


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12820 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 47 / Wednesday, March 11, 2015 / Notices 

Rate Schedule VA–1–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia and North 

Carolina to whom power may be 

transmitted and scheduled pursuant to 

contracts between the Government, 

Virginia Electric and Power Company 

(also known as Dominion Virginia 

Power [DVP]), and DVP’s Transmission 

Operator, currently PJM 

Interconnection, LLC (PJM). 

Rate Schedule VA–2–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia and North 

Carolina to whom power may be 

transmitted pursuant to contracts 

between the Government, DVP, and 

PJM. The customer is responsible for 

providing a scheduling arrangement 

with the Government. 

Rate Schedule VA–3–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia and North 

Carolina to whom power may be 

scheduled pursuant to contracts 

between the Government, DVP, and 

PJM. The customer is responsible for 

providing a transmission arrangement. 

Rate Schedule VA–4–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in the service area of DVP 

and PJM. The customer is responsible 

for providing a scheduling arrangement 

with the Government and for providing 

a transmission arrangement. 

Rate Schedule CP&L–1–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in North Carolina to whom 

power may be transmitted and 

scheduled pursuant to contracts 

between the Government and Duke 

Energy Progress (as successor of 

Carolina Power & Light). 

Rate Schedule CP&L–2–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in North Carolina to whom 

power may be transmitted pursuant to 

contracts between the Government and 

Duke Energy Progress (as successor of 

Carolina Power & Light). The customer 

is responsible for providing a 

scheduling arrangement with the 

Government. 

Rate Schedule CP&L–3–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in North Carolina to whom 

power may be scheduled pursuant to 

contracts between the Government and 

Duke Energy Progress (as successor of 

Carolina Power & Light). The customer 

is responsible for providing a 

transmission arrangement. 

Rate Schedule CP&L–4–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in the service area of Duke 

Energy Progress. The customer is 

responsible for providing a scheduling 

arrangement with the Government and 

for providing a transmission 

arrangement. 

Rate Schedule AP–1–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia to whom power 

may be transmitted and scheduled 

pursuant to contracts between the 

Government, American Electric Power 

Service Corporation and the American 

Electric Power Service Corporation’s 

Transmission Operator, currently and 

the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM). 

Rate Schedule AP–2–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia to whom power 

may be transmitted pursuant to 

contracts between the Government, 

American Electric Power Service 

Corporation, and PJM. The customer is 

responsible for providing a scheduling 

arrangement with the Government. 

Rate Schedule AP–3–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia to whom power 

may be scheduled pursuant to contracts 

between the Government, American 

Electric Power Service Corporation, and 

PJM. The customer is responsible for 

providing a transmission arrangement. 

Rate Schedule AP–4–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in the service area of 

American Electric Power Service 

Corporation and PJM. The customer is 

responsible for providing a scheduling 

arrangement with the Government and 

for providing a transmission 

arrangement. 

Rate Schedule NC–1–C 

Available to public bodies and 

cooperatives in Virginia and North 

Carolina to whom power may be 

transmitted pursuant to a contract 

between the Government and PJM and 

scheduled pursuant to a contract 

between the Government and Duke 

Energy Progress (as successor of 

Carolina Power & Light). 

Rate Schedule Replacement–2–B 

This rate schedule shall be applicable 

to the sale energy purchased to meet 

contract minimum energy and sold 

under appropriate contracts between the 

Government and the Customer. 

The referenced repayment studies are 

available for examination at 1166 

Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635. 

Proposed Rate Schedules VA–1–C, VA– 

2–C, VA–3–C, VA–4–C, CP&L–1–C, 

CP&L–2–C, CP&L–3–C, CP&L–4–C, AP– 

1–C, AP–2–C, AP–3–C, AP–4–C, NC–1– 

B, and Replacement–2–B are also 

available. 

Issued at Elberton, Georgia, on February 

26, 2015. 

Kenneth E. Legg, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05534 Filed 3–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC); Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel 

Cell Technical Advisory Committee 

(HTAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 86 

Stat. 770, requires notice of the meeting 

be announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: 

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 8:30 a.m.– 

5:15 p.m. 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:00 a.m.– 

12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Westin Crystal City Hotel, 

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA, 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the mailing 

address: James Alkire, Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 15013 

Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 

80401 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) was 

established under section 807 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), 

Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Energy on the program 

authorized by Title VIII of EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (updates will be 

posted on the web at: http://

hydrogen.energy.gov/advisory_

htac.html). 

• HTAC Business (including public 

comment period) 

• DOE Leadership Updates 

• Program and Budget Updates 

• Updates from Government and 

Industry 


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