Federal Register: August 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 153)

DOCID: fr11au09-74 FR Doc E9-19225

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr11au09-74

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Availability of Request for Interest for Purchase of LongTerm Firm Electrical Energy with Capacity or NonFirm Electrical Energy.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Request for Interest for Purchase of Long-Term Firm Electrical Energy With Capacity or Non-Firm Electrical Energy

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by Western on or before 4 p.m. MDT September 10, 2009.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy, announces the availability of a Request for Interest (RFI) for the Purchase of Long Term Firm Electrical Energy with Capacity or NonFirm Electrical Energy. Western seeks to determine whether suppliers are interested in providing Western with longterm firm energy with capacity, nonfirm energy, or a combination of the two for a contract term to exceed five years but terminating no later than September 2024. The energy would be delivered to Western's Rocky Mountain Region's (RMR) Loveland Area Projects (LAP) at one or more of four points of delivery located within the Western Area Colorado Missouri (WACM) balancing authority.

SUMMARY:

Request for Interest for Purchase of Long-Term Firm Electrical Energy with Capacity or Non-Firm Electrical Energy

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Responses to the RFI will allow Western to determine how it chooses to supplement LAP Federal hydroelectric generation. Delivery points and maximum amounts of monthly onpeak and offpeak firm electrical energy with capacity or nonfirm electrical energy are listed in the RFI. The RFI does not specify a maximum price for firm electrical energy with capacity or nonfirm electrical energy.

Dated: July 31, 2009.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

For further information or to obtain a copy of the RFI, please contact Mr. John Gierard, Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region, Federal Power Programs, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 805393003, (970) 4617445, fax (970) 4617204, or email LAPlongtermRFI@wapa.gov. The RFI is also available on Western's Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/fedreg/FRNpdfs/ RMR2009 LongTerm Resource RFI.pdf.