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Customers are encouraged to submit comment period extension requests to techforum@bpa.gov at least 2 business days before a comment period end date. Comments received after a comment period close date will not be addressed in the comment response document.

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Eligible customers or entities wishing to propose a modification to an existing business practice or a new business practice are encouraged to contact their assigned Transmission Account Executive prior to submitting a proposal.

Information regarding the business practice proposal process and requirements is available here:

Bonneville's Business Practice Process (10/1/19)

To submit a business practice proposal, send a completed Proposed Transmission Business Practice Request form electronically to techforum@bpa.gov or by U.S. mail to the address below.

Bonneville Power Administration
Transmission Business Practices (TSBP)
PO Box 3621
Portland OR 97208-3621

A blank business practice template is available here.

BPA Decisions, Responses to Customer Comments & Final Business Practice Redlines

Comments received after a comment period close date will not be addressed in the comment response document. All business practices in this list are finalized. See the Transmission Business Practices page for the current business practices.

Category B

Shell Energy North America (US) L.P. (Shell) is proposing this revision to BPA’s Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service (VERBS) business practice

Bonneville declined to adopt Shell’s business practice proposal

Proposed Transmission Business Practice Request

Redline Draft - Proposed Language

Posted for Comment: 5/3/2024 Meeting: 5/13/2024 Meeting Materials

Comment Period Closed: 6/11/2024

BPA Response Due: 7/11/2024

No comments were received

BPA Decision

Category B

Redline - Commercial Readiness

Posted for Comment: 6/7/2024 - 6/13/2024

No comments were received

BPA Response Due: 6/28/2024

Initial Comment Period: BPA Response to Comments

Submitted Comments:

Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC)

Savion

Avangrid Renewables

Posted for Comment: 3/25/2024 - 4/30/2024 Meeting: 4/2/2024

BPA Response Due: Extended from 5/29/2024 to 6/10/2024

Category B

Redline - Site Control

Posted for Comment: 6/7/2024 - 6/13/2024

BPA Response to Comments

Submitted Comments:

Navajo Power, PBC

BPA Response Due: 6/28/2024

Initial Comment Period: BPA Response to Comments

Submitted Comments:

Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC)

Savion

Renewable Northwest

Avangrid Renewables

Posted for Comment: 3/25/2024 - 4/30/2024 Meeting: 4/2/2024

BPA Response Due: Extended from 5/29/2024 to 6/10/2024

Category B

Redline - Preemption of Short-Term Transmission Service

Posted for Comment: 8/4/2022 Meeting: 8/11/2022 Meeting Presentation
Comment Period Closed: 9/9/2022

On October 7, 2022, BPA issued a Tech Forum suspending the business practice process for Version 5 of the Preemption of Transmission Service business practice due to potential settlement of the conditional reservation deadline for hourly firm service in the TC-24 Tariff Proceeding. With the completion of the TC-24 Tariff Proceeding, the suspension is lifted and the business practice is finalized as of 3/13/23 with a 10/4/2023 effective date.

BPA Response to Comments

Category B

The 15-minute scheduling on the Pacific Direct Current Interconnection (PDCI) will only be available on tags between BPA transmission customers and LADWP. BPA is working with CAISO to initiate 15-minute schedules between BPA transmission customers and CAISO at a later date.

Redline - Scheduling Transmission Service

Posted: 12/1/22 Meeting: 12/9/22 Comment Period Closed: 1/10/23

BPA Response Due: 2/8/2023

No comments received

Withdrawn Business Practices

Category B

Withdrawal Explanation Redispatch and Curtailment Update on 1:1 Paths customer engagement scheduled for 1/18/2023.

Withdrawn - Clean Draft - Redispatch and Curtailment Procedures

Withdrawn - Redline Draft - Redispatch and Curtailment Procedures

Posted for Comment: 4/29/2022 Meeting: 5/9/2022

Comment Period Close: 6/7/2022

BPA Response Due Extended to : 7/21/2022

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