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Surplus Capacity
Hourly sales
Estimated available west-side energy from Basin Electric Power Cooperative
These values represent the estimated available energy posted in Mountain Standard Time and are subject to change due to real-time activities. This is the estimated amount of capacity available after load and operating reserve forecasts have been calculated.
| This posting was made: | 07/30/2010 | ||
| Hour Ending (M.S.T.) | Date(s) Available: | ||
| 08/01/2010 | 08/02/2010 | ||
| HE 0100 | 79 | 76 | |
| HE 0200 | 91 | 80 | |
| HE 0300 | 85 | 85 | |
| HE 0400 | 75 | 71 | |
| HE 0500 | 26 | 23 | |
| HE 0600 | 0 | 1 | |
| HE 0700 | 40 | 31 | |
| HE 0800 | 15 | 3 | |
| HE 0900 | 8 | 1 | |
| HE 1000 | 1 | 1 | |
| HE 1100 | 2 | 0 | |
| HE 1200 | 0 | 0 | |
| HE 1300 | 1 | 0 | |
| HE 1400 | 1 | 0 | |
| HE 1500 | 0 | 2 | |
| HE 1600 | 0 | 1 | |
| HE 1700 | 1 | 1 | |
| HE 1800 | 0 | 1 | |
| HE 1900 | 5 | 3 | |
| HE 2000 | 0 | 3 | |
| HE 2100 | 16 | 31 | |
| HE 2200 | 88 | 71 | |
| HE 2300 | 64 | 59 | |
| HE 2400 | 74 | 66 | |
*Surplus Capacity is calculated consistent with the FERC's order in San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. Sellers of Energy, et al., 95 FERC 61,418 (2001).
Basin Electric's west-side available energy is marketed through its brokering agent, Rocky Mountain Generation Cooperative, Inc. (RMGC). RMGC may be reached for prescheduling services at 970.240.6387.
Twenty-four hour, real-time services for Basin Electric and RMGC are handled by Western Area Power Administration - Colorado River Storage Project, which may be reached at 800.378.6453.
Long-term contracts
Parties interested in buying or selling wholesale electricity from Basin Electric for periods of a month or longer should contact David Raatz, manager of marketing and power supply planning at 701.557.5392 or draatz@bepc.com
Contact information
RMGC is a brokering organization that aggregates the surplus electricity of its members and coordinates its sale. Other RMGC members include Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Municipal Power Agency of Nebraska, Western and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
Phone: 970.240.6387
Western Area Power Administration is the federal agency that markets hydroelectric power to rural electric cooperatives and public power systems in 15 central and western states, including members of Basin Electric.
Phone: 800.378.6453
Headquarters
1717 East Interstate Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503-0564 USA
Phone: 701.223.0441
