DRAFT SLICE/BLOCK CONTRACT TEMPLATE - PROVIDER OF CHOICE

Aug 30, 2026

Draft Slice/Block contract template for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and a named customer, structured as a Power Sales Agreement. Includes a configurable contract number, versioning and saved-date placeholders, and a detailed table of contents covering term, definitions, slice/block power purchase obligations, applicable rates, elections for tiered pricing, billing credits and metering, scheduling and delivery, information exchange and confidentiality, force majeure, governing law, termination, signatures, and multiple exhibits such as resources, obligations, metering, scheduling, and provider-of-choice slice applications.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages182

Reading Time1 h 4 min

AccessFree to download

TERM

DEFINITIONS

SLICE/BLOCK POWER PURCHASE OBLIGATION

BLOCK PRODUCT

SLICE PRODUCT

PUBLIC RATE DESIGN METHODOLOGY

CONTRACT HIGH WATER MARKS

APPLICABLE RATES

ELECTIONS TO PURCHASE POWER PRICED AT TIER 2 RATES

TIER 2 REMARKETING AND RESOURCE REMOVAL

RIGHT TO CHANGE PURCHASE OBLIGATION

BILLING CREDITS AND RESIDENTIAL EXCHANGE

SCHEDULING

DELIVERY

METERING

BILLING AND PAYMENT

INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY

UNCONTROLLABLE FORCES

GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

STATUTORY PROVISIONS

STANDARD PROVISIONS

PARTICIPATION IN WRAP

FUTURE AMENDMENT FOR DAY-AHEAD MARKET

TERMINATION

SIGNATURES

Exhibit A Net Requirements and Resources

Exhibit B Contract High Water Marks

Exhibit C Purchase Obligations

Exhibit D Additional Products and Special Provisions

Exhibit E Metering

Exhibit F Scheduling (Option 1)

Exhibit F Scheduling (Option 2)

Exhibit G Terms Related to Transfer Service

Exhibit H Renewable Energy Certificates and Environmental Attributes

Exhibit I Notices and Contact Information

Exhibit J Additional Resource and Energy Storage Device Requirements

Exhibit K Annual Slice Percentage and Firm Slice Amounts

Exhibit L Provider of Choice Slice Application

Exhibit M Slice Operating Procedures

PROVIDER OF CHOICE DRAFT SLICE/BLOCK CONTRACT TEMPLATE December 19, 2024 Version This is the draft Slice/Block Template. Stakeholder feedback and comments are requested. Key: Contract No. «##»PS-«#####» DRAFT SAVEDATE \@ "M/d/yyyy h:mm am/pm" \* MERGEFORMAT 1/11/2025 7:44 AM1/10/2025 3:29 PM12/19/2024 4:33 PM {When finalized, delete date here and move it to the author information line at the bottom of signature page.} POWER SALES AGREEMENT executed by the BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION and «FULL NAME OF CUSTOMER» Table of Contents TOC \o "1-1" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515868" 1. TERM PAGEREF _Toc185515868 \h 4 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515870" 2. DEFINITIONS PAGEREF _Toc185515870 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515871" 3. SLICE/BLOCK POWER PURCHASE OBLIGATION PAGEREF _Toc185515871 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515872" 4. BLOCK PRODUCT PAGEREF _Toc185515872 \h 28 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515873" 5. SLICE PRODUCT PAGEREF _Toc185515873 \h 31 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515874" 6. PUBLIC RATE DESIGN METHODOLOGY PAGEREF _Toc185515874 \h 43 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515875" 7. CONTRACT HIGH WATER MARKS PAGEREF _Toc185515875 \h 44 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515876" 8. APPLICABLE RATES PAGEREF _Toc185515876 \h 44 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515877" 9. ELECTIONS TO PURCHASE POWER PRICED AT TIER 2 RATES PAGEREF _Toc185515877 \h 44 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515878" 10. TIER 2 REMARKETING AND RESOURCE REMOVAL PAGEREF _Toc185515878 \h 45 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515879" 11. RIGHT TO CHANGE PURCHASE OBLIGATION PAGEREF _Toc185515879 \h 47 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515880" 12. BILLING CREDITS AND RESIDENTIAL EXCHANGE PAGEREF _Toc185515880 \h 51 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515881" 13. SCHEDULING PAGEREF _Toc185515881 \h 51 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515882" 14. DELIVERY PAGEREF _Toc185515882 \h 51 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515883" 15. METERING PAGEREF _Toc185515883 \h 60 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515884" 16. BILLING AND PAYMENT PAGEREF _Toc185515884 \h 63 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515885" 17. INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY PAGEREF _Toc185515885 \h 65 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515886" 18. UNCONTROLLABLE FORCES PAGEREF _Toc185515886 \h 70 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515887" 19. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PAGEREF _Toc185515887 \h 71 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515888" 20. STATUTORY PROVISIONS PAGEREF _Toc185515888 \h 73 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515889" 21. STANDARD PROVISIONS PAGEREF _Toc185515889 \h 82 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515890" 22. PARTICIPATION IN WRAP PAGEREF _Toc185515890 \h 84 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515891" 23. FUTURE AMENDMENT FOR DAY-AHEAD MARKET PAGEREF _Toc185515891 \h 85 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515892" 24. TERMINATION PAGEREF _Toc185515892 \h 86 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515893" 25. SIGNATURES PAGEREF _Toc185515893 \h 86 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515894" Exhibit A Net Requirements and Resources PAGEREF _Toc185515894 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515895" Exhibit B Contract High Water Marks PAGEREF _Toc185515895 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515896" Exhibit C Purchase Obligations PAGEREF _Toc185515896 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515897" Exhibit D Additional Products and Special Provisions PAGEREF _Toc185515897 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515898" Exhibit E Metering PAGEREF _Toc185515898 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515900" Exhibit F Scheduling (Option 1) PAGEREF _Toc185515900 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515901" Exhibit F Scheduling (Option 2) PAGEREF _Toc185515901 \h 1 Option 1: Include for customers not served by Transfer Service HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515902" Exhibit G This Exhibit Intentionally Left Blank PAGEREF _Toc185515902 \h 1 END Option 1 Option 2: Include for customers served by Transfer Service HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515903" Exhibit G Terms Related to Transfer Service PAGEREF _Toc185515903 \h 1 END Option 2 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc185515904" Exhibit H Renewable En

FAQs

What agreement is this draft template used for?

It is a draft Power Sales Agreement template for slice/block power purchase obligations between BPA and a named customer.

Which core contract topics are included in the table of contents?

The template covers term, definitions, slice and block products, public rate methodology, high water marks, applicable rates, elections for tier 2 pricing, billing credits, scheduling, delivery, metering, payment, confidentiality, and termination.

What options and exhibits are provided in the draft?

It includes option-based sections for customers based on transfer service (e.g., scheduling options) and multiple exhibits for resources, purchase obligations, metering, scheduling, renewable energy certificates, notices, and provider-of-choice slice application.

Aug 30, 2026

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