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Planning in WestConnect and Order 1000 Status

Planning in WestConnect and Order 1000 Status . Charles Reinhold WestConnect Project Manager May 29, 2013. WestConnect Planning Participants. Existing Western Interconnection Subregional Planning Groups. Planning Relationships in the Western Interconnection. FERC Order 1000.

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Planning in WestConnect and Order 1000 Status

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  1. Planning in WestConnect and Order 1000 Status Charles Reinhold WestConnect Project Manager May 29, 2013

  2. WestConnect Planning Participants

  3. Existing Western Interconnection Subregional Planning Groups

  4. Planning Relationships in the Western Interconnection

  5. FERC Order 1000 • Issued July 21, 2011 • Effective October 11, 2011 • Builds on the successes of Order 890 • Remedies “continuing opportunities for undue discrimination in transmission planning processes” • Regional Compliance Filings October 11, 2012 • Interregional Compliance Filings July 11, 2013 (Extended from April 11, 2013)

  6. WestConnect Regional Compliance • WestConnect formed Governance, Planning, Cost Allocation and Compliance Strike Teams to develop proposals • Numerous Stakeholder meetings held to review and refine proposals

  7. WestConnect Regional Compliance • WestConnect submitted its compliance filing on October 11, 2012 • FERC partially accepted the filing on March 21, 2013 and required additional compliance within 120 days (July 22, 2013)

  8. Order 1000 Requirements • Create a Planning Region with Transmission Owners enrolled in the Region • Produce a Regional Plan • Reliability Assessments • Economic Opportunities • Public Policy Needs • Determine Benefits & Cost Shares • Select more efficient or cost effective projects for inclusion in the Plan and Cost Allocation

  9. WestConnect Region (approx) • Current membership shown • All entities are required to sign the Planning Agreement to become voting member • Footprint may change due to membership WAPA SMUD TANC WAPA BH TSGT Basin WAPA NVE WAPA BH CSU PSCo PRPA Basin TSGT WAPA SRP TEP APS SWTC WAPA TSGT PNM Basin WAPA IID EPE Entities in blue text are public utility transmission providers that are required to comply with provisions contained within FERC Order 1000

  10. WestConnect Regional Compliance Process • Stakeholder Webinar to be held May 30, 2013 at 1:00 MDT • Proposals will then be finalized and turned over to the Compliance Team • Compliance filing is due July 22, 2013

  11. WestConnect Interregional Compliance • FERC requires each region to develop interregional processes with its neighboring regions to coordinate data sharing and planning analysis, and to provide for an interregional cost allocation process • California ISO, Columbia Grid, Northern Tier Transmission Group and WestConnect developed a multi-regional process to comply with the FERC requirements

  12. WestConnect Interregional Compliance • CAISO, NTTG and WestConnect submitted a joint interregional compliance filing on May 10, 2013. • Columbia Grid will file by the FERC deadline

  13. Questions?

  14. Today’s Presenters • Nathan Dexter nathan.dexter@hq.doe.gov • Bob Easton aeaston@wapa.gov • Gayle Nanselnansel@wapa.gov • Charlie Reinhold reinhold@ctcweb.net www.westconnect.com 208-253-6916

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