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RTO Planning and Expansion

RTO Planning and Expansion. Presentation to CREPC November 1, 2001 Jeff Miller Regional Transmission Manager California ISO. If an RTO is Responsible for System Reliability, it Must Have a Proactive Role in Planning. Can be a coordinated process with the transmission owners

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RTO Planning and Expansion

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  1. RTO Planning and Expansion Presentation to CREPC November 1, 2001 Jeff Miller Regional Transmission Manager California ISO

  2. If an RTO is Responsible for System Reliability, it Must Have a Proactive Role in Planning • Can be a coordinated process with the transmission owners • A compliance mechanism is needed to ensure the PTOs construct needed facilities • RTO should be primarily responsible for determining project need

  3. RTO Should be Responsible for Developing EconomicTransmission Projects • Economic benefits include increasing the resources available to constrained areas and mitigating market power • California ISO is developing a methodology to assess economic benefits • Third party investment in transmission should be encouraged, but not be relied upon

  4. Grid Planning Seams Issues Have Not Been a Problem for California to DateBut That Could Change • Very few large interstate projects are currently being planned so problems may not be apparent • An unresolved issue is how to avoid having a negatively impacted state block a beneficial line • WECC “Detailed Proposal” provides one means to address grid planning seams issues between RTOs

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