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Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI)

Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI). RETI. Stakeholder Driven Collaborative Planning Process Identify and Rank Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) Transmission Plans to Access CREZ Include California & Adjacent Lands Inform Renewable Generation & Transmission Line

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Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI)

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  1. Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI)

  2. RETI • Stakeholder Driven Collaborative Planning Process • Identify and Rank • Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) • Transmission Plans to Access CREZ • Include California & Adjacent Lands • Inform Renewable Generation & Transmission Line Permitting & Planning • CPUC, POU, & Federal Transmission Permitting • CPUC Procurement re IOU Renewable Contracts • CEC Transmission Corridor Designation • CAISO Transmission Plan & Queue Reform • CEC, Local & Federal Renewable Generation Permitting

  3. RETI Organizational Structure • Coordinating Committee • Stakeholder Steering Committee • Plenary Stakeholder Group (Public)

  4. RETI Coordinating Committee • Dian Grueneich, CPUC Commissioner • Traci Bone • Jeffrey Byron, CEC Commissioner • Chuck Najarian • Yakout Mansour, CAISO President and CEO • Robin Smutny-Jones • Southern California Public Power Authority • Northern California Power Agency • Sacramento Municipal Utility District

  5. RETI Stakeholder Steering Committee • Primary Working Group • Key Stakeholder Representatives • 28 Members- • Transmission Owners and Generators • Electric Utilities • Environmental and Public Interest Groups • Federal, State, and Local Permitting Agencies • Military

  6. RETI Plenary Stakeholder Group • All Stakeholders and the Public • Review Steering Committee Work • Provide Feedback

  7. RETI Structure

  8. Contractor Support • CEC PIER Funded CEERT Contract • RETI Coordinator • Expanding and Dynamic • CPUC Funded Black & Veatch Contract • Prepare Phase 1 Reports • Under Direction of SSC

  9. RETI Scope of Work • Phase 1 (8/31/09 completion target) • Identification and Ranking of CREZs • Phase 1A: Criteria, Assumptions & Methodology • Phase 1B: CREZ Identification and Ranking • Phase 2 (3/09 completion target) • Refinement of CREZs for Priority Zones • Development of Conceptual Transmission Plans • Phase 3 (2010 completion target) • Detailed Transmission Plans of Service

  10. RETI Scope of Work Phase 1: Identification & Ranking of CREZs • Assess developable renewable resources • Develop CREZ Selection Criteria (Phase 1A) • Develop Study Assumptions/Methodology (1A) • Integrate Environmental Factors (1A & 1B) • Identify CREZs (1B) • Create short-list of top-priority CREZs (1B)

  11. RETI Phase 1 Methodology

  12. RETI Scope of Work Phase 2: • Develop Conceptual Transmission Plans • Expand/Refine CREZ Analysis • Siting/Environmental Constraints • Renewable Resource Mix Scenarios

  13. RETI Scope of Work Phase 3: • Detailed Transmission Plans of Service • CAISO & POU

  14. RETI

  15. RETI Committee Meetings • September 20, 2007- Public kick-off meeting • October 29, 2007- SSC Meeting • December 17, 2007- SSC Meeting • January 22, 2008- SSC & Plenary Meetings • February 6, 2008- CC Meeting with Generators • February 27, 2008- SSC Meeting • March 19, 2008- SSC Meeting • March 26, 2008- Plenary Meeting • April 16, 2008- SSC Meeting • May 21, 2008- SSC & Plenary Meetings • June 18, 2008- SSC Meeting • July 16, 2008- SSC Meeting [and Plenary?] • August 20, 2008- SSC Meeting [and Plenary?]

  16. May 21 PSG Meeting Agenda • Opening Remarks • Commissioners Grueneich and Byron • Update on Phase 1A (BV) • Status of Phase 1B Work (BV) • EWG Status Report (Sierra Club, NRDC) • Q and A

  17. May 21 SSC Meeting Agenda • Adoption of Phase 1A Final Report • Discussion of Phase 1B Work Activities • EWG Coordination with BV • Role of PACT in EWG Work • BV Data Needs • Consideration of SSC Chair & Co-Chair • Roles and Responsibilities

  18. RETI Schedule • March 2008- Environmental Work Group Formed • March 14, 2008- Draft CREZ Assumptions & Methodology Report Issued • April 12, 2008- Draft Final CREZ A/M Report Issued • April 16, 2008- SSC Accepted Draft Final CREZ A/M Report and and Approved Initiation of Phase 1B Work • April 24, 2008- Deadline for Additional Comments to A/M Report • May 8, 2008- Deadline to Post Final A/M Report • May 21, 2008- SSC to Consider Adopting Final A/M Report • August 31, 2008- Phase 1 Ranking CREZ Report Completed • March, 2009- Estimated Completion of Phase 2 • 2010- CAISO Transmission Plan Integrates RETI

  19. RETI Information • How to register & RETI website: • www.energy.ca.gov/reti • List Server • Enter email address

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