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NTTG Report to TEPPC 11-19-09 2008-2009 BiennialTransmission Plan. NTTG Transmission Plan Status. Plan Final Draft Posted 11-02-09 for Final Stakeholder Review 15 day comment period ended 11-17-09, two comments received TransWest Express – David Smith
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NTTG Report to TEPPC 11-19-09 2008-2009 BiennialTransmission Plan
NTTG Transmission Plan Status • Plan Final Draft Posted 11-02-09 for Final Stakeholder Review • 15 day comment period ended 11-17-09, two comments received • TransWest Express – David Smith • TransCanada – Bill Hosie: Zephyr & Chinook • Steering Committee Review and final approval 12-8-09 • Presentation to Open Stakeholder Meeting 1-28-10 • Kickoff for 2010 -2012 Biennial Cycle 1-28-09 Gateway Central Project under Construction at the Populus Substation in Idaho
Projects in 2008-09 Plan Project 1: Hughes Transmission Project Project 2: Wyodak South Project Project 3: Mountain States Transmission Intertie Project 4: Gateway South, Sigurd – Crystal Project 5: Gateway South, Aeolus – Mona Project 6: Gateway Central, Populus – Terminal Project 7: Gateway Central, Mona – Oquirrh Project 8: Gateway Central, Sigurd – Red Butte – Crystal Project 9: Gateway West, Windstar – Jim Bridger Project 10: Gateway West, Jim Bridger - SE Idaho Project 11: Gateway West, SE Idaho – S Central Idaho Project 12: Gateway West, S Central Idaho – SW Idaho Project 13: Boardman – Hemingway Project 14: Hemingway – Captain Jack Project 15: Walla Walla – McNary Project 16: Cascade Crossing
Additional Projects in Footprint Conceptual - Not Included in Plan in 2008-09 Cycle
NTTG Planning Committee Members Basin Electric Black Hills Power Deseret Power Electric Cooperative Horizon Wind Idaho Power NorthWestern Energy PacifiCorp Portland General Electric TransCanada Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems Idaho Office of Energy Resources Montana Public Service Commission Wyoming Public Service Commission
NTTG 2 Year Planning Cycle Interconnected Grid Planning Data Collection Identification of Options for identified needs Flowability and N-1 Reliability Studies Import/Export Studies, coordination with neighbors Economic Studies Cost Allocation
Results of Economic Studies of Planned Transmission Energy flows on significant paths with and without portfolio transmission
Cost Allocation Committee • Cost Allocation Draft report on website • http://nttg.biz/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=80 CAC Members Lou Ann Westerfield - Chair, Idaho Public Utility Commission Bryan DeKiep - Montana Public Service Commission Marshall Empey – UAMPS Bryce Freeman - Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocates Jim Logan- Utah Public Service Commission Matt Muldoon - Oregon Public Utility Commission Larry Nordell - Montana Consumers Curt Winterfeld - Deseret G&T Darrell Zlomke – Wyoming Public Service Commission
Northeast Wyoming Projects • Wyodak South • 550 MW -Meet load growth needs in Northeastern Wyoming, increased system reliability. • Phase 1: • Donkey Creek – Pumpkin Buttes • 230 kV, 49 miles • Construction start: March, 2008 • In service: April, 2009 • Phase 2: • Pumpkin Buttes – Dave Johnston Area • 230 kV, 69 miles • Construction start: January, 2010 (est) • In service: November, 2010 (est) • Hughes Transmission Project • Meet load growth needs in Northeastern Wyoming, increased system reliability. • Substation work complete • In service date: November, 2009 14
Boardman – Hemingway Project • 850/800 MW - Delivery of generating resources, market access and transmission service requests • Hemingway, ID to Boardman, OR • Single Circuit 500 kV AC • WECC Phase 1 Path Rating Complete • WECC Phase 2 Path Rating Underway • Rating studies performed with Pacific Northwest Transmission Coordination Work Group (TCWG) • Line Permitting • BLM and Oregon EFSC NOI • Community Process • Construction Start: 2013 • Project In Service: 2015 15
Mountain States Transmission Intertie • 1500/950 MW - Delivery of renewable energy resources • Townsend, MT to Midpoint, ID • Single Circuit 500 kV AC with PST • WECC Phase 2 Path Rating Process • Completion: 2009 • Part of NTTG Biennial Plan • Complete: 2009 • Environmental Reviews • Draft EIS: Fall/Winter 2009 • FERC Order • Open Season Targeted for Fall 2009 • Construction Start: 2011 • Project In Service: 2014 • Supported by Generator Lead-Line Collector System • Visit http://www.msti500kv.com/ 16
Energy Gateway West & Central • Gateway Central • Populus – Terminal (Path C upgrade) • System Rating Studies Done • Foundations: February, 2009 • In service target: 2010 • Mona – Oquirrh • Draft EIS issued: May, 2009 • Construction target: 2010 • In service target: 2012 • Gateway West • Draft EIS target: August, 2009 • Rating studies: Phase II • Study groups met May 22, 2009 • Windstar – Populus • Construction start: 2012 • In service target: 2014 • Populus – Hemingway • Construction start: 2014 • In service target: 2016 17
Energy Gateway South • Gateway South • NEPA Process Kicked Off • WECC Phase II Status • Study groups met May 22, 2009 • Sigurd – Red Butte • Multiple routes under review • In service target: 2014 • Aeolus – Mona & Red Butte – Crystal • In service target: 2017 18
Hemingway – Captain Jack • Hemingway – Captain Jack • 1500 MW - Increase reliability between PacifiCorp’s East and West Control Areas, relieve congested paths Idaho to Northwest and connect to resource centers in Wyoming to Southern Oregon loads; support renewable energy development. • Regional Planning Report submitted to WECC in March, 2009 • WECC Phase 1: Underway • In service date: To be determined 19
Walla Walla – McNary • 400 MW - Reliable service for growing load; support new renewable energy development • Phase 1 rating completed • Phase 2 status in October, 2009 • Permitting: • Initial Use Permits have been issued • BLM permit: to be determined • Right-of-way acquisition: to be determined • Estimated in-service date based on further review of resource development and queue requests, currently late 2011 20
Cascade Crossing Project • 1500 MW - Meet Generation Interconnection & Network Integration Transmission Service Requests • Phase 1 Comprehensive Progress Report was submitted to WECC for review • Proposed corridor evaluation was completed in spring of 2009 • Environmental “critical issues analysis” was completed in March 2009 • Public process targeted for autumn 2009 • Initiation of Permitting targeted for autumn 2009 • Construction start targeted for Q1 of 2013 • Project targeted for service in Q2 of 2015 21