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Welcome. Black Sea Regional Transmission November 11, 2010 Jay Caspary Director, Transmission Development. Welcome. SPP welcomes the Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Group to our offices in the Little Rock area

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  1. Welcome Black Sea Regional Transmission November 11, 2010 Jay Caspary Director, Transmission Development

  2. Welcome • SPP welcomes the Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Group to our offices in the Little Rock area • Visit will provide an opportunity for dialogue and understanding of SPP, its evolution in terms of operations, markets, and planning as a Regional Transmission Organization and Regional Entity • Review Agenda • Facilities

  3. November 11th AM AGENDA 9:00 a.m. Welcome Jay Caspary 9:15 a.m. Highlights of US Visits Will Polen 9:45 a.m. SPP Overview Stacy Duckett  10:30 a.m. SPP Operations Lanny Nickell 11:00 a.m. Tour of SPP Operations Center   12:00 p.m. LUNCH

  4. November 11th PM AGENDA 1:00 p.m. Wind Integration Task Force Recommendations / Status Bruce Rew 2:00 p.m. Challenges with Renewables Integration in SPP Operations C J Brown 4:30 p.m. Adjourn 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Bosco’s

  5. November 12th AGENDA 9:00 a.m. Highlights from 11/11 Jay Caspary 9:15 a.m. SPP Markets Richard Dillon 12:00 p.m. LUNCH  1:00 p.m. Regulatory Overview Heather Starnes 1:30 p.m. Integration Transmission Plan Katherine Prewitt  2:30 p.m. Generation Interconnections Juliano Freitas

  6. November 12th AGENDA (cont.) 3:00 p.m. Inter-Regional Planning Jay Caspary 3:30 p.m. SPP Regional Entity Stacy Dochoda 3:45 p.m. Summarize Action Items Jay Caspary 4:00 p.m. Wrap Up / Adjourn 4:30 p.m. Return to Peabody Hotel 6:00 p.m. Clinton Presidential Library opens 7:30 p.m. Library closes

  7. Evolutionary, yet Robust and Flexible… • Murray Lock and Dam adjacent to I-430 Bridge • Built in 60s primarily for flood control on the Arkansas River, but also to support commercial barge traffic • In 1989, City of North Little Rock added a low head hydroelectric generator at the same facility • In 2006, Big Dam Bridge added over the top of this facility to provide path for pedestrian and bicycle traffic between major recreational parks in Little Rock and North Little Rock • Difficult to imagine, let alone quantify, the value of major infrastructure in initial planning. Robust and flexible plans are critical to future success, but mechanisms/ incentives are necessary for benefits to be realized…

  8. Jay CasparyDirector, Transmission Development501.614.3220jcaspary@spp.org

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