40 likes | 152 Views
California Transmission Planning Group. Collaborative approach to State-wide Transmission Planning. State energy and environmental policy goals drive transmission need.
E N D
California Transmission Planning Group Collaborative approach to State-wide Transmission Planning
State energy and environmental policy goals drive transmission need • Significant enhancements to transmission licensing and cost recovery processes necessary to achieve 33% and 20% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) • Need and timing for additional transmission under a 33% goal is greater, but still need significant transmission investment to meet 20% • Need to be proactive concerning grid impact of renewable generation
CTPG formed to address transmission needs across the entire State • Formation resulted from ongoing discussions facilitated by FERC • Collaboration of transmission operators and transmission owners with obligation to serve consistent with FERC Order 890 • Develop annual California transmission plan to address broad needs of transmission for California • Identify opportunities for joint transmission development projects • Not a development group and does not perform detailed siting or routing
Coordination with RETI and other stakeholder groups essential • Stakeholders provide input to study plan to shape transmission expectations and drive planning studies • Stakeholder meetings with RETI and public groups • Comment periods provided for draft study plan and results