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WestConnect Planning Activities

WestConnect. WestConnect Planning Activities. Charles Reinhold WestConnect Project Manager New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority Meeting Santa Fe, NM October 10, 2007. WestConnect Organization. A Group of Transmission Owners in the Western Grid Purposes:

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WestConnect Planning Activities

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  1. WestConnect WestConnect Planning Activities Charles Reinhold WestConnect Project Manager New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority Meeting Santa Fe, NM October 10, 2007

  2. WestConnect Organization • A Group of Transmission Owners in the Western Grid • Purposes: • Continue investigation of feasibility of cost-effective wholesale market enhancements • Work cooperatively with other Western Grid Organizations and market participants • Address seams issues in appropriate forums • Steering Committee Chair: • Cary Deise, Arizona Public Service Co.

  3. WestConnect Members • Arizona Public Service • El Paso Electric • Imperial Irrigation District • Nevada Power Company • Public Service Colorado • Public Service New Mexico • Sacramento Municipal Utility District • Salt River Project • Sierra Pacific Power Company • Southwest Transmission Cooperative • Tri-State G & T Association • Tucson Electric Power • Western Area Power Administration • - Rocky Mountain Region • Desert Southwest Region • Sierra Nevada Region • - CRSP Management Office 46,000 MW of Load 34,000 Miles of Transmission Line 7.0 Million Retail Customers Served

  4. WestConnect Transmission Footprint

  5. Market Enhancement Initiatives Active Work Groups • Regional Transmission Planning • Regional Pricing Experiment • Virtual Control Area • Transmission Products (Conditional Firm) • TTC/ATC Process • Flow Based Transmission

  6. WestConnect Planning Participation Agreement • Effective May 23, 2007 • All WestConnect Members have signed • Bob Smith (APS) Chairs • Provides funding for the independent facilitation of the subregional planning processes • Southwest Area Transmission Planning Group (SWAT) • Colorado Coordinated Planning Group (CCPG) • Sierra Planning Group forming in Northern NV & CA • Planning Workshop • Oct 31 -Nov 1, 2007 Reno, NV

  7. Formation of WestConnect Planning Management Committee • Planning Participation Agreement (PPA) • Executed on May 2, 2007 • Twelve signatory Members: APS PSCo SWTC EPE PNM TEP IID SMUD TSTG NPC/SPPC SRP WAPA • Approved K. R. Saline and Associates (KRSA) as WestConnect Planning Contractor.

  8. Planning Manager Jerry D. Smith jds@krsaline.com Planner / Tech Writer Gary T. Romero gtr@krsaline.com Technical Support Chris Fecke-Stoudt cmf@krsaline.com K. R. Saline & Associates, PLC 160 N. Pasadena, Suite 101 Mesa, AZ 85201-6764 Phone: 480-610-8741 Fax: 480-610-8796 WestConnect’s Planning Staff

  9. WestConnect language for Transmission Owners reference in FERC 890 Appendix K filings Migration of CCPG / SWAT websites to WestConnect Coordination with TEPPC/TAS and other Subregional Planning Groups (NTTP, ColumbiaGrid, CASPG) Prepare WestConnect Annual Transmission Plan and Report September 14 October 31 Monthly Calls, On Going January 31, 2008 2007 Work Plan

  10. Publish 10 Yr Plans • Approve • Cycle 1 Trans. Reports • Cycle 2 Study Plans Planning Cycle 1 Workshop Annual Mtg 3 mo. ? • STPG Study Results • Future Study Needs Planning Cycle 2 WestConnect Economic Study Request of TEPPC Planning Cycle Concept TEPPC Economic Study Results For WestConnect Footprint Planning Report Prep. Study Plans Dev.

  11. Proposed Schedule of WestConnect Planning Events

  12. Planning Workshop Expectations • Presentation of each 2007 Study supported by • Final report or • Status summary report • Presentation of each Transmission Owner’s Current Transmission Plans supported by • Hard copy and electronic copy of maps • EPCL of data required to model planned facilities in base cases • Discussion of Future Study Needs • Study Groups • TEPPC Input • Stakeholders at large • 2008 Study work plan development assignments

  13. Annual Planning Meeting Expectations • WestConnect Ten Year Transmission Plan Presentation to Planning Management Committee • Submittals for Planning Management Committee approval • 2007 WestConnect Annual Planning Report • 2008 WestConnect Study Plan • Propose adjustments to 2008 planning process or budget as necessary or appropriate

  14. Contacts and Information • WestConnect (www.westconnect.com) • Charles Reinhold – Project Manager • reinhold@globalcrossing.net • 208-253-6916

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