Energy Transportation Infrastructure Electric Transmission Development

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Energy Transportation Infrastructure Electric
Transmission Development

• Steve Waddington
• Wyoming Infrastructure Authority
• Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development
  Committee
• June 10, 2008
• Casper, Wyoming

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Wyoming Infrastructure Authority
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• Created in 2004 by the Wyoming Legislature
• Mission diversify and expand the states
  economy
• through improvements in the transmission grid
• Tools
• Can plan, finance, site, own, operate and
  otherwise
• promote transmission projects
• 1.7 million operating budget supports staff and
• consultants
• 10 million venture account to develop projects
• 1 billion in bonding capability to help finance
  projects

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States Joining Wyomings Model
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Green States With an Authority Yellow States
Considering an Authority
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Transmission Projects under Development in Wyoming
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Routes shown are for illustrative purposes only
and will be finalized following a comprehensive
review process
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Summary of the Transmission Projects
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• Wyoming-Colorado Intertie Project
• Developers include Trans-Elect, WAPA and WIA
• 345 kV AC line from Pawnee to Laramie River
  Station 230 kV line from Laramie River Station
  to Dave Johnston
• Open Season was initiated on 3/31/2008
• In-service mid-2013
• TransWest Express Project
• Developers have included Arizona Public Service,
  National Grid WIA
• 500 kV DC line from south-central Wyoming to Las
  Vegas
• WIA exploring anchor tenant business model with
  FERC
• In-service 2015

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Summary of the Transmission Projectscont.
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• Gateway West Project
• Developers include PacifiCorp Idaho Power
• Double-circuit 500 kV AC lines from central
  Wyoming to Idaho and points west into Oregon and
  Utah
• In-service 2013
• Gateway South Project
• Developer is PacifiCorp
• Double-circuit 500 kV AC lines from central
  Wyoming to Utah and Nevada
• Being coordinated with the TransWest Express
  Project
• In-service 2013
• Inland ProjectSouthern Leg
• Developer is TransCanada
• 500 kV DC line from south-central Wyoming to
  connect with the northern leg which originates in
  Montana in Idaho and southward to Las Vegas
• In-service 2012

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Summary of the Transmission Projectscont.
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• High Plains Express Project
• Developers include Trans-Elect Development
  Company WAPA WIA Tri-state GT Colorado
  Springs Utilities Public Service Company of New
  Mexico, Salt River Project and Xcel Energy
  (Public Service Co of CO) New Mexico Energy,
  Minerals and Natural Resources Department New
  Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority
  and Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority
• Double-circuit 500 kV AC lines between Wyoming
  and Arizona with off-ramps and on-ramps in
  Colorado New Mexico
• Feasibility study completed in 2007, next phase
  of development being organized
• In-service 2017

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QUESTIONS?
For more information www.wyia.org Steve
Waddington stevew_at_wyia.org 307.635.3573