Successful Transmission Planning

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Successful Transmission Planning Development
in the WestKelly Barr Manager, Regulatory
Affairs ContractsSalt River ProjectPhoenix,
Arizona June 15, 2009
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New Transmission Projects under Consideration
Juan de Fuca Cable
Northern Lights
BPA transmission
Montana Alberta Tie Line
Southern Crossing
Mountain States
Canada Northwest - California (CNC) Project
PacifiCorp Energy Gateway
Hemingway to Boardman
TransWest Express Project
West Coast Cable
TOT3 Expansion Project
Chinook and Zephyr Projects
Great Basin Southwest Intertie Project
En-ti (Ely-Harry Allen)
Miracle Mile-Ault
High Plain Express
Central California Clean Energy Transmission
Project
Eastern Plains
Tehachapi Project
Colorado-New Mexico Interconnection Project
Lake Elsinore Advanced PSP
Navajo Transmission Project Segment 1
Green Path Project IV-San Felipe Indian Hills -
Upland
SunZia
Palo VerdeDevers II
Sunrise Powerlink
Palo Verde North Gila II Project
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Why the West is Different

• Transmission is being planned and built in the
  West
• Load centers are close to renewables
• Processes already underway to identify renewable
  energy zones and transmission corridors
• New WAPA and BPA funding - 6.5 billion

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Western Successes

• Approx. 4,000 miles of new transmission in the
  West since 2002
• 2,300 miles are 230kV and above
• Does not include upgrades
• Multiple major transmission additions planned
• 30 - 50 billion for currently proposed projects
• Broad stakeholder participation in planning
• Transmission needs identified for conventional
  and renewable resource access

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Examples of Proposed Projects
Project Voltage Capacity (MW) Miles Renewable Resources
SunZia SW 500 kV 3,000 460 Wind, Solar, Geothermal
Chinook 500 kV-DC 3,000 1,000 Wind
Zephyr 500 kV-DC 3,000 1,100 Wind
TransWest Express 500 kV-DC 3,000 800 Wind
High Plains Express (2 parallel lines) 500 kV 3,500 1,300 Wind, Solar
BLM initiated public scoping May 29, 2009
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Coordinated Transmission Planning

• WECCs Transmission Expansion Planning Policy
  Committee (TEPPC) is studying and planning for
  renewables as well as conventional resources
• Broad stakeholder participation
• 23 Study Requests from 9 organizations
• State Renewable Transmission Initiatives
• WGAs Western Renewable Energy Zone (WREZ)
  project
• Phase I Identify Renewable Energy Hubs
  (Complete)
• Phase II Identify needed transmission corridors
  in coordination with WECC

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WREZ Initiative Hub Map
WREZ Initiative Hub Map
Wind Resources Solar Resources Geothermal
Resources
Source Western Renewable Energy Zones WGA
USDOE June 2009
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What should not be done?

• Dont superimpose new planning bureaucracies
• Dont socialize costs
• Dont discriminate by fuel type

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What should be done?

• Support existing comprehensive and inclusive
  planning
• Include state and local interests in siting
  process
• Provide additional federal backstop siting
  authority
• Streamline federal permitting processes
• Maximize use of corridors
• Include joint ownership opportunities for public
  power
• Recognize regional differences