Growing the GridThe Wind Farm to Market Highway

Nebraska Wind Power ConferenceNovember 16, 2011

Paul Malone

Topics

• Transmission Planning on an Interregional or Interconnection -wide basis

• FERC Order 1000 directives

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150,000 MW

55,000 MW 750,000 MW 3

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Interconnection-wide Transmission Studies

• Joint Coordinated System Plan (JCSP)– Sponsored by the Regional Transmission Organizations– Completed 2008

• Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS) – Sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Lab– Report published 2010

• Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC) – Sponsored by the Department of Energy– To be completed in 2012

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Eastern Wind Integration and

Transmission Study

Seams Steering Committee• FERC Order 1000 pertaining to seams

– Interregional Planning– Interregional Cost Allocation

• SPP staff will review current seams agreements and JOAs

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Questions?