California Transmission Planning Group

Presentation to:WECC Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee

June 16-17, 2010

TANC

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Presentation Outline

• Overview• Organization• Planning Principles • Goals and Objectives• Stakeholder Process• Work Schedule• WECC Coordination• Questions

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CTPG Overview

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CTPG: Who We Are

• A coalition comprised of all the entities within California responsible for transmission planning for the intrastate and interstate grids.

• Collaboration supplements the role that each California Balancing Authority has for planning to meet the needs of their service territory.

• Our members and participants include:o Publicly Owned Utilities: IID, TID, SMUD and LADWPo California ISOo Investor Owned Utilities: PG&E, SCE, and SDG&Eo Other planning organizations: WAPA, TANC, and SCPPA

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A Forum for Collaborative Planning

• The role of CTPG is to better coordinate transmission planning studies:o CTPG is NOT a decision-making or approval authorityo CTPG is NOT a development groupo New transmission identified in CTPG plan subject to further review and

provisions of:o CAISO tariff (Investor Owned Utilities and some So. CA municipal utilities)o Public Utilities Code (CPUC need determination)o Local government codes (e.g., city counsel and district board approvals)o CEQA, NEPA and all other relevant State and Federal environmental laws

• Our study process is open and transparent:o Assumptions, methods, and results are documented and publicly available

(http://www.ctpg.us/public/index.php) o Stakeholder meetingso Solicit and respond to written comments

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CTPG Organization

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CTPG Members and Participants

• California Independent System Operator (ISO) • Imperial Irrigation District (IID) • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) • Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) • Southern California Edison (SCE) • Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) • San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) • Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) • Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) • Turlock Irrigation District (TID) • Western Area Power Administration (Western)

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CTPG Committees and Work Groups

• Executive Committee• Legal Committee• Technical Steering Committee• Project Manager• Assumptions/Scenario Team• Writing Team• Study Team

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CTPG Planning Principles

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CTPG Principles

• Coordinate planning among CAISO, POUs and IOUs -- taking advantage of planning windows – to develop a transmission plan for California.

• Develop and implement cost-effective transmission expansion to promote reliability, efficiency, and accessibility on a voluntary basis.

• Planning is not constrained by institutional practices that indicate upgrades be operated or controlled by a specific balancing authority and/or subject to specific contract or tariff arrangements.

• Perform studies to evaluate the reliability impacts, costs and benefits of proposed transmission projects.

• Create plans that adhere to NERC and WECC reliability standards.• Implement and adhere to the nine FERC Order 890 planning principles.• Support state policy objectives.

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CTPG Goals and Objectives

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Coordinating Transmission Planning for all of California

• Achieving a 33% RPS by 2020 requires significant additions and upgrades to transmission system

• Goal is to integrate the delivery of renewable energy to load centers with the reliability and operational needs of the grid

• Collaborative planning approach could significantly reduce the economic and environmental costs of achieving a 33% RPS

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Study Objectives for 2010

• Complete a statewide conceptual transmission plan by July 2010 and vet results with stakeholders

• Conceptual plan based on results of multiple scenarios with consideration of how likely each is.

• Identify the “least regrets” elements of the plan

• Goal is to have “least regrets” projects move forward to state siting and approval processes in early 2011

• Remaining 33% RPS transmission needs subject to further study in 2011

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CTPG Stakeholder Process

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Stakeholder Participation is Essential

• Stakeholder meetings provide for an open and transparent process

• Study process coordinated with the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) and the broad range of interests the group represents

• CTPG is open to engaging other organizations (e.g. Desert Renewable Environmental Conservation Plan, Western Independent Transmission Group)

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CTPG Work Schedule

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CTPG 2010 three-phase timeline supports active stakeholder participation

Schedule Under Review

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• Draft Phase 3 Report Published on June 14 at www.ctpg.us– Incorporates additional cases and includes stakeholder submitted

alternatives

• Planning Stakeholder call before the end of June• Currently reviewing “Least Regrets” methodology and

performing analysis • Another draft report will be published in July providing

stakeholders additional opportunity to comment • The final Phase 3 report date will support a stakeholder meeting

and comment period. • A modified phase 3 schedule will be published in the next few

weeks

CTPG Phase 3 Schedule

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CTPG/WECC Coordination

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• Presently CTPG transmission planning activities is being reported through the PCC.

• CTPG will continue to develop processes and protocols on how to coordinate transmission planning work with WECC.

• CTPG will plan to come back to future TEPPC meetings to discuss coordination issues further.

CTPG WECC Coordination

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Questions?