Columbiagrid regional planning coordination documents. Weccteppcs transmission planning activities conform to all applicable. Each subregional planning group maintains a website with information. Wecc standard bal002wecc2a contingency reserve 5 for entities that do not work for the regional entity, the regional entity shall serve as the compliance enforcement authority. Regional planning process in the west us department of. Approved by the wecc board of directors on september 22, 2011. Wecc transcribed march 3, 2011 page 3 of 8 regional planning, you lay that project out to your neighbors and across wecc and see if other people want to participate or add other aspects to your project. Document name project coordination, path rating and progress report processes category regional reliability standard. Document name wecc variable generation planning reference book category regional reliability standard regional criteria. The im, andor the ims designee, shall ensure that the interconnecting customers new or materially modified existing interconnections are. This report is intended to assist the western electricity coordinating council wecc planning coordination committee pcc in their evaluation of. Regional transmission expansion planning rtep project 20. Coordinating council wecc and have developed other projects within the wecc transmission system. In 2019, nerc and the regional entities partnered to create an ero enterprise longterm strategy, eliminating the threeyear operating plan.
Transmission planning process and study methodology. Wecc s fourthquarter 2019 statutory statement of activities and variance report has been provided to nerc. Wecc is the regional entity responsible for compliance monitoring and enforcement. The regional transmission expansion planning protocol protocol. Facility interconnection requirements and study procedures. Woertz transmission planning in the western interconnection.
Columbiagrid improves the operational efficiency and planned expansion of the northwest transmission grid in cooperation with regional utility and energy members. With added transmission, western interconnection will. Measures each measure below applies directly to the requirement by number. Memorialized the western planning regions as forums for regional transmission planning. Methodology for defining planning coordinator areas in the wecc.
Transmission planning protocol of western electricity coordinating councils transmission expansion planning policy committee version 15redline page 5 of 33 march 18, 2008 these functions complement but do not replace the responsibilities of wecc members and stakeholders to develop and implement specific expansion projects. Analysis of nercregistered entities in the wecc region. Regional cost sharing of transmission upgrades cost shift mitigation some governance issues to date, the negotiations have occurred in private and the details have been discussed in executive sessions of spps bod and strategic planning committee we expect this to change in the coming weeks as the process moves to. Transmission planning process and study methodology john lucas. For reliability coordinators and other functional entities that work for their regional entity, the ero or a regional entity approved by the ero and ferc. Transmission planning process and opportunities for utilityscale solar engagement within the western electricity coordinating council wecc introduction market barriers unrelated to technology often limit the expansion of utilityscale solar power, even in areas with exceptional resource potential. For an excellent pdf of frequently asked questions go here on weccs site. The purpose of the report is to satisfy one of the necessary components of the wecc regional planning requirements for new transmission projects. Projects that are either in the planning or construction phase 9 w es t e r n e le ct r i ci t y c oor d i n a ti n g c o u n ci l. Compiles and disseminates information pertaining to planned generation and transmission facilities. The iso planning standards will be revised from time to time to ensure they are consistent with the current state of the electrical industry and in conformance with nerc reliability standards and wecc regional criteria. Jan 25, 2012 urban and regional planning defined planning with a geographical component, in which the general objective is to provide for a spatial structure of activities or of land uses which in some way is better than the pattern that would exist without planning hall, 2002 generally involves physical development. These reliability studies will be coordinated with the other regional transmission planning organizations. Regional entities are allowed to draft documents that are only applicable to that region using subject matter experts who know the physical or operational differences of the local highvoltage grid.
Where appropriate, background information behind the development of these standards and references web links to subjects associated with reliable transmission planning and operation are provided. The study request window for the 20 transmission expansion planning policy committee. Transmission planning protocol of western electricity. Wecc develops and implements regional reliability standards and wecc regional criteria for the western interconnection. But human progress is not an automatic consequence of economic growth. Transmission planning in the western interconnection. Document name wecc variable generation planning reference book. Wecc western electricity coordinating council formed 14 august 1967 wecc continues to be responsible for coordinating and promoting electric system reliability. Oct 05, 2011 regional transmission planning in the west statefederal rps collaborative webinar hosted by clean energy states alliance october 5, 2011 with funding from the energy foundation and the u.
Since these trends have planning and operational implications for california, the california energy commission participates in relevant governmental and industry groups at a regional level, including the following. Western interconnection flexibility assessment energy and. Memorialized the western planning regions as forums for regional transmission planning wecc transmission expansion planning policy committee teppc was established as the. Regional transmission expansion planning rtep stakeholders. Nerc since 1968, the north american electric reliability corporation nerc has been committed to ensuring the reliability of the bulk power system in north america. To achieve phase 1 status in accordance with the wecc three phase path rating process, a regional planning compliance report was submitted to pcc and tss on may 17, 2007. Regional planning process in the west department of energy. Issues and realities 41st isocarp congress 2005 3 examination of a number of physical, social, economic and environmental aspects of the building site and the neighboring sites. Western electricity coordinating council regional planning. Wecc members wecc committees wecc subcommittees regional.
Wecc and the united states department of energy doe. Reliability corporation nerc, western electricity coordinating council wecc and local reliability standards are met for each year of the tenyear planning horizon, for planned loads and resources. Both plans indicate that the need for such additional capacity would be driven by particular resource scenarios that assumed high reliance on. In addition, wecc provides an environment for the development of reliability standards and the coordination of the operating and planning activities of its members as set forth in the wecc bylaws.
The recognized purpose of any development is social investment. Regional transmission planning in the west ferc technical conference on planning models and software ad1012000 june 9, 2010 bradley m nickell, pe. Wecc standard prc004wecc2 protection system and remedial action scheme misoperation 3. At the request of the western electricity coordinating council wecc, these subregional planning groups have also recently formed a subregional coordination group scg to coordinate planning across the seams among them. If you have questions, contact wecc vice president and chief financial and administrative officer, jillian lessner. Institutional issues in the west page 6 weccs planning coordination committee. Transmission planning process and opportunities for utilityscale solar engagement within the western electricity coordinating council wecc. Urban and regional planning is a notion that encompasses the whole set of social activities aimed at anticipating, representing and regulating the development of an urban or a regional area. Standards home western electricity coordinating council. On july 12, 2007, pcc accepted the sunzia regional planning compliance report as complete. Regional transmission expansion planning rtep project. Document name teppc transmission planning protocol. Pdf transmission planning process and opportunities for. Document name project coordination, path rating and.
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