Transcript Sustainable Portfolio Principle Revisions

Successful Transmission Planning
& Development in the West
Kelly Barr
Manager, Regulatory Affairs & Contracts
Salt River Project
Phoenix, Arizona
June 15, 2009
New Transmission Projects under Consideration
Juan de Fuca Cable
BPA transmission
Northern Lights
Montana Alberta
Tie Line
Southern Crossing
Mountain States
Canada –Northwest California (CNC) Project
PacifiCorp Energy Gateway
Hemingway to Boardman
TransWest Express Project
TOT3 Expansion
Project
West Coast Cable
Great Basin
Southwest Intertie Project
Chinook and Zephyr Projects
Miracle Mile-Ault
En-ti (Ely-Harry Allen)
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 Verde–Devers II
Sunrise Powerlink
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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
SunZia SW*
Voltage
Capacity Miles
(MW)
Renewable
Resources
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
 WECC’s 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
 WGA’s 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
Source: Western Renewable
Energy Zones: WGA & USDOE
June 2009
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Geothermal Resources
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What should not be done?
 Don’t superimpose new planning bureaucracies
 Don’t socialize costs
 Don’t 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
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