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Agenda |
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Marriott Downtown Hotel |
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Salt Lake City, Utah |
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September 14-15, 2010 |
| Schedule of Meetings | ||||||
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Ballroom Salons F-J |
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1:00 p.m. |
Call to order / introductions / review agenda |
| 1:15 p.m. | Overview of TEPPC study schedule and results and SPSG activities |
| · Bradley Nickell, WECC | |
| Background information | |
| TEPPC study process timeline | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Looking forward: Preparing 10-year and 20-year transmission plans from TEPPC studies |
| · WECC ideas on moving from studies to plans and role of "foundational" projects | |
| o Bradley Nickell/Steve Walton, WECC [pdf] | |
| · Concept of transmission "buckets" i.e., results from diverse studies of alternative | |
| futures may actually result in a limited number of transmission solutions or "buckets" | |
| o Doug Larson / Victoria Ravenscroft WIEB staff [pdf] | |
| · Discussion of key uncertainties and how to address in a plan (e.g., impacts on | |
| transmission needs from state/provincial policies on out-of-state renewables; | |
| implications if RPS goals are not met because of price caps; implications if | |
| "foundational" projects are not built) | |
| Background information | |
| Staff paper on "bucket list" | |
| SCG list of "foundational" transmission projects and proposed projects | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:10 p.m. | Grid Utilization Work Group Report [pdf] |
| o Steve Oxley, Chair | |
| Background information | |
| Report of the Grid Utilization Work Group | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Other Reports |
| · Water/energy nexus work | |
| o Alex Schroeder, Western Governors' Association [pdf] | |
| · Wildlife work | |
| o John Harja, Western Governors' Wildlife Council ex-officio representative | |
| · Refinements to the WREZ model [pdf] | |
| o Dave Hurlbut, NREL | |
| Background information | |
| Water/energy relationship in RTEP webinar [pdf] | |
| 4:30 p.m. | WGA WREZ Initiative Update |
| · Proposed WGA transmission siting and permitting project | |
| o Linda Davis, WGA staff [pdf] | |
| · Update on WREZ Phase 3 | |
| o Lisa Schwartz, Regulatory Assistance Project [pdf] | |
| Background information | |
| WGA siting working group proposal [pdf] | |
| 5:15 p.m. | Public comment |
| 5:30 p.m. | Recess |
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Ballroom Salons F-J |
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7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 a.m. |
Department of Energy update |
| · David Meyer/Larry Mansueti, DOE | |
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8:30 a.m. |
Execution of the SPSC 2010 study requests |
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· Inputs to the 2020 Reference Case (IRPs + adjusted load forecasts) |
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| o Tom Carr, WIEB staff [pdf] | |
| · DSM Work Group report - High DSM case | |
| o Dian Grueneich, chair [pdf] | |
| · Scenario Work Group report - Jim Tarpey, chair [pdf] | |
| o High load growth case | |
| o Technology breakthrough case | |
| o Low carbon case | |
| o Briefing on future fossil electric generating unit SO2 and NOX | |
| emission limitations | |
| » Tom Moore, Executive Director, Western Regional Air Partnership [pdf] | |
| Background information | |
| State-adjusted load forecasts | |
| Tom Carr memo on 2020 RPS requirements | |
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10:00 a.m. |
Potential 2011 SPSC study requests (that could generate information needed to |
| develop an interconnection-wide transmission plan in mid 2011) | |
| · Steve Ellenbecker, WIEB staff [pdf] | |
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· Discussion and work assignments |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Business items |
| · Approval of April meeting summary | |
| · Strawman work plan for next year focusing on "targets of opportunity" | |
| Doug Larson / Victoria Ravenscroft, WIEB staff | |
| Staff target opportunity link (1 MB - DO NOT PRINT) (Open with Firefox) | |
| Staff targets table | |
| · Acquisition of consulting services to support the SPSC's work (e.g. development | |
| of a policy options supply curve for integrating variable generation, examining | |
| under utilized transmission paths) | |
| Doug Larson / Victoria Ravenscroft, WIEB staff | |
| Staff recommendations | |
| · Recap of decisions | |
| · Next meeting | |
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12:00 noon |
Adjourn |