WECC/TEPPC Response to DOE Funding Opportunity

Status UpdateJune 29, 2009

Bradley NickellRenewable Integration and Planning Director

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Funding Opportunity Announcement

● Up to $60 million in DOE funding to (A) Interconnection-level Analysis and

Planning (B) State Cooperation on Electric resource

planning and priorities.

● Responses due August 14, 2009

● Funds available through the Stimulus Bill

● www.doe.gov/recovery DE-FOA0000068

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WECC Funding ProposalResponse to FOA Timeline

● July 1 – SPG drafting meeting

● July 10 – Draft response/key points

● July 14 – RPTF meeting Decision on key provisions

● July 21 – Draft response/key points to WECC Board

● July 29-31 – WECC Board meeting

● August 12 – WECC submittal

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WECC Funding ProposalResponse to FOA

VGSIntegration

Topic B ProposalWGA WIRAB/CREPC

Public Policy

WREZPhases 3 & 4

NationalLabs

NREL

LBL

PNNL

SNL

Request for Technical Assistance/CoordinationTopic A Proposal

WECC/TEPPCInterconnection-wide Planning

ColumbiaGrid

CA/MXCAISOWest

Connect

SWAT

CTPGNTTG

CCPG Sierra

SPGTransmission Planning

NGO Participation

Energy Offices

Regulators

State/ProvincialPolicy/Participation

LRS/LSEResource/Load Planning

Legislators

Coordination

PCCReliability

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WECC Funding ProposalFunding Request Inclusions

● WECC Planning activities (staff, tools, subcontracts) Administration Meetings & travel

● SPG Planning activities Participation

● NGO Participation

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WECC Funding ProposalWhat Changes?

● Increase the breadth and depth of TEPPC regional planning activities

● Breadth Scenario planning approach

Larger matrix of generation/load scenarios

Additional tools and study methodologies More involved parties

● Depth Direct tie back to policy and societal drivers Total cost comparisons

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WECC Funding ProposalWhat Won’t Change?

● Evolving TEPPC coordination with other committees

● Process compliance with FERC 890

● Role of subregional planning groups

● No endorsement of specific projects

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Questions

Bradley NickellRenewable Integration DirectorWestern Electricity Coordinating Council801.455.7946bnickell@wecc.biz

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SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Stimulus Bill Language

That for the purpose of facilitating the development of regional transmission plans, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability within the Department of Energy is provided $80,000,000 within the available funds to conduct a resource assessment and an analysis of future demand and transmission requirements after consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Provided further, That the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability in coordination with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will provide technical assistance to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the regional reliability entities, the States, and other transmission owners and operators for the formation of interconnection-based transmission plans for the Eastern and Western Interconnections and ERCOT: Provided further, That such assistance may include modeling, support to regions and States for the development of coordinated State electricity policies, programs, laws, and regulations:…”

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Funding Opportunity AnnouncementTopic A

● Creation of Interconnection-level Transmission Plans A body of analysis that identifies new or greatly-

upgraded lines required under a wide range of potential futures Include operational implications, emissions, cost

Analyses must be transparent, and produced through collaboration among industry experts and representatives from states, federal agencies, and relevant NGOs

Requires multi-constituency steering group to provide strategic direction. At least 1/3 of steering group to be state officials

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Funding Opportunity AnnouncementTopic B ● Facilitate cooperation among states in

Western Interconnection on electric resource planning and priorities Participate in Topic A Completion of WREZ stages 3 and 4 Environmental implications of transmission

plans Demonstrate/develop means of reaching

consensus among states to implement plans Funds available to states

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Other Elements of FOA

● Funding period is 3-5 years Money allocated by end of FY 2010 Cost sharing encouraged, not required Activity must be perpetual

● Applicants have to show how they would coordinate their work with other entities (e.g., WGA, National Labs)

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Regional Planning Whitepaper Purpose

● RPTF formed by TEPPC in March in anticipation of FOA to oversee development of a white paper Provide a framework for the WECC/TEPPC

response to provisions relating to interconnection-wide transmission planning

Inform stakeholders about efforts to prepare a response to an anticipated DOE request for proposal

Seek stakeholder involvement in these efforts so that the Western Interconnection is ready to submit a comprehensive funding request

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Funding Opportunity Announcement Status

● Draft 3.2 of white paper released June 5 and discussed at TEPPC June 11 Incorporated WECC Board direction Incorporated DOE information

● Next steps are to draft specific response based on white paper, resolve remaining issues, seek TEPPC and board approval. Response due August 14.

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WECC Funding ProposalBody of Work - Deliverables

● Biennial Regional Planning Process Scenario-based Transmission Plans

Quantification of industry drivers Identification of transmission capacity needs Impacts on operations/reliability/cost

Comprehensive report Data and models

Environmental (emissions) Capital Cost Production Cost

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WECC Funding ProposalSchedule for Work

Biennial Regional Planning Process Scenario Based Studies Transmission plan(s) and operational implications

IDBiennial Planning Process

ActivityStart Finish

2009 2010

DecOct AprDec Jan Jun MarJan JulAug Nov MayAprOctSepMar Aug JunNovMaySep Feb Jul Feb

1 2/1/20109/1/2009Study Plan Development

2 5/3/201012/1/2009Supply/Demand Evaluation

3 8/2/20103/2/2010L/R Scenario Development

4 3/2/20117/1/2010Scenario Analysis

5 6/1/20112/1/2011Reporting

2011

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WECC Funding ProposalProposal Coordination with others

● WECC will coordinate its proposal with WGA, who is preparing a proposal that will fund related state/provincial activities, participation, etc. These will be submitted separately

● WECC will be making a request to DOE for assistance from the National Labs Technical Support Data and Models Participation