Transmission Expansion Transmission Expansion in the Western U.S. in the Western U.S. Transmission Policy, Transmission Policy, Incentives, and Expansions in Incentives, and Expansions in the Western States the Western States Marcus Wood Stoel Rives LLP 900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600 Portland, OR 97204 503-294-9434 [email protected]May 21, 2007
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Transmission ExpansionTransmission Expansionin the Western U.S.in the Western U.S.
Transmission Policy, Incentives, and Transmission Policy, Incentives, and Expansions in the Western StatesExpansions in the Western States
Marcus WoodStoel Rives LLP900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600Portland, OR [email protected]
• Four potential allocations of cost of a transmission line– State government entity (Wyoming Infrastructure Authority)
– RTO
– Retail utilities
– Generators
• Outside of California, no agreement on allocation
• Complex mix of allocation factors
• If retail utilities are to share costs, all affected retail regulatory commissions must agree
• If generators are to bear costs, who pays until full capacity signed up?
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• WSCC transmission grid is seriously inadequate for WSCC needs
• Well-planned transmission additions, especially on the east side, could greatly improve reliability and resource choice and reduce overall cost of power
• Successful sponsorship of major WSCC transmission requires– A deep understanding of WSCC institutional relationships
– A sophisticated and knowledgeable negotiation with and accommodation of a large number of interested parties
– A heightened understanding of global warming rulemaking
– Great political savvy
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• TO BUILD WSCC TRANSMISSION, ONE FIRST NEEDS TO NEGOTIATE WSCC TRANSMISSION