WPUI’s Transmission Siting 101
Co-Sponsored by:
Wisconsin State Bar
Energy & Telecommunications Section
Mechanical Engineering, the 3M Auditorium
May 31, 2013
This program is not about a specific project, line, person or event.
It is intended as an educational discussion on the general process of transmission siting.
8 : 15 – 8: 30 W e lc om e an d F r am i n g t he D ay
8:00 - 8:15 Join us for registration and coffee
8:15 - 8:30 Welcome and Framing the Day, Diane Ramthun, Independent Counsel
This event is designed to look at the legal issues surrounding transmission line siting. We will unwind the process from origniation
to approval and examine who is responsible for what in the process. Our experts are all well known for their prior work in this area.
They include:
 Dale Burmester, ATC
 Clair Moeller,MISO
 Laruen Azar, DOE
 Eric Callisto, Public Service Commision of Wisconsin (PSCW)
 Michael May, Madison City Attorney
 Sarah Justus, ATC
 Kira Loehr, CUB
 Chris Zibart, ATC
Diane Ramthun,
 Paul Kent, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Independent
Counsel
 Anita Gallucci, Boardman & Clark LLP
8 : 30 - 9: 2 0 Ho w Do T r a ns m is s i o n P r o j e c t s O r i g in at e
How Do Transmission Projects Originate? – Dale Burmester, Manager of Economic Planning
This section will present how projects originate from an incumbent transmission owner and non-incumbent developer. This will be a high
level overview. The speaker will focus on the different types of transmission and the timelines for addressing those needs. The speaker also
will discuss what agencies set the rules for transmission needs that must be considered in transmission planning-for example, FERC, the
states, NERC. The topics addressed will include:
Overview: Grid Basics in brief: Transmission and distribution components and the corresponding allocation of FERC and state
jurisdiction regarding planning.
Bottom-Up (Technical) Analysis (e.g., growing local load or generator additions; generation retirements; repair or replacement
of outdated equipment - Baseline Reliability Projects and Generator Interconnection Projects) -Where does this information come
from and what kind of analysis is conducted on this data.
Institution Changes or Requirements (e.g., Renewable Portfolio Standards; Changes in system performance from institutional
events such as new EPA rules: generation mix changes; Multi-Value Projects) How does ATC deal with the implementation and
or requirement of non-economic/technical requirements transmission expansion decisions? In some cases, required changes are
on a short time planning horizon.
9 : 30 - 11: 0 0 M I S O a nd F E R C O r d er 1 0 0 0
Clair Moeller, MISO
Kira Loehr, CUB and
Session Moderator
Lauren Azar, DOE
This discussion will review MISO's regional planning process and how it is coordinated with other entities pursuant to FERC Order No. 890 and will comply
with FERC Order 1000. We will also identify where stakeholders have opportunities to participate in the process. Each speaker will have 30 minutes and this
will be followed by Q&A with the audience.
MISO Planning Process-Clair Moeller, MISO
How does MISO conduct regional planning and what are all of the inputs considered in developing the regional transmission plan
Order 1000-Lauren Azar, DOE
FERC goals regarding coordination among states and between Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), planning and cost allocation
1 1 : 1 5 - 1 2: 15 P S C' s R ol e i n T r an s m is s i o n P l an n i ng a nd S it in g
The role of states and the Organization of MISO States in Transmission Planning Processes
Specific Projects and State Statutory Procedures: Allowing individual intervention; pre-application processes,
completeness, technical and public (local) hearings, coordination with DNR permitting process, post-approval oversight:
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Determination of public interest and needs
Consideration of environmental impacts and siting of the project
Final decision and rehearing process
Eric Callisto, PSCW
1 : 00 - 2: 3 0 P r op er t y O w n er an d M u n ic i p al it i es Ri g ht s
In this discussion we will first hear from Michael May, City Attorney for Madison, about how the
process looks from the local government viewpoint. Sarah Justus of ATC will respond with how
they have addressed these types of concerns.
Specifically we will look at:
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Michael May,
Madison City
Attorney
What issues concern local government?
How do you address environmental impacts and
siting concerns, propose undergrounding and/or
re-routing, easements.
What rights does a local community hold if none
of the power is designated for use in Wisconsin?
Sarah Justus,
American
Transmission
Company
2 : 40 - 4: 3 0 Ro u n dt a b l e Di s c us s i o n
This discussion will include questions such as:
Merchant transmission-does it have a role and what might that look like?
Is the public participation process working? Why or why not? Does it need to be changed? Panelists include:
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Transmission Owner perspective: Chris Zibart, ATC
Landowner perspective: Paul Kent, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Federal perspective: Lauren Azar, DOE
Municipal perspective: Michael May, Madison City Attorney
PSCW: Eric Callisto, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Moderator, Anita Gallucci
Boardman & Clark LLP
P r o gr am O r g a n iz er s
This program was organized with the guidance and assistance of:
Kira Loehr, CUB * Diane Ramthun, Independent Counsel * Daniel Gustafson, Stafford Law * Mike Varda, Wisconsin Public Service Commission * Robert
McKee, American Transmission Company
WPUI thanks these professionals for their hours of help and expertise that makes this program possible.
Credits indicated are the number of CLE credit the event will be submitted to receive from the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners based on program length
and content. In most cases, the number of credits approved matches the number of credits sought. In rare instances, the number of credits approved by the
Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) may vary from the number sought. The final number approved by the BBE will be indicated in your CLE Tracker.
Sincerely,
Cara Lee Mahany Braithwait
Wisconsin Public Utility Institute