2016 TEPPC Study Program Study Request Form
Overview
Please fill out this form as completely as possible. WECC and TEPPC will use the information
provided to develop and prioritize the 2016 Study Program. Study requests submitted for
past Study Programs will be reviewed as well to avoid duplicative requests. If you have any
questions about this study request form, please feel free to contact Vijay Satyal at
[email protected].
Contact Information
First Name:
James
Affiliation:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Phone:
801­539­4107
Last Name:
Gazewood
Email:
[email protected]
Submit Date:
1/28/2016
Questions
1. Requested Study Year?
10­Year (2026) hourly production cost study
20­Year (2036) capital expansion study
2. What is the key question you would like the study to answer?
Which Western Interconnect transmission segments have been identified (and possibly
prioritized) through prior case studies as needing critical upgrading and/or capacity
expansion and what are the corridor locations of these existing segments and/or new
projects in relation to location of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ­ Section 368 West­wide
Energy Corridors?
3. Summary of the study’s key load, resource, transmission, and/or policy assumptions.
Note: If the 10­year study request links to the 20 year, please identify basis for the linkage between the
expected 10 year study results and inputs into the 20 year study case.
Utilize the 2024 TEPPC Common Case "Expected Future" as summarized within WECC's
Integrated Transmission and Resource Assessment ­ Summary of 2015 Planning
Anayses, January, 2016.
4. How will this study provide information of broad value to stakeholders in the Western
Interconnection, e.g. customers, regulators, Transmission Providers?
Within the Western Interconnect identify where Section 368 Energy Corridors should
be added or modified through BLM/USFS action to address WECC identified existing or
future transmission segment improvements in collaboration with Industry.
5. Can you offer expertise or information to WECC to assist in the development of this
study case? Describe the information or support you will be able to provide, if any.
BLM can provide technical staff and associated spatial data to support the development
and completion of this proposed study case.
6. Do you know of other stakeholders interested in the issues on which this request is
based? If so, please provide their contact information.
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Energy, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, utility and
transmission providers as well as NGOs. Specific POCs TBD.
7. Is the requested study necessary to meet a member Transmission Provider's compliance
with its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), Attachment K?
N/A
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2016 TEPPC Study Program Study Request Form
General Comments
Provide your general comments below. (optional)
At the SPSG Meeting on November 3, 2015, BLM requested potential WECC Section 368 ­
transmission stakeholder contact / outreach assistance for Region 1 (Southern CA,
Southern NV and Western AZ) of Section 368. Through subsequent communication with
Byron Woetz, a potential BLM study case being considered for submission to access
transmission corridor needs within Region 1 was thought to be not be worthwhile. It
was later suggested by Colby Johnson that BLM complete a Section 368 West­wide ­
2016 TEPPC Study Program Request before the Open Season close as a "place­
holder". A BLM and WECC conference call is planned for Friday, January 28th to discuss
the desired outcomes, merits and feasibility of this study case. See page 10 of the
attached PowerPoint PDF.
Attachments
Attach associated files, if any. (optional)
12 ­ WECC EDTF ­ BLM Sec.
368 Energy Corridors­
Gazewood.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document
2.02 MB
Note: the file size limit per request is 25 MB. If your files exceed this limit, please contact WECC Support via
email at [email protected] or by phone at (801) 883­6879 for assistance.
BLM
BLM Energy Corridors
Section 368 - Energy Policy Act of 2005
WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting
November 3, 2015
BLM
Presenters
™ Georgeann Smale - Realty Specialist, Transmission & Sec. 368
Lead, BLM Washington Office
™ Jim Gazewood – Renewable Energy Program Coordinator /
WECC Liaison, BLM Utah State Office
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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BLM
Presentation Outline
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‰
Brief Background on the Section 368 Energy Corridors
Planned Regional Reviews from Settlement Agreement
Discuss Potential WECC Assistance for the Region 1 Outreach
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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BLM
Background: Sec. 368 Energy Corridors
Established Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005:
9 Energy Corridors in AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR,
UT, WA and WY
9 For BLM: 5,000 Miles / 92 Land Use Plan Amendments
9 For USFS: 990 Miles / 38 Land Use Plan Amendments
WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting – October 9, 2015
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BLM
Background: Sec. 368 Energy Corridors (Cont’d)
BLM & USFS RODs:
• Identify Centerline Width (Typically
3,500’) and Compatible Uses
• Preferred Corridor Locations for
Future Projects
• RODs Do Not Mandate Projects be
Confined to Corridors
• RODs Include Interagency
Operating Procedures (IOPs) as
Required to Expedite Applications,
Improve Consistency
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BLM
Background: Sec. 368 Energy Corridors (Cont’d)
2012 Settlement Agreement for BLM / USFS RODs as of 2015:
9 Inter-agency MOU to Address Regional Periodic Reviews
9 Updated Agency Guidance
9 Updated Agency Training*
Corridor Study: November 2015 Release
‰ Regional Periodic Reviews: Initiating Region 1 Review
‰
™ BLM Received No Additional Appropriated Funds. Funding for the Region 1 Review is
Very Limited.
* Additional Guidance – Development of a Technical Guide for Use of Section 368 Corridors
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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BLM
Presentation Outline
9 Brief Background on the Section 368 Energy Corridors
‰ Planned Regional Reviews from Settlement Agreement
‰ Discuss Potential WECC Assistance for the Region 1 Outreach
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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BLM
Regional Periodic Reviews
WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting – October 9, 2015
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WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting – October 9, 2015
9
BLM
Regional Periodic Reviews: Initiating Region 1 Review
BLM
Discuss Potential WECC Assistance for Region 1 Outreach
Within Region 1, BLM Would Like WECC Assistance to:
™ Engage and Identify:
o Corridors That Are Working Well
o Corridors With Challenges
o Suggested Corridor Modifications (e.g., Widths, Lengths, Compatible Uses) and
Rationale
o Suggested New Corridors or Corridor Deletions and Rationale
o Additional Opportunities for Agency and WECC Engagement
™ Gain Insights on Existing or Emerging Prioritization of Areas
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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BLM Would Like to Ensure LTPT Corridor Library Usefulness:
™ Goal is to Provide the Long Term Planning Tool with Corridor Library
Data to Support:
o More Accurate Power Flow & Economic Modeling Based on Potential Routing;
o Leverage Prior LUP Analysis / ROD Work for Best Environmental Siting;
o Positioning of the Sec. 368 Corridor Data in a Transmission Planning
Environment (e.g. WECC / Industry / Public) where it be Utilized / Exercised
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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BLM
Discuss Sec. 368 GIS Data Use with Long Term Planning Tool
BLM
Sec. 368 Energy Corridor Resources
BLM Points of Contact:
• Georgeann Smale, [email protected] (primary)
• Steve Fusilier, [email protected] (back-up)
• Lucas Lucero, [email protected] (back-up)
• Jim Gazewood, [email protected] (WECC Technical Liaison)
Online Information:
• www.blm.gov/so/st/en/prog/energy/transmission.html
• http://corridoreis.anl.gov/
Section 368 Comments to:
• [email protected]
WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015
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