NWCC Transmission Update Call Date: 9/23/2008Location: DCContact: Dana Kathryn Goodson, Facilitator, National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Phone: (202) 965-6209 National Wind Coordinating Collaborative. 1:00 pm Eastern (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)
The call will cover the recent competitive renewable energy zones (CREZ) order from the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and a transmission proposal now under development by the Southwest Power Pool's Regional State Committee.
In August, the Texas PUC issued an order approving a nearly $5 billion plan to construct 2,400 miles of transmission lines that will accommodate over 18 GW of wind capacity, just 1,000 MW shy of the current installed wind capacity in the United States. Jess Totten of the Texas PUC will be on hand to talk about the order and to discuss next steps in the Texas CREZ process. The CREZ order (PDF 233 KB) Download Adobe Reader and dissent (PDF 61 KB) Download Adobe Reader are attached for your reference.
In addition, the Southwest Power Pool's Regional State Committee is developing a proposal creating a designated wind resource for transmission service to serve network load customers. Mike Proctor of the Missouri Public Service Commission will be on the call to discuss the proposal.
Call information call-in Number: 1-800-820-4690 Access Code: 9878643# There is no cost to join this briefing. A flyer with the same information is also attached (PDF 147 KB) Download Adobe Reader. An opportunity for questions and answers with the speakers will be provided, and a written brief will be distributed afterwards. We hope you will join us on the call.
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