FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: David Christy,
(916) 353-4436, christy@wapa.gov
WESTERN ANNOUNCES SUBCONTROL AREA DECISION
FOLSOM,
This final decision becomes effective March 24. Between now and then, Western will continue discussions with the California Independent System Operator and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District about the potential to become a contract-based subcontrol area operator within either organization’s control area.
As a subcontrol
area, Western would manage the physical flow of electricity to
customers
directly connected to Western’s nearly 1,000 miles of transmission
lines in
northern
Western
published its proposed decision to
implement a contract-based sub-control area for its Sierra Nevada
Region on
Besides
the agreement for integrated operations, a number of existing
transmission
contracts between Western and the PG&E also expire on
Western made the final
decision to set up a contract-based subcontrol area based on five
evaluation
criteria: flexibility, certainty, durability, operational transparency
and
cost-effectiveness. Western does not intend to form a new control
area at this
time, but will work to ensure it can fulfill its statutory obligations
and contractual
responsibilities to its customers.
The Federal
Register notice announcing the final
decision is posted on Western’s Web site.