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JPA Meeting

Joint Planning Agreement

Western Area Power AdministrationDesert Southwest Region

July 13, 2005

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JPA Agenda

• Welcome / Introductions / Logistics• Power Marketing Updates (Oretta/Gray)

– O&M Agreements (Oretta)– Remarketing Efforts (Gray)

• WALC OASIS (Steward)• 10 Year Plan (Byron)

– HDR161KV – BLY161KV Reconductoring – South of Phoenix

• Study Updates (York)– River System Study– Southern Arizona Study

• JPA 2005-2006 Goals (Moulton)• Action Items

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JPA Meeting

Power Marketing Updates

Mary Oretta Jean Gray

(602) 605-2639 (602) 605-2555

oretta@wapa.gov gray@wapa.gov

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Power Marketing Updates

• O & M Agreements

• Remarketing Efforts

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JPA Meeting

WALC OASIS

http://www.oatioasis.com/walc/index.html

John Steward(602) 605-2774

steward@wapa.gov

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WALC OASIS

•Definitions•Webpage Links•Registration Process to obtain Login•View Business Practices•View Transmission Offerings•View Transmission Reservations•Summary•Questions

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Definitions

Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS)

Open Access Technology International (OATI)

WestTTrans

Transmission Services Information Network (TSIN)

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Webpage Links

http://reg.tsin.com/

http://www.westtrans.net/

http://www.oatioasis.com/cwo_default.htm

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Registration ProcessREGISTRATION PROCESS

1. Obtain a NERC acronym – Once an acronym is obtained proceed to step (Takes approximately 1 to 2 Days).

2. Register Company with OATI, Email Company Registration form to OATI. Once OATI verifies your company is registered proceed to step 3.

3. Obtain OATI’s security certificate Registration – Contact OATI to start the registration process. When a security certificate is obtained proceed to step 4.

4. Register with OATI as an OASIS user – Email user registration form to OATI. When user account is activated proceed to step 5.

5. Contact Western to activate you as a valid customer – Western will verify if customer is eligible to purchase transmission. Customer will be notified if they met eligibility requirements. Proceed to step 6.

6. Log on to WestTTrans and submit transmission request.

7. How to Purchase WALC Transmission Services Flowchart

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Western’s Business PracticesWeb Site: http://www.oatioasis.com/walc/index.html

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Example of Offerings

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Transmission Offerings

• Knowledge of transmission provider’s path

• View the price associated with a path

• Most important view ATC (both firm and non-firm) on a given path during a specific time period

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Transmission Reservations

• View transmission market tendencies

• View the status of your transmission request

• View queued position of your request

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Example of Reservations

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Summary

• Registration Process

• View Western’s Business Practice & News

• Tutorials – Transmission Offerings & Transmission Reservations

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JPA Meeting

10 Year Plan Updates

Don Byron(602) 605-2685

byron@wapa.gov

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10 Year Plan Updates

• Headgate Rock 161-kV Substation to Blythe 161-kV Substation Reconductoring– (HDR161KV – BLY161KV Reconductoring)

• South of Phoenix– Completed Upgrades– Future Projects

• Ten Year Plan Link

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JPA Meeting

Transmission Study Updates

Leonard York(602) 605-2797york@wapa.gov

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Update - River System Study

• Purpose– Evaluate Three 230kV Transmission Projects– Expect Each to Substantially Increase River System ATC– Each To Require About a Three-Year Lead Time– Focus on Year 2008 Load-Serving in Mohave County

• Projects– Reconductor Mead-Davis-Topock Line– Reconductor Gavilan Peak/Peacock Line– Build Griffith-North Havasu Line

• Participants– APS– CAWCD– MEC– SWTC– TEP/UNS

• Case– Reviewed By Participants

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Update – Southern Arizona Study• Purpose

– Re-rate Path C (South of Phoenix)– Inservice: South of Phoenix Uprate to Casa Grande– Not Inservice: Pinal West/Santa Rosa/Browning 500kV

• Results– Increased Rating from 290 to 660 MW– Critical Outage: Kyrene-Knox 230kV– Critical Overload: Lone Butte-Test Track 230kV

• Report– Non-Simultaneous Import Power Flow Study– Expect Brief Report by September 2005

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JPA Meeting

Joint Planning Agreement 2005-2006 Goals

Ron Moulton(602) 605-2668

moulton@wapa.gov

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JPA Principles

• Purpose & Objectives– Establish a Planning Committee.– Interactively develop a long-term

“Transmission Plan.”– Review & Revise Transmission Plan

Annually.

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JPA Principles

• Planning Committee– Comprised of Parties to the JPA.– Identify, receive and process planning

information provided by Parties annually.– Prepare Transmission Plan.– Hold Annual Planning Meeting(s)

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JPA Principles

• Annual Planning Meeting– Held in July each year.– Review Transmission Plan– Review, discuss, deliberate other.

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JPA Principles

• Goals 2005-2006– Interactively develop DSW 10 Year Transmission

Plan.• River System• South of Phoenix System

– File DSW 10 Year Transmission Plan with Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in January 2006 (as a courtesy).

– Support/Coordinate with Southwest Area Transmission Planning Forum (SWAT).

– Support ACC Biennial Transmission Assessment (next round 2006).

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JPA Meeting

• Any

–Questions?

–Comments?

–Answers?

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JPA Action Items

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JPA Meeting

Thanks for

Attending!!

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JPA Participants

• AGUILA• AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY• ARIZONA POWER AUTHORITY• ARIZONA POWER POOLING ASSN• ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE

COMPANY• AVRA VALLEY IRRAGATION

DISTRICT• BOULDER CITY, CITY OF• BUCKEYE WATER

CONSERVATION DRAINAGE DIST• BUREAU OF RECLAMATION• CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER

CONSERVATION DIST• CHANDLER HEIGHTS CITRUS

IRRAGATION DIST

• COLORADO RIVER COMM OF NEVADA

• CORTARO-MARANA IRRIGATION DISTRICT

• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 3• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 4• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 5

MARICOPA• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 5 PINAL• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 6• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 7• ELECTRICAL DIST NO 8• HARQUAHALA VALLEY POWER

DISTRICT• LINCOLN COUNTY POWER

DISTRICT #1• MARICOPA WATER DISTRICT

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JPA Participants

• MCMULLEN VALLEY WATER CONSERVATION & DD

• NEEDLES, CITY OF• OCOTILLO WATER CONSV DIST• OVERTON POWER DISTRICT NO 5• QUEEN CREEK IRRIGATION DIST• ROOSEVELT IRRIGATION DIST• SAFFORD, CITY OF• SALT RIVER PROJECT• SAN CARLOS IRRIGATION

PROJECT• SAN TAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT• SILVERBELL IRRIGATION

DISTRICT

• THATCHER, TOWN OF• TOHONO O’ODHAM UTILITY

AUTHORITY• TOHOPAH IRRIGATION DISTRICT• UNIT “B” IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE

DISTRICT• UNS ELECTRIC INC• VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION• WELLTON-MOHAWK IRRIGATION &

DD• WICKENBURG, TOWN OF• YUMA COUNTY WATER USERS

ASSOC• YUMA IRRIGATION DISTRICT• YUMA PROVING GROUND• YUMA-MESA IRRIGATION & DRAIN