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Reliability Policy Issues Reliability Policy Issues Committee Report to Members – Committee Report to Members –

2006 Annual Meeting2006 Annual Meeting

Presented by:Presented by:

Scott A. GuttingScott A. Gutting

RPIC ChairRPIC Chair

April 2006April 2006

Key Activities and Key Activities and AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

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RPIC MembersRPIC Members

AESO – Diana PommenAESO – Diana Pommen PG&E – Kevin DassoPG&E – Kevin Dasso

ACC - Jerry SmithACC - Jerry Smith PSC – Robin KittelPSC – Robin Kittel

BPAT - Vickie VanZandtBPAT - Vickie VanZandt Mariner Consulting – John Mariner Consulting – John

StoutStout

CISO - Armie PerezCISO - Armie Perez REI – John MeyerREI – John Meyer

UAE - Scott GuttingUAE - Scott Gutting SCE – Gary TarpleeSCE – Gary Tarplee

SRP – David Areghini SRP – David Areghini IPUC - Marsha SmithIPUC - Marsha Smith

PAC - Mark MaherPAC - Mark Maher TANC – Richard FerreiraTANC – Richard Ferreira

NAD*- Jananne SharplessNAD*- Jananne Sharpless TSGT – Ken AndersonTSGT – Ken Anderson

NAD*- Tim NewtonNAD*- Tim Newton UCCS – Nancy KellyUCCS – Nancy Kelly

NMPRC - Prasad PotturiNMPRC - Prasad Potturi WECC – Louise McCarrenWECC – Louise McCarren

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Key Activities and Key Activities and AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

• Top “10” RPIC Issues for 2005/06Top “10” RPIC Issues for 2005/06

• Response to WAG Requests of WECCResponse to WAG Requests of WECC

• Data Sharing & Confidentiality PoliciesData Sharing & Confidentiality Policies

• Transmission Expansion Planning EffortsTransmission Expansion Planning Efforts

• Reliability Centers – 5 Year Strategic PlanReliability Centers – 5 Year Strategic Plan

• Energy Act ImplementationEnergy Act Implementation

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Top “10” RPIC Issues for Top “10” RPIC Issues for 2005/062005/06

• Data Sharing IssuesData Sharing Issues

• Resource Adequacy AssessmentResource Adequacy Assessment

• Transmission Expansion PlanningTransmission Expansion Planning

• WECC’s Role in Commercial IssuesWECC’s Role in Commercial Issues

• WECC/NERC RelationshipWECC/NERC Relationship

• Energy Act ImplementationEnergy Act Implementation

• Reliability Benchmarks/OTC ratings/FRR EffortsReliability Benchmarks/OTC ratings/FRR Efforts

• OtherOther

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Data Sharing & Confidentiality Data Sharing & Confidentiality PoliciesPolicies

• Policy documents circulated to committees Policy documents circulated to committees

& members for comment& members for comment

• RPIC reviewed comments and RPIC reviewed comments and

recommended final policy in Decemberrecommended final policy in December

• Board approved new policy in DecemberBoard approved new policy in December

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Transmission Expansion Transmission Expansion Planning in WECCPlanning in WECC

• WAG requested WECC address the issueWAG requested WECC address the issue

• RPIC “commissioned” white paperRPIC “commissioned” white paper

• White paper posted for member comment – Sept. – Jan.White paper posted for member comment – Sept. – Jan.

• RPIC recommend new board committee and charterRPIC recommend new board committee and charter

• RPIC sponsored Member workshop in FebruaryRPIC sponsored Member workshop in February

• Near unanimous member approval of RPIC Near unanimous member approval of RPIC

recommendationsrecommendations

• RPIC presents charter and committee recommendations to RPIC presents charter and committee recommendations to

Board in April 2006Board in April 2006

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Recommended Transmission Recommended Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Expansion Planning Policy CommitteeCommittee

RECOMMENDED MEMBERS Company / Class

1 WECC Board Member Dave Areghini SRP / Class 12 WECC Board Member Scott Cauchois CORA / Class 43 PUC Representative Jerry Smith ACC / Class 54 Energy Office Representative: Grace Anderson CEC / Class 55 IRP Expert Mike Whatley SCE / Class 16 Wholesale Market Expert Mike Evans STGP / Class 37 Transmission Owner Marv Landauer BPA / Class 18 LSE Representative Alan Myers WPE / Class 29 Consumer Representative Harlow Peterson USE / Class 4

10 Environmental Representative Dian M. Grueneich CPUC / Class 511 Generator Owner Representative Gordon Dobson Mack PWX / Class 312 SWAT Robert Kondziolka SRP / Class 113 NTAC Chris Reese PSE / Class 114 STEP Robert Smith APS / Class 115 RMATS Mike DeWolf PAC / Class 116 CAISO Dariush Shirmohammadi CISO / Class 117 Colorado Planning Group Sandra Johnson PSC / Class 1

TEPPC

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Reliability Centers 5 Year Reliability Centers 5 Year Strategic PlanStrategic Plan

• OC requested RPIC investigate RC policy issuesOC requested RPIC investigate RC policy issues

• RPIC created subcommittee to evaluate RC RPIC created subcommittee to evaluate RC

strategic issuesstrategic issues

• Subcommittee represents all member classes & Subcommittee represents all member classes &

regionsregions

• Subcommittee has drafted recommendations to Subcommittee has drafted recommendations to

be presented to Board in Aprilbe presented to Board in April

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Other ItemsOther Items

• WAG Response - RA, Transmission Planning WAG Response - RA, Transmission Planning

and Commercial Issues came from WAG and Commercial Issues came from WAG

efforts. efforts.

• WECC role in commercial issues – MIC WECC role in commercial issues – MIC

outreach initiative in process. outreach initiative in process.

• Energy Act Implementation – activities Energy Act Implementation – activities

conducted by broader WECC “Ad Hoc” team conducted by broader WECC “Ad Hoc” team

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Member Comments & Member Comments &

Questions of RPICQuestions of RPIC