Announcements
10-21-2009
The materials for the 10-22-2009 Project Review Group (PRG) meeting can be downloaded through this link: 10-22-2009 PRG Presentation (PDF, 4 MB)
- 3-6-2009Today, WECC accepted the Phase 1 Rating comprehensive progress report for the North-to-South directional rating for the Project. Please go to the WECC Rating Process page for more information.
- 2-6-2009Today, the Project Sponsors initiated the WECC Phase 1 Rating process for the South-to-North directional rating for the Project. Please follow this link to see the S-N Phase 1 intiation letter (PDF, 326 KB) for more information on how to participate.
- 12-19-2008Today, the WECC Phase 1 Rating Comprehensive Progress Report was submitted to WECC Planning Coordination Committee and Technical Studies Subcommittee. Please submit comments to WECCprocessinfo@pge.com and to Ben Morris at benmorris@astound.net.
- 11-17-2008Please click here to see the Native Load Reservation (DOC, 30 KB).
- 10-10-2008We are pleased to announce a public meeting for project sponsors to provide the results of their respective Phase 1 WECC ratings process and to present comprehensive plan of service reports where completed. The meeting will be held in Portland, OR on November 19, 2008 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Portland Airport from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Oak Room. Additional information is provided in the meeting announcement, which can be downloaded here (PDF, 13 KB).
You can also attend the conference by voice and web. To attend a voice conference, call (503) 813-5600 or toll free at (800) 503-3360 and enter meeting ID 699494.
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For MeetingPlace help, contact the Enterprise Service Desk at (503) 813-5555 or toll free at (800) 423-7840. - 9-24-2008PG&E submitted the WECC Regional Planning Report to WECC on November 1, 2007. It has recently come to our attention that this submission was never distributed to the WECC Planning Coordination Committee (PCC) or Technical Studies Subcommittee (TSS) for review. On September 22, 2008, PG&E resubmitted the report to WECC. WECC has committed to distributing the report for review by PCC and TSS. This unfortunate delay in distributing the Regional Planning Report should not affect the overall project development timeline nor the WECC Phase 1 Rating process and schedule for completing and submitting the Phase 1 Rating Report.
- 7-18-2008Thanks to all those who attended the WECC Phase 1 Coordinated Planning and Technical Studies Stakeholder meeting, held in Porland, Oregon on July 18, 2008. Please download the presentation slides below:
July 18, 2008 Stakeholder Meeting (PPT, 5.1 MB). - 6-16-2008We are pleased to announce that the Project Sponsors participated in a WECC Phase 1 Coordinated Planning and Technical Studies Stakeholder meeting on July 18, 2008 in Portland Oregon (Please see the meeting announcement (PDF, 178 KB)). At the meeting we, along with the sponsors of several projects being planned in the Northwest, provided updates regarding the coordinated work group study progress completed to date. In addition, each project sponsor provided a brief progress update and next steps report for each of the projects. The meeting was held in Portland, Oregon, at the airport Embassy Suites from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
- 2-22-2008The Project continues to move forward on schedule. Work is underway to complete the WECC Phase 1 Rating Studies by August, 2008. As a result of the January 24, 2008 Coordination meeting (see update below) a Technical Studies Coordination Group has been formed, technical data has been exchanged, and studies have begun.
There have been some recent changes to the Project Steering team. We are pleased to announce that Portland General Electric has joined the Steering team. Sierra Pacific Power (SPP) and the Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) have announced that they will no longer be part of the project Steering Team. The Project Sponsors thank them for their participation.
These changes to the Steering team membership are related to the continuing refinement of the Project Plan of Service. As shown in the {WECC Phase 1 Initiation letter}, the proposed conceptual plan for the WECC Phase 1 Rating Process is west of the original conception for the project as proposed in August, 2006. The WECC Phase 1 conceptual plan is consistent with the current Steering Team members’ service footprints. - 1-24-2008The presentation slides and agenda for the January 24, 2008 coordination meeting in Portland can be accessed through the links below:
Coordination Meeting Slides (PDF, 501 KB)
Coordination Meeting Agenda (PDF, 7 KB) - 1-18-2008The sponsors of seven significant new high voltage transmission projects in the Northwestern United States are pleased to announce the coordination of the transmission planning studies that are a critical first step in developing a reliable and integrated transmission grid for the 21st century. At the meeting the utilities will officially announce the coordination of studies for these projects which, in total, represent over 2,200 circuit miles of new high voltage (HV) transmission facilities. The meeting will be held at the Portland Airport Sheraton from 9 AM to 12 noon.
