FERC clarifies transmission planning activities subject to 3rd-party involvement

In rejecting a complaint concerning Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s transmission projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made some key clarifications about the types of transmission activities that must be conducted in an open, coordinated and transparent manner. In February 2017, the...

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Published inSNL Energy Electric Utility Report
Main Author Boshart, Glen
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Charlottesville SNL Financial LC 10.09.2018
Subjects
Asset management
Compliance
Federal regulation
Power marketers
Stakeholders
Southern California
San Francisco California
United States > US
Northern California
California
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Summary:In rejecting a complaint concerning Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s transmission projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made some key clarifications about the types of transmission activities that must be conducted in an open, coordinated and transparent manner. In February 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission, Northern California Power Agency, City and County of San Francisco, State Water Contractors, and Transmission Agency of Northern California jointly told FERC in a complaint (FERC docket EL17-45) that PG&E conducts about 80% of its transmission planning, for about 60% of its annual capital investment, internally without stakeholder involvement. To get a better handle on the situation, FERC in May 2018 held a technical conference (FERC docket AD18-12) exploring which projects should fall under CAISO's planning processes, whether maintenance projects count as transmission projects for planning purposes, and how the public should be involved in projects that fall outside of the TPP.