2016 TEPPC Study Program Study Request Form

OverviewPlease fill out this form as completely as possible. WECC and TEPPC will use the information provided to develop and prioritize the 2016 Study Program. Study requests submitted for past Study Programs will be reviewed as well to avoid duplicative requests. If you have any questions about this study request form, please feel free to contact Vijay Satyal at vsatyal@wecc.biz.

Contact Information

First Name:James

Last Name:Gazewood

Affiliation:U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Email:jgazewoo@blm.gov

Phone:801­539­4107

Submit Date:1/28/2016

Questions1. Requested Study Year?

10­Year (2026) hourly production cost study20­Year (2036) capital expansion study

2. What is the key question you would like the study to answer?Which Western Interconnect transmission segments have been identified (and possibly prioritized) through prior case studies as needing critical upgrading and/or capacity expansion and what are the corridor locations of these existing segments and/or new projects in relation to location of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ­ Section 368 West­wide Energy Corridors?

3. Summary of the study’s key load, resource, transmission, and/or policy assumptions.Note: If the 10­year study request links to the 20 year, please identify basis for the linkage between the expected 10 year study results and inputs into the 20 year study case.

Utilize the 2024 TEPPC Common Case "Expected Future" as summarized within WECC's Integrated Transmission and Resource Assessment ­ Summary of 2015 Planning Anayses, January, 2016.

4. How will this study provide information of broad value to stakeholders in the Western Interconnection, e.g. customers, regulators, Transmission Providers?Within the Western Interconnect identify where Section 368 Energy Corridors should be added or modified through BLM/USFS action to address WECC identified existing or future transmission segment improvements in collaboration with Industry.

5. Can you offer expertise or information to WECC to assist in the development of this study case? Describe the information or support you will be able to provide, if any.BLM can provide technical staff and associated spatial data to support the development and completion of this proposed study case.

6. Do you know of other stakeholders interested in the issues on which this request is based? If so, please provide their contact information.U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Energy, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, utility and transmission providers as well as NGOs. Specific POCs TBD.

7. Is the requested study necessary to meet a member Transmission Provider's compliance with its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), Attachment K?N/A

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2016 TEPPC Study Program Study Request Form

General CommentsProvide your general comments below. (optional)

At the SPSG Meeting on November 3, 2015, BLM requested potential WECC Section 368 ­transmission stakeholder contact / outreach assistance for Region 1 (Southern CA, Southern NV and Western AZ) of Section 368. Through subsequent communication with Byron Woetz, a potential BLM study case being considered for submission to access transmission corridor needs within Region 1 was thought to be not be worthwhile. It was later suggested by Colby Johnson that BLM complete a Section 368 West­wide ­2016 TEPPC Study Program Request before the Open Season close as a "place­holder". A BLM and WECC conference call is planned for Friday, January 28th to discuss the desired outcomes, merits and feasibility of this study case. See page 10 of the attached PowerPoint PDF.

AttachmentsAttach associated files, if any. (optional)

Note: the file size limit per request is 25 MB. If your files exceed this limit, please contact WECC Support via email at support@wecc.biz or by phone at (801) 883­6879 for assistance.

12 ­ WECC EDTF ­ BLM Sec. 368 Energy Corridors­Gazewood.pdfAdobe Acrobat Document2.02 MB

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BLM Energy Corridors Section 368 - Energy Policy Act of 2005

WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting

November 3, 2015

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WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015 2

Presenters Georgeann Smale - Realty Specialist, Transmission & Sec. 368 Lead, BLM Washington Office Jim Gazewood – Renewable Energy Program Coordinator / WECC Liaison, BLM Utah State Office

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WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015 3

Presentation Outline Brief Background on the Section 368 Energy Corridors Planned Regional Reviews from Settlement Agreement Discuss Potential WECC Assistance for the Region 1 Outreach

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Background: Sec. 368 Energy Corridors Established Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005:

Energy Corridors in AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA and WY For BLM: 5,000 Miles / 92 Land Use Plan Amendments For USFS: 990 Miles / 38 Land Use Plan Amendments

WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting – October 9, 2015 4

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Background: Sec. 368 Energy Corridors (Cont’d)

BLM & USFS RODs: • Identify Centerline Width (Typically

3,500’) and Compatible Uses • Preferred Corridor Locations for

Future Projects • RODs Do Not Mandate Projects be

Confined to Corridors • RODs Include Interagency

Operating Procedures (IOPs) as Required to Expedite Applications, Improve Consistency

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WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015 6

2012 Settlement Agreement for BLM / USFS RODs as of 2015: Inter-agency MOU to Address Regional Periodic Reviews Updated Agency Guidance Updated Agency Training* Corridor Study: November 2015 Release Regional Periodic Reviews: Initiating Region 1 Review

BLM Received No Additional Appropriated Funds. Funding for the Region 1 Review is Very Limited.

* Additional Guidance – Development of a Technical Guide for Use of Section 368 Corridors

Background: Sec. 368 Energy Corridors (Cont’d)

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WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015 7

Presentation Outline Brief Background on the Section 368 Energy Corridors Planned Regional Reviews from Settlement Agreement Discuss Potential WECC Assistance for the Region 1 Outreach

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Regional Periodic Reviews

WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting – October 9, 2015 8

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Regional Periodic Reviews: Initiating Region 1 Review

WECC - Environmental Data Work Group Meeting – October 9, 2015 9

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WECC - Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG) Meeting – November 3, 2015 10

Within Region 1, BLM Would Like WECC Assistance to: Engage and Identify: o Corridors That Are Working Well o Corridors With Challenges o Suggested Corridor Modifications (e.g., Widths, Lengths, Compatible Uses) and

Rationale o Suggested New Corridors or Corridor Deletions and Rationale o Additional Opportunities for Agency and WECC Engagement Gain Insights on Existing or Emerging Prioritization of Areas

Discuss Potential WECC Assistance for Region 1 Outreach

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BLM Would Like to Ensure LTPT Corridor Library Usefulness: Goal is to Provide the Long Term Planning Tool with Corridor Library Data to Support: o More Accurate Power Flow & Economic Modeling Based on Potential Routing; o Leverage Prior LUP Analysis / ROD Work for Best Environmental Siting; o Positioning of the Sec. 368 Corridor Data in a Transmission Planning

Environment (e.g. WECC / Industry / Public) where it be Utilized / Exercised

Discuss Sec. 368 GIS Data Use with Long Term Planning Tool

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Sec. 368 Energy Corridor Resources BLM Points of Contact: • Georgeann Smale, gsmale@blm.gov (primary) • Steve Fusilier, sfusilie@blm.gov (back-up) • Lucas Lucero, llucero@blm.gov (back-up) • Jim Gazewood, jgazewoo@blm.gov (WECC Technical Liaison) Online Information: • www.blm.gov/so/st/en/prog/energy/transmission.html • http://corridoreis.anl.gov/ Section 368 Comments to: • 368corridors@blm.gov