**Northwest/California Subregional Planning Group**

# Kickoff Meeting

**10:00am to 3:00pm**

**July 23, 2003**

**?????? Hotel ????**

**Portland, OR**

## Introductions - All

## Purpose of Meeting -- DeShazo / Perez / Bayless / Silverstien / ?

I would expect that Armie and I would discuss what the ISO is thinking
and why we are interested in seeing some type of subregional planning
effort organized between the Northwest and California. This would likely
be a short presentation. I would expect that you or someone from the
Northwest would do something similar.

## Subregional Efforts in Arizona - Peterson

Expecting that the NW folks may be interested in hearing about what is
happening in the southern part of the Western Interconnection, Harlow
could speak to the Central Arizona Transmission Study (CATS) effort he
initiated within Arizona to address the Arizona Corporation Commission's
(ACC) desire to see a coordinated planning process initiated. The ACC
staff is very involved and supportive of the CATS effort. Harlow has a
short presentation.

## STEP Efforts - Perez

Harlow was also involved in the initiation of the Southwest Transmission
Expansion Planning effort where he and Armie co-chair this group. The
co-chair is preferred because it gives equal credibility to both of the
key forums involved in the effort. The ISO will want the same type of
responsibility sharing with the Northwest. The STEP effort has been
quite successful and there is some very good work that is being done in
that forum. The ISO sees this as a possible model for the
Northwest/California group to discuss. We can have a short presentation
on this as well.

## California Long Term Plan - DeShazo

Notwithstanding the efforts to the south and north of California, I have
been asked to look into constraints within California. I have one of my
staff currently running the ABB simulator model with the objective of
getting a very simplistic look at what we are facing here in California.
I would also have a very short presentation.

## Northwest Efforts -- Bayless/Silverstien

I would leave this to you folks to decide what and how you would want to
handle this. This may be more of what you want to accomplish and/or what
things that you may have already been thinking through where this
meeting would provide a forum to get some of that information "on the
table".

## SSG-WI -- Dean Perry

The ISO supports the SSG-WI effort and we would like to provide input
into their report that will need to be submitted to FERC in October?
Dean can speak to this group's background and why they may fit into the
broader picture for regional planning.

## Group Organization and Objectives - All

I have some ideas, but would prefer to get with you and Brian on the
telephone early next week to discuss. I want Armie and I to be mindful
of where the pitfalls are and we can share with you things we may want
to see happen as well.

## Organizational Responsibility/Group Co-Chairs -- Perez/Bayless/Rust

Self explanatory. If we speak early next week, we can touch on this.

## Next Meeting (Hopefully late August) -- Perez/??

I would like to see another meeting scheduled before this one is
adjourned. It is not unreasonable in my mind to set another date for the
following month. What do you think?