# Presentation: 028007

## Rocky Mountain Transmission Study (RMATS)

- Stakeholder process initiated by Wyoming and Utah governors in September 2003
- Participants:  governor representatives, PUC & FERC staff, utilities, developers, and environmental advocates
- Phase I economic screening studies, using a regional (not company-specific) approach
- Phase I concludes with publication of a report and a stakeholder meeting on September 29th
- Two recommendations emerging from Phase I.
- Phase II will include technical study of the two recommendations, and begin addressing siting, project sponsorship, financing, cost allocation and cost recovery issues** **

## Recommendation 1 

- Antelope Mine

- Dave Johnston

- LRS

- Cheyenne Tap

- Ault

- Green Valley

- Miners

- Jim Bridger

- Naughton

- Ben Lomond

- Midpoint

- Broadview

- Colstrip

- Added Series Compensation Only

- Taft

- Montana Upgrades

- Bridger Expansion

- New WY- CO lines

- Treasureton

- Garrison

- Townsend

- Borah West

- Path C

- West of Naughton

- West of Bridger

- Black Hills to C. Wyoming

- C Wyoming to LRS

- TOT 3

- TOT 7

- TOT 4A

- West of Colstrip

- West of Broadview

- Montana to NW

- 500 Wind

- 210 Gas

- 500 Coal

- 500 Wind

- 1150 Wind

- 700 Coal

- 359 Coal

- 50 Wind

- 250 Coal

- 280 Wind

- 125 Wind

- 575 Coal

- 100 Wind

- 575 Coal

- 140 Gas

- 250 Wind

- Added 345 kV Line

- Modified Interface

- Added Resource

- Bridger E

**Recommendation 1**
- Three projects
- Transmission investment:  $970 million
- Generation investment: $6.6 billion
- Goal:  PRB coal and wind generation to meet region’s load growth

## Recommendation 2 

- Tesla

- Table Mtn.

- Grizzly

- Ashe

- Bell

- Taft

- Missoula

- Great Falls

- Broadview

- Ringling

- Colstrip

- Ant Mine

- Dave Johnson

- LRS

- Cheyenne Tap

- Ault

- Green Valley

- Miners

- Jim Bridger

- Naughton

- Grand Junction

- Emery

- Mona

- IPP

- Red Butte

- Ben Lomond

- Borah

- Kinport

- Midpoint

- Crystal

- Market Place

- 500 kV

- 345 kV

- Adelanto

- Option 1

- Option 2

- Option 4

- Option 3

- Added Phase Shifter

- Noxon

- Hot Springs

**Requires two 500 kV lines for export**

- Inc. DC

- Options 2-4

- Option 1 Only

- Series Capacitor Upgrade

**Recommendation 2**
- Transmission investment:  $4.2 billion
- Generation investment: $12.3 billion
- Capitalizes on abundant low-cost fuels – for export to West Coast markets
- Clearly economic for West – helps the West meet its fuel diversification goals
- Two of the five export paths shown would be built

- (Generation type and location available upon request)

## RMATS Stakeholder Conference

- When: September 29, 2004, 9:00am – 3:30pm
- Where: Downtown Marriot; Salt Lake City, Utah
- Three Governors & one FERC Commissioner confirmed (2 other Governors invited)
- Presentations will include details on economics, benefits analysis, and recommendations
- Response panel will include: State Policy Makers, Project Developers, Transmission Owners, and Regulators
- Opportunity to provide comments and network
- More information and registration materials can be found at: 	_http://psc.state.wy.us/htdocs/subregional/home.htm_

## Recommendations for Phase II

**Pursue financial participation and regulatory recovery of recommendations on a project-by-project basis**
**Pursue improvements in regulatory institutions**
- Develop multi-state pricing principles
- Institutionalize regional planning
- Engage Wyoming Infrastructure Authority
- Pursue efficiencies in transmission system operations and planning (e.g. RTOs)
- Monitor other approaches via SSG-WI and WGA
- Strengthen regional coordination