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Revised transmission planning process

To help achieve the state's 33% Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) target, the California ISO proposes to add a new category of transmission projects that will facilitate the necessary expansion of the electric grid to support renewable resource policy objectives, as well as a transmission project evaluation process that will use commercial interest tests and other criteria to determine whether projects are eligible to receive conditional or final approval by the ISO.


Outcome

Revised transmission planning process effective: December 2, 2011

Initiative status

Business practice manual effective: August 2, 2011
FERC approval: December 16, 2010
Tariff amendment filing: June 4, 2010
Board of Governors approval: May 18, 2010

FERC filings and orders

Business practice manual development

Version 8 of the Transmission Planning BPM includes updates to the ISO annual transmission planning process in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 890.

Tariff development

 Policy development