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2014-2015 Transmission planning process
The California ISO 2014-2015 transmission planning cycle involves key stakeholder activities from 2014 through early 2015. Each year, the ISO conducts its transmission planning process to identify potential system limitations as well as opportunities for system reinforcements that improve reliability and efficiency. The transmission planning process core product is the ISO Transmission Plan, which provides an evaluation of the ISO control grid, examines conventional grid reliability requirements and projects, summarizes key collaborative activities and provides details on key study areas and associated findings.
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​Process status
Board of Governors approval: March 26, 2015
Comprehensive plan: Complete
Study plan: Complete
Board approved plan
Appendix B and Appendix D are available on Market Participant Portal
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Phase 2 - conduct technical studies and develop comprehensive plan
The ISO performs technical studies, and with stakeholders develops an annual comprehensive transmission plan that examines the ISO controlled grid and reliability requirements and identifies mitigation solutions. Transmission mitigation solutions may meet reliability, economic or public policy-driven needs that support state, federal, municipal and county policy requirements and directives.
2014-2015 transmission plan
Policy-driven and economic assessment
Eligible generator interconnection procedures network upgrades
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Conceptual statewide plan
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Reliability assessment
Imperial County transmission consultation Long-term congestion revenue rights feasibility study
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Phase 1 - develop study plan
In collaboration with stakeholders, the ISO develops and finalizes a study plan that consists of a common set of assumptions for reliability and other planning studies the ISO will perform in Phase 2. The development of a conceptual statewide transmission plan begins in this phase and may be completed during Phase 1 or Phase 2. Stakeholders may also request economic planning studies to assess potential economic benefits (such as congestion relief) in specific areas of the grid.
Study Plan
Renewable portfolios
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2014-2015 transmission planning process - renewable portfolios