Revised transmission planning process (completed)
Outcome: Revised transmission planning process effective: Dec. 2, 2011; Business practice manual effective: Aug. 2, 2011; FERC approval: Dec. 16, 2010; Tariff amendment filing: June 4, 2010 ; (ER10-1401); Board of Governors approval: May 18, 2010
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.