Plans and proposals

For planning purposes, we divide our service area into five zones representing distinct geographic or usage areas. Within each zone, we compile and assess the transmission system needs.

Project classifications

Within each zone, we have recommended network and asset renewal projects to address system limitations. The network projects are classified into one of three possible categories – Planned, Proposed or Provisional – depending upon the stage a project may be in. These categories are consistent with those used by MISO.

	Planned	Proposed	Provisional
Status of ATC planning activities	Studies complete	Studies not complete	Studies not complete
Application for regulatory approval	Application pending or issued	None	None
Project status	Project in construction planning phase or under construction	Project identified as preferred alternative	Placeholder project; not necessarily a preferred project alternative
System solution included in generation interconnection power flow models	Project included	Project not included	Project not included