Economic Planning – 2015
ATC utilizes two methods to determine which projects have the potential for economic benefits:
- Stakeholder Input and Analyses
- Reliability Project Screening
These methods are described below.
Stakeholder Input and Analyses
In March 2008, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 890-A took effect. Order 890-A requires a coordinated, open, and transparent transmission planning process on both a local and regional level. To comply with these requirements, ATC submitted a compliance filing on Order 890-A that provides a timeline of actions to ensure that the economic planning process is both coordinated and open. ATC has also submitted a compliance filing on Order 1000 that incorporates public policy requirement needs into its economic planning analysis.
Annually, ATC will use a process with consistent timelines that combines stakeholder input, historical data, future line flow forecasts, and updated information on the electric system to identify transmission upgrades for economic evaluation.
Each year:
- During February, we hold an initial stakeholder meeting to review the market congestion summary and potential fixes and to discuss economic study scenarios, drivers, ranges, and assumptions.
- By March 1, we work with stakeholders to request and prioritize new/other economic studies and recommend study assumptions.
- By April 15 – we identify preliminary areas of economic study, study assumptions, and models and solicit further comments from stakeholders, including soliciting stakeholders for public policy requirements that drive transmission needs.
- By May 15 – we finalize areas of economic study, study assumptions, and models to be used in analysis, including a determination as to why or why not public policy requirements were included in the assumptions.
- By November 15 – we provide a summary of the results of the economic analyses to our stakeholders.
ATC conducts analyses of the projects identified for study over several months’ time and posts the key results, including the extent to which these savings offset project costs. When the expected benefits of a studied project are high enough to justify its costs, the process of developing it as a formal proposal is begun.
As a result of the 2021 ATC/stakeholder collaborative process, we are performing economic analyses on the following ATC facilities:
Economic Planning Study Areas
- North Lake Geneva 138-kV Area
- De Pere 138-kV Area
Studies are performed and results shared with stakeholders over the course of the year. In addition, customers and stakeholders who would like to request specific economic studies can do so if they are willing to pay for the studies and are willing to have the results posted publicly.
Reliability Project Screening
Economic analyses were performed on 14 projects from the 2020 10-Year Assessment project list to determine whether those projects were candidates for acceleration or deferral based on economic considerations. Please refer Table EP-1 for the list of projects screened. The list of 14 projects was based primarily on the availability of redispatch and capital costs of the projects; however, lower cost projects specifically identified by the ATC planning department were also included in the study. Generation interconnection and distribution interconnection projects were not eligible for inclusion in this list. Further, capacitor bank projects were not considered since the voltage benefits provided were not captured by the PROMOD software analysis. Finally, projects with in-service dates prior to 2024 were not considered since development of those projects was too far underway to make scheduling changes. As a result of this screening, none of the projects showed significant economic savings to ATC customers. This may change depending on assumptions or modeling of the system. Economic planning will continue to work with reliability planning, if any further analysis needs to be completed.
A similar analysis will be performed in the 2022 10-Year Assessment based upon the 2021 Assessment project list.
Table EP-1
| Project # | Project | Planning Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central WI Reliability Project | 1 |
| 2 | Harrison Tap – Iola 69-kV (Y-70), Rebuild & OPGW | 1 |
| 3 | Groenier – Rosholt (ALTE) Tap, 69-kV (Y-71), Partial Rebuild and Rerate | 1 |
| 4 | Pine Hy Tap – Pine Hy 69-kV (ASPY31-1), Rebuild & OPGW | 2 |
| 5 | 9 Mile SW STA – Pine River 69-kV (6921/23) Partial Rebuild | 2 |
| 6 | Cornell Tap – Watson Tap 69-kV (Chandler), Partial Rebuild | 2 |
| 7 | Chandler-Delta 69-kV (Delta1 and Escanaba1), Partial Rebuild and OPGW | 2 |
| 8 | Pine River - Mich Limestone Loading Dock 69-kV (ESE_6906), Rebuild | 2 |
| 9 | Gran Grae SS, Install a second 161/69-kV transformer Replacement | 3 |
| 10 | Hillman - Darlington 138kV (X-14/X-101), Rebuild | 3 |
| 11 | South Fond du Lac - Spring Brook 69-kV (Y-133), Partial rebuild | 3 |
| 12 | South Beaver Dam - Hubbard, (Y-134), 69-kV Rebuild & OPGW | 3 |
| 13 | South Beaver Dam – North Beaver Dam, 69-kV (Y-59) Line Rebuild | 3 |
| 14 | Waupun - South Fond du Lac 69-kV, (Y-25) Partial Rebuild | 4 |
2016 Meetings, Materials and Announcements
May 26, 2016 Stakeholder Meeting
ATC is planning to host a customer/stakeholder meeting on May 26, 2016, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CDT). This meeting will be hosted at ATC headquarters in Pweaukee and via web and teleconference. Please hold this date on your calendars if you plan to attend.
The following materials will be discussed at this meeting.
ATC 2016 Assessment – Preliminary Solutions
ATC 2016 Assessment – Preliminary Network Project List
ATC 2016 Assessment – Preliminary Asset Renewal Project List
Any comments or inquiries can be submitted to David Smith, Manager – Reliability, at dsmith@atcllc.com.
May 20, 2016 Posting
ATC has reviewed comments and feedback received from our stakeholders and has finalized its Futures Matrix and Project List for our 2016 economic analysis. The following materials provide greater detail regarding ATC’s study assumptions and study areas.
ATC 2016 Economic Planning Study Futures Matrix
2016 ATC Economic Projects Study Areas
Additionally ATC has requested feedback on Public Policy Requirements that may drive transmission needs. No feedback was submitted as a part of this study process. ATC has performed its own inquiry regarding Public Policy Requirements and determined that no additional Public Policy Requirements exist to incorporate into this study.
We appreciate your participation in this process and look forward to continued communication as we proceed through the 2016 analysis. Any comments or inquiries related to these studies can be submitted to Dale Burmester, Manager – Economic Planning, at dburmester@atcllc.com
April 19, 2016 Stakeholder Meeting
ATC is planning to host a customer/stakeholder meeting on April 19th 2016, tenatively planned for 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. CST. This meeting will be a hosted at ATC headquarters in Pewaukee and by webcast. Please hold this date on your calendars if you plan to attend.
In compliance with FERC Order 890 and 1000, topics of discussion will include:
- 2016 ATC Economic Planning Study Assumptions and Areas
- 2016 ATC 10-Year Assessment Prelminary Needs
The following materials will be discussed at this meeting:
ATC 2016 10-Year Assessment – Preliminary Need
ATC 2016 10-Year Assessment – Preliminary Network Needs Table
ATC 2016 10-Year Assessment – Preliminary Asset Renewal Needs Table
ATC 2016 Economic Planning Study Futures
2016 Proposed ATC Economic Projects Study Areas
Please indicate your participation plans to Erik Winsand at ewinsand@atcllc.com by April 15th.
Any comments or inquiries can be submitted to Dale Burmester, Manager – Economic Planning, at dburmester@atcllc.com.
March 31, 2016: Feedback and Questions from Feb 24th Stakeholder Meeting
On February 24th ATC held a stakeholder meeting. The details of the meeting can be seen in the meeting notice below. ATC received feedback and questions from a variety of stakeholders. Below is a link to a pdf that compiles all of the feedback and questions, as well as providing a response or answer.
Compiled Meeting Questions and Comments
MISO and ATC Economic Planning Demand and Energy Growth Rates
For a copy of the Local Distribution Company Load Forecast template please e-mail jvoigt@atcllc.com.
Any comments or inquiries related to economic plannning can be submitted to Dale Burmester, Manager – Economic Planning, at dburmester@atcllc.com.
Any comments or inquiries related to reliability planning can be submitted to David Smith, Manager – Reliability Planning, at dsmith@atcllc.com.
February 24, 2016 Stakeholder Meeting
ATC is planning to host a customer/stakeholder meeting on February 24, 2016, starting at 12:30 p.m. This meeting will be a hosted at ATC headquarters in Pewaukee and by webcast. Please hold this date on your calendars if you plan to attend.
In compliance with FERC Order 890 and 1000, topics of discussion will include:
- 2015 ATC Economic Analysis Results and Next Steps
- 2016 ATC Economic Planning Study Kickoff
The following materials will be discussed at this meeting:
ATC 2015 Assessment Summary Presentation
2016 Assessment Preliminary Study Design
ATC 2015 Economic Planning Study Results
ATC 2016 Economic Planning Study Kickoff
Please indicate your participation plans to Erik Winsand at ewinsand@atcllc.com by noon on February 19, 2016.
Any comments or inquiries can be submitted to Dale Burmester, Manager – Economic Planning, at dburmester@atcllc.com.
2015 Meetings, Materials and Announcements
November 13, 2015 Posting
ATC Economic Planning Update
In open stakeholder meetings on February 16 and April 15, 2015, ATC collected input on study assumptions and the project list for analysis. ATC finalized these assumptions and the project list and posted this information on May 13, 2015.
Since then ATC has continued to refine its study models, develop analytical models, and study the projects listed. At this point, ATC is in the process of finalizing the analysis and will be able to discuss results in an open stakeholder meeting towards the beginning of 2016. The exact date will be announced at a later time and meeting materials will be posted to the Economic Planning page of the ATC 10-Year Assessment website.
Any comments or inquiries related to these studies can be submitted to Dale Burmester, Manager – Economic Planning at dburmester@atcllc.com.
ATC 10-Year Assessment Update
ATC is preparing its study design for the 2016 10-Year Assessment. We are very interested in stakeholder input for this effort and would appreciate your review and comments on the following two presentations.
2015 10-Year Assessment Summary
2016 10-Year Assessment Study Design
We will use your input to help guide our 2016 study design for the 10-Year Assessment. We will coordinate an open stakeholder meeting toward the beginning of 2016 with the Economic Planning update to review these presentations and feedback we’ve received.
As part of the 2015 10-Year Assessment, no new public policy requirements were brought to the attention of ATC. For the 2016 10-Year Assessment, ATC will review Public Policy Requirements* of which it is aware and solicit information from stakeholders including federal, state, and local regulators regarding needs driven by Public Policy Requirements and potential Transmission Facilities to address those needs. ATC requests that stakeholders provide ATC with information regarding needs driven by Public Policy Requirements or potential Transmission Facilities to address those needs.
*As set forth in the MISO Tariff Attachment FF-ATCLLC, “Public Policy Requirements” means “enacted statues (i.e., passed by the legislature and signed by the executive) and regulations promulgated by a relevant jurisdiction, whether within a state or a the federal level, including duly enacted laws or regulations passed by a local governmental entity, such as a municipal or county government.”
Any comments or inquiries related to the 2016 10-Year Assessment Study Design or 2015 10-Year Assessment Summary can be submitted to David Smith, Manager – Reliability Group, at dsmith@atcllc.com