Message-ID: <1010477.1075858512952.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 09:43:46 -0700 (PDT) From: crcommunications@caiso.com To: 20participants@caiso.com Subject: CAISO Notice - Big Creek - Fresno Interconnection Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: CRCommunications @ENRON X-To: ISO Market Participants X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Stokley, Chris (Non-Privileged)\Chris Stokley\ISO\MRKT INFO X-Origin: Stokley-C X-FileName: Stokley, Chris (Non-Privileged).pst > Market Participants: > > The California ISO is initiating a study to determine the feasibility of > interconnecting SCE's Big Creek transmission system with PG&E's Fresno > area transmission system. This study is being initiated to determine > whether some form of interconnection between these two systems is > beneficial to the overall system. Some of the potential benefits that may > be realized by this interconnection are: > > (1) Expansion of the pumping window available for the Helms Project, > (2) Reduction in RAS tripping for the generation and pump modes for the > Helms Pumped Storage Project, > (3) Improved spring and summer stability performance in the Big Creek > system (and a subsequent reduction in RAS), > (4) Improved reliability for the Rector, Vestal, and Springville load > areas following double circuit line outages, > (5) Additional transmission capacity for potential new generation in the > area (Pastoria expansion and others) without major transmission > construction, and > (6) Incremental improvement to Path 15 transfer capability. > > A stakeholder group is being formed to provide input into the studies. In > addition, a draft Study Plan has been posted on the ISO's web site for > your review and comment > ("http://www.caiso.com/docs/2001/06/14/200106141553509859.html"). Due to > the expedited nature of this study, please provide your interest in > participating on the study group and/or comments on the study plan to > Peter Mackin (pmackin@caiso.com) by June 26, 2001. > > An announcement regarding the first stakeholder meeting for this study > will be sent out shortly. > > Regards, > > Peter Mackin > > - > . . - > . . . . . > . . . . ... > . . - > - > > R. Peter Mackin, P.E. > Senior Grid Planning Engineer > California ISO > P.O. Box 639014 > Folsom, CA 95763-9014 > Phone: (916) 351-2119 > >