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1 ISO Market and Infrastructure Development Division March 31, 2017 2017 - 2018 Transmission planning Process Unified planning Assumptions and Study Plan March 31, 2017 FINAL Intentionally left blank Study Plan 2017 - 2018 Transmission planning Process California ISO/MID i March 31, 2017 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .. 1 2. Overview of 2017 - 2018 Stakeholder Process Activities and Communications .. 2 Stakeholder Meetings and Market Notices .. 2 Interregional Coordination .. 6 Stakeholder Comments.

2 6 Availability of Information .. 6 3. Conceptual Statewide Transmission Plan .. 8 4. Reliability Assessments .. 9 Reliability Standards and Criteria .. 9 NERC Reliability Standards .. 9 WECC Regional Criteria .. 10 California ISO planning Standards .. 10 Frequency of the study .. 10 Study Horizon and Years .. 10 Study Areas .. 11 Transmission Assumptions .. 13 Transmission Projects .. 13 Reactive Resources .. 13 Protection System .. 13 Control Devices .. 13 Load Forecast Assumptions .. 14 Energy and Demand Forecast.

3 14 Methodologies to Derive Bus Level Forecast .. 15 Pacific Gas and Electric Service Area .. 15 Southern California Edison Service Area .. 16 San Diego Gas and Electric Service Area .. 17 Valley Electric Association Service Area .. 17 Bus-level Load Adjustments .. 17 Power Factor Assumptions .. 18 Self-Generation .. 18 Generation Assumptions .. 21 Generation Projects .. 21 Renewable Generation .. 22 Renewable generation dispatch .. 22 Thermal generation .. 23 Hydroelectric Generation .. 24 Generation Retirements.

4 24 OTC Generation .. 25 LTPP Authorization Procurement .. 27 Preferred Resources .. 29 Methodology .. 30 Demand Response .. 31 Energy Storage .. 33 Study Plan 2017 - 2018 Transmission planning Process California ISO/MID ii March 31, 2017 Major Path Flows and Interchange .. 38 Operating Procedures .. 39 Study Scenarios .. 40 Base Scenario .. 40 Sensitivity Studies .. 42 Study Base Cases .. 44 Contingencies: .. 46 Study Tools .. 48 Technical Studies .. 48 Steady State Contingency Analysis.

5 48 Post Transient Analyses .. 49 Post Transient Voltage Stability Analyses .. 49 Post Transient Voltage Deviation Analyses .. 49 Voltage Stability and Reactive Power Margin Analyses .. 49 Transient Stability 49 Corrective Action Plans .. 50 5. Local Capacity Requirement Assessment .. 51 Near-Term Local Capacity Requirement (LCR) .. 51 Long-Term Local Capacity Requirement Assessment .. 52 6. Policy Driven 33% RPS Transmission Plan Analysis .. 53 Public Policy Objectives .. 53 Coordination with Phase II of GIP.

6 53 7. Special Studies .. 55 Frequency Response Assessment .. 55 Economic Early Retirement of Gas Generation Assessment .. 55 8. Economic planning Study .. 56 9. Long-Term Congestion Revenue Rights (LT CRR) .. 57 10. Contact Information .. 58 11. Stakeholder Comments and ISO Responses .. 59 Study Plan 2017 - 2018 Transmission planning Process California ISO/MID 1 March 31, 2017 1. Introduction As set forth in Section 24 of the California ISO tariff on the Transmission planning Process and in the Transmission planning Process (TPP) Business Practice Manual (BPM), the TPP is conducted in three phases.

7 This document is being developed as part of the first phase of the TPP, which entails the development of the Unified planning assumptions and the technical studies to be conducted as part of the current planning cycle. In accordance with revisions to the TPP that were approved by FERC in December 2010, this first phase also includes specification of the public policy objectives the ISO will adopt as the basis for identifying policy-driven transmission elements in Phase 2 of the TPP, as well as initiation of the development of a conceptual statewide transmission plan that will be an input to the comprehensive planning studies and transmission plan developed during Phase 2.

8 Phase 3 will take place after the approval of the plan by the ISO Board if projects eligible for competitive solicitation were approved by the Board at the end of Phase 2. If you would like to learn more about the ISO s TPP, please go to: Section 24 of the California ISO tariff located at: Transmission planning Process BPM at: . The objectives of the Unified planning assumptions and study plan are to clearly articulate the goals and assumptions for the various public policy and technical studies to be performed as part of Phase 2 of the TPP cycle.

9 These goals and assumptions will in turn form the basis for ISO approval of specific transmission elements and projects identified in the 2017 - 2018 comprehensive transmission plan at the end of Phase 2. ISO intends to continue updating the High Voltage TAC model for inclusion in the final draft transmission plan, as it has in the past. An opportunity to review the previous year s model for comments will provided during the year, and has not been scheduled at this time. The ISO has collaboratively worked with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to align the planning assumptions between the ISO s TPP and the CPUC s Long-term Procurement Process (LTPP), as well as the demand forecast assumptions embodied in the 2016 IEPR (approved in January 2017 ).

10 With this draft study plan, the base planning assumptions for the 2017 - 2018 TPP are effectively aligned for the 2018 -2027 planning horizon with those of the LTPP proposed to be used transmission and procurement requirements. Study Plan 2017 - 2018 Transmission planning Process California ISO/MID 2 March 31, 2017 2. Overview of 2017 - 2018 Stakeholder Process Activities and Communications Section 2 of this document presents general information regarding stakeholder activities and communications that will occur during this planning cycle.