Report Writing

Contents Executive SummaryExecutive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPED Chapter 1Background and History of the RMATS effort Chapter 2RMATS Process Chapter 3Modeling Effort Chapter 4Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues -TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP Chapter Base Case Chapter Alternative Cases Chapter 7Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion Chapter 8Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives –TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCT Chapter 9Transmission Permitting Process Issues and Analysis Chapter 10RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps – –TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCE Glossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPED Appendices –TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS

Global Questions Report length and allocation of pages to topics Flow of logic in the report Write-ups to provide greater transparency in decisions of work groups –Load Forecasting Work Group –Resource Additions Work Group –Transmission Additions Work Group Process for completion

Report Length (87-93 pages) and Estimated Pages by Section Executive SummaryExecutive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPED 15 pages? Chapter 1 Background and History of the RMATS effort 4 pages Chapter 2 RMATS Process 1 page Chapter 3 Modeling Effort 6 pages Chapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues -TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP ??? Chapter Base Case 8-9 pages Chapter Alternative Cases 25 pages Chapter 7 Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion pages? Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives –TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCT Chapter 9 Transmission Permitting Process Issues and Analysis 7 pages Chapter 10 RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps – –TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCE 10 pages? Glossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPED 2 pages AppendicesAppendices – in separate documents –TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS

Global Questions Report length and allocation of pages to topics Flow of logic in the report Greater transparency in decisions of work groups –Load Forecasting Work Group –Resources Additions Work Group –Transmission Additions Work Group Process for completion

Flow of logic in the report OK? Executive SummaryExecutive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPED Chapter 1Background and History of the RMATS effort Chapter 2RMATS Process Chapter 3Modeling Effort Chapter 4Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues -TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP Chapter Base Case Chapter Alternative Cases Chapter 7Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion Chapter 8Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives –TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCT Chapter 9Transmission Permitting Process Issues and Analysis Chapter 10RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps – –TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCE Glossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPED Appendices –TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS

Global Questions Report length and allocation of pages to topics Flow of logic in the report Greater transparency in decisions of work groups –Load Forecasting Work Group –Resources Additions Work Group –Transmission Additions Work Group Process for completion

Greater transparency in decisions of work groups –Add description of how each work group made decisions (process, key assumptions) to appendix, along with membership of work group Load Forecasting Work Group Resources Additions Work Group Transmission Additions Work Group –Have each work group prepare write-up

Global Questions Report length and allocation of pages to topics Flow of logic in the report Greater transparency in decisions of work groups –Loads Work Group –Resources Additions Work Group –Transmission Additions Work Group Process for completion

Process and Timeline for Report Completion Missing pieces –Executive Summary –Chapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues –Chapter 7, addition of recommended projects –Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives –Chapter 10, Conclusions/Recommendations –Appendices Review process –Comments and clean-up on material to date by ?? –Work group decision process descriptions by ?? –Review of missing pieces by ?? –Draft of appendices by??

Section-by-Section Comments Executive SummaryExecutive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPED Chapter 1Background and History of the RMATS effort Chapter 2RMATS Process Chapter 3Modeling Effort Chapter 4Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues -TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP Chapter Base Case Chapter Alternative Cases Chapter 7Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion Chapter 8Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives –TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCT Chapter 9Transmission Permitting Process Issues and Analysis Chapter 10RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps – –TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCE Glossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPED Appendices –TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS