1. Nebraska Wind Conference Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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2. Overview Nebraska – Only public power state
Nebraska & Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Nebraska Transmission Advocacy Group (NTAG)
NTAG Transmission Expansion Plan
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3. “The Only State” Nebraska is a totally public power state
Authority to set rates resides with the utility/municipality governing body
No state legislation mandating renewable generation
NPPD and OPPD Boards have established goals of 10% renewable generation by 2020
Nebraska passed legislation in to encourage private developers to:
Develop, own and operate renewable energy facilities for export to other states
Requires utilities to work with the developer on a joint transmission development agreement
Provides a process for the developer to seek regulatory approval from the Nebraska Power Review Board
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4. Nebraska & Southwest Power Pool
Nebraska’s largest utilities (LES, NPPD & OPPD) joined SPP in 2009
SPP RTO has members in 9 states and provides for:
Reliability Coordination
Market Operations
Tariff Administration
Transmission Expansion
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5. SPP Integrated Transmission Planning (ITP) Process
ITP goals:
Integrating reliability, economic & public policy inputs to create a regional transmission expansion plan
Develop plans that are robust, flexible, and cost-effective
Three phases of the iterative process:
ITP20 – 20 Year Plan (visionary)
ITP10 – 10 Year Plan (detail)
Near-term – Conducted yearly (closer to action)
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6. SPP Notices to Construct (NTC)
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As of 2010, SPP Board has issued NTCs to direct Transmission Owners to begin construction of these projects.

7. SPP ITP20 Year Plan
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8. Nebraska Transmission Advocacy Group (NTAG)
A volunteer advocacy group created to proactively communicate Nebraska’s unified message regarding long range transmission expansion to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Led by Nebraska Transmission Owners who serve as technical advisors
Includes representation from NE Utilities, NE State government, Wind Energy Coalition & NE land owners
Nebraska Power Association (NPA) Board approved formation of NTAG
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9. Nebraska Conceptual Overlay
At direction from NTAG, Transmission Planners from the Nebraska Sub-regional Planning Group developed a conceptual overlay to submit to the SPP for the 10-year plan (ITP10)
Participants
OPPD, NPPD, LES, MEAN, Tri-State, Grand Island & Hastings Utilities
Developed two alternatives for consideration
“r-Plan”
“T-Plan”
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11. NTAG EHV Overlay – “r-Plan”
Cherry Co.
Holt Co.
Hoskins
S3451
S3454
GGS
S3740
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The combination of the Balanced Portfolio, the Priority Projects, and the suggested NTAG “r-Plan” will address all six existing NE Flowgates

12. The western leg from Cherry County to Stegall (substation) will be a subject of discussion at a later time for the next year plan (ITP20) to be drafted in 2013.
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13. Benefits of NTAG ‘r’ Plan
Reduces transmission congestion
Enhance and improve reliability and robustness of the bulk transmission system in the region
Facilitate tapping into Nebraska’s abundant wind generation
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When complete introduce Andy Pollock

14. Megawatt Potential for Wind
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15. Megawatt Potential for Wind
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16. 345 kV Transmission Opportunities
Energy potential from wind resource by state
Ranking
State 1
Texas 2
Kansas 3
Nebraska
Installed capacity by state (through 2010)
Ranking
State 1
Texas 2
Iowa 3
California 25
Nebraska
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17. Nebraska’s Wind
Cherry County
Andy Pollock to call on Wind Developers
Purple represents areas of Nebraska with gross capacity factors >50%
Source: WindLogics 2011

18. Andy Pollock to call on John Hansen

19. Summary
NTAG formed to promote unified message to SPP on NE transmission expansion
NTAG ‘r’ Plan will:
Enhance reliability
Improve congestion
Facilitate wind energy
SPP analyzing ‘r’ Plan in current ITP process
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20. Questions?
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