1. 2010 Strategic Plan Update – WG Feedback
April 2014
Michael Desselle
Vice President, Process Integrity

2. Our Vision of the Future

3. Three Foundational Strategies
The SPP strategy rests on three foundational elements:
Building a robust transmission network
Developing efficient market processes
Creating member value
Create capabilities and processes needed to fulfill SPP’s mission & maintain/improve Value Proposition in rapidly changing environment
Initiatives in each broad strategy become the tactical implementation of the strategies
Build Robust Transmission System
Strategically looking at trans as an “enabling asset”
Paradigm shift away from traditional mode of T plan on parochial basis (i.e., T built to utilize local Gen to serve local load) to T plan on regional construct (i.e., T built to utilize Gen anywhere in the footprint for the benefit of all end users in the footprint)
Enables & supports strategy for development of future mkts
Develop Efficient Market Processes
Known for some time that liquid & efficient DA & RTB mkts enable customers/members to take advantage of region’s diverse Gen resources.
Continuation of the effort to develop systems & tools to create efficient, effective & transparent mkt processes
Create Member value
Create/continually improve work processes to insure efficiency & effectiveness
Recognize that costs of our strategic initiatives impact members & further that Org costs need to be controlled/contained
Recognize importance of strategic initiative prioritization
Want to provide visibility/insight into staff efforts to achieve initiatives & fulfill one of our internal culture drivers (continuous improvement).
Lastly, we develop processes to demonstrate to members/regulators/ customers the general inter-zonal equity of costs/benefits for all these strategic initiatives

4. Three Foundational Strategies
Initiatives
IT Planning Process (check and adjust)
Integrated Resource Planning
Ag Study upgrade exposure reporting
Forecasting (regional)
Robust Seams (planning, cost estimates, usage, compensation, agreements, interregional optimization)
Order 1000 rigor
IS Integration
ESWG/TWG/BPWG/RTWG/FC/CAWG/RSC - specifically study cycles, strategic scenarios, and integrated resource planning
BPWG – Studies/Models/assumptions consistency; Z2 Creditable Upgrades
SSC – Robust trans on the seams; cost causation compensation on seam: DC Ties; IS Integration
PCWG – Cost estimate SCERTS: Study Estimate Design Guide in DPP/RFP process; Min Design Stds (ALSO ESWG); Build assurances; Seams Cost estimation processes
RTWG/FC – Build Assurances (quantify benefits of T and compare projected to actual) ; More granularity in Benefit calculation
RSC/CAWG – Cost effective transmission; continued PCWG rigor on costs;
OCC - maintain transparency in addressing load changes

5. Three Foundational Strategies
Initiatives
Impact Assessments/Project Prioritization/PMO best practices
Enhanced Combined Cycle
Renewable Energy Credit Market
Demand Response integration (check and adjust)
Enhanced Outage Coordination
Align Transmission Service process with Market
Gas/Electric Coordination
Improve Wind Integration
IS Integration
CWG- early engagement prior to approval and submission to MOPC; Vendor engagement improvements
MWG/CAWG/RSC – REC Mkt, Outage coordination; Pre-ramp Ops Plan: new ramp products: DC tie integration: DR Market: T Service; GEH; Resource adequacy
BPWG – Gas Coordination
ORWG – Wind Integration improvement
RTWG – Planning to utilize Mkt Data; Reevaluate the integration of DR resources.
FC – Net metering on load and transmission
SSC – IS Integration
PUCT – improve renawable integration

6. Three Foundational Strategies
Initiatives
Reliability Excellence
SPP Grid-level preparedness/CIP support
Benchmarking and measurement
Ratepayer value
Strategic membership expansion
CIPWG – SPP GridEX
BPWG – Strategic Expansion must make economic sense; CIP Support
RCWG – Advise/consult/perform assurance for IM/CBA; Compliance registration/standards process coord; RE/RCWG relationship enhancement; Reliability Excellence is foundation for first 2 foundational strategies
FC – Document real benefits for Transmission and IM and Broadcast value; Impact to Corporate governance/committee/working group dynamics
CAWG/RSC – Ratepayer value considered in future decision-making