1. Keegan Moyer Manager, Transmission Expansion Planning TEPPC Update July 16, 2014 WECC - Salt Lake City, UT

2. TEPPC Update 2014 Accomplishments  Created new and improved planning datasets – Represents a “step change” in functionality and quality  2014 TEPPC Study Program –Study plan for the next year, ~45 studies  Established grant transition plan – Existing functionality efficiently maintained for 2015 TEPPC Organization TEPPC Transmission Expansion Planning and Policy Committee TAS Technical Advisory Subcommittee SPSG Scenario Planning Steering Group RPCG Regional Planning Coordination Group SWG Studies Work Group DWG Data Work Group MWG Modeling Work Group EDTF Environmental Data Task Force MDTF Metrics Definition Task Force

3. TEPPC Reporting Recommendation Action item from March BOD meeting (full memo in packet)Initial staff recommendation unanimously supported by TEPPC (full memo in packet) Highlights in memo…  Recommendation  Recommendation: TEPPC should continue to report to BOD, maintaining current structure  Several key drivers  Several key drivers: Oversight, relevance, accountability, responsiveness, membership  Alternatives considered:  Alternatives considered: Report to PCC, become a Standing Committee

4. 4 Coal retirement studies in 2014 Study Program – Unclear how this will line up with other WECC work on 111(d) TEPPC case request to TSS – DG focus Intra-hour datasets – New dataset WECC Flexibility Assessment – Similar to this study, but not just CA. TEPPC one of many stakeholders. this study Of interest to PCC…

5. Keegan Moyer kmoyer@wecc.biz (801)819-7662 Questions?