1. Successful Transmission Planning & Development in the West Kelly Barr Manager, Regulatory Affairs & Contracts Salt River Project Phoenix, Arizona June 15, 2009

2. New Transmission Projects under Consideration Palo Verde–Devers II Green Path Project IV-San Felipe Indian Hills - Upland Sunrise Powerlink En-ti (Ely-Harry Allen) Chinook and Zephyr Projects Montana Alberta Tie Line TransWest Express Project Northern Lights West Coast Cable Canada –Northwest - California (CNC) Project Juan de Fuca Cable Great Basin Southwest Intertie Project Lake Elsinore Advanced PSP Palo Verde – North Gila II Project Navajo Transmission Project Segment 1 Miracle Mile-Ault SunZia High Plain Express Colorado-New Mexico Interconnection Project TOT3 Expansion Project Eastern Plains Mountain States PacifiCorp Energy Gateway Hemingway to Boardman BPA transmission Tehachapi Project Central California Clean Energy Transmission Project Southern Crossing 2 2009 APPA National Conference

3. Why the West is Different 3  Transmission is being planned and built in the West  Load centers are close to renewables  Processes already underway to identify renewable energy zones and transmission corridors  New WAPA and BPA funding - $6.5 billion 2009 APPA National Conference

4. Western Successes 4  Approx. 4,000 miles of new transmission in the West since 2002  2,300 miles are 230kV and above  Does not include upgrades  Multiple major transmission additions planned  $30 - $50 billion for currently proposed projects  Broad stakeholder participation in planning  Transmission needs identified for conventional and renewable resource access 2009 APPA National Conference

5. Examples of Proposed Projects ProjectVoltageCapacity (MW) MilesRenewable Resources SunZia SW*500 kV3,000460Wind, Solar, Geothermal Chinook500 kV-DC3,0001,000Wind Zephyr500 kV-DC3,0001,100Wind TransWest Express500 kV-DC3,000800Wind High Plains Express (2 parallel lines) 500 kV3,5001,300Wind, Solar 5 * BLM initiated public scoping May 29, 2009 2009 APPA National Conference

6. Coordinated Transmission Planning 6  WECC’s Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee (TEPPC) is studying and planning for renewables as well as conventional resources  Broad stakeholder participation  23 Study Requests from 9 organizations  State Renewable Transmission Initiatives  WGA’s Western Renewable Energy Zone (WREZ) project  Phase I – Identify Renewable Energy Hubs (Complete)  Phase II – Identify needed transmission corridors in coordination with WECC 2009 APPA National Conference

7. WREZ Initiative Hub Map 7 2009 APPA National Conference Source: Western Renewable Energy Zones: WGA & USDOE June 2009 Wind Resources Solar Resources Geothermal Resources WREZ Initiative Hub Map

8. What should not be done? 8  Don’t superimpose new planning bureaucracies  Don’t socialize costs  Don’t discriminate by fuel type 2009 APPA National Conference

9. What should be done? 9  Support existing comprehensive and inclusive planning  Include state and local interests in siting process  Provide additional federal backstop siting authority  Streamline federal permitting processes  Maximize use of corridors  Include joint ownership opportunities for public power  Recognize regional differences 2009 APPA National Conference