Entergy Transmission Planning Summit

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Entergy Transmission Planning Summit
Transmission Planning Budget Process Doug
Powell New Orleans, LA July 10, 2003
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SeTrans/ITC Planning Process

• Key Principles
• SeTrans has authority over the planning process
• Ensure transmission system reliability through
  compliance with planning criteria
• Ensure non-discriminatory access to the
  transmission system
• Involve stakeholders at all levels of the
  planning process
• SeTrans is the single point of contact for
  transmission service, including generation
  interconnection studies
• SeTrans planning process is an open, transparent
  and participatory process

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Purpose of Sub-Region Planning Process

• Provide the necessary attention to local area
  issues (reliability and load-serving capability)
• Provide a point of contact for local transmission
  customers
• Continue the dialogue between the Entergy and its
  customers (e.g., network service customers,
  generators, load-serving entities, TREPs,
  regulators)
• customer planning meetings
• technical conferences with stakeholders
• develop solutions to local area concerns
• propose regional solutions to be evaluated at the
  regional level
• Provide a Sub-region Expansion Plan to be
  incorporated and approved by the SeTrans
• Simulate the Sub-region Planning Process of
  SeTrans Planning Protocol

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Planning Process

• Sep. Oct. 2002 Customer input for 2004 and
  beyond projects
• Feb. 2003 Rank list of 2004 long range
  projects
• Feb. to July 2003 Scoping process
• Mar. and June 2003 Joint planning meetings with
  stakeholders
• July 10, 2003 Transmission Planning Summit
• End of July 2003 2004 budget allocations
  determined
• End of Aug. 2003 Customer Input for 2005
  projects
• Aug. Sep. 2003 2004 budget system opens
• Sep. Oct. 2003 Customer input for 2006 and
  beyond projects
• January 2004 Board of Directors meeting to
  approve 2004 projects