Transmission Workgroup

Wind and other renewable resources may be affected differently than conventional generation by new electric industry rules because of such inherent characteristics as their location dependence, intermittency, and low capacity factor. NWCC's publications offer and overview of transmission pricing and scheduling issues, plus detailed discussion of specific issues relevant to wind projects. Five wind-related transmission issues were identified and prioritized for additional study: the effect of bidding protocols on wind’s market participation opportunities, given intermittent and locational characteristics of wind resource; impact of access fee "pancaking"; the impact of ancillary service requirements; energy-based access charges vs. "pay-for-what-you-use" tariff approach; and, the likelihood of secondary market in transmission and possible niche for wind projects.

• 2008 Transmission Blueprint
  Updated: 2/11/2008

• Transmission Acronyms

• Transmission Glossary

Transmission Publications

• Implementing Wind Energy & Transmission in the West Newsletter

• NWCC Transmission Updates
  Bi-monthly

• NWCC Transmission Issue Briefs

  • Transmission Planning and Wind Energy
    August 2004

  • Wind Energy Interconnection
    September 2003

  • Implications of Energy Scheduling Requirements for Wind Energy
    August 2003

  • Wind Energy, Congestion Management, and Transmission Rights
    August 2003

• Transmission Planning Principles
  February 2004

• NWCC SMD FERC Comments
  Cover Letter / Executive Summary / Comments

• NWCC RTO FERC Comments
  Executive Summary / Comments

• Wind Power In California’s Restructured Electric Market: Wind and the California ISO
  October 13, 2000 - Final Draft - 124KB PDF

• Wind Power Transmission Case Studies Project
  September 2000 | Posted January 25, 2001

• Final NWCC RTO Principles
  September 15, 2000 | Posted: September 28, 2000

• Transmitting Wind Energy:
  Issues and Options in Competitive Electric Markets
  January 1999 - Transmission Phase II Paper - 915KB PDF

• Wind Energy System Operation and Transmission Issues Related to Restructuring
  April 1998 - Transmission Phase I Paper

• Wind Energy Transmission and Utility Integration
  Issue Brief 9a, Issue Brief 9b / Issue Paper 9

Meeting Summaries

• Wind Power and Storage Webcast
  April 8, 2008
• Wind Energy & Transmission: The South Dakota Landscape
  November 29-30, 2007 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Western Transmission and Wildlife Needs at a Crossroads: A Topical Workshop
  September 26, 2007 - Fort Collins, CO
• WGA / NWCC Summit: Increasing Renewable Energy in the Western Grid
  September 27-28, 2007 - Fort Collins, CO
• Southwest Power Pool Workshop III
  August 22, 2007, Dallas, TX
• NWCC/WGA Transmission Products Webinar
  February 2, 2007 - Noon EST
• Midwest Wind & Transmission Workshop VI
  December 4-5, 2006 - Bloomington, MN
• Leadership Forum: Implementing Transmission Recommendations in the West - NWCC Western Transmission Workshop IV
  July 18-19, 2006 - Denver, CO
• Southwest Power Pool Workshop II: Transmission & Wind Meeting Summary
  September 19, 2005 - Topeka, Kansas
• Midwestern Transmission Meeting Summary
  June 22, 2005 - St. Paul, MN
• NWCC Western Transmission Planning Meeting III Summary
  February 1-2, 2005 - Holiday Inn, Sacramento, CA
• NWCC SPP Transmission Workshop I Meeting Summary
  October 25-26th, 2004 - Little Rock, Arkansas
• Transmission Planning in the Upper Midwest IV Meeting Summary
  February 11-12, 2004 - St. Paul, MN
• Western Transmission Planning and Coordination Meeting Summary
  June 3-4, 2003 - Portland, OR
• Western Transmission Workshop Meeting Summary
  January 22, 2003 - Salt Lake City, UT
• Midwest Transmission Workshop Meeting Summary
  December 5, 2002
• Upper Midwest Transmission Workshop Summary
  May 1-2, 2001 - Minneapolis, MN
• Transmission Subcommittee Meeting  Summary
  March 1-2, 2000
• Transmission Subcommittee Meeting Summary
  November 29, 1999