JOINT PLANNING
AGREEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING
JULY 15, 2009
I.
II.
Welcome / Introductions (J. Johnston)
Federal Power Program Updates
a.
Remarketing (M. Simonton)
b.
O&M Contracts (B. Young)
c.
FTS Conversions to OATT (B. Young)
III. Large Generator Interconnection Requests (G4400/TBU)
IV. DSW 10-Year Capital Program (C. Lyles)
V.
BREAK (15 MIN)
VI. Construction Update (D. Byron)
VII. T-Lines & Substations Update (S. Spencer)
VIII. Protection & Communications Update (D. Radosevich)
IX. Outage Coordination (L. Edwards)
X.
Closing Remarks
REMARKETING M. SIMONTON
BCP Post 2017 Remarketing
• Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric
service contracts due to expire in 2017
• Western to conduct a public process to
consider remarketing aspects and
disposition of BCP power post 2017
• Anticipate initial Federal Register
Notice announcing remarketing effort
and begin the public input process in the
fall 2009
BCP Post 2017 Remarketing
• Pertinent info shall be posted to:
http://www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP%20Remarketing/BCP%2
0Remarketing.htm
POC’s:
Mike Simonton
Remarketing Specialist
Phone: (602) 605-2675
Simonton@wapa.gov
Deborah Emler
Assistant Regional Manager
for Federal Power Programs
Phone: (602) 605-2555
Emler@wapa.gov
QUESTIONS
O&M CONTRACTS
–
BRIAN YOUNG
FTS CONVERSONS
TO OATT
–
BRIAN YOUNG
QUESTIONS
LARGE GENERATOR
INTERCONNECTION
REQUESTS
–
JOSH JOHNSTON
Types of Generation
Interconnection Requests
Solar – 5 (975 MW)
Wind – 4 (1365.1 MW)
Geothermal - 1 (250 MW)
Gas – 1 (575 MW)
Generation Interconnection
Requests by County
Arizona
Maricopa County -1 (Solar - 250 MW)
Yuma County – 1 (Gas - 575 MW)
Coconino County – 1 (Wind - 500 MW)
Mohave County – 3 (Wind - 500 MW, Geothermal 250 MW, Solar – 340 MW )
La Paz County – 2 (Solar - 385 MW)
Generation Interconnection
Requests by State
California
Imperial County – 1 (Wind - 65.1 MW)
Nevada
Clark County – 1 (Wind - 300 MW)
QUESTIONS
DSW 10-YEAR
CAPITAL PROGRAM
–
CHRIS LYLES
What is the 10-Year Capital
Program?
• Western’s project planning tool used to budget
and schedule Construction and Maintenance
projects.
• Construction projects are funded through
appropriations and solely dependent on
Congressional allocations.
• Maintenance Projects—Repairs, Replacements,
Additions, and Deletions (RRAD’s) planned 3
years out
• Construction Projects—New capital construction
planned 10 years out.
Purpose of Having a
10-Year Capital Program
• Clearly describe challenges, goals,
strategies, and accomplishments to
Western’s customers.
• Improve the communication and
provide transparency between Western
and it’s customers.
• Provide a mechanism and forum for
customer collaboration.
• Improve/maintain the reliability of the
transmission system.
Primary Focus Areas of 10YCP
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161-kV Wood Pole System South of Parker
115-kV Wood Pole System South of Phoenix
Transformer Replacements in Critical Areas
Spare Transformer Program
161-kV Turning Structure on
BLY-PAD (Approx. 60-Yrs. Old
Severely Weathered and Broken 161kV Cross Arm at Parker Dam
Summer 2008
Ok, let’s use 1-866-228-5702 code 687162#. I’ll send calendar notice as well.
Temporary Repair made to 161kV Structure
Summer 2008
MRN-SGR Pole Replacement
June 2009
9’ of wood originally in the
ground when installed. Only
4’ pulled out when extracted
during replacement
115-kV Cross Arm
Completely weathered and deteriorated after 60 years of
exposure to the Arizona environment.
Replace Transformers in Critical
Areas
Parker unit in need of gasket repair – April 2009
Spare Transformer Program
20-year old 345/230 Transformer Failure at Shiprock in 2008
QUESTIONS
CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE
–
DON BYRON
WESTERN
SOUTH OF PHOENIX
COMPLETED
PROJECTS
Empire Tap
Substation
SaguaroTucson Pole
Replacement
Valley Farms
Upgrade
WESTERN
LOWER COLORADO RIVER
 Davis Substation 69-kV Yard – two phase project:
 Phase 1 – Site preparation – project completed
 Phase 2 – Substation construction – anticipate
awarding a contract by the end of the fiscal year.
 Davis Transformer Assembly – contract awarded
 Davis Substation 230-kV Yard – conversion to DoubleBreaker Double-Bus – started design activities.
 Parker-Planet Tap Transmission Line – reconstruction of
the transmission line continues. Scheduled to be
completed in January 2010.
 Topock Transformer Addition – anticipate awarding a
contract by the end of the fiscal year.
WESTERN
LOWER COLORADO RIVER
 Bouse Substation – started Environmental and Realty
activities.
 Davis-Kingman Tap Transmission Line Rebuild – started
Environmental and Realty activities
 Gila-Yuma Tap Transmission Line Rebuild – purchase
steel poles. Award a construction contract for installation
in FY10.
 Parker Substation Stage 7 – project completed.
 Parker 69-kV Substation – project completed.
WESTERN
OTHER CONSTRUCTION
 Basic Substation Soil Clean-up Phase 1 – project
completed.
 Basic Substation Soil Clean-up Phase 2 – anticipate
awarding a contract in early FY10.
 Pinnacle Peak Station Service – project completed.
 Pinnacle Peak Transformer Replacement – new
transformer ordered in June 2009.
QUESTIONS
T-LINES &
SUBSTATION
UPDATE
STAN SPENCER
Transmission Lines and
Substation Maintenance
Division
Replacement, Retirement, Addition
Program (RRADs)
Project Executing Process
 Transmission Lines and Substation Maintenance Division is evaluating the
Transmission System. The Asset studies prepared are categorizing the equipment by
age, reliability, safety, and maintenance cost.
o Asset Studies were done on the following pieces of equipment
 Circuit Breakers
 Batteries
 Transformers
 Instrument Transformers
 Switches (MOI, MOD, and Manual)
 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
 Transmission Lines (Wood Pole Replacement Program)
 Other Projects
o The division has prepared a five year plan. A Facility Development
Document has been drafted and is being used to incorporate each project
into the Ten-Year Plan and budgeting process.
o The following charts are samples of the projects identified in the Ten Year
Plan.
CIRCUIT BREAKER
REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM
 Central Arizona Project
At the customer’s request, Western is
replacing all Oil Circuit Breakers that
feed the customer’s loads in the
transmission system.
o Liberty 2382
o ED2 1562
 Colorado River Storage Project
Fault Studies were done by Operations.
These breakers were identified as being
underrated. This is a safety & reliability
concern which has been brought up to
the CREDA customers.
o Glen Canyon 4032
o Pinnacle Peak 3482, 3682
BATTERY REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM
The age of the equipment and test
results show an increased potential for
failure.
As the cells age, the average measured
impedance will gradually increase
indicating progressive deterioration of
the cell’s internal components.
 Parker Davis Project
o Amargosa
o Blythe
o Pinnacle Peak
 Central Arizona Project
o Hassayampa Tap
Casa Grande
Spookhill
Transformer Replacement Program &
Instrument Transformer Replacement
Program
 G5200 has drafted a Preliminary
Asset Study categorizing the
transformers based on age,
reliability, safety, and maintenance
costs.
 Instrument Transformers are being
replaced on an as needed basis
 The Transformer at Parker Dam is
leaking and could become an
environmental issue since it is near
the Colorado river. The oil will be
removed from the transformer and
receive new gaskets and oil process:
o Parker Davis
 161/69kV Parker Dam
Transformer
SWITCH REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM
 Parker Davis Project
o Boulder Tap Disconnect Switches 181 & 281
These switches are difficult to operate. They are
deteriorated and have become a safety and
reliability concern.
o Saguaro 1511 & 1513
APS has identified these switches for replacement
due to age, operational issues and having a higher
risk for potential Hot Spots. APS Operates and
maintains the Saguaro Substation and Western is
financially responsible for equipment identified in
the exhibit for SGR substation and contractually
obligated to fund this project.
 Colorado River Storage Project
o Pinnacle Peak 2681
This switch is in operable. The motor has failed.
The whole switch requires to be replaced.
Programmable Logic Controllers
Replacement Program

Colorado River Storage Project
PLC is the Programmable Logic Controller for the series capacitors.
They are the devices that control the protection schemes for the each
of the series capacitors.
The Programmable Logic Controllers over the last three years had
been failing intermittently sometimes bypassing the series cap bank
and diminishing the system reliability and Mega watt capacities.
These parts are becoming harder to acquire and are not always
functioning properly as they are intergraded into the system. By
upgrading to a new series PLC, replacing the PLCs will give
Western greater system reliability and stability. The upgrade in PLC
will reduce the maintenance costs and allow any future upgrades to
be made easier and at less cost.
o Pinnacle Peak
o Kayenta If the PLC had not been replaced, the impact to
Western would have been the loss of Megawatt capacity on
the 230-kV transmission system. The transmission line would
have been de-rated. At Kayenta the transfer capability is
400MW bi-directionally (at the bus) with the Series
Capacitors in service. If the Series Capacitors where to be
placed off-line because the protection scheme failed, the
transfer capability would be reduced by 25 percent (300 MW
down).
o Flagstaff
Kayenta
Kayenta
Other Replacement Projects
 Parker Davis Project
◦ Alternate Station Service Feed for MCI
At present Harris Substation is providing Station
Service to MCI. This option will no longer exist.
DSW will have to install two Potential
Transformers as primary & backup station
service.
◦ Reactors for Liberty Substation
The system has changed over the last decade ,
several failures have occurred, and we have
repaired and reinstalled them. The reactors are
used to reduce the circuit current levels, limit
line-to-ground fault currents, in-rush
current/over voltages, reduce induced/secondary
currents in parallel, and compensate for
capacitive voltages.
Transmission Lines (Wood Pole
Replacement Program)
DSW has Pole Testing Contract. If the poles
fail, they are red flagged. 10% of poles have
been failing.
 Parker Davis Project
o Coolidge-Oracle 115kV T-Line
o Saguaro-Oracle 115kV T-Line
o Casa Grande-Empire 115kV T-Line
o Tucson-Apache 115kV T-Line
o Empire-ED5 115kV T-Line
o ED5-Saguaro 115kV T-Line
o Coolidge-ED2 #1 115kV T-Line
Coolidge-Oracle 115kV T-Line
Empire-ED5 115kV T-Line
QUESTIONS
PROTECTION &
COMMUNICATIONS
UPDATE
–
DAVID
RADOSEVICH
Protection and
Communications Update
• Discussion on Communications
• Discussion on Protection
• Reliability Centered Maintenance Discussion
(RCM)
QUESTIONS
WALC OUTAGE
COORDINATION
– LARRY EDWARDS
WALC Outage Statistics
• 2008
– 2161 Switching Requests
• 641 Clearances
• 109 Interconnected System Clearances
• 2009 (As of 6/16/09)
– 1285 Switching Requests
• 217 Clearances
• 100 Interconnected System Clearances
WALC Outage Statistics
• 2008
– Average Time (Request to Outage)
• 8.36 Days
• .99 Days for Emergencies
• 2009 (As of 6/01/09)
– Average Time (Request to Outage)
• 12.87 Days
• .91 Days for Emergencies
Types of Outages
• Outages fall into two categories:
– Normal
• Scheduled Near Term (unplanned/unscheduled)
• Scheduled Long Term
– Emergency (unplanned/unscheduled)
• Hazardous/Life Threatening /Customer Outage
• A system condition that is hazardous to the
public, Western employees, or the Federal
power/water system
WALC Outage
Procedures
• WALC Power System Operations has three
procedures governing Outage Coordination
– Power System Switching Procedure (Power
System Operations Manual “PSOM Chapter
1”)
– Scheduling and Coordinating Outages
(Standard Operating Procedure “SOP-570”)
– Day Ahead Guidelines for Assessment of
Outages by System Operator (Standard
Operating Procedure SOP-2101)
WALC Outage
Procedures
• Impacts beyond WALC
– Outage request is reviewed for impact on the
reliability of Western Interconnection
– Outage request is reviewed for impact to
WALC customers
– Outage information posted on OASIS
WALC Outage Procedures
• Outage Communication
– Outage requests are accepted via:
• SONIC- WALC’s Outage and switching Application
• Email
• Fax
• Phone-with written documentation
– Outage Approval/Denial communicated via:
• SONIC- WALC’s Outage and switching Application
• Email
• Fax
• Phone-with written documentation
New for 2009
• DSW Power System Outage Coordination Policy
– Outage Coordination Policy signed and put in effect
on 4-8-2009 (DSW-Internal)
– Policy put into effect a 10 Business Day scheduling
window for requested outages on the Bulk Electric
System equipment 100-kV and above.
– 10 Day window allows for the required system impact
studies and mandated NERC coordination to occur
between DSW and it’s adjacent TOP’s and BA’s
• Power System equipment below 100-kV still subject to
the 3 business day window
New for 2009 (continued)
• Arizona Outage Coordination Committee formed
• APS-SRP-SWTC-TEP-WALC are participants
• Purpose: A pilot program to build an efficient process that
develops a long range outage plan to meet the needs of the
LRCC and the five initial Arizona committee members, APS,
SRP, SWTC, TEP and WALC. The process should identify
potential conflicts and provide a forum to negotiate and resolve
outage schedule conflicts without unnecessary burden and in
advance of the Reliability Coordinator’s Day Ahead
requirements. The positive outcome will be an Arizona outage
schedule consistently approved by the LRCC.