BC Coordinated Planning Group
Development of BCCPG Charter
Steering Committee Meeting – Conference Call
Friday, May 27, 2011
1 – 2:30pm
Background
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Review of rationale for BCCPG
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Progress to date
– Initial outreach to BC Transmission
Owners
– MOU signed on March 10, 2011
by: BCH, Alcan, Teck, Fortis, CPC
– TEPPC approval of BCCPG; voting
status – date – March 14, 2011
– WECC Board approval of TEPPC
Representative – March 17, 2011
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Current activities
– www.bccpg.com
– TEPPC meeting – May 24,25, 2011
– Sub-regional Coordination Group
meeting – June 21, 2011
– Charter development
BCCPG
Sections of the draft BCCPG Charter
• Purpose
• Goals
• Principles
• Membership
• Governance
Purpose
• The BCCPG is a forum for enabling the coordination of
transmission planning activities with the aim of ensuring a
high degree of reliability of the electric system.
– Within BC, the BCCPG will enable coordination and, where
appropriate, integrate the transmission planning functions of
transmission owner members.
– Outside BC, the BCCPG will represent the interests of its transmission
owner members to the Western Interconnection through participation
in the WECC’s Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee
(TEPPC) as well as the Sub-Regional Coordination Group (SCG).
Goals
• Enabling coordination of regional and subregional planning
activities
• Promote efficient development of the electric transmission
system
• Meet those reliability standards, criteria, policies and
guidelines in effect in BC
• Provide a forum for interaction with other utilities, SPGs and
stakeholders within the Western Interconnection as
transmission plans are developed
Principles
• Coordination
• Openness
• Information Exchange
• Regional Participation
Membership
• Membership open to all parties
• Two tiers of membership
1. Transmission Owner Members (TOMs)
2. Others
Governance
• Voting
– Several options:
• Consensus among TOMs (Recommended)
• Majority among TOMs
• Veto to whomever’s system is impacted by decision
• Meetings
• Notices
• Amendments
• Costs