Status Update on ETI Transition to Competition Plan
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Status Update on ETI Transition to Competition Plan (TTC) Filing Entergy Transmission Planning Summit July 29, 2008 1
Regulatory and Legislative Requirements • HB 1567 passed in mid--2005 required Entergy Texas to: – Not later than January 1, 2006 file a plan with the commission for identifying the applicable power region or power regions that might ultimately support retail open access. – Not later than January 1, 2007 file a "transition to competition plan", identifying in part how the company plans "to achieve full customer choice" (interpreted to be synonymous with retail open access, or ROA). 2
Entergy’s TTC Filing • On December 29, 2006 Entergy filed a plan identifying two power regions that might support ROA: (1) ERCOT, (2) the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). • On June 4, 2007 Entergy filed a modified plan identifying three alternatives for integrating ETI into ERCOT. 3
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUCT”) Abatement Order • In docket No. 33687, the PUCT: – Abated the TTC Plan docket, and ordered Entergy to request SPP to conduct an analysis similar to the Phase II Entergy Integration Report completed by ERCOT in 2006. – Approved a work plan and timeline proposed by SPP regarding the work on its analysis. – Directed ERCOT to update its Phase II study contemporaneously with SPP's study. – Ordered Entergy to provide an updated analysis of the costs and benefits of Entergy Texas remaining in SERC. " • Web site: http: //www. puc. state. tx. us/index. cfm 4
Work Plan, Planning Studies and Key Assumptions • Entergy Transmission is working with SPP RTO and ERCOT to provide models and data required by RTOs to perform independent studies to integration ETI into their respected regions. • Technical/Economic Studies – Reliability/Stability (NERC and Regional Standards; Local Criteria) – Market Power – Economic • Key Assumptions (Consistency) – – – Status Quo Future Transmission and Generation Study Year Project Cost/Fuel Cost Tie Back Configuration (Reliability) DC Ties sizing (Whole contracts/Reliability) 5
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Status Quo Power Flows 7
Timeline for SPP Work Plan 8