1. 1 Colorado Coordinated Planning Group TEPPC Update August 9, 2012

2. 2 CCPG Primary Transmission Participants

3. 3 CCPG – General Information Forum for joint transmission planning Recognized WECC Sub-Regional Planning Group 4-5 Open Meetings/Year February, April, August (Joint with SWAT/Sierra), December Denver TSGT Offices Open to All Interested Stakeholders Meeting Notices/Materials Posted at: WestConnect Website and WestConnect Transmission Planning - CCPG WestConnect WebsiteWestConnect Transmission Planning - CCPG

4. 4 CCPG Sub-Region Footprint

5. 5 CCPG 2012 ORG CHART

6. 6 CCPG Activities Chair Blane Taylor (Tri-State) 2011-2012 Studies: Work Groups: Long Range (10-Year) Planning Study Conceptual (>10-year) Planning/Scenario Assessment Senate Bill 100 Studies NERC Compliance (TPL Adequacy Study) WECC Data Coordination Voltage Coordination Subcommittee Studies (Geographic) Foothills, Western Slope, Denver-metro, etc. Sub-Regional Project Study Participation WCI, HPX, Tot 3, 5, 7 Expansion, Black Hills increased ERZ injection, Western reliability improvements Regulatory & Reliability Compliance Federal, Regional, & State

7. 7 CCPG 2012 Activites WestConnect Region WestConnect 2013 Plan work ongoing SB100 (State of Colorado) Lamar – Front Range (in planning), Pawnee – Daniels Park 345 KV Line – In Service Date 2019 Missile Site 230 kV Switching Station (2010), Midway – Waterton 345 kV Line (May-2011), Missile Site 345 kV Substation (Jan-2013), Pawnee – Smoky Hill 345 kV Line (Jan-2013) Colorado Long-Range Transmission Planning Group DEEP Subcommittee (2010) Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Pueblo Counties (south-central CO) DEEP Report Foothills Subcommittee (1980) North-Northwest of Denver Metro Area Foothills Planning Group Reports NERC Compliance Subregional coordination on standards

8. 8 CCPG 2012 Activities (contd) Conceptual Planning Group 20-30 Year Plan 3 Resource Scenarios (20-30 year horizon) 1000MW Import/Export Carbon Reduction High load and 30% Renewables http://www.westconnect.com/documents_results.php?categoryid=130 Colorado Transmission Planning: Rule 3627 (Dkt# 10R-526E) Utilities 10-year plan & documentation filed by February 1, 2012 Due every two years after that Must include specific information included in Order C11-0492 http://www.westconnect.com/planning_ccpg_10_year_trans_plan.php COPUC Scenario Analysis: System Reliability (Dkt# 12M-041E) Test resiliency of CO bulk power system 5 Scenarios Proposed – 2 or 3 are desired COPUC receiving comments Final scenarios due September 2012 http://www.westconnect.com/planning_ccpg_10_year_trans_plan.php

9. 9 On Deck Joint SWAT-SSPG-CCPG Meeting August 22, 2012; Tri-State Offices CCPG Meeting August 23, 2012; Tri-State Offices Notices/Materials Posted at: www.westconnect.comwww.westconnect.com Contacts ContactPhoneEmail Blane Taylor (CCPG Chair) 303-254-6111btaylor@tristategt.org Jeff Hein (CCPG Vice-Chair) 303-571-7229jeffery.t.hein@xcelenergy.com

10. Questions / Comments? 10

11. SUPPLEMETAL SLIDES More detailed information on issues presented previously.

12. 12 CPUC Rule 3627 Docket 10R-526E Requires Regulated Utilities to File 10-Year Transmission Plan 10-Year Plan, 2-year cycle, starting Feb 2012 20-Year Plan, 2 year cycle, starting Feb 2014 Use CCPG as Forum Non-jurisdictional plans provided for information on utility maintained website Stakeholder Participation actively solicit input from stakeholders, including government agencies, to identify alternative solutions Reporting includes: Methodologies, load forecasts, related studies & reports, transmission case data, stakeholder comments All Facilities >100kV PUC will hold workshops and a consolidated hearing. Commission will render a decision regarding the adequacy of plans and process Transmission Planning Decision Transmission planning Recommended Rules

13. 13 2012 Study Scopes – Work Groups Work Group: Long Range Transmission Planning Group Purpose: Develop Coordinated 10 Year Transmission Plans Consider RPS & up to 30% Renewable Consider New PUC Rules Work Group: SB100 Purpose: Meet requirements of Colorado Senate Bill 100 Identify Energy Resource Zones Plan Transmission to Serve the ERZs File CPCNs with COPUC Work Group: Conceptual Planning (on-going Purpose: Develop Conceptual Transmission Plans beyond 10 Years Coordinated with Advisory Group 3 Resource Scenarios Evaluated (1)Import/Export of 1000 MW, (2)Carbon Reduction, (3)High Load

14. 14 2012 Study Scopes – Work Groups Work Group: NERC Compliance Purpose: Help Meet NERC TPL-001,2,3,4 Requirements Steady State, Transient and Voltage Performance Near (5 year) & Far (10year) Windows Consider RPS & up to 30% Renewable Work Group: Area Coordination Purpose: Address Issues associated with preparation of cases for WECC Annual Study Program Rocky Mountain Area Coordinator Work Group: Voltage Coordination Purpose: Prepare Guidelines for System Modeling Work Group: Short Circuit Data Base Purpose: Prepare a Short Circuit Data Base

15. 15 2012 Study Scopes (cont.) Subcommittees Purpose: Analyze transmission requirements for specific regions within the CCPG Footprint Foothills, DEEP, Tot 3, Wyoming Joint, Denver-Metro, SECO, SWCO, Front Range, etc CCPG - Colorado Long-Range Transmission Planning Group | WestConnect CCPG - Colorado Long-Range Transmission Planning Group | WestConnect Liaisons Purpose: Provide Information on Other Areas of Interest: OTC, TEPPC, PUC, GEO, etc.

16. 16 Regional Project Task Forces High Plains Express Initiative Stage 2 Completed Stage 3 Initiated WECC Regional Planning www.highplainsexpress.com

17. PSCo 10-Year Transmission Plan & 20- Year Scenario Assessment 10-Year Transmission Plan & 20-Year Scenario Assessment www.oatioasis.com/PSCO/PSCOdocs/PSCO_2011_10- 20_year_plan_Final.pdf www.oatioasis.com/PSCO/PSCOdocs/PSCO_2011_10- 20_year_plan_Final.pdf Core reliability projects Clean Air Clean Jobs Act SB-100 Transmission Plan (9 proposed projects*) o Missile Site 230 kV Switching Station (2010), Midway – Waterton 345 kV Line (May-2011), Missile Site 345 kV Substation (Jan-2013), Pawnee – Smoky Hill 345 kV Line (Jan-2013), o San Luis Valley – Calumet – Comanche Project. CPCN granted Sept 2011. (Project may not be needed based on 2011 ERP) o Lamar – Front Range (2018-2019) A CPCN may be filed in 2012 o Pawnee – Daniels Park 345 KV Line – In Service Date 2019 o Lamar – Vilas 230 kV Line – In Service Date TBD o Ault – Cherokee 230 kV Line – In Service Date TBD

18. 18 New Lamar- Comanche 345 kV & Lamar - Missile Site 345 kV ISD 2016 New San Luis Valley- Calumet-Comanche 230 & 345 kV lines ~ ISD 2013 New Midway-Waterton 345 kV ~ISD 2011 New Lamar –Vilas 345 kV ISD 2016 New Pawnee-Daniels Park 345 kV -2 nd circuit ~ISD 2016 New Missile Site 230 kV ISD 2010) & 345 kV (ISD 2013) New Ault-Cherokee 230 kV ~ISD 2015 New Pawnee-Smoky Hill 345 kV, ISD 2013 SB-100 Transmission Plan CCPG - Senate Bill 100 Colorado