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Strategic Transmission Discussion
Section 1:4: ExecutiveStrategic SummaryTransmission Discussion Strategic Discussion Section 4 SECTION 4: NEAC STRATEGIC TRANSMISSION DISCUSSION 4.1 SECTION PURPOSE The purpose of this section is to describe and discuss the methodology, rationale, and technical assessments utilized to determine the transmission export projects presented in this report. In order to provide an overall view of the process, this section summarizes the chronological process that was completed to reach the conclusion of the three proposed export transmission routes. 4.2 BACKGROUND 4.2.1 Transmission Historical Development The existing transmission grid in the state of Nevada has generally been planned, designed, constructed, and operated to transport energy from generators located in neighboring states and generators located in rural locations to serve electric loads principally in urban centers within the state. Historically generators were sized to serve the electric loads for single concentrated urban areas and/or industrial electric customers. It was recognized over time that economies could be obtained by constructing large generation facilities. This required constructing transmission lines for interconnecting the generators with multiple concentrated electric loads (“load centers”). Further development of the transmission grid resulted from interconnecting multiple generation facilities to enhance reliability in the event of outages on the generators. The state of Nevada does not have indigenous coal, oil, or natural gas to fuel conventional generators. As a result, Nevada must rely on the import of fuels and electrical energy to supply the electric load centers throughout the State. To support this, the existing transmission grid has been constructed to a large extent to import electric energy resources. -
Sustainable Guide to Surfing CONTENTS
Sustainable Guide To Surfing CONTENTS 1 IntroductIon 03 1.1 What is sustainability? 08 1.2 What is wrong with the planet 08 1.3 How will it affect us as surfers? 12 1.4 Measuring our effect on the planet 17 2 EnErGY 19 2.1 Where does it come from and where does it go? 20 2.2 Energy: what to do? 24 3 TRAVEL 29 3.1 driving 30 3.2 Flying 33 3.3 Travelling: what to do 35 4 STUFF 44 4.1 the life cycle of stuff 45 4.2 Surfwear, marketing and the media 52 4.3 Surfboards 54 4.4 Wetsuits 57 4.5 other surfing gear 59 4.6 Stuff: what to do 61 5 concLusion 69 6 Further ReadInG (And viewinG) 71 7 ReferEnces 72 Thanks to: 1 INTRODUCTION the following two alternatives were written in 1972, in a u.K. magazine called Surf Insight. It’s a beautiful day – the sun clear and strong – sky absolute blue and the air fresh on your nostrils. You wake to a bowl of fresh fruit and two huge farm 1 eggs, grab your board and walk through green, dewy fields to your favourite surf spot. Not another being in sight except for the animals and birds going about their morning’s business. The beach is pure and inviting – you dig your toes into golden sand… It’s a beautiful day? – the sun weak – half obliterated by a perfect morning smog, the sky greyish-blue and the air smarting in your nostrils and choking your lungs… You gasp for another deep breath of sweet industrial smog – a yummy bowl of plastic Krunchy Pops with pasteurized milk and two battery- hen eggs you can hardly taste gobbled down with relish before the long walk through a concrete jungle to your favourite surf spot. -
Amended and Restated Victorville-Lugo Interconnection Agreement
DWP No. 10343 AMENDED AND RESTATED VICTORVILLE-LUGO INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY -l- Table of Contents SECTION TITLE PAGE 1. Parties 4 2. Recitals ,4 3. Agreement, .5 4. Effective Date Filing and Term 5 5. Definitions .6 6. Ownership of the Victorville-Lugo Transmission Lines .9 I 7. Victorville-Lugo Transmission Line .9 i 8. LADWP Facilities ,9 9. SCE Facilities 9 10. Operation and Maintenance of Transmission System 10 11. Transmission System, 11 12. Balancing Authority 12 13. Metering and Line Losses ,12 14. Scheduling of Power Deliveries 12 15. Adverse Determination or Expansion of Obligations 12 16. Successors and Assigns 13 17. Dispute Resolution ...14 18. Liability 14 29. Willful Action 15 20. No Dedication of Facilities 16 21. No Obligation to Offer Same Service to others 16 22. No Precedent. 16 -2- 23. Notices 16 24. Severability 17 25. Right of the Parties upon Termination 17 26. Force Majeure 17 27. Waivers and Remedies 18 28. Authorizations and Approvals 18 29. Relationship of Parties 18 30. No Third Party Rights or Obligation 18 31. Warranty of Authority 18 s \ 32. Assignment of Agreement 19 33. Conflicting Provisions 19 34. Governing Law 19 35. Signature Clause .20 Exhibit A Transmission Lines & Transmission System. ,21 Exhibit B Diagram. .26 “3- AMENDED AND RESTATED VICTORVILLE-LUGO INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT 1. Parties: The parties to this Victorville-Lugo Interconnection Agreement are the DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES (“LADWP”), a department organized and existing under the Charter of the City of Los Angeles, a municipal corporation of the State of California, and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (“SCE”), a California corporation, hereinafter referred to individually as "Party" and collectively as "Parties". -
Geothermal Power and Interconnection: the Economics of Getting to Market David Hurlbut
Geothermal Power and Interconnection: The Economics of Getting to Market David Hurlbut NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Technical Report NREL/TP-6A20-54192 April 2012 Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 Geothermal Power and Interconnection: The Economics of Getting to Market David Hurlbut Prepared under Task No. WE11.0815 NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technical Report 15013 Denver West Parkway NREL/TP-6A20-54192 Golden, Colorado 80401 April 2012 303-275-3000 • www.nrel.gov Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States government or any agency thereof. Available electronically at http://www.osti.gov/bridge Available for a processing fee to U.S. -
Planning Transmission for Uncertainty
WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL Planning Transmission for Uncertainty: Applications and Lessons for the Western Interconnection FINAL REPORT JANUARY 2016 Jonathan L. Ho, Benjamin F. Hobbs, Pearl Donohoo‐Vallett, Qingyu Xu, Saamrat Kasina, Sang Woo Park, and Yueying Ouyang Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering Environment, Energy, Sustainability & Health Institute The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Report Prepared for The Western Electricity Coordinating Council Acknowledgement This material is based upon work supported by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability through a contract man‐ aged by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The project team would like to thank Vijay Satyal, Gary Simonson, Michael Bailey, and Keenan Moyer of WECC and Joseph Eto of LBNL for their support and advice during this project. We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the members of the Technical Advisory Committee whose advice was invaluable in development of the study cases. We also thank Yujia Zhu and Prof. Daniel Tylavsky of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University for access to their software for power network reduction and the advice they provided on its use. Jim McCalley contributed to an earlier ver‐ sion of the literature survey in Section 2. However, the authors are solely responsible for any opinions or errors in this document. All authors performed this work when associated with Johns Hopkins University. Jonathan Ho is now with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pearl Donohoo‐Vallett is with Brattle Consultants, and Yueying Ouyang is with Energy & Environmental Economics (E3) Consultants. -
Advanced Transmission Technologies
Advanced Transmission Technologies December 2020 United States Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 Executive Summary The high-voltage transmission electric grid is a complex, interconnected, and interdependent system that is responsible for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective electricity to customers. In the United States, the transmission system is comprised of three distinct power grids, or “interconnections”: the Eastern Interconnection, the Western Interconnection, and a smaller grid containing most of Texas. The three systems have weak ties between them to act as power transfers, but they largely rely on independent systems to remain stable and reliable. Along with aged assets, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s, the electric power system is evolving, from consisting of predominantly reliable, dependable, and variable-output generation sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, and hydroelectric) to increasing percentages of climate- and weather- dependent intermittent power generation sources (e.g., wind and solar). All of these generation sources rely heavily on high-voltage transmission lines, substations, and the distribution grid to bring electric power to the customers. The original vertically-integrated system design was simple, following the path of generation to transmission to distribution to customer. The centralized control paradigm in which generation is dispatched to serve variable customer demands is being challenged with greater deployment of distributed energy resources (at both the transmission and distribution level), which may not follow the traditional path mentioned above. This means an electricity customer today could be a generation source tomorrow if wind or solar assets were on their privately-owned property. The fact that customers can now be power sources means that they do not have to wholly rely on their utility to serve their needs and they could sell power back to the utility. -
Import/Export Paths: Summary of Transmission Issues and Implications
DOCKETED Docket Number: 15-RETI-02 Project Title: Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative 2.0 TN #: 214834 Document Title: Appendix A. Transmission Assessment Focus Area Information Description: N/A Filer: Misa Milliron Organization: California Energy Commission Submitter Role: Commission Staff Submission Date: 12/16/2016 10:49:38 AM Docketed Date: 12/16/2016 Public Review Draft 12/16/2016 Appendix A. Transmission Assessment Focus Area Information Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative 2.0 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT December 16, 2016 Public Review Draft 12/16/2016 Contents of Appendix A Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 In-State TAFAs: Transmission and Environmental/Land-Use Implications ............................... 3 In-State TAFA Data Maps........................................................................................................................ 3 Imperial Valley TAFA ............................................................................................................................... 9 Riverside East TAFA .............................................................................................................................. 16 Victorville/Barstow TAFA ...................................................................................................................... 20 Tehachapi TAFA ................................................................................................................................... -
2021-2022 Block 4 Schedule
Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University 2021-2022 Block 4 Schedule ECC Approved 06.23.2021 (Updated 07.12.2021) Required attendance sessions are highlighted in red. INDIVIDUAL COURSE SYLLABI TAKE PRECEDENCE OF THIS SCHEDULE FOR ATTENDANCE POLICIES. STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING AWARE OF AND ADHERING TO ALL SYLLABUS-LISTED POLICIES. Students are expected to be available 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday The schedule is subject to change in the event of emergencies Ignore room numbers listed on virtual sessions Yellow highlights indicate Path lab sessions which are splitting with certain Psych sessions Block 4 – Week 1 ver 14 07/12/2021 SYST 9100 HEMATOLOGY AND RENAL Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 08-02-21 08-03-21 08-04-21 08-05-21 08-06-21 8:00 8:00-8:50 2S04 8:00-8:50 2S04 8:00-8:50 2S04 8:00-8:50 2S04 CLINAPP 1 PATH 3 CLINAPP 2 PATH 7 Block 4 Intro; Clinical Hematology Hematology Hematology 8:30 Reasoning RBC: Anemia - Anemia CASES WBC: Lymphomas Destruction 2 9:00 9:00-9:50 2S04 9:00-9:50 2S04 9:00-9:50 2S04 9:00-9:50 2S04 PATH 1 PATH 4 PATH 5 CLINAPP 3 ORIENTATION Hematology Hematology Hematology Hematology 9:30 RBC: Hematopoiesis; RBC: Anemia - Production WBC: Overview; Tools for White Cell Disorders Hemoglobin; Tools for Deficits Diagnosis; Reactive WBC CASES evaluation Proliferation 10:00 10:00-10:50 2S04 10:00-11:30 10:00-10:50 2S04 10:00-10:50 2S04 PATH 2 Ethics 9 PATH 6 PATH 8 Hematology 2S04, 2E100 Hematology Hematology RBC: Anemia - WBC: Hematology WBC: Myeloproliferative 10:30 Destruction 1 Neoplasms Overview; and Myelodysplastic Leukemia Disease; Plasma cell Disease 11:00 11:00-11:50 2S04 11:00-12:20 2S04 11:00-11:50 2S04 Psych 1 FoD2 2 Psych 2 11:50-12:40 2S04 Overview Value-Based Care Flipped Classroom. -
Tenth Biennial Electric Transmission Final Assessment Report
FINAL DRAFT Tenth Biennial Transmission Assessment 2018-2027 Staff Report Docket No. E-00000D-17-0001 December 31, 2018 Prepared by Arizona Corporation Commission Staff And ESTA International, LLC 2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 180 Herndon, Virginia, 20170-4234 Decision No. 76975 [This page intentionally blank for formatting purposes] Biennial Transmission Assessment for 2018-2027 Docket No. E-00000D-17-0001 December 31, 2018 Decision No. 76975 Foreword The Arizona Corporation Commission (“ACC” or “Commission”) performs a biennial review of the ten-year transmission plans filed by parties who are responsible for transmission facilities in Arizona and issues a written decision regarding the adequacy of the existing and planned transmission facilities to reliably meet the present and future transmission system needs of Arizona.1 This report by the Staff of the Commission’s Utilities Division (“ACC Staff” or “Staff”) is the Tenth Biennial Transmission Assessment (“BTA” or “Tenth BTA”) and has been prepared in accordance with a contract agreement between ESTA International, LLC (“ESTA”) and the Commission. It is considered a public document. Use of the report by other parties shall be at their own risk. Neither ESTA nor the Commission accept any duty of care to such third parties. Arizona’s Tenth BTA is based upon the Ten-Year Plans filed with the Commission by parties in January 2018. It also incorporates information and comments provided by participants and attendees in the BTA workshops and report review process. ACC Staff and ESTA appreciate the contributions, cooperation, and support of industry participants throughout the Tenth BTA process. 1 Arizona Revised Statute §40-360.02 Biennial Transmission Assessment for 2018-2027 Docket No. -
Senate Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy-May
MINUTES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, LABOR AND ENERGY Seventy-ninth Session May 26, 2017 The Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy was called to order by Chair Kelvin Atkinson at 8:34 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Room 2135 of the Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada. The meeting was videoconferenced to Room 4412E of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. Exhibit A is the Agenda. Exhibit B is the Attendance Roster. All exhibits are available and on file in the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Senator Kelvin Atkinson, Chair Senator Pat Spearman, Vice Chair Senator Nicole J. Cannizzaro Senator Yvanna D. Cancela Senator Joseph P. Hardy Senator James A. Settelmeyer Senator Heidi S. Gansert GUEST LEGISLATORS PRESENT: Assemblyman Chris Brooks, Assembly District No. 10 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Marji Paslov Thomas, Policy Analyst Bryan Fernley, Counsel Lynn Hendricks, Committee Secretary OTHERS PRESENT: Robert G. Johnston, Western Resource Advocates Dylan Sullivan, Natural Resources Defense Council Ernie Adler, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 Tom Polikalas Joe Greco, Senior Vice President, Terra-Gen Operating Company, LLC Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy May 26, 2017 Page 2 Leonard B. Jackson, Director, Faith Organizing Alliance; Associate Minister, First African Methodist Episcopal Church Jennifer Taylor, Clean Energy Project Adam Green, Director of Development, SolarReserve Linda Bullen, Eolus North America, Inc. Rhonda Mills, Geothermal Energy Association Judy Treichel, Executive Director, Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force Louise Helton, 1 Sun Solar Electric, LLC Linda Nerstad Rose McKinney-James, Bombard Electric, LLC; Valley Electric Association, Inc. -
6 Analysis of Blm's Solar Energy Development
1 6 ANALYSIS OF BLM’S SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES 2 3 4 Through this programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS), the U.S. Department 5 of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is evaluating three alternatives for 6 managing utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-administered lands in the six-state 7 study area. These alternatives, which are described in Section 2.2, include two action 8 alternatives—a solar energy development program alternative and a solar energy zone (SEZ) 9 program alternative—and a no action alternative. 10 11 Under the action alternatives, the BLM would establish a new Solar Energy Program 12 to replace certain elements of its existing Solar Energy Policies (BLM 2007, 2010a,b; 13 see Appendix A, Section A.1).1 The action alternatives identify lands that would be excluded 14 from utility-scale solar energy development and, on the basis of those exclusions, the lands that 15 would be available for solar right-of-way (ROW) application.2 Both action alternatives also 16 identify SEZs where the agency would prioritize solar energy and associated transmission 17 infrastructure development. Final SEZs would be identified in the Record of Decision (ROD) for 18 the Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). Under the solar energy 19 development program alternative, the SEZs would constitute a subset of the total lands available 20 (i.e., applications would be accepted within the SEZs and on specific lands outside the SEZs). 21 Under the SEZ program alternative, applications would only be accepted within the SEZs, and 22 no additional lands would be available outside the SEZs. -
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Final Environmental Assessment DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2010-0091-EA November 2014 Southern Nevada Intertie Project APPLICANT Great Basin Transmission, LLC GENERAL LOCATION Clark County, Nevada BLM CASE FILE SERIAL NUMBER N-086359 PREPARING OFFICE U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89130 Phone: (702) 515-5172 Fax: (702) 515-5010 This page intentionally left blank. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1. Identifying Information ...................................................................................... 1-2 1.1.1. Title, EA Number, and Type of Project .............................................. 1-2 1.1.2. Location of Proposed Action ............................................................... 1-2 1.1.3. Name and Location of Preparing Office ............................................. 1-2 1.1.4. Identify the Case File Number ............................................................ 1-2 1.1.5. Applicant Name ................................................................................... 1-2 1.2. Purpose and Need for Action ............................................................................. 1-2 1.2.1. Background ......................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.2. BLM Purpose and Need .....................................................................