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Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG)

The purpose of SPSG is to provide strategic guidance to the Transmission Expansion Plannning Policy Committee (TEPPC) on (1) scenarios to be modeled in transmission planning studies, (2) the modeling tools to be used, and (3) key assumptions to be used in creating and reviewing the scenarios.

The scenarios created and/or recommended by the SPSG will assist TEPPC in its evaluation of long-term regional transmission capacity needs in the Western Interconnection by providing a comprehensive set of plausible future load, resource, and policy states.  The scenarios and subsequent analysis will form a comprehensive package of stakeholder-vetted, regional planning models, data, and transmission plans for the Western Interconnection. 

The SPSG activities are part of the U.S. Department of Energy funded Regional Transmission Expansion Planning (RTEP) project.

 Announcements

There are currently no active announcements.

 SPSG Member List

 

Member

Organization

SPSG Position

Grace Anderson

California Energy Commission

State Official - TEPPC

Jim Baak

The Vote Solar Initiative

Technology Advocate

Steve Black

U.S. Department of the Interior

Ex-Officio Member

Chris Clark-Deschene

Schaff & Clark-Deschene, LLC

Tribal Representative

Vacant

 

Ex-Officio Member

Vice Chair - John Cupparo

PacifiCorp

WECC Board Member

Pamela Eaton

The Wilderness Society

Lands Protection Advocate

James Feider

City of Redding

TEPPC LSE

Mike Florio

California Public Utility Commission

State Official

Bryce Freeman

Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate

TEPPC Consumer

Chair-

 Gary Graham

Western Resource Advocates

Wildlife Advocate

Susan Henderson

Xcel Energy

TEPPC SPG

Fred Heutte

Northwest Energy Coalition

Consumer Advocate

Tom Kaiserski

Montana Governor’s Office

State Official  

Bevan Laing

Alberta Dept. of Energy

Provincial Official

Nancy LaPlaca

Arizona Corporation Commission

State Official

Ron Lehr

American Wind Energy Association

NGO Technology Advocate

Carl Linvill

Aspen Environmental Group

Technology Advocate

Lawrence Mansueti

U.S. Department of Energy

Ex-Officio Member

Jason Marks

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

State Official

John McCaull

Geothermal Energy Association

Technology Advocate

Julia Prochnik

Clean Line Energy Partners

Transmission owner/operator/developer

John Savage

Oregon PUC

State Official - TEPPC

Howard Schwartz

Washington Energy Office

State Official

Rohan Soulsby

BC Hydro

Canadian Utility

Henry Tilghman

Tilghman and Associates

Technology Advocate

Rebecca Wagner

 

PUC of Nevada

State Official

Carl Zichella

Natural Resource Defense Council

TEPPC Environmental

 Referenced Groups

TEPPC - Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee    RTEP  - Regional Transmission Expansion Planning

LTPTTF - Long Term Planning Tools Task Force                     SPSG - Scenario Planning Steering Group

SCG - Sub regional Coordination Group                                   TAS - Technical Advisory Subcommittee

MWG - Modeling Work Group                                                DWG - Data Work Group

HWG - Historical Work Group                                                 SWG - Studies Work Group

SSPG - Sierra Subregional Planning Group                                WGA - Western Governors Association 

DOE - Department of Energy  

ERCOT - Electric Reliability Council of Texas

 
   
 

 Related Links

  EDTF
  SPSG Technical Support
  Metric Definition Task Force
  Policy Development Task Force

 Staff Support

Byron Woertz       
(801) 821-0960

Bradley Nickell      
(801) 819-7604

 

For Questions About SPSG, Contact us

 Sub Groups

  EDTF
  SPSG Technical Support
  Metric Definition Task Force
  Policy Development Task Force