NSP System: 10-Year Transmission Plan / 20-Year ... - Xcel Energy
NSP System: 10-Year Transmission Plan / 20-Year ... - Xcel Energy
NSP System: 10-Year Transmission Plan / 20-Year ... - Xcel Energy
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NERC <strong>20</strong>11 Long-Term ReliabilityAssessment<strong>NSP</strong>MISO Area - MRO Region• Reliability Assessment• <strong>20</strong>11 39.6 % reserve margin in the MISO Area (<strong>NSP</strong>) versus NERCreference margin of 15 %• <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> 33.4 % reserve margin in the MISO Area (<strong>NSP</strong>) versus NERCreference margin of 15 %• Emerging Reliability issues• Integration of Variable generation, <strong>Plan</strong>ning Reserve margin• <strong>System</strong> Modeling improvement and Coordination• Environmental Regulations and impacts to BES• MRO highlights• 1) Peak load increase at 1.0 % (MRO) , matching <strong>NSP</strong> around 1.0 %• 2) Changing membership – Joining: Big River Electric Corporation12/1/<strong>20</strong><strong>10</strong>; Leaving: First <strong>Energy</strong> and Cleveland Public Power exited June1, <strong>20</strong>11 and Duke <strong>Energy</strong> Ohio and Duke <strong>Energy</strong> Kentucky exit January 1,<strong>20</strong>12• Key Finding - <strong>Transmission</strong>• <strong>Transmission</strong> is responding to increased plans for integrating and deliverynew generation (renewable); construction is on pace with projections.
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