D"R"A"F"T"
VSPC"PROJECT"PRIORITY"LIST"
A"LIST"OF"ELECTRIC"RELIABILITY"DEFICIENCIES,"WHEN"THEY"ARE"PROJECTED"TO"
OCCUR"AND"THE"TIMING"OF"EFFORTS"TO"ADDRESS"THEM"
BACKGROUND"
The"Vermont"System"Planning"Committee"(VSPC)"is"required"to"adopt,"and"file"with"the"
Public"Service"Board,"a"prioritized"list"of"identified"electric"system"reliability"deficiencies."This"
prioritized"list"must"contain"a"schedule"of"dates"for"analyzing"the"deficiencies"and"determining"
solutions."Once"the"list"is"in"place,"utilities"must"adhere"to"its"schedule"or"inform"the"Board"of"any"
deadlines"they"cannot"meet.
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The"Memorandum"of"Understanding"establishing"the"VSPC
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"details"the"elements"that"must"
be"included"in"the"project"priority"list"for"each"r elia b ility"d e ficie n cy,"in c l u d ing:"
a) The"reason"for"the"priority"assigned "to "ea ch "re lia b ility "d efic ie nc y ."
b) If"the"likely"transm ission "solutio n"h as"no t"yet"b een "ide ntified ,"the"da te"by "w hic h"the "
analysis"of"the"transmission"solution"is"proposed"to"be"completed."
c) The"date"by"which"analysis"of"non-transmission"alternatives"(N T As)"is"p ro p o s ed "to "
be"completed."
d) The"date"by"which"a"decision"will"be"made"concerning"solution"selection,"
implementatio n"s tra te g y,"a n d"c o st"a llo c at ion ."
This"document"comprises"the"project"priority"list"of"the"VSPC."The"list"serves"multiple"
purposes:"laying"out"the"w o rk "of"th e "VS P C"fo r"th e"n ex t"se ve ra l"ye ar s;"pr ov idin g "the "p ub lic"with"a"
tool,"in"addition"to"the"VSP C"an nu al"rep ort"an d"the "VE LCO "Lo ng-Range"Transmission"Plan,"for"
understanding"where"reliability"deficiencies"are"projected"to"occur"prior"to"the"planning"of"specific"
transmission"p rojec ts"or"no n-transmission"altern ative s;"and"k eep ing"re gu lators"a pp rised"of"the "
work"that"is"anticipated"and"its"schedule."
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"The"complete"text"of"paragraph"51"is"as"follows:"Following"the"filing"of"a"Plan"under"30"V.S.A."ยง"218c(d),"and"given"a"
proposal"from"the"Affected"Utilities,"the"VSPC"will"create"a"priority"list"concerning"Reliability"Deficiencies"identified"in"the"
Plan,"which"list"shall"be"promptly"filed"with"the"Board"for"its"information"along"with"any"comments"from"VSPC"
participants."For"each"Reliability"Deficiency"included"on"the"list,"the"filing"shall"at"a"minimum"state:"(a)"the"reason"for"the"
priority"assigned"to"the"deficiency;"(b)"if"no"likely"Transmission"solution"has"yet"been"identified,"the"date"by"which"further"
analysis"of"Transmission"solutions"to"the"deficiency"is"proposed"to"be"completed;"(c)"the"date"by"which"NTA"analysis"is"
proposed"to"be"completed;"and"(d)"the"date"by"which"a"decision"will"be"made"concerning"solution"selection,"
implemen ta tio n "str at eg y ,"an d "co st "all oc at ion ."U p o n"fil ing "b y "th e"V S P C ,"th e"N T A "A n a ly sis "and"decisions"on"solution"
selection,"implementation"strategy,"and"cost"allocation"for"the"subject"Reliability"Deficiencies"shall"be"made"in"accordance"
with"the"dates"contained"on"the"filed"priority"list"unless"the"Board"directs"otherwise."Subsequent"to"such"filing,"the"
Affected"Utility"or"Utilities"may"make"another"informational"filing"to"the"Board"to"extend"a"deadline"contained"therein,"
stating"the"new"deadline"and"the"reason"for"the"extension."The"Departmen t,"all"other"participants"in"the"VSPC,"and"all"
Parties"shall"be"provided"notice"and"a"copy"of"the"filing"at"the"time "priority"lists"or"exten sions "thereof"are"su bm itted"u nde r"
this"paragraph."At"any"time,"any"p articipa nt"in"the"VS PC "or"Party"m ay "reque st"Boa rd"review "of"w heth er"such "a"priority"list"
or"extension"should"be"m o d ified ,"a nd "t he "B o ar d "may"initiate"such"r ev ie w "o n "its"o wn"motion.
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"Memorandum"of"understanding"in"Docket"7081,"Vermont"Public"Service"Board,"approved"on"6/20/07."
http://www.state.vt.us/psb/orders/2007/files/7081mouwithattachments.pdf""
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