Path Rating Catalog 2013 - Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Path Rating Catalog 2013 - Western Electricity Coordinating Council Path Rating Catalog 2013 - Western Electricity Coordinating Council
14. Idaho to Northwest Revised January 2013 Accepted Rating Existing Rating Other Southwest Idaho and Eastern Oregon/Washington and Northern Idaho Location: Definition: Sum of the flows on the following lines: Line: Hemingway-Summer Lake 500 kV Imnaha-Lolo 230 kV Hells Canyon-Hurricane 230 kV North Powder-LaGrande 230 kV Hines-Harney 115 kV Transfer Limit: East to West: 2400 MW West to East: 1200 MW Seasonal Operating Limits (SOLs): East to West: 2400 MW Winter 2355 MW Spring/Summer/Fall West to East: 1200 MW Metered End Hemingway Imnaha Hurricane LaGrande Harney Critical Disturbance that limits the transfer capability: When: East to West: Thermal overload on the Walla Walla series capacitor for the N-1 loss of the Hemingway-Summer Lake 500 kV line. In the Spring/Summer/Fall, limited by the Walla Walla 1200 Ampere wave trap for the same contingency. West to East: Thermal overloads on the Imnaha-Lolo section of the Oxbow- Lolo 230 kV line and/or the Hells Canyon-Brownlee 230 kV line for the N-1 loss of the Hemingway-Summer Lake 500 kV line. Thermal overloads on the McNary-Roundup 230 kV line for the N-2 Oxbow North (Lolo-Oxbow and Hells Canyon-Brownlee 230 kV lines) contingency. The 2400 MW east to west rating was established in August, 1989 with the publication of Idaho Power Company to Pacific Northwest Intertie Capacity Study. The WECC Notification Procedures for Changes in Facility Ratings and/or Operating Procedures were followed. The 2400 MW east to west rating was conducted jointly by: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Idaho Power Company (IPC) PacifiCorp (PAC) Avista Corp. (AVA) The 1200 MW west to east rating was established in 1981 and reconfirmed in 1986. The 1200 MW west to east rating were conducted by Idaho Power Company. In 2010, Path 14 Idaho-Northwest path definition was revised due to the addition of the Hemingway 500/230 kV substation on the Midpoint-Summer Lake 500 kV line. Through the WECC Expedited Process for Path 14 redefinition, Path 14 Idaho-Northwest achieved accepted ratings of 1200 MW W-E and 2400 MW E-W. PART VI Item 1-36
Revised January 2013 System Conditions: Study Criteria: Remedial Actions Required: Formal Operating Procedure: Allocation: Interaction w/Other Transfer Paths: The 2400 MW east to west transfer rating was studied with light load conditions in Idaho with heavy eastern thermal resources, and moderate generation on the remaining hydro plants in Idaho. Studies were performed with both north to south and south to north on the PACI and near maximum transfers on parallel paths; i.e. transfers to Northwest and Arizona to California. The 1200 MW west to east transfer rating was studied with high hydro conditions in the Northwest with low to moderate eastern thermal resources. In addition, the 1200 MW west to east rating cannot be fully utilized simultaneous with heavy Hells Canyon complex generation because of steady state thermal overloads and/or post disturbance voltage change in Idaho Power’s internal transmission system. NERC/WECC Reliability Criteria For Transmission System Planning A remedial action scheme is required to achieve the 2400 MW east to west transfer capability. Outages of the Midpoint-Hemingway 500 kV and Hemingway-Summer Lake 500 kV lines requires Jim Bridger unit(s) tripping for East to West transfers. A remedial action scheme is required to achieve the 1200MW west to east transfer capability simultaneous with high Hells Canyon generation (IPC-2 Automatic Reduction of Hells Canyon Generation). Under certain generation and load conditions, 2400 MW Idaho to Northwest transfer simultaneous with heavy Northwest to California transfers may cause overloading of the Midpoint-500/345 kV transformer and/or the Midpoint and/or Burns 500 kV series Capacitors. During these conditions, one-half of the Burns (or Midpoint) series capacitor can be bypassed to reduce loading but it results in reduced Bridger West/Borah West capacity. The transfer capability of the path is allocated among the interconnections as follows: • 2400 MW East to West: 1587 MW IPC – PAC interconnection 413 MW IPC - BPA interconnection 400 MW IPC - AVA interconnection • 1200 MW West to East: 350 MW BPA - IPC interconnection 400-510 MW PAC - IPC interconnection 340-450 MW AVA - IPC interconnection For the 1200 MW west-to-east, the sum of the PAC and AVA allocation cannot be greater 850 MW (Seasonal Allocations: Spring – AVA 400 MW and PAC 450 MW, Summer – AVA 340 MW and PAC 510 MW, and Winter – AVA 450 MW and PAC 400 MW). None. PART VI Item 1-37
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Revised January <strong>2013</strong><br />
System<br />
Conditions:<br />
Study Criteria:<br />
Remedial<br />
Actions<br />
Required:<br />
Formal<br />
Operating<br />
Procedure:<br />
Allocation:<br />
Interaction<br />
w/Other<br />
Transfer <strong>Path</strong>s:<br />
The 2400 MW east to west transfer rating was studied with light load<br />
conditions in Idaho with heavy eastern thermal resources, and moderate<br />
generation on the remaining hydro plants in Idaho. Studies were performed<br />
with both north to south and south to north on the PACI and near maximum<br />
transfers on parallel paths; i.e. transfers to Northwest and Arizona to<br />
California.<br />
The 1200 MW west to east transfer rating was studied with high hydro<br />
conditions in the Northwest with low to moderate eastern thermal resources.<br />
In addition, the 1200 MW west to east rating cannot be fully utilized<br />
simultaneous with heavy Hells Canyon complex generation because of steady<br />
state thermal overloads and/or post disturbance voltage change in Idaho<br />
Power’s internal transmission system.<br />
NERC/WECC Reliability Criteria For Transmission System Planning<br />
A remedial action scheme is required to achieve the 2400 MW east to west<br />
transfer capability. Outages of the Midpoint-Hemingway 500 kV and<br />
Hemingway-Summer Lake 500 kV lines requires Jim Bridger unit(s)<br />
tripping for East to West transfers.<br />
A remedial action scheme is required to achieve the 1200MW west to east<br />
transfer capability simultaneous with high Hells Canyon generation (IPC-2<br />
Automatic Reduction of Hells Canyon Generation).<br />
Under certain generation and load conditions, 2400 MW Idaho to Northwest<br />
transfer simultaneous with heavy Northwest to California transfers may cause<br />
overloading of the Midpoint-500/345 kV transformer and/or the Midpoint<br />
and/or Burns 500 kV series Capacitors. During these conditions, one-half of<br />
the Burns (or Midpoint) series capacitor can be bypassed to reduce loading<br />
but it results in reduced Bridger West/Borah West capacity.<br />
The transfer capability of the path is allocated among the interconnections as<br />
follows:<br />
• 2400 MW East to West:<br />
1587 MW IPC – PAC interconnection<br />
413 MW IPC - BPA interconnection<br />
400 MW IPC - AVA interconnection<br />
• 1200 MW West to East:<br />
350 MW BPA - IPC interconnection<br />
400-510 MW PAC - IPC interconnection<br />
340-450 MW AVA - IPC interconnection<br />
For the 1200 MW west-to-east, the sum of the PAC and AVA allocation<br />
cannot be greater 850 MW (Seasonal Allocations: Spring – AVA 400 MW<br />
and PAC 450 MW, Summer – AVA 340 MW and PAC 510 MW, and Winter<br />
– AVA 450 MW and PAC 400 MW).<br />
None.<br />
PART VI Item 1-37