Common use of Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee (IPSAC) Clause in Contracts

Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee (IPSAC). The Parties shall form an IPSAC. The IPSAC shall facilitate stakeholder review and provide stakeholders the opportunity to advise the JPC on matters related to coordinated system planning for the development of the Coordinated System Plan. IPSAC meetings shall be facilitated by the JPC. IPSAC participation is open to all stakeholders. All IPSAC meetings will be public. At an IPSAC meeting any stakeholder may provide comments or ask questions. For the purpose of interregional transmission coordination, the IPSAC shall meet no less than once per year. The IPSAC shall meet more frequently during the development of a Coordinated System Plan as determined to be necessary by the Parties. The IPSAC will meet in the first quarter of the calendar year, or at an otherwise mutually agreeable date determined by the JPC, to review identified Transmission Issues and make a recommendation on whether a Coordinated System Plan study should be performed. The IPSAC’s primary role is to advise the JPC on all matters relating to the development of a Coordinated System Plan as established by this Article IX. The IPSAC will provide input and a recommendation to the JPC as to whether a Coordinated System Plan study should be performed pursuant to Section 9.3.2. If it is determined by the JPC that a study should be performed, the IPSAC will provide input to the JPC during the performance of the Coordinated System Plan study pursuant to Section 9.3.3.

Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee (IPSAC). The Parties shall form an IPSAC. The IPSAC shall facilitate stakeholder review and provide stakeholders the opportunity to advise the JPC on matters related to coordinated system planning for the development of the Coordinated System Plan. IPSAC meetings shall be facilitated by the JPC. IPSAC participation is open to all stakeholders. All IPSAC meetings will be public. At an IPSAC meeting any stakeholder may provide comments or ask questions. For the purpose of interregional transmission coordination, the IPSAC shall meet no less than once per year. The IPSAC shall meet more frequently during the development of a Coordinated System Plan as determined to be necessary by the Parties. The If a Coordinated System Plan study is not in progress, the IPSAC will meet in the first third quarter of the calendar year, or at an otherwise mutually agreeable date determined by the JPC, to review identified Transmission Issues and make a recommendation on whether a Coordinated System Plan study should be performed. The IPSAC’s primary role is to advise the JPC on all matters relating to the development of a Coordinated System Plan as established by this Article IX. The IPSAC will provide input and a recommendation to the JPC as to whether a Coordinated System Plan study should be performed pursuant to Section 9.3.2. If it is determined by the JPC that a study should be performed, the IPSAC will provide input to the JPC during the performance of the Coordinated System Plan study pursuant to Section 9.3.3.