Common use of Joint Planning Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC shall form, as a subcommittee, a JPC, comprised of representatives of the Parties’ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party shall have the right, every other year, to designate a Chairman of the JPC to serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and end December 31, 2004. The SACC shall designate the first Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for the scheduling of meetings, the preparation of agendas for meetings, and the production of minutes of meetings. The JPC shall coordinate the coordinated system planning under this Agreement, including the following: (a) Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At a minimum, and unless otherwise agreed, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system planning, as well as models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of interconnections in close electrical proximity at the boundaries between the systems of the Parties, the JPC will direct the performance of a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system models. (b) Prepare, on a regular basis, a Coordinated System Plan as required under Section 9.3.5. (c) Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IX, including the exchange of data provided under this Article. (d) Maintain and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site and e-mail or other electronic lists for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) Meet at least semi-annually to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate review and development of the regional plans. (i) Establish a schedule for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. (j) The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which the Parties are signatories, for the purpose of providing for broader and more effective inter-regional planning coordination.

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC Seams Agreement Coordinating Committee (“SACC”) shall form, as a subcommittee, a Joint Planning Committee (“JPC”), comprised of representatives of the Parties’ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party shall have the right, every other year, to designate a Chairman of the JPC to serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and end December 31, 2004. The SACC shall designate the first Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for the scheduling of meetings, the preparation of agendas for meetings, and the production of minutes of meetings. The JPC shall coordinate the coordinated system planning under this Agreement, including the following: (a) Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At a minimum, and unless otherwise agreed, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system systems planning, as well as models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of interconnections in close electrical proximity at the boundaries between the systems of the Partiesparties, the JPC will direct the performance of a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system models. (b) Prepare, on a regular basis, a Coordinated System Systems Plan as required under Section 9.3.5. (c) Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IX, including the exchange of data provided under this Article. (d) Maintain and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site and e-mail or other electronic lists for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) Meet at least a semi-annually to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate review and development of the regional plans. (i) Establish a schedule for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. (j) The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint Oversee an annual meeting of the Parties’ system operations, market operations, and system planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which personnel (such personnel as the Parties are signatories, may designate for the purpose meeting), to review the issues impacting the coordination of providing for broader these functions as they impact long range planning and more effective inter-regional the coordination of planning coordinationbetween the systems.

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC OC shall form, as a subcommitteesubcommittee of the OC, a JPC, . The JPC shall be comprised of representatives of the Parties’ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party The JPC may establish working groups and/or task forces as deemed appropriate to facilitate performance of the transmission planning objectives outlined in this Article. The JPC shall have a Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for: the right, every other year, to designate a scheduling of meetings; the preparation of agendas for meetings; the production of minutes of meetings; and for chairing JPC meetings. The Chairman of the JPC to shall serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and terminate at the end December 31, 2004of the calendar year of the Effective Date. The SACC OC shall designate the first Chairman. The Thereafter, the right to designate the Chairman shall be responsible for the scheduling of meetings, the preparation of agendas for meetings, and the production of minutes of meetingsrotate from Party to Party. The JPC shall coordinate planning of the coordinated system planning Parties’ respective systems under this Agreement, including the following: (a) Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At 8.2.1 As needed to conduct a minimum, and unless otherwise agreedCoordinated Transmission Planning Study, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system planningreliability planning for the Parties’ Planning Coordinator areas, as well as applicable, including models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of interconnections in close electrical proximity , as required. 8.2.2 As mutually agreed by at the boundaries between the systems least two of the Parties, the JPC will direct the performance of conduct a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system modelsCoordinated Transmission Planning Study, as set forth in Section 8.4.5. (b) Prepare, on a regular basis, a Coordinated System Plan as required under Section 9.3.5. (c) 8.2.3 Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IXEight, including the exchange of data provided under this Article. (d) Maintain Article and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site developing necessary report and e-mail or other electronic lists study protocols and methods for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) 8.2.4 Meet at least semi-once annually as necessary or as requested by a Party to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party the Parties to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) 8.2.5 Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate address specific issues, such as the review and development of the regional plansplans of each Party and localized seams issues. (i) 8.2.6 Establish a schedule schedule, as necessary, for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. (j) 8.2.7 The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which the Parties are signatories, such as the planning meetings with Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning described under Schedule 6-A of the PJM Operating Agreement and under Appendix 8 of Attachment K to the LG&E/KU Open Access Transmission Tariff, for example, for the purpose of providing for broader and more effective inter-inter- regional planning coordination.

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC OC shall form, as a subcommitteesubcommittee of the OC, a “Joint Planning Committee” (“JPC, ”) comprised of representatives of the Parties’ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party shall have the right, every other year, to designate a Chairman of the JPC to serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and end December 31, 20042008. The SACC OC shall designate the first Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for the scheduling of meetings, the preparation of agendas for meetings, and the production of minutes of meetings. The JPC shall coordinate the joint and coordinated system planning under this Agreement, including the following: (a) Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At a minimum, and unless otherwise agreed, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system systems planning, as well as models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of generator or transmission interconnections between or in close electrical proximity at the boundaries between the systems of the Parties, the JPC will direct the performance of a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system models. (b) Prepare, on a regular basisevery other year beginning in 2010, a Joint and Coordinated System Plan Plan, as required under Section 9.3.57.3.5. (c) Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IXSeven, including the exchange of data provided under this Article. (d) Maintain and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site and e-mail or other electronic lists for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) Meet at least semi-annually to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate review and development of the regional plans. (ig) Establish a schedule for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. h) Oversee an annual meeting of the Parties’ system operations, market operations, and system planning personnel (j) The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which such personnel as the Parties are signatories, may designate for the purpose meeting), to review the issues impacting the coordination of providing for broader these functions as they impact long range planning and more effective interthe coordination of planning between the systems. i) Coordinate the provision of information by the Parties to federal and state agencies or other regional or multi-regional state bodies in order to enable any required review of elements of the Joint and Coordinated System Plan or to facilitate multi-state planning coordinationof transmission facilities.

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC OC shall form, as a subcommitteesubcommittee of the OC, a “Joint Planning Committee” (“JPC”). The JPC shall be, comprised of representatives of the Parties’ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party The JPC shall have a Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for: the right, every other year, to designate a scheduling of meetings; the preparation of agendas for meetings; the production of minutes of meetings; and for chairing JPC meetings. The Chairman of the JPC to shall serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and terminate at the end December 31, 2004of the calendar year of the Effective Date. The SACC OC shall designate the first Chairman. The Thereafter, the right to designate the Chairman shall be responsible for rotate from Party to Party in the scheduling of meetingsfollowing order: MIDWEST ISO, the preparation of agendas for meetingsPJM, and the production of minutes of meetingsTVA. The JPC shall coordinate planning of the coordinated system planning Parties’ respective systems under this Agreement, including the following: (a) 9.1.1 Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At a minimum, and unless otherwise agreed, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system planning, as well as models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of interconnections in close electrical proximity at the boundaries between the systems of the Parties, the JPC will direct coordinate the performance of a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system models. (b) Prepare9.1.2 Conduct, on a regular basis, a Coordinated System Plan Regional Transmission Planning Study (CRTPS), as required under set forth in Section 9.3.59.3.4. (c) 9.1.3 Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IXNine, including the exchange of data provided under this ArticleArticle and developing necessary report and study protocols. (d) 9.1.4 Maintain and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site and e-mail or other electronic lists for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) 9.1.5 Meet at least semi-annually to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) 9.1.6 Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate address specific issues, such as the review and development of the regional plansplans of each Party and localized seams issues. (i) 9.1.7 Establish a schedule for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. 9.1.8 Schedule and oversee an annual meeting of the Parties’ system operations, market operations, and system planning personnel (j) The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which such personnel as the Parties are signatories, may designate for the purpose of providing for broader and more effective inter-regional planning coordination.meeting), to review issues associated with these functions that

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC Seams Agreement Coordinating Committee (“SACC”) shall form, as a subcommittee, a Joint Planning Committee (“JPC”), comprised of representatives of the Parties’ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party shall have the right, every other year, to designate a Chairman of the JPC to serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and end December 31, 2004. The SACC shall designate the first Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for the scheduling of meetings, the preparation of agendas for meetings, and the production of minutes of meetings. The JPC shall coordinate the coordinated system planning under this Agreement, including the following:: Midwest ISO First Revised Sheet No. 28 FERC Electric Tariff, Rate Schedule No. 6 Superseding Original Sheet No. 28 Southwest Power Pool, Inc. FERC Electric Tariff, Rate Schedule No. 9 (a) Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At a minimum, and unless otherwise agreed, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system systems planning, as well as models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of interconnections in close electrical proximity at the boundaries between the systems of the Parties, the JPC will direct the performance of a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system models. (b) Prepare, on a regular basis, a Coordinated System Systems Plan as required under Section 9.3.5. (c) Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IX, including the exchange of data provided under this Article. (d) Maintain and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site and e-mail or other electronic lists for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) Meet at least a semi-annually to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate review and development of the regional plans. (i) Establish a schedule for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. (j) The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint Oversee an annual meeting of the Parties’ system operations, market operations, and system planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which personnel (such personnel as the Parties are signatories, may designate for the purpose meeting), to review the issues impacting the coordination of providing for broader these functions as they impact long range planning and more effective inter-regional the coordination of planning coordinationbetween the systems.

Joint Planning Committee. The SACC shall form, as a subcommittee, a JPC, comprised of representatives of the Parties’ Parties‟ respective staffs in numbers and functions to be identified from time to time. Each Party shall have the right, every other year, to designate a Chairman of the JPC to serve a one-year calendar term, except that the term of the first Chairman shall commence on the Effective Date and end December 31, 2004. The SACC shall designate the first Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for the scheduling of meetings, the preparation of agendas for meetings, and the production of minutes of meetings. The JPC shall coordinate the coordinated system planning under this Agreement, including the following: (a) Prepare and document detailed procedures for the development of power system analysis models. At a minimum, and unless otherwise agreed, the JPC shall develop common power system analysis models to perform coordinated system planning, as well as models for power flow analyses, short circuit analyses, and stability analyses. For studies of interconnections in close electrical proximity at the boundaries between the systems of the Parties, the JPC will direct the performance of a detailed review of the appropriateness of applicable power system models. (b) Prepare, on a regular basis, a Coordinated System Plan as required under Section 9.3.5. (c) Coordinate all planning activities under this Article IX, including the exchange of data provided under this Article. (d) Maintain and share the cost of maintaining an Internet site and e-mail or other electronic lists for the communication of information related to the coordinated planning process. (e) Meet at least semi-annually to review and coordinate transmission planning activities. Such meetings shall include, as determined by either Party to be necessary based on internal discussions, discussion of any system operations or market operations issues as they impact long range planning and the coordination of planning between the systems. (f) Support the review by any federal or provincial agency of elements of the Coordinated System Plan. (g) Support the review by multi-state entities to facilitate the addition of inter- state transmission facilities. (h) Establish working groups as necessary to provide adequate review and development of the regional plans. (i) Establish a schedule for the rotation of responsibility for data management, coordination of stakeholder meetings, coordination of analysis activities, report preparation, and other activities. (j) The JPC may combine with or participate in similarly established joint planning committees amongst multiple entities engaging in coordinated planning studies under tariff provisions or established under joint agreements to which the Parties are signatories, for the purpose of providing for broader and more effective inter-regional planning coordination.