Common use of TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EXPANSION Clause in Contracts

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EXPANSION. 18.01 Transmission System Expansion. The ISO will exercise the responsibilities with respect to transmission system expansion set forth in the ISO OATT. The ISO Operating Committee will have the primary role in the implementation of the ISO’s transmission system expansion responsibilities. The ISO will not have the authority to order a Transmission Owner to construct new facilities or to modify existing facilities. 18.02 Confirmation That Proposed Projects Meet Reliability Standards. (a) Transmission projects proposed by Transmission Owners and projects proposed by other Market Participants, including generation, that impact Interface Transfer Capability, shall be submitted to the ISO Operating Committee to confirm that all applicable reliability criteria would be met. (b) The ISO Operating Committee analysis will include identification of changes in Interface Transfer Capability resulting from the project and measures that might mitigate reduction in Transfer Capability. (c) The ISO staff will prepare reports covering the above analyses, with Transmission Owner support and participation, for Operating Committee review and approval. (d) Transmission Owners and municipal electric systems will evaluate the impact of transmission expansion proposals on local reliability. 18.03 Compilation of a New York State Transmission Plan. (a) The ISO will compile a consolidated New York State Transmission Plan (the “Plan”) as described in the ISO OATT, which will be comprised of all transmission projects proposed by Transmission Owners, as well as projects proposed by other Market Participants, that are found to meet all applicable criteria and include appropriate Transfer Capability mitigation measures, and that have pending applications for construction permits or approvals. (b) The Plan shall be compiled in coordination with the transmission systems of neighboring ISOs, Control Areas, and Canadian systems. (c) The Plan shall conform with applicable NYSRC standards, in accordance with ISO Procedures detailed in ISO manuals. (d) The Plan will be compiled by the ISO staff, with Transmission Owner support and participation, for Operating Committee review and approval. 18.04 Assessment of the Overall Reliability of the New York State Transmission System. (a) The ISO will conduct planning and reliability assessments of the NYS Transmission Plan in accordance with the Reliability Rules. (b) The overall security and adequacy of the NYS Transmission System will be assessed to ensure conformance with NERC, NPCC, and NYSRC planning criteria. (c) The ISO Operating Committee will participate in inter-regional studies and assessments to ensure the interconnected systems are planned and developed on a coordinated basis to preserve reliability. (d) The ISO staff, with Transmission Owner support and participation, will prepare reliability assessments for Operating Committee review and approval.