nebraska transmission issues for wind interconnection
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Nebraska Transmission System is part of the Eastern Interconnection
Transmission System is a Network Compliance with North American Electric
Reliability (NERC) standards for planning & operating the system
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) will conduct transmission studies for Interconnection of generation to NPPD, OPPD and LES system
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Limited transmission capacity in existing system◦ Western Nebraska extremely limited
Can interconnect additional wind generation to serve Nebraska customers without extensive transmission expansion
But extensive transmission expansion required for large scale wind development ◦ Thousands of MWs requires hundreds of millions $ in transmission
investment
Wind developers that want to interconnect in Nebraska to the NPPD, OPPD or LES transmission system can do so by: ◦ Submitting an Interconnection Request to SPP◦ Paying for the transmission studies ◦ Signing an Interconnection Agreement◦ Paying for the transmission upgrades
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