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CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA ITEM e.4„,
AGENDA TITLE: Pacific Gas and Electric Company 230 kV Transmission Project Update
MEETING DATE: September 19, 2018
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive Pacific Gas and Electric Company's 230 kV transmission
project update.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has prepared a
presentation to update Lodi's City Council on the status of its 230 kV
transmission project, previously called the Northern San Joaquin
Power Connect.
This project will solve multiple transmission system reliability and overload issues as identified by the
California Independent System Operator (ISO) for the northern San Joaquin County 230 kV grid. In
addition, it provides an opportunity for the City of Lodi's Electric Utility (LEU) to improve electric service
for its existing customers in terms of reliability and power quality, as well as increasing LEU's capacity to
serve future new developments.
The project was approved by the ISO's Board of Directors during its 2012-2013 Transmission Planning
Process (TPP). In the ISO's 2016-2017 TPP the Board placed this project on hold for further review. After
the additional review, the ISO Board approved a revised project in its 2017-2018 TPP.
City staff has continued to be engaged with PG&E and the ISO to ensure the future of this project for
LEU's grid intertie will meet the energy needs of the community. PG&E will provide the City Council with
an update on the project.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
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Elizabe h A.'Kirk ey
Electric Utility Director
APPROVED:
Stephen Schwab
, City Manager
Northern San Joaquin 230 kV
Transmission Project
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Together, Building
a Better California
Curre t Situation
• PG&E serves customers in northern San Joaquin County.
• Increased electric reliability and capacity are needed to
meet current and future energy needs for the growing area.
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Northern San Joaquin Power Connect
Original Project F pope
• The original project scope was approved by the California
Independent System Operator (CAISO) in its 2012-2013
Transmission Plan.
• It included building two new 230 kV high-capacity electric
transmission lines to connect PG&E's existing Lockeford and
Eight Mile substations with Lodi Electric Utility's existing
Industrial Substation, as well as upgrades to the substations.
• However, CAISO reassessed the scope of this and several
other projects across the state in early 2017. A revised scope
was approved in March 2018.
How i e revised scope different?
• The revised scope no longer includes
a new double -circuit 230 kV electric
transmission line from Lodi Electric
Utility's Industrial Substation to
PG&E's Eight Mile Substation.
• It now includes connecting PG&E's
existing Brighton-Bellota 230 kV
electric transmission line into PG&E's
Lockeford Substation and building a
new 230 kV double circuit electric
transmission line from PG&E's
Lockeford Substation to a new 230
kV switching station on Thurman
Street in Lodi.
Northern San Joaquin 230 kV Transmission Project
Brighton-Bellota
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Victor Rd 230 kV
Kettleman Ln
Industrial
Lockeford ``a.,
as
Legend
A Substation
230 kV Transmission Line 5� NORTH
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• Our project team will be conducting further field analysis.
• We will be also conducting outreach on the new
transmission line component of the revised scope.
• This will help us prepare a project application, which will be
submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) for their review and approval.
CPUC process
Route
screening
process
CPUC
application
filing
CEQA
process
(CPUC Leads process
and ultimately
approves project)
Final
decision
issued by
CPUC
Engineering,
procurement
and
construction
Project in
service
Thank You
Dylan George
Public Affairs Representative
209-932-6515
dylan.george@pge.com