REGIONAL PLANNING

Foothills was formed in 1980 by Platte River, Public Service, Tri-State, and Western to coordinate planning studies and transmission system engineering activities focused specifically on the interconnected transmission system in the northern Front Range area of Colorado.

The Foothills area generally includes the transmission system north of Denver, bounded by Cheyenne in the north, Greeley in the east, Brighton in the south, and Estes Park in the west.

Foothills members voluntarily contribute time and efforts of their operations and planning engineers to perform transmission studies, develop operating procedures, coordinate transmission plans and seek opportunities for joint projects.

The Foothills transmission system is a load-serving system which operates with a net import and with through-flows from Ault to Denver on the TOT 7 path.

 

Foothills Subcommittee Co-Chairs

Co-Chair: Jeremy Brownrigg, Platte River Power Authority
Co-Chair: David Gustad, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association

CCPG Subcommittees, Work Groups, Task Forces and Projects

 

Subcommittees

DEEP
Foothills
Northeast Colorado
San Luis Valley
Southeast Wyoming
Western Slope
WY/SD Common Use   

 

Work Groups

3627 Compliance
Base Case Coordination
Conceptual Planning
Energy Storage
Model Validation
Short Circuit Data Base
TPL Studies
Voltage Coordination

 

Task Forces

BHE PCRG
DC Tie Expansion
Responsible Energy Plan

Colorado Planning

Rule 3627
Senate Bill 100 Colorado

Projects