REGIONAL PLANNING

Announcement of Third Relevant State Entity Forum for WestConnect Planning Region

Pursuant to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 1920, the Enrolled Transmission Owners in the WestConnect planning region¹ hereby provide notice of the third Relevant State Entity forum for the WestConnect planning region.²

The virtual forum will be held from 1pm-3pm Mountain Time on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The tentative agenda for this forum includes:

1.  An overview of key aspects of WestConnect’s draft Order No. 1920 compliance process;

2.  A breakout session for RSEs to discuss WestConnect’s draft cost allocation approach;

3.  An opportunity for the Relevant State Entities to provide input and ask questions regarding
    WestConnect’s proposal.

4.   Opportunity for Stakeholders to provide comments and ask questions to the Relevant State
      Entities.

Registration and Participation

This forum is open to the Relevant State Entities and members of the public. All individuals seeking to attend the forum should register for this forum by 5pm Mountain Time on Monday, March 24, 2025, by filling out this registration form. Individuals seeking to attend on behalf of a Relevant State Entity should specify what entity they represent in the registration form. 

Members of the public will not be permitted to attend or listen to the Relevant State Entities’ breakout session, which also does not include participation by WestConnect Enrolled Transmission Owners.

Additional information regarding this meeting will be posted no later than one week before the meeting. All Relevant State Entities are invited and encouraged to participate.

Reminders

Relevant State Entities and members of the public may communicate with the Enrolled Transmission Owners in the WestConnect planning region by sending any questions or comments to  Order1920@westconnect.com

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¹The Enrolled Transmission Owners include: Arizona Public Service Company; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC; Black Hills Power, Inc.; Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company; Deseret Power Electric Cooperative; El Paso Electric Company; Public Service Company of Colorado; Public Service Company of New Mexico; Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.; Tucson Electric Power Company; and UNS Electric, Inc.

²Order No. 1920 at P 1355 defines Relevant State Entities “as any state entity responsible for electric utility regulation or siting electric transmission facilities within the state or portion of a state located in the transmission planning region, including any state entity as may be designated for that purpose by the law of such state.” All other capitalized terms used in this notice have the meaning provided in FERC Order No. 1920.