REGIONAL PLANNING

Announcement of State Engagement Process for WestConnect Planning Region

Updated April 3, 2025

Pursuant to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 1920, the Enrolled Transmission Owners in the WestConnect planning region¹ provided notice on October 25, 2024, of the start and end dates of the Engagement Period and the contact information that Relevant State Entities² may use to communicate with the Enrolled Transmission Owners in the WestConnect planning region in accordance with Order No. 1920.

On April 1, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission extended the Engagement Period for the WestConnect planning region by six months. This announcement updates the October 25, 2024 notice.

The Engagement Period commencement date and end date are now:

• Engagement Period Commencement Date: October 28, 2024
• Extended Engagement Period End Date: October 28, 2025

Relevant State Entities 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.