Report Writing

ContentsExecutive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPEDChapter 1 Background and History of the RMATS effort Chapter 2 RMATS Process Chapter 3 Modeling Effort Chapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues

-TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP

Chapter 5 2008 Base Case Chapter 6 2013 Alternative Cases Chapter 7 Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives

– TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCTChapter 9 Transmission Permitting Process Issues and AnalysisChapter 10 RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps –

– TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCEGlossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPEDAppendices

– TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS

Global Questions

• Report length and allocation of pages to topics

• Flow of logic in the report• Write-ups to provide greater transparency

in decisions of work groups– Load Forecasting Work Group– Resource Additions Work Group– Transmission Additions Work Group

• Process for completion

Report Length (87-93 pages) and Estimated Pages by Section

Executive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPED 15 pages?Chapter 1 Background and History of the RMATS effort 4 pagesChapter 2 RMATS Process 1 pageChapter 3 Modeling Effort 6 pagesChapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues

-TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP ???

Chapter 5 2008 Base Case 8-9 pagesChapter 6 2013 Alternative Cases 25 pagesChapter 7 Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion 15-20 pages?Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives

– TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCTChapter 9 Transmission Permitting Process Issues and Analysis 7 pagesChapter 10 RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps –

– TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCE 10 pages?

Glossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPED 2 pagesAppendices – in separate documents

– TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS

Global Questions

• Report length and allocation of pages to topics

• Flow of logic in the report• Greater transparency in decisions of work

groups– Load Forecasting Work Group– Resources Additions Work Group– Transmission Additions Work Group

• Process for completion

Flow of logic in the report OK?Executive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPEDChapter 1 Background and History of the RMATS effort Chapter 2 RMATS Process Chapter 3 Modeling Effort Chapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues

-TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP

Chapter 5 2008 Base Case Chapter 6 2013 Alternative Cases Chapter 7 Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives

– TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCTChapter 9 Transmission Permitting Process Issues and AnalysisChapter 10 RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps –

– TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCEGlossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPEDAppendices

– TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS

Global Questions

• Report length and allocation of pages to topics

• Flow of logic in the report• Greater transparency in decisions of

work groups– Load Forecasting Work Group– Resources Additions Work Group– Transmission Additions Work Group

• Process for completion

Greater transparency in decisions of work groups

– Add description of how each work group made decisions (process, key assumptions) to appendix, along with membership of work group

• Load Forecasting Work Group• Resources Additions Work Group• Transmission Additions Work Group

– Have each work group prepare write-up

Global Questions

• Report length and allocation of pages to topics

• Flow of logic in the report• Greater transparency in decisions of work

groups– Loads Work Group– Resources Additions Work Group– Transmission Additions Work Group

• Process for completion

Process and Timeline for Report Completion

• Missing pieces– Executive Summary– Chapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues – Chapter 7, addition of recommended projects– Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues

and Alternatives – Chapter 10, Conclusions/Recommendations– Appendices

• Review process– Comments and clean-up on material to date by ??– Work group decision process descriptions by ??– Review of missing pieces by ??– Draft of appendices by??

Section-by-Section CommentsExecutive Summary – TO BE DEVELOPEDChapter 1 Background and History of the RMATS effort Chapter 2 RMATS Process Chapter 3 Modeling Effort Chapter 4 Wind Power: Tariff and Operational Issues

-TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES WORK GROUP

Chapter 5 2008 Base Case Chapter 6 2013 Alternative Cases Chapter 7 Costs and Benefits of Transmission Expansion Chapter 8 Cost Allocation and Cost Recovery Issues and Alternatives

– TO BE PROVIDED BY CARCTChapter 9 Transmission Permitting Process Issues and AnalysisChapter 10 RMATS Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps –

– TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON STEERING COMMITTEE GUIDANCEGlossary of Terms – TO BE DEVELOPEDAppendices

– TO BE PROVIDED BY RMATS WORK GROUPS