POR/POD Townsend has been replaced by Garrison
As of June 2, 2009 the Posted Path Colstrip to Townsend has been replaced by the Posted Path Colstrip to Garrison. Similarly the Posted Path Broadview to Townsend has been replaced by the Posted Path Broadview to Garrison. The point Townsend has been deactivated and will no longer appear as a POR or POD on the TSR Summary or Offerings pages. All new Offerings will list the point Garrison which replaces the point Townsend in all transactions. OASIS activity now matches transaction activity on these paths, i.e the scheduling paths are the same as the reservations paths. (posted 06/02/2009)
Non Firm ATC Calculation Modified
The Non Firm ATC Calculation has been modified effective May 21, 2009 to subtract the transmission allocation of a Dynamic Transaction Type E-Tags instead of the energy profile value in the Scheduling and Operating ATC Horizons. See the updated ATC Algorythms document in the ATC Information Folder. (posted: 05/21/2009)
Presentation at IRP Meeting
PGE will hold a meeting with the stakeholders involved in PGE's integrated resource planning process on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. at the Portland World Trade Center. The meeting will include, in part, a presentation by PGE's Director of Transmission and Reliability Services discussing regional transmission planning initiatives. PGE merchant employees may be present at part or all of the meeting. No transmission function information will be disclosed and copies of the presentation will be available on PGE's website after the meeting. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rebecca Brown at Rebecca.Brown@pgn.com, 503-464-8545. (posted: 05-13-2009)
A Revised Draft BP: Designation and Termination of Network Resources has been Posted
A revised draft business practice: Designation and Termination of Network Resources rev. 3 has been posted in the Draft Business Practices Folder. Comments are welcome. The effective date of this BP is June 15, 2009 (posted: 05-11-2009)
PGE to Rename Point of Delivery on Posted Paths at Colstrip
Effective today the Colstrip to Townsend transmission path will be renamed to become the Colstrip to Garrison path. Likewise the Broadview to Townsend path will be renamed to become the Broadview to Garrison path. The process to do this involves posting both pairs of old and new path names for a period of time to allow for the transfer of all reservations to the renamed paths. The new path names will begin to be used on June 1, 2009. At that time the old path names will be deactivated.

The Point-of-Delivery (POD) of Garrison is already used on e-tags as the POD of the two paths that terminate at Townsend. This was possible because PGE has treated the point “Townsend” to be equivalent as the point “Garrison” for scheduling purposes. This change will enable the POD listed on OASIS to be the same POD as listed on the e-tag. The TTC of both paths has a maximum value of 280 MW. All reservations, obligations, rights and requirements of the original paths are transferrable to the new paths. Presently the paths are fully transcribed on a firm basis and will remain so with the renaming of the paths.

PGE Transmission appreciates your understanding and patience during this transition. Please contact Matt Richard, Transmission Operations Specialist, at 503-464-4243 if you have any questions. (posted: 5-6-2009)

PGE to Retain Posted Paths at Broadview

Due to a request from a transmission customer PGE Transmission and Reliability Services will retain the posting of the Colstrip to Broadview and Broadview to Townsend transmission paths as part of PGE’s share of the Colstrip Transmission Project.(posted: 5-5-2009)

2008 FERC Informational Filing has been Posted

The document, Portland General Electric Company, Docket No. OA08-111-, Annual Informational Filing on Operational Penalty Assessments and Distributions as Required by Order Nos. 890 and 890-A has been posted in the FERC-Informational Filings folder (posted: 4-24-2009)

Scheduling 2 Billing for Colstrip Transmission Business Practice Posted

Reactive Supply and Voltage Control (Scheule 2) Charges for Colstrip Plant Transmission Lines Business Practice was posted on OASIS today in the Business Practices folder. The purpose of this business practice is to provide Transmission Customers with updated information on the assessment of Reactive Supply and Voltage Control charges for Colstrip Plant Transmission lines. (posted: 04/21/2009)

Notice of Quarterly Customer Meeting - May 12, 2009

PGE Transmission & Reliability Services is planning a quarterly customer meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM at PGE's Headquarters in Portland located at Two World Trade Center (2WTC) in the River Room to discuss PGE transmission related issues. Please see the meeting posting notice in the New folder. (posted: 04/10/2009)

Notice of Proposal to Remove Posted Paths at Broadview

PGE Transmission and Reliability Services (PGET) is proposing to deactivate the Colstrip to Broadview and Broadview to Townsend transmission paths, and to remove these paths from OASIS effective May 1, 2009. See the notice of this proposal in the News folder. (posted: 04/01/2009)

Processing Requests for CEII Business Practice Revision Effective April 1, 2009

Processing Requests for Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) Business Practice was revised and posted to OASIS on April 1, 2009. This revision added a request form, requirements to complete the form and added a revised specific Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for CEII. The new business practice, form and NDA are located in the Requests for CEII folder inside the Business Practices folder. (posted: 04/01/2009)

Curtailment Guidelines Business Practice will be effective March 16, 2009

A new business practice, Curtailment Guidelines, has been posted in the Business Practices folder and will be effective March 16, 2009. The business practice describes PGE's process for curtailment management with emphasis on the COI N-S path but the methodology applies to all posted paths. Also posted is a spreadsheet, the Schedule Limit Calculator, that may be used by firm customers to determine their own limits that could be imposed on reservations under certain conditions on the COI N-S path. (posted: 03/12/2009)

Transmission Planning Business Practice Revision 2

Transmission Planning Business Practice Revision 2 was posted and became effective March 12, 2009. The business practice is available in the Business Practices folder or in the Transmission Planning folder. (posted: 03/12/2009)

Notice Concerning DNR Attestations

Please see a notice concerning a correction to Designation and Termination of Network Resources for Network Service Customers Business Practice, Section 3) on Network Resource Attestations, that has been posted in the News folder and also in the Network Services Business Practices folder (posted: 02/06/2009)

PGE to Implement New Billing System

Effective February 1, 2009, PGE Transmission & Reliability Services will implement a new billing system, the Transmission Settlement System (TSS), to handle all transmission settlement billing. The January 2009 settlement period will be the first billing cycle to undergo processing with this new system.

PGE will send an explanatory letter to Transmission Customers describing what changes may be expected. If you have any questions please contact Clifford Garner, OASIS, Billing and Accounting Lead at 503-464-7667. (posted: 01/21/2009)

Transmission – Quarterly Customer Meeting Tuesday, February 10, 2009

PGE Transmission & Reliability Services is planning a quarterly customer meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM at PGE's Headquarters in Portland, Oregon in the Two World Trade Center (2WTC) Sky Bridge Conference Room A to discuss PGE transmission-related issues. If there are any topics a customer would like addressed at this meeting, please contact Matt Spencer at 503-464-7155 by end of business day Monday, January 19, 2009. If you would like to attend this meeting in person or by conference call, please contact Matt Spencer before January 26, 2009. Call-in phone number is 503-464-2220, Meeting ID# 1118. (posted: 01/14/2009)

103LINKTOAC becomes 103LINKTOJD on November 1st.

Please be advised that commencing October 30, 2008 (to enable prescheduling for Nov 1st), our new Business Practice, ‘Use of Dual Segment Transactions on Linked Transmission Paths’ will become effective. This business practice describes how to tag linked path transactions within PGE’s system.

There are a couple of changes to your tagging practices that need to be understood. The previous dual segment transaction for the path from PGE to BPAT.PGE that had the Transmission Service Number (TSN), ‘103LINKTOAC’ had an assigned PSE of ‘PGEM’. The new TSN will be, ‘103LINKTOJD’ and the assigned PSE for the physical segment utilizing this number will now be 'PGE'.

Assigning PGE as the PSE will enable all of our customers to utilize the linked paths described in the business practice.

In summary:

• Use 103LINKTOJD as the OASIS Number on the physical segment from PGE to BPAT.PGE.

• Use PGE as the PSE on this segment.

• Only use 103LINKTOJD if it is linked to your PGE transmission from John Day to COB.

Please see the new business practice for more details or give PGE Transmission a call for more information. (posted 10/28/2008)(updated 10/30/2008)

PGE to Install 230/115-kV Auto-Transformer

PGE plans to install a 230/115-kV, 320 MVA auto-transformer at Sunset Substation, located in Hillsboro, Oregon. This project requires construction of a new 230-kV transmission line from Keeler Substation to Sunset Substation (approximately 1.0 miles). The expected energization date for this project is June 1, 2010.

PGE's ultimate plan is to install a second 230/115-kV, 320 MVA auto-transformer at Sunset Substation at a future date, (date is TBD - contingent on area load growth). (posted: 7/17/2008)