PCCA Journal 4th Quarter 2013 - page 28

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acquire, construct, and own these projects for their lifetime.
CRTE initiated this process on September 28, and a project
proposal was due on November 15.
To obtain a copy of a non-disclosure agreement and then
the RFP, interested parties should send a request to rfp@
crthinkenergy.com.
American Transmission Co.
Releases Annual 10-Year Plan
N
oting that evolving energy markets and in-
creased use of renewable energy are driving the
need for electrical grid improvements, American
Transmission Co. has announced plans to as-
sure continued reliability in its recent “10-Year Transmission
System Assessment.”
“Future projects will address economic and public policy
benefits, along with local and regional reliability,” said John
Flynn, ATC’s executive vice president of strategic planning
and project development. “Our 10-year plan calls for $3 bil-
lion to $3.6 billion in transmission system improvements.”
The expenditures include $1.2 billion in improvements and
additions to the transmission network, $1.1 billion in main-
tenance, and $0.5 billion in regional projects, the costs of
which will be shared across the Upper Midwest. Other capital
projects will range from $0.2 billion to $0.8 billion.
The report also notes that as regional planning efforts
evolve and become more sophisticated, the economic ben-
efits of transmission improvements become more evident.
Easing congestion and providing access to sources of lower-
cost energy will help keep electricity prices in check. ATC
estimates that, over the past three years, 99 percent of the
cost of its transmission projects will be offset by savings in
energy prices over the life of the projects.
The 10-Year Assessment, available online at
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earplan.com, lists more than 70 projects across the ATC
service area.
American Transmission Co. is a Wisconsin-based company
that owns and operates the electric transmission system
in portions of the Upper Midwest. Formed in 2001 as the
nation’s first multi-state transmission-only utility, ATC has
invested $2.8 billion to improve the adequacy and reliability
of its infrastructure. ATC now is a $3.3 billion company with
9,480 miles of transmission lines and 529 substations.
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