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Home My WebLink About2020-12-11 IMC Agenda and docsINTERTIE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (IMC) TELECONFERNCE MEETING AGENDA Friday, December 11, 2020 9:00 AM To participate dial 1-888-585-9008 and use code 624-926-808# 1.CALL TO ORDER2.ROLL CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS3.PUBLIC ROLL CALL4.PUBLIC COMMENTS5.AGENDA APPROVAL6.APPROVAL OF PRIOR MINUTES – September 25, 20207.NEW BUSINESS A.LIDAR STUDY UPDATE GVEA B.PROPOSED 2021 Meeting Schedule C.ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS 8.COMMITTEE REPORTS A.OC REPORT Chair of OC B.BUDGET REPORT AEA FY20 Refund Calculation 9.MEMBERS COMMENTS 10.NEXT MEETING DATE – January 29, 2021 11.ADJOURNMENT PROPOSED 2021 IMC & BPMC MEETING DATES Jan 29, 2021 Mar 26 2021 May 28, 2021 June 25, 2021 July 30, 2021 Sept 24, 2021 Dec 10,2021 Intertie Management Committee Meeting Intertie Operating Committee Report December 11, 2020 1. Intertie Operating Committee (IOC) a. The IOC last met on November 10, 2020. b. ICCP Data Exchange i. A draft document is being circulated to IOC participants for comment and will be discussed at the next IOC meeting. The goals are intended to improve the data exchange process between utilities , operational awareness for system operators and streamline the post event analysis process. c. GVEA inspection report – Towers #382 to #766 i. GVEA performed an aerial inspection of the northern section of the Alaska Intertie on August 19, 2020. The report provided several deficiencies that will need to be addressed . The most notable were foundation concerns at towers #701 and #739. GVEA crews and engineers plan to revisit both towers in March 2021 to perform an onsite inspection for the purpose of correcting observed deficiencies. d. Operating Reserves i. The IOC is exploring potential changes to the Reserve Capacity and Operating Reserve Responsibility Agreement (Exhibit H) of the Alaska Intertie Agreement. During our November IOC meeting, MEA presented an option to allocate the spinning reserve portion of operating reserves based on the load ratio share for each participant in the reserve sharing group. We also discussed that the allocation of spin will not be included in the scope of work for the spin study. Allocation will be a policy issue , informed by the outcome of the reserves study to meet the requirements included in the Railbelt Reliability Standards. e. Joint policy and procedures review of the Railbelt Reliability Standards i. MEA has invited the utilities to review a proposal provided by AESI to develop a common compliance program for the applicable Railbelt Reliability Standards. A meeting is scheduled for early January between the Utilities to discuss this further. f. The IOC approved the removal of a 230 kV breaker located at the Teeland Substation that has been electrically disconnected and bypassed for several years. Removal was necessary d ue to recent earthquake damage to the breaker foundation. Removal took place in mid-November 2020. g. The IOC is Updating Exhibit E of the AIA agreement to reflect the Southern Controller and LBA changes related to the acquisition. h. Vegetation Management i. The Operation and Maintenance Subcommittee r eviewed and approved a vegetation management contract managed by MEA to clear the 100-foot ROW between towers 1 and 69 located between Douglas Substation and Caswell Lake Road. There were 4 bids considered, the contract was awarded to Clear Excavating LLC. ii. The IOC assigned the Operations and Maintenance Subcommittee to work with GVEA and MEA in the development of a vegetation management plan for the Northern and Southern sections of the Alaska Intertie. i. Reserves Study i. The SSS Committee is currently reviewing the scope of work including the deliverables . MEA will manage the vendor contr act and work closely with Chugach the manage the overall project. j. Marker balls – AEA found in their archives a correspondence between the FAA and APA dating back to 1986. The correspondence provided that the Alaska Intertie, upon an inspection by the FAA, is determined to be hazard to air navigation until such time additional marker ball are installed. The FAA provided a list identifying structure locations that need to be addressed by APA. Of note, the marker balls that were added to the Alaska Intertie due to this correspondence were never added to the as-builts. MEA is reviewing the list and comparing to the work that was done in the summer of 2020 to determine the impacts to the Intertie . k. MEA crews are scheduled to make repairs to Douglas MOD 2S3 Tuesday December 15, 2020. The repairs are taking place sooner than intended due to the switch exhibiting higher infrared temperature readings during an inspection on December 9, 2020. Alaska Intertie FY21 Status Report for the Period July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020 Effective 7/1/20 Budget %(OVER) Approved 07/01/20 ACTUALS UNDER FY21 Budget 09/30/20 @ 09/30/20 Budget to Date REVENUES GVEA 1,255,200 313,800.00 411,390 (97,590) ML&P 231,217 57,804 96,217 (38,413) CEA 250,065 62,516 115,065 (52,549) MEA 434,064 108,516 125,338 (16,822) INTEREST / CAPITAL CREDITS - 221 (221) TOTAL REVENUES 2,170,546 542,636 748,231 (205,595) EXPENSES FERC 562 - Station Operation Expenses GVEA - Substation Electricity Usage 8,000 2,000 1,193 807 8,000 2,000 1,193 807 FERC 566 - Miscellaneous Transmission Expense Private Line Telephone Service for AKI SCADA (GVEA)50,000 12,500 1,389 11,111 Cell Phone Comm. Svc for Weather Monitoring (Verizon)15,000 3,750 3,006 744 SLMS Support and Intertie Ground Patrol 100,000 25,000 - 25,000 165,000 41,250 4,395 36,855 FERC 567 - Transmission Expenses - Rents Rents - Alaska Railroad 700 175 - 175 MEA - Talkeetna Storage 7,200 1,800 1,200 600 7,900 1,975 1,200 775 FERC 570 - Maintenance of Station Equipment GVEA - Healy, Cantwell, Goldhill 65,000 16,250 28,369 (12,119) GVEA - SCADA Maintenance Healy, Cantwell, Gold Hill 5,000 1,250 - 1,250 GVEA - Perform Maintenance, repaint Reactors Healy SVC Yard 10,000 2,500 84,089 81,589 GVEA - Cantwell Standby Generator Replacement 75,000 18,750 - (18,750) CEA - Teeland Substation 90,000 22,500 21,821 MEA - Douglas Substation 4,000 1,000 102 MEA - Douglas Substation 138 kV Bus Repair & BKR Inspections 75,000 18,750 - 18,750 GVEA - Douglas Substation OOS relaying and communications 50,000 12,500 - 12,500 CEA - Telecomm Support (Douglas Substation Communications)10,000 2,500 - 2,500 384,000 96,000 134,381 85,721 FERC 571 - Maintenance of Overhead Lines GVEA - Northern Maintenance 130,000 32,500 - 32,500 GVEA - Northern ROW Clearing 130,000 32,500 - 32,500 MEA - Special Patrols [Incl Helicopter Inspections]3,000 750 - 750 MEA - Southern Maint (Incl Ground and Climbing Inspect)160,485 40,121 10,226 29,895 MEA - Southern ROW Clearing 125,000 31,250 - 31,250 MEA - Equipment Repair and Replacement 850,000 212,500 - 212,500 1,398,485 349,621 10,226 339,395 FERC 924 - Property Insurance AK Intertie - Insurance 44,000 11,000 10,691 309 44,000 11,000 10,691 309 Intertie Operating Costs Total 2,007,385 501,846 162,086 463,862 FERC 920 - AEA Administrative Costs Personal Services, Travel and Other Costs 90,000 22,500 20,153 2,347 90,000 22,500 20,153 2,347 FERC 920 - IMC Administrative Costs IMC Administrative Costs (Audit, meetings, legal)40,000 10,000 4,319 5,681 40,000 10,000 4,319 5,681 FERC 566 - Miscellaneous Transmission Expense Misc. System Studies 290,000 72,500 58,009 14,491 LIDAR Survey 300,000 75,000 - 75,000 590,000 147,500 58,009 89,491 Intertie Administration Costs Total 720,000 180,000 82,481 97,519 TOTAL EXPENSE 2,727,385 681,846 244,567 561,381 SURPLUS (SHORTAGE)(556,839) (139,210) 503,665 766,976 12/7/2020 1 of 1