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	Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie
		The primary purpose of the Pacific Intertie was to coordinate operation of all utility systems in the area.
		The intertie program is the culmination of, and the enlargement of, an idea first suggested in 1935, when the Pacific Northwest Regional Planning Commission, a Federal agency, issued a report which envisioned the eventual interconnection of the power resources.
		The intertie also will provide a means for conservation of significant amounts of fuel by use of surplus hydroelectric energy, and on increased efficiency in the operation of hydro and thermal resources.
	www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/pninter.html (1930 words)

	No. 02-529: Transmission Agency of Northern California v. Sierra Pacific Power Company - Opposition
		Because BPA announced its decision to interconnect the Northwest AC Intertie to the Alturas Intertie in February 1996, petitioner's lawsuit, filed in December 1999, was untimely.
		The court of appeals apparently concluded that the final action was BPA's announcement in February 1996 of its decision to interconnect the Northwest AC Intertie to the Alturas Intertie.
		However, the court did not purport to hold that in all cases asserting breach of contract arising from agency action, the relevant date would be the date the agency announced its decision to undertake a course of action, rather than the date of implementation.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/2002/0responses/2002-0529.resp.html (3629 words)

	Pacific Intertie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pacific Intertie is an electric power transmission line which transmits electricity from the Pacific Northwest to the Los Angeles area using high voltage direct current.
		The intertie originates near the Columbia River at the Celilo Converter Station outside The Dalles, Oregon and is connected exclusively to the Sylmar Converter Station north of Los Angeles which is owned by five utility companies and managed by LA DWP.
		The blocking voltage of the valves was 133 kV with a maximum current of 1800 amperes, for a transmission rate of 1440 megawatts with a symmetrical voltage of 400 kV against earth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Intertie (878 words)

	Non-Federal Participation In Ac Intertie Final Environmental Impact Statement
		The bulk of the comments were directed at the Hydro Cap and at allocating Intertie capacity based on the size of the California market rather than the size of the âIntertie capacity.
		As the Intertie is expanded and Southwest utilities bring on new generation that cannot be displaced with spot-market purchases, the frequency of this situation is likely to grow.
		Intertie Capacity Reserved for BPA The Administrator reserves for BPA's use Intertie Capacity sufficient to: (a) transmit all of 8PA's surplus firm power and to serve other obligations.
	www.eh.doe.gov /nepa/eis/eis0145/eis0145_b.html (6554 words)

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		As a result, shortly after the Intertie was completed in 1968, BPA and utilities in the Pacific Northwest entered into an agreement regarding short-term allocation of BPA's Intertie capacity -- the Exportable Agreement of 1969.
		The Agreement therefore allocated federal Intertie capacity on a pro rata basis among BPA and Pacific Northwest generating utilities for surplus energy that might otherwise be wasted because of the need to spill.
		As the court explained, "Congress intended that the Intertie be used primarily for the benefit of Northwest and Southwest utilities and not for the benefit of Canadian utilities." Pet.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1990/sg900222.txt (3571 words)

	Pacific-Intertie (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Pacific-Intertie is a high voltage direct current transmission line between Celilo in Oregon and Sylmar in the proximity of Los Angeles, which was finished in 1970.
		The Pacific Intertie consists of a 1362 kilometers long overhead line.
		As static inverter valves originally only mercury steam electric rectifier (Series connection of three six-pulse valve bridges for each pole, blocking voltage of valves: 133 kV, maximum current of valves: 1800 Ampere) for a transmission rate of 1440 megawatts with a symmetrical voltage of 400kV against earth were used.
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/p/pa/pacific_intertie.html (183 words)

	The ABB Group: Pacific HVDC Intertie. First order 1965
		Although the technology was well established by then, the contract nevertheless represented a challenge to both the owners and the suppliers, since the line voltage, the line length and the line current were greater than for any previous HVDC project, making it the most complex yet.
		When the contract for the Pacific Intertie was signed in 1965, 4-anode valves of this type for 125 kV and 1200 A, with two 6-pulse converters in series, were in operation.
		ABB’s undertakings for the Pacific Intertie contract in 1965 included system studies and system responsibility, the manufacturing and supply of the converter (mercury-arc) valves plus special apparatus and the control equipment, and also the commissioning.
	www.abb.com /cawp/GAD02181/C1256D71001E0037C1256B80003B6405.aspx (337 words)

	CNN - 'Domino effect' zapped power in West - August 11, 1996
		"The Intertie is a series of transmission lines that move power from the Oregon-Washington area down into California and the Southwest," said Gary Tarplee, the manager of Southern California Edison.
		Pacific Gas and Electric officials say they have unconfirmed reports that a brush fire near Malin, California, may have damaged the transmission lines.
		Saturday's outage was the second this summer for the Intertie.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/9608/11/power.outage (341 words)

	Transmission Agency
		TANC argues that it is irrelevant whether construction of the Alturas Intertie contributed to the deprivation and breach, because the BPA could have chosen to increase the overall capacity of the Northwest AC Intertie to 5100 MW and did not.
		However, in its brief, TANC explains that "it believes the evidence is irrefutable that Sierra Pacific misrepresented its intentions regarding its use of the Alturas Intertie Project to the California Public Utilities Commission, and to those participants in the commission' s proceedings." We therefore construe this claim as alleging misrepresentations in proceedings before the PUC.
		The Pacific AC Intertie is located south of the California-Oregon border and is owned by utilities not parties to this litigation.
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/opinions/apr/0115449.shtml (5320 words)

	Sierra Pacific
		By the end of October, 641 of the 665 steel, h-frame structures required to support the wires had been erected, along with 30 of the 70 steel, single-pole structures that are being erected along the Highway 395 freeway north of Reno.
		As required by the environmental mitigation plan, Sierra Pacific and the Tuscarora Gas Pipeline Company (a Sierra Pacific affiliate) will also be purchasing over 2,000 acres of land that will be placed in public trust and protected from future development.
		Additionally, Sierra Pacific is using sandblasted wires to reduce the glare from reflected sunlight.
	www.sierrapacific.com /news/features/948873600.cfm (585 words)

	Oregon Judicial Department - Publications
		Taxpayer is entitled to use the Intertie under a form of contract called a "Capacity Ownership Agreement." The Department of Revenue (Department) ruled, and the Tax Court agreed, that taxpayer's right to use the Intertie was subject to taxation.
		Under that agreement, plaintiff received 50 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity for the physical life of the Intertie, in exchange for a lump sum payment of approximately $10.75 million in advance (1) and a promise to pay a proportionate share of the Intertie's operating, maintenance, and replacement expenses.
		Johnson, 265 Or 544, 510 P2d 344 (1973), (5) its interest in the Intertie is not the type of property that is taxable under ORS 307.060.
	www.publications.ojd.state.or.us /S45799.htm (3101 words)

	Acquisition by Public v. Bankruptcy Path (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In the summer, power in the Pacific Northwest (including Canada) is cheap (as that is when the rivers are running), while power in the Pacific Southwest is expensive (due to increased load for air conditioning).
		Most of the profits from these sales are credited to PGE ratepayers in Oregon, as the Pacific Intertie transmission system has been in PGE's ratebase for decades and is thereby considered an asset that constructively belongs to ratepayers.
		As the value of an asset can be derived from its expected revenue, the value of the Pacific Intertie transmission system if sold out from under regulation, would be the present value of a cash flow of about $120 million per year.
	www.cheappower.org.cob-web.org:8888 /two_paths.htm (2308 words)

	Sierra Pacific - News Release - June 19, 1996
		PSCN Commissioner Jo Ann Kelly, the presiding officer for the case, said environmental studies done for the 164- mile electric transmission line had identified the best possible route, and she stated construction of the project is in the public interest.
		The intertie is a 345,000-volt electric transmission line to improve electric service to customers in northern Nevada and northeastern California served by Sierra Pacific.
		The intertie will improve the reliability of Sierra Pacific's electric system and expand its capacity to serve the region's electricity needs.
	www.sierrapacific.com /news/releases/ShowPR.cfm?pr_id=1202 (374 words)

	Non-Federal Participation In Ac Intertie Final Environmental Impact Statement
		In compliance with section 7(c) of the amended Endangered Species Act, BPA is requesting a list of endangered and threatened species that may occur in the area of any of these facilities: and any information on these species that might be available, such as locations and' how they might be affected.
		Craig walton of Pacific Gas and Electric, we have concluded that Bonneville is reguesting a species list for the operation and maintenance of these facilities.
		Additionly, the slough is on the pacific flyway, providing a important feeding and resting ground for many kinds of migrating waterfowl and shorebirds.
	www.eh.doe.gov /nepa/eis/eis0145/eis0145_d.html (7572 words)

	Power Engineering International - Critical intertie
		ABB has been heavily involved in the Pacific HVDC Intertie from the first contract in 1965, when it was responsible for the manufacturing, supply and commissioning of the converter (mercury-arc) valves for a 1440 MW, ±400 kV transmission scheme.
		Eventually, it was agreed to raise the line voltage of the Pacific Intertie to 500 kV to help secure the long term supply of power to the city of Los Angeles.
		In 1985 another contract was awarded to ABB for the extension of the Pacific Intertie transmission rating from 2000 to 3100 MW.
	pepei.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&ARTICLE_ID=237724&VERSION_NUM=2&p=17 (1499 words)

	BPA - Definitions
		The rights assigned by an intertie owner for other utilities to send or receive a defined amount of electric power at a certain time over the intertie.
		The set of rules and guiding principles under which BPA allocates the use of the Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie by other utilities.
		A BPA rate-setting methodology, developed in the 1985 rate proceeding and formalized in a separate section 7(i) proceeding, that, pursuant to section 7(c)(2) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, links the industrial firm (IP) rate to the priority firm (PF) rate for subsequent rate development processes.
	www.bpa.gov /corporate/pubs/definitions/ijk.cfm (1588 words)

	Siemens AG - More power to California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Pacific Intertie HVDC link is an extremely important element in the chain of electricity supply to the whole of California.
		The Pacific Intertie HVDC link runs nearly 1200 kilometres from the Columbia River in Oregon to Los Angeles in California.
		It was built in 1970, when it had a transmission capacity of 1440 megawatts at 400 kilovolts.
	www.siemens.com /page/1,3771,248663-1-12_0_0-0,00.html (715 words)

	CNN - Electric companies struggle to prevent break in power supply - Aug. 12, 1996
		Actually it was the lack of one, or several on the western power grid (the Pacific Intertie) that fled out portions of 10 states.
		Power company officials meeting in Portland, Oregon now say the outage resulted from a domino effect on the Pacific Intertie, a complicated grid that Western utilities use to sell electricity to one another.
		When the Intertie begins to have problems, its safety systems break the connections between the utilities, and separate them into geographic islands.
	www.cnn.com /US/9608/12/power.out (591 words)

	Edison International: Pressroom: Power Restored to Customers Following Restoration of Pacific Intertie
		ROSEMEAD, Calif., Aug. 25, 2005—With the restoration of the Pacific Intertie, a major transmission line between the Pacific Northwest and Southern California, the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) at 4:35 p.m.
		The rotating outages were implemented after the intertie, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, tripped off line.
		After the loss of the intertie, SCE was directed to immediately reduce the demand for electricity in Southern California, necessitating a series of controlled rotating power outages within its service area to prevent a potential widespread disturbance to California's electric transmission grid.
	www.edison.com /pressroom/pr.asp?id=5925 (517 words)

	The ABB Group: Pacific HVDC Intertie
		The Pacific HVDC Intertie has undergone major expansions and rebuildings.
		Over the years ABB has been heavily involved in the Pacific HVDC Intertie from the first contact in 1965.
		Extends the transmission rating of the Pacific Intertie to 3100 MW
	www.abb.com /cawp/abbzh262/7ed3018767bc4ee8c1256b8000371e41.aspx?&opendatabase&v=1c622&e=us&m=9f2& (173 words)

	ABB Sverige: PIE Third order extends the transmission rating of the Pacific Intertie to 3100 MW
		Third order extends the transmission rating of the Pacific Intertie to 3100 MW
		Upgrading to 3100 MW In 1985 another contract was awarded to ABB for the extension of the PI transmission rating from 2000 to 3100 MW.
		This project was called the Pacific Intertie Expansion (PIE).
	www.abb.se /cawp/gad02181/c1256d71001e0037c1256b81002f0a81.aspx (127 words)

	APREC(Asia Pacific Rim Electricity Cooperation)
		If east and west countries with time difference or north and south hemisphere with season difference would share electricity, they would need lesser facilities to supply stable power.
		That is the reason to suggest this global vision: Asia Pacific Rim Electricity Cooperation (Figure 6).
		To escape from this stagnation, the Asia Pacific rim can pull the world economy like a locomotive, an important role in the 21st century that can be realized by the APREC vision.
	members.cox.net /mppowers1/aeeng.html (1199 words)

	Path 15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It makes up the Pacific AC Intertie and along witht he Pacific Intertie running to the east, it forms an important intertie with the hydroelectric plants to the north and the fossil plants to the south.
		Most of the three AC 500 kV lines were built by Pacific Gas and Electric (PGandE).
		Usually during winter, in the cold Pacific Northwest winters, power is sent north due to heater use.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Path_15 (1538 words)

	TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY: REFORM OF THE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Both the Pacific Northwest economy and the U.S. electric industry have been dramatically transformed since BPA was created by Congress.
		The provision requires the Northwest Power Planning Council (which was established, in part, to develop on a periodic basis a twenty-year electric power plan for the region) to give priority to energy conservation as a new resource to meet the future demand for electricity.
		For public power districts, rural electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities in the Pacific Northwest, the proposals offer the choice of whether to continue consuming the power they are currently allocated or to resell a portion to interested buyers at a profit.
	www.rppi.org /privatization/ps138.html (11110 words)

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