e. In order to permit all stakeholders access to the information posted on the website or OASIS listed in Section II, B.3.d, only public information will be shared, and in accordance with state and local laws, only public business shall be conducted in public local transmission planning meeting(s). Unresolved Issues The status of any stakeholder issues that were not resolved during the local transmission planning process will be addressed by LADWP in the following local transmission planning process cycle (Q2 Meeting). Regional Transmission Planning This Section of Attachment K to the LADWP OATT implements the requirements for regional planning set forth in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Nos. 890 and 1000. LADWP engages in regional planning and coordination within the WestConnect regional process (Regional Planning Process), which also includes LADWP’s participation in interregional planning in the United States portion of the Western Interconnection through its participation in WestConnect. The purpose of the Regional Planning Process is to produce a regional transmission plan (the Regional Plan) and provide a process for evaluating projects submitted for cost allocation in accordance with the provisions of this Attachment K and those business practices adopted by WestConnect in the WestConnect Regional Planning Process Business Practice Manual, as may be amended from time to time, available on the WestConnect website (Business Practice Manual). Overview The WestConnect Planning Region is defined by the transmission owner and transmission provider members (referred to generally as Transmission Owners) participating in the Regional Planning Process and for which WestConnect is conducting regional planning. The service areas of the Transmission Owners consist of all or portions of nine states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Non-public utilities such as LADWP are invited to participate in the Regional Planning Process.
e. In order to permit all stakeholders access to the information posted on the website or OASIS listed in Section II, B.3.d, only public information will be shared, and in accordance with state and local laws, only public business shall be conducted in public local transmission planning meeting(s). Unresolved Issues The status of any stakeholder issues that were not resolved during the local transmission planning process will be addressed by LADWP in the following local transmission planning process cycle (Q2 Meeting). Regional Transmission Planning This Section of Attachment K to the LADWP OATT implements the requirements for regional planning set forth in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Nos. 890 and 1000. LADWP engages in regional planning and coordination within the WestConnect regional process (Regional Planning Process), which also includes LADWP’s participation in interregional planning in the United States portion of the Western Interconnection through its participation in WestConnect. The purpose of the Regional Planning Process is to produce a regional transmission plan (the Regional Plan) and provide a process for evaluating projects submitted for cost allocation in accordance with the provisions of this Attachment K and those business practices adopted by WestConnect in the WestConnect Regional Planning Process Business Practice Manual, as may be amended from time to time, available on the WestConnect website (Business Practice Manual). Overview The WestConnect Planning Region is defined by the transmission owner and transmission provider members (referred to generally as Transmission Owners) participating in the Regional Planning Process and for which WestConnect is conducting regional planning. The service areas of the Transmission Owners consist of all or portions of nine states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Non-public utilities such as LADWP are invited to participate in the Regional Planning Process.