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Form 715 - Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report
Overview
Each transmitting utility that operates integrated transmission
system facilities that are rated at or above 100 kilovolts (kV),
must annually submit this form to the Commission.
Form 715 requires each Respondent to:
- Identify a contact person for inquiries regarding information
in the form [Form 715, Part 1];
- Submit in electronic form its base case power flow data if
it does not participate in the development and use of regional
power flow data. A Respondent that participates in the development
and use of regional power flow studies must either submit in
electronic form the regional or subregional base case power
flow data or designate any regional or subregional organization,
or any other single entity to submit in electronic form the
regional or subregional base case power flow data [Form 715,
Part 2];
- Submit transmission system maps and diagrams used by the Respondent
for transmission planning [Form 715, Part 3];
- Submit a detailed description of the transmission planning
reliability criteria used to evaluate system performance for
time frames and planning horizons used in regional and corporate
planning [Form 715, Part 4];
- Submit a detailed description of the Respondent's transmission
planning assessment practices (including, but not limited to,
how reliability criteria are applied and the steps taken in
performing transmission planning studies) [Form 715, Part 5];
and
- Submit a detailed evaluation of the Respondent's anticipated
system performance as measured against its stated reliability
criteria using its stated assessment practices [Form 715, Part
6]
Respondents must submit to the Commission an original and two
copies in hard copy of the above items 1 and 3 through 6 and in
electronic form items 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. A trial
alternate filing method  which eliminates the need to
file paper submissions may be used for the report year 2005 submissions.
The Commission considers the information collected by this report
to be Critical Energy Infrastructure
Information (CEII) and will treat it as such. Please follow
the instructions provided at http://www.ferc.gov/help/how-to/file-ceii.asp
to request a copy of any Form 715 filed with the Commission.
When Respondents have designated any single entity to submit regional
or subregional data to the Commission, that entity must submit these
data to the Commission in both hard copy and electronic form in
both hard copy and electronic form, as indicated above.
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Downloads & Links
Form 715
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Contact
Information
Casey Nutsch
Telephone: 202-502-8426
Patricia Morris
Telephone: 202-502-8730
Email: form715@ferc.gov
FERC Online Support
Telephone: 202-502-6652
Toll-free: 1-866-208-3676
Email: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov
Submit data to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Form No. 715
Secretary of the Commission
888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20426
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