Clean Line Energy Clean Energy. Delivered. Michael Skelly, President April 2013
Clean Line’s projects connect the best wind resources to load centers Clean Line projects Rock Island Grain Belt Express Centennial West Plains & Eastern Existing Transmission Lines (500 – 999kV AC and HVDC) 2
National Grid is a key investor in Clean Line Energy National Grid brings extensive experience in building, owning, and operating large transmission projects in the United States and overseas National Grid owns and operates more than 8,600 miles of transmission in the United States National Grid joins Clean Line’s existing investors that include private equity firm ZBI Ventures 3
Substantial growth in demand for renewable energy requires a portfolio of projects Region Renewable Energy Supply-Demand, TWh Demand Clean Line Projects 200 Current renewables supply 1 150 PJM • Demand driven by 100 existing RPS requirements 50 (nine states and DC) 0 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 100 80 California 60 • Demand driven by 40 existing state RPS (33% by 2020) 20 0 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 80 Southeastern United States 60 • Reflects TVA’s 2,500 MW renewables target and 40 10% renewables 20 penetration in Duke & Southern by 2020 0 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 1. Current renewables supplies includes existing wind, biomass, and solar projects Source: EIA, DSIRE, AWEA, TVA 2010 IRP 4
HVDC transmission brings a unique set of advantages for wind integration Access to high capacity factor wind resources Appropriate technology for long-distance transmission Move variability to larger balancing areas that are better suited to integrate large amounts of wind Transmit large volumes of renewables with high reliability and direct control 5
Grain Belt Express will deliver wind energy from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and states farther east KEY MILESTONES STATUS Interconnection PJM: Feasibility Study complete, System Impact Study underway at Sullivan 345 kV • MISO: Feasibility Study complete for 500 MW injection at Palmyra Tap 345kV • SPP: Scheduled to seek approval for Criteria 3.5 Affected Parties Study in Aug 2013 • Utility Applications Obtained public utility status in Kansas; will file for siting approval in 2013 • Filed utility application in Indiana in November 2012 • Outreach Granted Franchise Approvals by all 16 Missouri counties in study area • Nearly 800 community leaders from more than 100 Kansas, Missouri and Illinois • counties provided input on routing at roundtable meetings Presented planning corridors in Kansas to more than 2,200 people at public open • house meetings Route network established Environmental & Routing • 6
Rock Island will connect western Iowa with PJM 765 kV system KEY MILESTONES STATUS PJM: Re-tooled System impact study underway Interconnection • MISO: No Harm study underway • Regulatory Received FERC negotiated rate approval • Filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission for public utility status and route • approval; will submit preferred route to the Iowa Utilities Board in 2013 Converter station land options acquired in Illinois and Iowa Converter Stations • Development agreement with Siemens for HVDC converter stations • Invited more than 40,000 property owners and residents within study corridors to • Outreach 33 open house meetings Held 10 local business open houses in IA and IL to build supply chain database • Agreements & Partnerships MOU with Kiewit for EPC development support • Preferred supplier agreement with Southwire (Flora, IL) • 7
Centennial West Clean Line will deliver renewable energy from New Mexico and Arizona to California KEY MILESTONES STATUS CAISO interconnection request filing planned for 2014; WECC Project Interconnection • Coordination Review completed Federal Procedure Development agreement with Western Area Power Administration • Held 18 community leader workshops in four states and two tribal nations to Outreach • gather information about local routing opportunities and constraints SF – 299 Right of Way application filed with BLM in 2010 Environmental & Routing • BLM National Project Manager coordinating NEPA process with Western, USFS • Agreements & MOU with New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority • Partnerships 8
Plains & Eastern will connect the Oklahoma panhandle to the TVA system KEY MILESTONES STATUS Regulatory FERC granted Clean Line authority to negotiate rates with customers • Department of Energy (DOE) and Southwestern Power Administration considering • participation under Section 1222 of EPAct 2005 Public utility in Oklahoma • Interconnection Draft System Impact Study from TVA • Criteria 3.5 (No Harm) approved by SPP • Environmental & Routing Potential route network submitted to DOE • DOE started Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under NEPA, expect final EIS Q3 2014 • Agreements & Partnerships • MOU with Fluor for EPC development support MOU with General Cable (Malvern, AR) • Public Outreach Held 33 roundtables, 9 local business opportunity meetings, and 20 open houses for • local community leaders and stakeholders in OK, AR, and TN in 2012 9
Finally, a few words on federal wind policy. . . The American wind industry was built on • the combination of the federal PTC plus state RPS standards Wind turbine technology will continue to • bring lower costs, however; A federal policy of subsidizing every energy • resource except wind/solar cannot reasonably be expected to result in strong wind growth Master Limited Partnerships are not an • effective substitute for PTC as wind projects do not produce taxable income for 10+ years Don’t forget transmission! • 10
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