Purpose: “How does everything beyond our local distribution system work?”
Start where the firefighter page ends.
Distribution System
Very short recap of WPS/local distribution.
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Substations
What they do
Distribution vs. transmission substations
Ownership
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Transmission
What transmission is
ATC
Transmission structures
Transmission ROWs
Why transmission operates differently from distribution
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Regional Grid
Interconnected system
Generation
MISO
Balancing supply/demand
Reliability
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Planning
Why new lines/substations are needed
WPS planning
ATC planning
MISO regional planning
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Regulation
PSC
What requires approval
CA/CPCN
How major projects proceed
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Following a Project
PSC docket
ERF
Hearings
Public comments
Intervention
Final decisions