ColumbiaGrid is a non-profit membership corporation formed to improve the operational efficiency, reliability, and planned expansion of the Northwest transmission grid.

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Current Programs

Planning and Expansion
ColumbiaGrid provides single-utility based transmission planning for the combined network of its participating utilities. The goal of the program is to solve transmission issues regarding what should be built, who should build it, and who should pay for it. The participants in the Planning and Expansion program believe the ColumbiaGrid process provides the planning support and coordination needed to get multi-party transmission projects constructed in the region.

OASIS & Trans. Svcs.
ColumbiaGrid’s long-term OASIS and Transmission Services Program includes establishing and administering a common OASIS portal, determining methodologies for a common ATC, and working toward common queue methods for both transmission service and interconnection requests.

Joint Initiative with NTTG & WestConnect
ColumbiaGrid has joined with NTTG and WestConnect to pursue several projects of mutual interest. ColumbiaGrid has offered the use of this website for posting activities of the Joint Initiative.

Multi-System Open Season Scoping Process
ColumbiaGrid is facilitating an Open Season Scoping Process through which regional transmission providers, transmission customers and interested persons are examining alternative transmission service business practices. One goal of this effort is to address a service request that might span more than one transmission owner’s system and to deal with that request in a comprehensive manner. Other goals are to investigate cost allocation issues and to encourage the construction of needed new transmission across multiple systems.

Reliability Services (under development)
The long-term Reliability Services Program will be an outgrowth of analyses performed under DSRFA. It will provide participants with services designed to improve operations of the transmission grid. The technical development work group in this area is known as the Reliability Small Group.

Corporate Development
This program includes activities focused on ColumbiaGrid as a corporation.

Events

September 06, 2010   
Holiday-Office Closed

September 09, 2010   2:00 - 4:00
PSAST Conference Call

September 15, 2010   TBA
Budget Meeting

September 27, 2010   10:00-4:00
Joint Initiative Think Tank Meeting

September 28, 2010   10:00 - 3:00
PSAST Meeting/SeaTac

September 28, 2010   10:00-4:00
Open Season Scoping Group Mtg

September 29, 2010   10:00-12:00
JI-Products & Services Call

October 14, 2010   10:00-3:00
WIST Meeting

October 19, 2010   9:00 - 3:00
Planning Meeting

October 19, 2010   1:00-5:00
Members' Caucus/Portland

October 20, 2010   9:30 - 2:30 pm
Board Meeting