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FERC Order 1920 Relevant State Entity Notice

Dominion Energy South Carolina and Santee Cooper to Join SERTP

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (Dominion Energy South Carolina) and South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) are planning to join the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) process region, to become effective as of the effective date of Dominion Energy South Carolina's Order 1920 compliance filing. Dominion Energy South Carolina and Santee Cooper are both NERC-registered Transmission Providers and currently members of the South Carolina Regional Transmission Planning (SCRTP) process region. After discussions with the sponsors of the SERTP, the SCRTP companies were invited to join SERTP as part of SERTP's Order 1920 compliance efforts. As such, the SERTP sponsors and the SCRTP companies are working towards appropriate OATT changes and filings, as necessary to retire the SCRTP Order 1000 process and bring both of the SCRTP companies into the SERTP in conjunction with Order 1920 compliance.

SERTP and SCRTP FERC Order 1920 Stakeholder Engagement

The SERTP and SCRTP transmission planning regions together will host a series of stakeholder engagement opportunities. More about upcoming stakeholder events will be communicated soon.

For more information on Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning, visit their website at www.southeasternrtp.com.

The South Carolina Regional Transmission Planning (SCRTP) process was established by Dominion Energy South Carolina (Dominion Energy) and the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) to meet the transmission planning requirements of FERC Order No. 890, 890-A and 890-B, orders designed to “prevent undue discrimination and preference in transmission service.” The SCRTP process was expanded to meet the transmission planning requirements of FERC Order No. 1000, 1000-A, and 1000-B, orders that reform the Commission's electric transmission planning and cost allocation requirements for public utility transmission providers.

SCRTP provides information on:

  • Activities of the SCRTP process.
  • Order No. 890 (including subsequent rulings associated with Order No. 890)
  • Documents related to our compliance with Order No. 890.
FERC Order No. 890

On March 15, 2007 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published in the Federal Register a final rule reforming the 1996 open-access transmission regulatory framework rules in Orders No. 888 and 889. This final rule, called FERC Order No. 890, was adopted by FERC on February 15, 2007. FERC Order No. 890 was designed to “prevent undue discrimination and preference in transmission service.” Among other requirements, this order requires transmission providers to establish an open, transparent and coordinated transmission planning process that includes stakeholder involvement. The SCRTP process is the instrument that Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper will use to achieve compliance to Order No. 890 Transmission Planning requirements.

FERC Order No. 1000

On August 11, 2011 the FERC published in the Federal Register a final rule reforming Order No. 890. This rule, called FERC Order No. 1000 reforms the Commission's electric transmission planning and cost allocation requirements for public utility transmission providers. The rule builds on the reforms of Order No. 890 and corrects remaining deficiencies with respect to transmission planning processes and cost allocation methods. Order No. 1000 establishes new requirements for Transmission Planning, Cost allocation and Nonincumbent Transmission Developers.

Both of these orders are designed to “prevent undue discrimination and preference in transmission service.” Among other requirements, these orders require transmission providers to establish an open, transparent and coordinated transmission planning process that includes stakeholder involvement. The SCRTP process is the instrument that Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper use to achieve compliance to Order No. 890 and Order 1000 No. 1000 Transmission Planning requirements.

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Meeting Archives
Order 1000 Filing:
Planned Facilities