Transmission Business Model

BPA Transmission has posted an updated version (4.0) of the Transmission Business Model. The distinctive difference between v4.0 and v3.0 is the articulation of TBM objectives as they relate to the 2018-2023 BPA Strategic Plan.

Transmission Business Model Version 4.0 (9/20/18)

BPA Transmission Vision

BPA Transmission is committed to being a dependable and responsive business partner as we proactively navigate a changing environment to achieve economic and reliability benefits for our customers and the region. To achieve this we will:

• Streamline and modernize processes and systems to support enhanced situational awareness and data-driven decision making
• Offer open access transmission service through standardized and value based products
• Support a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

Evolving Grid

BPA Transmission is aware that national and regional de-carbonization objectives, changing load and resource locations, electrification and other factors will impact the way it does business over the next two decades. To address how BPA will approach this Evolving Grid, BPA is holding a meeting for customers and stakeholders to discuss this “Evolving Grid” and what BPA has done to date and what we expect to come next.

Evolving Grid Project Summaries

Central Oregon Reinforcements Map

Cross Cascades and Portland Area Reinforcements Map

Meeting Details

Thursday, May 16, 9 am to 4 pm (PST)

• Meeting details

• Meeting details
• Meeting materials (updated 9/14/23)
• Recording of September 14 public workshop (YouTube) - Note: due to technical difficulties this recording does not start until slide 21 (Decarbonization Studies) of the 9/14 presentation.
• WebEx Transcript - Note: the transcript covers the chat-based discussions for the entire presentation

Thursday, April 27, 1 pm to 4 pm (PST)

• Materials (posted 4/25/23)
• Webex recording of April 27 customer workshop
• Fact Sheet – BPA’s Evolving Grid: Update on the State of Transmission

Working Documents

• Results of Pro Forma Gap Analysis (8/16/2017)
  • FERC Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff
  • Workshop Summary - Transmission Business Model/PFGA July 26, 2017
  • Workshop Summary - Transmission Business Model/PFGA August 29, 2017
  • Workshop Summary - Transmission Business Model/PFGA September 20, 2017
  • Questions For Transmission Business Model/Pro Forma Gap Analysis Comment Period (11/01/17)