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.

Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)
ColumbiaGrid is facilitating a collaborative effort among its Members and other willing regional parties to analyze and understand the benefits and costs analyses, performed through WECC, for a proposed voluntary energy imbalance market (EIM) being discussed in the Western Interconnection. Future efforts may be expanded, based on the interests of ColumbiaGrid’s Members, to further explore energy imbalance and capacity markets.

Events

May 28, 2012   
Holiday-Office Closed

May 29, 2012   9:30 - 11:30
DTC TF Conference Call

June 06, 2012   1:00 - 4:00
PSAST Mtg

June 07, 2012   9:00 - 3:00
Planning Meeting

June 12, 2012   10:00-4:00
ColumbiaGrid Order 1000 Stakeholder Meeting

June 19, 2012   1:00-5:00
Members' Caucus Mtg/Portland

June 20, 2012   9:30-3:00
Board Meeting

July 04, 2012   
Holiday-Office Closed

July 12, 2012   9:00-1:00
Members' Caucus Mtg/SeaTac

August 02, 2012   9:00 - 3:00
Planning Meeting

August 14, 2012   1:00-5:00
Members' Caucus Mtg/Portland

August 15, 2012   9:30-3:00
Board Meeting

September 03, 2012   
Holiday-Office Closed

October 16, 2012   1:00-5:00
Members' Caucus Mtg/Portland

October 17, 2012   9:30-3:00
Board Meeting