02 — Capability · BC-1510
Network Planning & Investment
Know where load, generation and water demand will grow, what the network can carry, and which connections and capital projects are needed, so the utility builds the right assets in the right places and can justify the spend to its regulator. Corporate strategy and generic capital budgeting sit elsewhere.
- Grid Planning
- Distribution Planning
- Network Investment Planning
- System Planning
In scope
- Load, peak and water demand forecasts for the network
- Network models, power flow and hosting capacity analysis
- Interconnection requests and studies for generators and customer energy resources
- Regulated capital plans and long-term water resource plans
Out of scope
- Forecasting product demand for sales and operations planning (see BC-610.10)
- Asset-by-asset replacement and renewal planning (see BC-680.60.30)
- Corporate capital budgeting and allocation (see BC-220.10.40)
- Corporate strategy and long-range business direction (see BC-110)
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- technology Geospatial & Network Models via BC-1510.20
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-1510.10Load ForecastingPredict how much electricity or water the network must deliver, when and where, at the level of the system, substation and feeder, so planners size assets ahead of need.
- BC-1510.20Network Modeling & Hosting CapacityKeep an accurate electrical or hydraulic model of the network and use it to find where it is constrained and how much new load or generation each part can accept.
- BC-1510.30Interconnection Queue & StudiesTake requests to connect generators, storage and customer energy resources, study their effect on the network, and offer connection terms in a fair and timely order.
- BC-1510.40Regulated Capital PlanTurn network needs into a prioritized, multi-year capital plan that the regulator can review, approve and allow the utility to recover through rates or a price control.
- BC-1510.50Water Supply & Resource PlanningMake sure enough raw water of acceptable quality is available for decades ahead by assessing sources, demand and drought risk and planning new supply or demand reduction.