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CAISO considers new transmission corridor to Palo Alto; CAISO fees, not city capital, would fund project
Summary
Staff told the Utilities Advisory Commission that the CAISO board is set to consider a proposal to add a new transmission line from NASA Ames/Mountain View to Palo Alto; CAISO’s cost estimate is $42–84 million and would be allocated through transmission access charges, not paid directly as a city capital cost.
Palo Alto Utilities staff told the Utilities Advisory Commission on May 7 that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has included a proposed secondary transmission corridor in its work plan that would create a new line from the NASA Ames area in Mountain View to Palo Alto.
Alan Kuratore, Palo Alto Utilities’ chief operating officer, said CAISO will consider the project for approval. Staff characterized the development as a major step in a multi‑decade effort to increase transmission redundancy and reliability for Palo Alto. “We are very fortunate to get our project included as quickly as it has,” Kuratore said.
A staff slide estimated the project cost in CAISO planning documents at roughly…
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