Panel on transmission impacts related to siting locations of non-utility generation. Nug siting affects the interchange flow exposure to bottlenecks

This discussion will address the site specific impact that a generator can have upon Florida Power Corporation`s (FPC) ability to sustain interchange power transactions. Florida, being a peninsula, has an electrical interface to the north which is both reasonably well defined and predictable. The peninsula and contract interface is shown in a figure. The electrical interface identifies the location where the state splits for extreme contingencies. Neighboring assistance to most other electrical systems in the US can be realized from several directions. Systems on a peninsula, or otherwise similarly limited, can often be supplied by only a few sources. Today, the peninsular Florida utilities can only be supplied by or through the Southern Companies system, which is physically located to the north.