A Western discussion about the potential costs and benefits to consumers of a western EIM.

 

to be added to the listserv contact Jennifer at jgardner@westgov.org
Announcements/Upcoming Webinars

Next meeting:

April 8-9, 2013 Boise, Idaho

april 8 - 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
april 9 - 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

 

Web link:         http://westgov.adobeconnect.com/spscmeeting/

Phone Number: 1-888-850-4523

Participant Code: 390409

Recent PUC EIM
Group Communications
 
Transition / update letter from outgoing chair
Outgoing chair letter to NWPP
Outgoing chair letter to SVERI
Outgoing chair letter to SMUD and BANC
Outgoing chair letter to Western Grid Group

 

NWPP's MCI EIM Analysis Initiative Delayed

 
CAISO/PacifiCorp EIM Announcement

 

FERC Staff Paper on Qualitative Assessment of Potential Benefits of EIM

click here (February 26, 2013)

 

 

Benefits Analysis Info

NREL Final benefits analysis
(March 20, 2013)
Q/A List (July 27, 2012)
NREL results report (May 10, 2012)

 

Market Operator Cost Proposals
CAISO Revised Cost Proposal
SPP Revised Cost Proposal

 

 

Next Steps from PUC EIM meeting
September 13-14, 2012
Tempe, AZ

NREL
1. Share data from NREL benefits analysis
a. NREL final report in October
Draft final report for comment by Oct / Nov
 
b. NREL complete in-progress analysis on gas price
Completed
 
c. NREL implement method to share data
Under discussion
2. Future NREL analysis
 
a. NWPP and SW entities request future analyses
No requests received
 
b. Requests will be posted on PUC EIM website
n/a
c. Webinar(s) will be held to vet requests
n/a
d. Companies supply NREL data for requested analyses
n/a
NWPP
  
3. NWPP will...
 
a. Provide a description of the EIM benefits analysis it will be doing, icluding the methodology
 
b. Provide a description of EMT analyses it will be doing, including the methodology
  
c. Describe the methodology that will be used to set the Business As Usual case in the study year including the assumed penetration level of measures
   
4. NWPP will share detailed modeling results with SW parties
No results to share at this time
 
SPP
    
5. SPP will provide a refined cost proposal
   
6. SPP will provide a written description and data on their experience over time w/the SPP EIS (e.g., forecasted and actual benefits, transmission usage, costs)
   
7. SPP will provide information on the market participant costs in the EIS
   
CAISO
    
8. CA ISO will provide a description of their proposal (similar to detail in the PUC EIM strawman
Work is in progress using the strawman as a reference point
 
9. CA ISO will provide a description of how their proposal would work with non-contiguous geography.
   
10. CA ISO will provide information on the market participant costs in the EIS
   
FERC
    
11. FERC (perhaps with input from NERC and SPP) will provide a qualitative analysis of the impacts of an EIM on reliability    
PUC EIM / Industry
   
12. We need to collectively explore ways to quantify the coming investment in improving system operations
   
a. How big is the investment?
    
b. How much investment is needed even in the absence of an EIM or other EMT measures?
   
c. What the incremental investment needed to accommodate an EIM or other EMT measures
   
13. Continue work on
   
a. Transmission compensation
Transmission white paper is being redrafted
 
b. Governance
   
c. Tariff
   
14. The PUC EIM Group in conjunction with the NWPP and SW entities will hold another west-wide meeting in January to share results from NWPP and other analyses
Meeting planning will begin once a more definite timeline can be established
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task Force Members

Paul Newman AZ
Jim Tarpey CO
Timothy Alan Simon CA
Paul Kjellander ID
Travis Kavulla MT
Rebecca Wagner NV
Jason Marks NM
John Savage OR
Brian Rounds (staff) SD
Rolando Pablos TX
Ric Campbell UT
Jeff Goltz WA
Steve Oxley WY

 

 

Chronology

 

 
 

Q & A List #1 - with answers

Q & A List #2 - with answers
 
Webinars:

West-Wide Benefits, May 10 recording

BA Benefits, July 24 recording
BA Benefits Q & A, August 7 recording
BA Benefits Q & A, August14 recording
 

Documents

to be added to the listserv, contact
Jennifer Gardner at jgardner@westgov.org

Past Webinars

EIM Evolution and an RTO
July 11, 2012

Podgorsky slides Rose slides

Recording

 

CAIO Cost Estimate
May 18, 2012

Webinar slides

Recording

NREL Benefits Analysis Results
May 10, 2012

Webinar slides

Recording

NREL Benefits Analysis Methodology
April 19, 2012

Webinar slides

Recording

SPP M arket Operator Cost Estimate
April 18, 2012

Webinar slides

Recording

WSPP Governance
April 10, 2012

• Slides
• Recording
• WSPP website
PUC EIM update and strawman
market design approval
March 21, 2012

• Slides
• Summary
• No recording
Strawman Market Design Q & A
February 29, 2012

• Slides
• No recording


EIM Market Concepts Part #1
Wednesday, February 15 2:00 p.m. MST

Recording playback instructions



EIM Market Concepts Part #2
Friday, February 17 2:00 p.m. MST

Recording playback instructions

Feb 10 - Webinar
Intro to PUC EIM Group

Calls and Webinar materials

Status of Action Items


Related Links

WIEB one-page summary of EDT
High Level Summary of issues
High Level Market Design
Crossroads options paper
WECC EDT webpage
Cost benefit analysis report
WECC EDT analysis - risk,
governance & cost
Cost analysis of WECC as market operator