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Agenda |
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Doubletree Lloyd Executive Center |
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Portland, Oregon |
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April 22-23, 2010 |
| Schedule of Meetings | ||||||||
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Multnomah Ballroom |
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8:00 a.m. |
Efficient use of the grid and integration of variable generation |
| Briefings | |
| 1. Western Wind and Solar Integration Study | |
| · Michael Milligan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory [pdf] | |
| · Richard Piwko, General Electric | |
| Background | |
| Draft WWSIS report | executive summary (priority 2) | |
| Presentation at WWSIS stakeholder meeting (priority 2) | |
| WWSIS webinar series: #1[pdf]; #2[pdf]; #3[pdf]; #4[pdf]; #5[pdf] | |
| 2. WECC MIS seams "toolkit" and Energy Imbalance Service | |
| · Steve Beuning, Xcel Chair, WECC Seams Issues Subcommittee [pdf] | |
| · Carl Monroe, Southwest Power Pool [pdf] | |
| Background | |
| Brief on SIS Seams Coordination Tool and Energy Imbalance Service proposal | |
| April 12 SIS proposal webinar | |
| Proposal for benefit and cost analysis | |
| Proposed WECC Energy Imbalance Service Tool - Draft High-Level Specification | |
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9:15 a.m. |
Break |
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9:45 a.m. |
Balancing Authority CEO response panel |
| What actions should we take to minimize the cost of integration renewables? | |
| What actions should we take to make more efficient use of the existing grid? | |
| What should states/provinces do to promote and accelerate reforms? | |
| What should FERC be doing? | |
| What actions are you taking to implement the recommendations of WWSIS? | |
| Do you support the study of a seams tool and energy imbalance service? | |
| Additional questions | |
| o Tom Imbler, Xcel Energy | |
| o Stefan Bird, PacifiCorp | |
| o Ray Brush, Northwestern Energy | |
| o Elliot Mainzer, Bonneville Power Administration | |
| o Dave Areghini, Salt River Project | |
| o Jeff Ackerman, Western Area Power Administration | |
| o David Mills, Puget Sound Energy | |
| o Kip Sikes, Idaho Power | |
| FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff | |
| Background | |
| Chairman Wellinghoff testimony March 23rd to House Energy Committee hearing | |
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11:45 noon |
Western Renewable Energy Zone Phase 3 project |
| · Lisa Schwartz, Regulatory Assistance Project [pdf] | |
| Background | |
| WREZ Phase 3 task | |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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Multnomah Ballroom |
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1:30 p.m. |
Convene meeting and review agenda |
| · John Savage, SPSC Chair | |
| Implementation of the transmission FOA | |
| · Larry Mansueti / Matt Rosenbaum / Tom Darin / Jennifer DeCesaro, DOE | |
| Background | |
| Lab call [pdf] | |
| Legal implications of a "plan" | |
| · Staff briefing [pdf] and [memo] | |
| · Discussion | |
| Sub regional planning groups' "10-year foundational list" | |
| · Jeff Miller (Columbia Grid), Subregional Coordination Group chair [pdf] | |
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2:45 p.m. |
Implementation of WECC's Scenario Planning Steering Group |
| What did it do and what will it do? | |
| · Jim Tarpey, Interim chair of the SPSG [pdf] | |
| · Brad Nickell, WECC | |
| Background | |
| March 26, 2010 SPSG meeting | |
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3:15 p.m. |
Break |
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3:30 p.m. |
WECC 2010 study priorities, new tools, most recent study results [pdf] |
| · WECC | |
| Background | |
| TEPPC 2009 study results | |
| April 12, 2010 WECC Long-Term Transmission Planning Tool webinar | |
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4:30 p.m. |
NGO observations on modeling tools |
| · Steve Weiss, Northwest Energy Coalition [pdf] | |
| · Discussion | |
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4:45 p.m. |
Report of the Western Governors' Wildlife Council |
| · John Harja, WG WC ex-officio member | |
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5:00 p.m. |
Public comment |
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5:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Multnomah Ballroom |
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8:30 a.m. |
SPSC work group reports |
| Grid Utilization Work Group - Steve Oxley [pdf] | |
| · Work Group report and recommended action [pdf] | |
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· ACTION ITEM: support for WECC study of a Seams Coordination |
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| Tool and Energy Imbalance Service | |
| · ACTION ITEM: amendment of SPSC workplan | |
| DSM Work Group - Dian Grueneich | |
| · Strategy on developing DSM data and scenario - Galen Barbose, LBNL [pdf] | |
| Background | |
| Proposed TEPPC reference case DSM assumptions | |
| Scenario Work Group - Jim Tarpey | |
| · Update on SPSC study requests | |
| Report by Western States Water Council ex-officio member | |
| · Alexandra Davis [pdf] | |
| Business meeting | |
| · Approval of January 28-29 meeting summary | |
| · Proposed Resource Planners Forum - June 2-3, 2010 | |
| · Renaming SPSC | |
| · Report on travel reimbursement [pdf] | |
| · Next steps | |
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11:15 a.m. |
Western Governors' Association report on implementation of other Topic B tasks |
| · WGA staff [pdf] | |
| · Discussion | |
| Background | |
| Organization of Topic B activities | |
| WGA Topic B revised submission to DOE | |
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Noon |
Adjourn |