Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Optional CREPC-SPSC 101 Tutorial [pdf]
	· To orient new CREPC and SPSC members through briefing and questions on the
	organizational history, past priorities, current priorities, and decision rules

1:00 p.m.	Introductions and review agenda
	Outline agenda
	· John Savage, Chair

1:15 p.m.	*Energy Imbalance Market* [pdf]
	· Framing the EIM issues
	o EIM Crossroads meeting - Doug Larson (WIEB)
	o Key issues for states - Ric Campbell (UT PSC)
	· WECC benefit/cost study - Michelle Mizumori (WECC)
	· Key issues in Phase 2 benefits study - Victoria Ravenscroft (WIEB)
	· Next steps
	o ACTION ITEM: Potential comments on Phase 2 methodology (due April 13)
	o Webinar on bid price vs. market clearing price

	Outcomes: Comments on WECC benefit / cost study Phase 2 methodology and next steps for states/provinces

	Background
	Draft crossroads meeting questions
	WECC Phase 1 benefits study
	WECC cost study
	WECC Phase 2 benefits study methodology

2:30 p.m.	Break

2:45 p.m.	*Regional cooperation on energy efficiency:*
	A path to achieving targets in the SPSC High DSM Case and lowering costs
	· Framing discussion / introductions - Lisa Schwartz (RAP) [pdf]
	· 6th Northwest Power Plan - Charlie Grist (NWPCC) [pdf]
	· Regional market transformation efforts in the Northwest -
	Alexis Allan (Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance) [pdf]
	· Panel discussion
	o Rebecca Wagner (NV PUC); SPSC DSM Work Group chair
	o Ric Campbell (UT PSC)
	o Cal Shirley (Puget Sound Energy)
	o Deb Sundin (Xcel Energy)

	Outcomes: Explore potential regional collaboration on energy efficiency goals and identify next steps

	Background
	LBNL's analysis for SPSC reference and high DSM cases
	Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Sixth Power Plan
	Conservation Supply Assumptions
	Action Plan
	Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's 2010-2014 Business Plan
	Definition of market transformation

4:15 p.m.	*Developments in the Water-Energy nexus work managed by WGA*
	Alexandra Davis - Chair, Energy-Water Subcommittee (Western States' Water Council) [pdf]

4:35 p.m.	*Clean Energy Vision Report*
	· Carl Linvill (Aspen Environmental Group and Western Grid Group) [pdf]

5:00 p.m.	Recess

7:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast

8:00 a.m.	*Technology advancements and breakthroughs that have a significant impact on the*
	need for new transmission
	· Capability and inputs into WECC long-term planning tool - Brad Nickell (WECC) [pdf]
	· Overview on game changing technologies including storage - Paul Myrda (EPRI) [pdf]
	· Renewable breakthroughs that affect transmission: strawman proposal
	o David Hurlbut (NREL) [pdf]
	o Jennifer DeCesaro (DOE)
	o Susan Petty (AltaRock Energy) [pdf]
	· Coal and carbon capture and storage - Jared Daniels (DOE) [pdf]
	· Nuclear technology breakthrough - Daniel Ingersoll (ORNL) (via webinar) [pdf]
	· Comments by resource planners
	o Phillip Popoff (Puget Sound Energy)
	o Mark Minick (Southern California Edison)

	Outcomes: Input for WECC modeling of technology breakthroughs requested by the SPSC

	Background
	Offshore wind
	Enhanced geothermal systems
	Staff memo on SPSC breakthrough study request
	EIA 2030 technology capital costs
	Excerpt of draft report on advanced reactors [Federation of American Scientists]
	Report of the Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage [Aug 2010]

10:00 a.m.	Break

10:15 a.m.	Impact of air regulation on the electric power sector
	· Western Governors' Association staff report on expected non-carbon emission limits
	Patrick Cummins (WGA air quality staff) [pdf]
	· Implications of new EPA regulations on the electric power sector in the West
	Steve Fine (ICF International) [pdf]
	· Plant retirement analysis input to WECC case
	Roger Hamilton (Western Grid Group / Synapse Analysis) [pdf]
	· Observations by states/provinces and utility resource planners
	o Phillip Popoff (Puget Sound Energy)
	o Mark Minick (Southern California Edison)

	Outcomes: Understand the emission limits and risks facing the western coal fleet and inform
	SPSC input in transmission planning

	Background
	WECC Coal Plant Retirement Based on Forward-Going Economic Merit
	Synapse Energy Economics (Jan 10, 2011)
	Environmental Controls and the WECC Coal Fleet
	Synapse Energy Economics (Jan 31, 2011)

11:45 a.m.	Lunch

1:15 p.m.	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Honorable John R. Norris, Commissioner

	Background
	Western state comments on transmission planning and cost allocation NOPR
	ACC \| WA UTC \| Joint CA PUC and CEC
	Western state comments on variable energy resources NOPR
	CA PUC \| WA UTC \| MT PSC \| OR, NM and Paul Newman (ACC)

2:00 p.m.	WREZ Phase 3 - Lisa Schwartz, RAP [pdf]
	· Renewable Resource Procurement by Western Utilities
	Preliminary results and observations from WREZ Phase 3 survey of load serving entities

	Background
	Assessment of WREZ resources for 25 utilities (January 2011)

2:30 p.m.	Break

2:45 p.m.	*Making 10-year plan relevant to states/provinces/utilities*
	· WECC 10-year Transmission Plan - Brad Nickell, WECC [pdf]
	· Panel offering diverse perspectives
	o Phillip Popoff (Puget Sound Energy)
	o Mark Minick (Southern California Edison)
	o Curtis Hatton (Pacific Gas and Electric) [pdf]
	o John Cupparo (PacifiCorp)
	o Bill Pascoe (TransWest Express) [pdf]
	o Kelcey Brown (OR PUC)
	o Anne Gillette Mills (CA PUC) [pdf]
	· SPSC/CREPC discussion: making regional planning useful to states/provinces
	o California RPS - Continuing Progress - Grace Anderson [pdf]
	o California Governor's Office remarks - Michael Picker [pdf]
	o Others

	Outcome: Inform SPSC on input on WECC's 10-year plan and reconnect resource
	planning to transmission planning. Are the WECC "paths of concern" of interest
	to you? How can future plans be made more useful?

	Background
	Draft summary of California RPS legislation
	SPSC staff memo on 10-year plan
	WECC 10-year plan draft recommendations (Feb 24, 2011)
	WECC draft 2019 study results report (Feb 24, 2011)
	Results of the 2010 study program (Jan 25, 2011)
	Whitepaper WECC 10-year regional transmission plan

5:15 p.m.	*Next Resource Planners' Forum*
	· Discussion of key topics to help shape the focus and agenda of the next
	Resource Planners' Forum [pdf]

	Background
	Takeaways from Resource Planners' Forum meetings

5:30 p.m.	Recess

7:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast

8:00 a.m.	*SPSC Business meeting*
	o Public comment
	o DOE update - Larry Mansueti

8:30 a.m.	*Current and future study plans at WECC*
	o WECC report on 2011 study requests - Heidi Pacini (WECC) [pdf]
	o 20-year scenarios being developed by WECC's Scenario Planning Steering Group -
	Byron Woertz (WECC) [pdf]

	Background
	SPSC 2011 study requests
	2011 TEPPC Study Requests
	Draft 2011 TEPPC Study Program

9:10 a.m.	*SPSC action items on study request* - Tom Carr (WIEB) / Galen Barbose (LBNL) [pdf]
	o Breakthrough technology requests
	o Issues in 2011 study requests
	* Reference case / Base case
	* High DSM / distributed generation
	* California imports
	* Increased utilization of the existing grid

9:30 a.m.	Break

9:45 a.m.	*Discuss SPSC's policy on the WECC 10-year plan* [pdf]

	Outcome: SPSC policy direction on the 10-year plan

	Background
	SPSC staff memo on 10-year plan

11:15 a.m.	*Undertake various business items* (e.g. review priorities, elect a vice-chair, review
	Committee meeting options to improve operating efficiency)
	· SPSC priorities
	· National lab support
	· Budget report
	· Election of vice-chair
	· Future meetings and committee operating efficiencies

12:00 noon	Adjourn