|
7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
|
8:00 a.m. |
Call to order / introductions / review agenda |
| · John Savage, Chair | |
| Remarks by FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff | |
|
8:30 a.m. |
Natural gas-electricity interface in the West |
| Key issues: | |
| · What actions can improve the coordination of scheduling and | |
| communication between gas and electric interface? | |
| · Do we need more gas storage in the West, particularly to integrate | |
| variable generation and accommodate new gas generation? | |
| · What actions (standards, pricing policies) are needed by industry? | |
| By FERC? By states/provinces? | |
| FERC's interests - Commissioner John Norris | |
| · Panel discussion on perspectives on key issues | |
| o Kurt Longo, Commissioner LaFleur's advisor | |
| o Catherine Elder, Aspen Environmental Group [pdf] | |
| o Judah Rose, ICF [pdf] | |
| o Jim Lobdell, Portland General Electric [pdf] | |
| Identification of CREPC-SPSC priorities and next steps [pdf] ACTION ITEM | |
| Background | |
| Staff paper on key issues | |
| FERC proposes to Update Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Gas Pipelines | |
news
release | Commissioners' statements: Norris
and LaFleur
| NOPR
 | |
|
| FERC Assigns Docket No. to Coordination between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets | |
| issues Notice
| |
|
| Elder: Implications of natural gas and electricity's convergence: January 25, 2012 | |
| presentation | |
| ICF paper on integrating variable generation & gas infrastructure, November 22, 2011 | |
|
10:15 a.m. |
Break |
|
10:30 a.m. |
MIT report on The Future of the Electric Grid - Solutions to: |
| · New transmission technology development | |
| · Cost allocation for new transmission | |
| · Integration of variable generation | |
| o Richard Schmalensee, / John Kassakian, MIT (by phone) (waiting for approval to post) | |
| Background | |
| MIT Study: The Future of the Electric Grid | |
| ♦ Chapter 2: Enhancing the Transmission Network and System Operations | |
| ♦ Chapter 3: Integration of Variable Energy Resources | |
| ♦ Chapter 4: Transmission Expansion | |
|
11:30 a.m. |
Lunch |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Energy Imbalance Market |
| Report of the PUC EIM group - Jason Marks (NM) [pdf] | |
| Other developments | |
| · Discussions by the Northwest Power Pool | |
| o Elliot Mainzer, BPA [pdf] | |
| · Western Systems Power Pool | |
| o Arnold Podgorsky, WSPP [pdf] | |
| · Colorado and Nevada EIM dockets | |
| o Jim Tarpey / Rebecca Wagner | |
| Background | |
| PUC EIM group overview | |
| Draft PUC EIM Group Strawman Market Design | |
| Draft Strawman Market Design comments and responses | |
| Links to webinars | |
| WSPP whitepaper on EIM governance | |
| Colorado PUC docket; Docket number: 11M-998E | |
| Nevada PUC docket; “Search by Dkt#” | left side | Docket number: 11-04025 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Integration of variable generation |
| Staff update on actions since October meeting [pdf] | |
| · Victoria Ravenscroft, WIEB | |
| WGA draft white paper | executive summary | |
| · Lisa Schwartz, Regulatory Assistance Project [pdf] | |
| ♦ Technical advisors | |
| o Michael Milligan, NREL | |
| o Kevin Porter, Exeter Associates | |
|
3:00 p.m. |
Break |
|
3:15 p.m. |
Response to WGA draft white paper and Western industry actions |
| · Travis Kavulla, moderator | |
| ♦ Panelists | |
| o Mason Emnett, FERC | |
| o Elliot Mainzer, BPA | |
| o Steve Beuning, Xcel Energy | |
| o Neil Millar, CAISO | |
|
4:30 p.m. |
Staff proposal for internet dashboard on variable generation integration [pdf] ACTION ITEM |
|
4:45 p.m. |
Transmission permitting, including federal Rapid Response Transmission Team work |
| Report by WGA consultants | |
| o Larry Chaset, Keyes & Fox [pdf] | |
| Feedback from CREPC/SPSC members | |
|
5:15 p.m. |
Recess |