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Agenda |
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Tempe Mission Palms |
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Tempe, Arizona |
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November 5, 2009 |
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casual attire, no ties |
| Schedule of Meetings | ||||||
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Palm
Ballroom |
| 7:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Introductions |
| Call to order / review agenda | |
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· John Savage, Chairman |
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| Snapshots of recent developments | |
| · Reliability standards enforcement in the West, including cyber security | |
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| · Synchrophasor deployment in the Western Interconnection | |
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| Background information | |
| CREPC support of WECC synchrophaser proposal to DOE | |
| WGA letter of support for WECC synchrophasor proposal | |
| WECC synchrophasor proposal | |
| WECC press release on synchrophasor award | |
| · WREZ delivered cost model - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
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| · Impact of EPA ruling on western power plants and impact of pending federal legislation | |
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| Background information | |
| Staff paper on recent Federal activities on climate change [pdf] | |
| · Northwest Power and Conservation Council's 6th Power Plan | |
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| Background information | |
| Northwest Power and Conservation Council's 6th Power Plan | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission priorities |
| · Michael McLaughlin, Director, Office of Energy Markets Regulation | |
| Background information | |
| Recent FERC developments [pdf] | |
| Department of Energy (implementation of the transmission, assistance to PUCs and smart grid FOAs, | |
| and the energy and climate change priorities of the Obama Administration) | |
| · Larry Mansueti, DOE Office of Electricity (unable to attend) | |
| Background information | |
| Recent FERC developments [pdf] | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Transmission planning in the Western Interconnection |
| History of regional transmission planning and use of planning results | |
| · Doug Larson, WIEB [presentation] | |
| Background information | |
| History of regional transmission planning | |
| Current study processes and recent results - WECC staff and sub-regional representative | |
| · Brad Nickell, WECC [presentation] | |
| · Rob Kondziolka, SWAT, sub-regional planning representative [presentation] | |
| · Respondents | |
| Bob Easton, WestConnect / CCPG | |
| Robin Smutney-Jones, CA ISO [presentation] | |
| Jeff Miller, Columbia Grid | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch - on your own |
| 1:30 p.m. | What changes under the FOA Topic A proposal? |
| WECC and sub-regional planning processes | |
| · Brad Nickell, WECC [presentation] | |
| · Jeff Miller, Chair Subregional Planning Coordination Group [presentation] | |
| · Respondents | |
| Bob Easton, WestConnect / CCPG | |
| Robin Smutney-Jones, CA ISO | |
| Rob Kondziolka, SWAT | |
| · NGO participation in transmission planning | |
| Desired outcomes from expanded planning effort | |
| · Brad Nickell - WECC | |
| Background information | |
| WECC Topic A FOA response narrative | |
| WECC Topic A FOA project management plan | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Role of States and Provinces under FOA Topic B |
| · Input into Topic A - WIEB staff [presentation] | |
| o Transmission expansion planning | |
| o Integration of variable generation | |
| o More efficient use of the existing grid | |
| · Other Topic B tasks - WGA staff | |
| Background information | |
| WGA Topic B FOA response narrative | |
| WGA Topic B FOA project management plan | |
| 4:15 p.m. | Roundtable discussion on key issues for executing state/provincial input into Topic A work |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjourn |