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Other Inter-Regional Planning Activities

Other Inter-Regional Planning Activities. IPSAC09 June 30, 2009. John P. Buechler Executive Regulatory Policy Advisor, NYISO. Overview. Federal Initiatives Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative Reliability Regulation & Planning Interregional Coordination

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Other Inter-Regional Planning Activities

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  1. Other Inter-Regional Planning Activities IPSAC09 June 30, 2009 John P. Buechler Executive Regulatory Policy Advisor, NYISO

  2. Overview • Federal Initiatives • Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative • Reliability Regulation & Planning • Interregional Coordination • Regional and State Initiatives 2

  3. Federal Initiatives • Department of Energy Study (DOE) Congestion Study • The DOE 2005 Congestion Study resulted in the designation of the Mid-Atlantic Area National Corridor as a National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) • DOE is conducting the 2009 Congestion Study • NE ISO/RTOs have provided input to DOE • Draft Report expected in July; Final Report in August • DOE Eastern Wind Integration & Transmission Study (“EWITS”) • DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Interconnection-Level Transmission Analysis & Planning • Issued June 15, 2009 • Responses Due August 14, 2009 • Awards to be made by December 31, 2009 3

  4. Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC) • EIPC will provide an integrated, interconnection-wide view of regional plans and provide analysis identifying any gaps relative to state, provincial, regional or federal policy goals.  • This analysis may extend to examining the effectiveness and system impacts of a variety of transmission alternatives • EIPC will use an open and transparent process with a grass-roots approach to the roll-up of regional plans, consistent with FERC Order 890 principles and existing processes • EIPC will not determine cost allocation, will not deal with siting or permitting issues, and will not set energy policy

  5. Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative • Rolls-up regional plans • Coordinates with Canada, Western Interconnect and ERCOT • Receives stakeholder input and holds public meetings • Performs studies of various transmission alternatives against national, regional and state energy/economic/environmental objectives • Identifies gaps for further study Publishes Annual Interconnection Analysis • States • Regional Policy recommendations • State energy policies • Rate Policies Annual interconnection analysis Provides policy direction, assumptions & criteria Regional/state compliant plans provided as input Study gaps relative to national, regional and state policy DOE/FERC FERC • Review/direction • Order adjustments • States • Policy recommendations • State energy plans Regional Plans and Projects • ISO / RTOs & Order 890 Entities • Produce Regional Plan through regional stakeholder process, including state regulatory authorities

  6. Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative

  7. Status • Three meetings have been held • 22 Eastern Interconnection planning authorities now participating • Includes Canadian entities • Will work with states and NARUC to better define their role • Continue to develop skeleton into an over-arching process to present for stakeholder comment • Finalizing Analysis Group Agreement to set structure and funding for technical analysis work • Assembled a team to develop a proposal in response to DOE FOA for funding of the EIPC approach

  8. Reliability Regulation North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) • Independent, self-regulatory, not-for-profit organization with mission to improve the reliability and security of the bulk power system in the U.S., Canada and part of Mexico • Established in response to the 1965 blackout • Compliance with NERC Reliability Standards became mandatory and enforceable in the U.S. in 2007 • NERC was named as the ERO by FERC Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) • Includes New York, New England, Ontario, Québec, and the Maritimes • Formed as voluntary, not-for-profit, regional reliability organization in 1966 • Restructured in 2007 as the ERO Regional Entity for the Northeast New York State Reliability Council (NYSRC) • Not-for-profit organization established in 1999 • Responsible for Reliability Rules specific to the New York State Power System • U.S. law authorizes New York State to impose more stringent reliability standards

  9. Reliability Planning • NERC Planning Committee • Oversees all planning related standards • Prepares and approve the NERC Annual RAS report • Coordinates the ERAG study forums • NPCC Task Force on Coordination of Planning • Responsible for all NPCC planning criteria and standards • Responsible for reviewing and approving Area reviews both transmission and resource adequacy • Reviews and approves all SPS • Oversees the NPCC tie benefits study, seasonal and longer term resource adequacy assessments

  10. Interregional Coordination • ISO/RTO Council (IRC) • Develops effective processes, tools, and standard methods for improving electricity markets and planning • Coordinates with FERC/DOE on issues (e.g.- Interconnection Queue; DOE Congestion Studies) • Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) • Enforces NPCC and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) criteria • Conducts and coordinates regional studies of system adequacy • Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol • Coordinates planning activities among ISO-NE, NYISO & PJM 10

  11. Regional & State Initiatives: New York • NY State Energy Planning Process • Draft Plan Due July 2009 • NYPSC Proceedings • Long Term Planning • Energy Efficiency • Renewable Portfolio Standards • NYISO Wind Integration Studies • Operational & congestion analyses • NY State Transmission Assessment and Reliability Study (STARS) • Long Term Transmission System Needs • NY City Transmission Study

  12. Regional and State Initiatives: New England • Coordination among the New England states • New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) • State Request for Proposal (RFP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) activities • New England Governors’ Regional Blueprint • ISO performing economic analysis • Regional Energy Efficiency Initiative • Stakeholder process by which ISO seeks to better understand the magnitude of state-sponsored energy efficiency programs. Coordination among the New England states • Project Cost Estimation and Controls Working Group • Improve quality and timeliness of cost estimates 12

  13. Other Interregional Activities: PJM Region • Participate in the Eastern Wind Integration Study (EWITS) initiated by the DOE • Production cost analysis using PROMOD • Operational Integration Effects • Reliability Effects • Coordinated South West Indiana study with Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) • Joint transmission assessment of South West Indiana • Summer assessment study with Reliability First Corporation (RFC) • Mid Term and Long Term summer reliability assessment study. • PJM/DUKE/TVA Reliability Assessment 13

  14. Questions? 14

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