Reforming the Energy Vision

1. Reforming the Energy Vision Working Group II: Platform Technologies Subcommittee on Microgrids and Community Grids Thursday, May 29, 2014, 10:00 AM Weekly Webinar/Conference Call

2. Convener Team Co-convened by Andrea Cerbin (Pace Energy and Climate Center) Matt Wallace (Department of Public Service) Tom Mimnagh (ConEdison) Walter Levesque (DNV GL)

3. Upcoming Meetings Standing meetings - Thursdays, 10 AM – 12 PM • Room locations • May 29 – 15 Columbia Circle Albany, NY, Aetna Building • June 5 – TBD (suggestions for a venue?) • June 12 – 3 Empire State Plaza, 3rd floor Hearing Room • June 19 – 3 Empire State Plaza, 19th floor Boardroom • June 26 – 3 Empire State Plaza, 3rd floor Hearing Room

4. Internet resources • DPS REV pages • http://www3.dps.ny.gov/W/PSCWeb.nsf/All/26BE8A93967E604785257CC40066B91A?OpenDocument • Please also explore: Related Documents -> Working Groups • NYS Smart Grid Consortium • http://nyssmartgrid.com/resources/research/ • http://nyssmartgrid.com/microgrid/

5. Judge Stein’s Ruling

6. Background • Primary Objective • Identify hurdles to developing single- and multi-customer microgrids in New York State • Secondary Objective • Identify opportunities (regulatory, technical, etc) to streamline development of microgrids • Identify pro/cons where applicable

7. Deliverable • Presentation • Purpose is to inform PSC and Staff • Will take the form of a bulletized slideshow • Each subgroup will contribute • Final product due Tuesday July 1st • Presented to the PSC on Thursday July 10th

8. Next Steps • Smaller groups focused on specific topic areas • Will meet independently of the larger group • Establish objectives • Identify issues • Identify potential solutions and pros/cons of each • Report back to main group during regular weekly calls

9. Timeline Timeline  Thursday, May 29 – weekly meeting Thursday, June 5 – weekly meeting Thursday, June 12 – weekly meeting Thursday, June 19 – weekly meeting Thursday, June 26 – weekly meeting Tuesday, July 1 – Final product due Thursday, July 10 – Present to PSC at Technical Conference Session

10. Add working subgroup name Reforming the Energy Vision (REV)Working Group II: Platform Technologies Subcommittee on Microgrids and Community Grids

11. Members of the Working Subgroup Please list the active members of the working subgroup here and their affiliation.

12. Introduction Please add a brief description of the working subgroup tasks and a high level summary of the working subgroup procedure.

13. Body Working subgroup leaders - please draft a list of sub-headings specific to your working subgroup In this section please document the facts as well as pros and cons of the findings.

14. Conclusion Please summarize the key findings and recommendations to be considered by the NYSDPS.

15. Thank you for your attention! John Doe – Working subgroup leader detailsJob titleGroup / Region / Department XY Street 12312345 City Phone: +49 (123) 45 67-890Fax: +49 (123) 45 67-890Mobile: +49 (123) 45 67 89 0 E-mail:john.doe@XXXXX.com

16. Smaller, focused groups In addition to the stated objectives for each topic area, a primary objective is to identify all relevant issues not already listed in this document.

17. TOPIC AREA: Value of Microgrids -- NEW! Objectives: • Establish a recommended set of goals microgrids should fulfill and what overall purpose they should serve • Ensure power, heating, and cooling to facilities • Improve energy efficiency, resiliency, power quality, and security • Reduce environmental impacts and accelerate deployment of clean and renewable resources • Provide grid support (e.g. ancillary services) • Minimize utility lost revenue and maximize grid services and customer benefit • Attract significant utility and private investment

18. TOPIC AREA: Applicable regulatory framework for microgrids in other jurisdictions Objectives: • Identify if other jurisdictions have implemented regulations to better facilitate the development of single- and multi-customer microgrids • Resources: • Massachusetts CEC report (weblink) • Minnesota report (.pdf) • Pace reports (weblink) • Navigant study to complete in summer 2014 • Connecticut microgrid program 

19. TOPIC AREA: Applicable regulatory framework for microgrids in other jurisdictions Focus Team: • “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate Center” - LEAD • “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy Engineering” • “Jim Gallagher, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” • “Walter Levesque, DNV GL” • Need volunteer(s) – especially utility representatives

20. TOPIC AREA: Need for regulatory reform for microgrids in New York State Objectives: • Research regulation, exemption process (including: define “users”) • Microgrid developers must be granted a specific exception from Public Service Law by the PSC to serve other customers • Resources: • NYSERDA Reports (weblink) • Specifically, the 2010 NYSERDA report, MICROGRIDS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VALUE, OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT IN NEW YORK STATE (.pdf) • Identify solutions to streamline multi-customer microgrid development

21. TOPIC AREA: Need for regulatory reform for microgrids in New York State Focus Team: (need a volunteer for a lead) • “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate Center” • “Andrea Ruotolo, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” • “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy Engineering” • “Janet Audunson, National Grid” • “Jim Gallagher, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” • “John Kelly, Perfect Power Institute” • “Mike Razanousky, NYSERDA” • “Susan Vercheak, Con Edison”

22. TOPIC AREA: Ownership and control of microgrids Objectives: • Identify the issues/opportunities/pros/cons with utility versus non-utility ownership of microgrids • The debate on utility versus non-utility ownership of Distributed Energy Resources-in-general (DER) will not be covered in this committee. However, microgrids offer a unique set of properties compared to DER-in-general that should be identified in this committee and then fed into the area of the REV Proceeding actively investigating the ownership issue (likely to be fully vetted in the written comment phase). • Identify the issues/opportunities/pros/cons with utility versus non-utility control of customer-owned microgrids • Identify the issues/opportunities/pros/cons with ownership of distribution lines within a microgrid

23. TOPIC AREA: Ownership and control of microgrids Focus Team: • “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate Center” • “BabakEnayati, National Grid” • “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy Engineering” • “Lewis Kwit, Energy Investment Systems rep NYC” - LEAD • “Scott Bochenek, NYSEG/RGE” • “Tom Mimnagh, ConEdison” • “Walter Levesque, DNV GL”

24. TOPIC AREA: Interconnections for microgrids Objectives: (in need of refinement) • Rules governing microgrids with a single point of connection • NYS Standard Interconnection Requirement; utility-specific interconnection rules; SGIP and LGIP; are these sufficient? • IEEE 1547 is being revised • Rules governing microgrids with multiple points of connection • Lack of standards • Consider the EPRI technical interconnection document • Campus tariff for multiple points of connection for ConEdison 

25. TOPIC AREA: Interconnections for microgrids Focus Team: • “Mike Razanousky, NYSERDA” - LEAD • Reaching out to others • Need volunteers – especially utility representatives and CHP, PV, and microgrid developers

26. TOPIC AREA: Economic / financial issues specific to microgrids (identifying issues to feed to WG1) Objectives: • Flagged issues: • How to finance non-utility owned microgrids • Support to macrogrid presently not valued • Developers don’t oversize generators due to lack of incentive • Microgrids may not be economically feasible without participation in markets 

27. TOPIC AREA: Economic / financial issues specific to microgrids (identifying issues to feed to WG1) Focus Team: • “Jim Gallagher, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” • “John Kelly, Perfect Power Institute” - LEAD • “Lewis Kwit, Energy Investment Systems rep NYC” • “Matt Cinadr, E Cubed” • “Scott Bochenek, NYSEG/RGE” • “Walter Levesque, DNV GL”

28. TOPIC AREA: DSPP planning for microgrids Objectives: (in need of refinement) • Identify issues as we see them for addressment in Working Group 1: Markets Committee within the broader discussion of DER • Role of microgrids as they relate to system needs and critical facility resilience

29. TOPIC AREA: DSPP planning for microgrids Focus Team: • “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate Center” • “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy Engineering” • “John Kelly, Perfect Power Institute” • “Lewis Kwit, Energy Investment Systems rep NYC” • “Rob Sheridan, National Grid” - LEAD • “Scott Bochenek, NYSEG/RGE” • “Tom Mimnagh, ConEdison”