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Update on EIM and EMT Initiatives May 16, 2013. NWPP MC. Dan Williams (on behalf of the NWPP EIM/EMT Work Group) Portland General Electric - Merchant. March 2012 - MC Problem Statement. Develop or identify tools and alternatives to :
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Update on EIM and EMT InitiativesMay 16, 2013 NWPP MC Dan Williams (on behalf of the NWPP EIM/EMT Work Group)Portland General Electric - Merchant
March 2012 - MC Problem Statement • Develop or identify tools and alternatives to: • better manage ramps and increasing demand for balancing capacity associated with variable energy resources • more systematically share load and resource diversity across their systems • better manage and use the increasingly constrained regional transmission system • contain the costs and compliance risks associated with operating Balancing Authorities • address issues of cost causation and cost allocation • leverage existing tools and platforms as feasible • preserve the value of the existing NWPP Contingency Reserve Sharing Program
EIM Update • May 7th Executive Committee • Presented additional quantitative results • Parsed benefits to BA level • Sensitivity cases for NPV • Hydro-modeling treatment • Discussed next steps • Individual assessment of business case • Explore phased approach to an EIM • FRAP Shadow Trial • Individual engagement with market alternatives
Following Reserve Assistance Program (FRAP)Pool in-hour reserve, share point-in-time diversity, manage tail events, leverage Contingency Reserve Sharing Program BAs Receive Assistance according to request, Transmission availability, and pool supply of Program Reserve Pool BAs’ available Program Reserve NWPP
Enhanced Market Tools • web-exchange / ITAP • Dynamic Scheduling System • NWPP RSG Upgrades • FERC Ancillary Services NOPR • Order 764 (15-min scheduling)
NWPP EIM/EMT Timeline • May 20th: Open MC Meeting • (SeaTac, 1-4p: 877-336-1828, # 2305665) • Present refined quantitative results • Discuss phased approach • Discuss FRAP Shadow Trial proposal • June 5th: Closed EC Meeting • (Portland, 1-4p, location tbd) • Discuss MC project management and funding • Final scoping of FRAP Shadow Trial
Questions Dan Williams NWPP EIM/EMT Workgroup Member Portland General Electric – Merchant dan.williams@pgn.com Rachel Dibble NWPP EIM Coordinator Bonneville Power Administration rldibble@bpa.gov