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WGA/States Response to DOE FOA

WGA/States Response to DOE FOA . Thomas Carr Western Interstate Energy Board Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee Meeting March 25, 2010 Salt Lake City. Key WGA FOA Developments . Sept. 11, 2009 – WGA submits Topic B proposal

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WGA/States Response to DOE FOA

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  1. WGA/States Response to DOE FOA Thomas Carr Western Interstate Energy Board Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee Meeting March 25, 2010 Salt Lake City

  2. Key WGA FOA Developments • Sept. 11, 2009 – WGA submits Topic B proposal • Dec. 18, 2009 – DOE announces awards; WGA granted Topic B in the Western Interconnection • Jan. 21-22, 2010 – DOE holds meeting with awardees of the 3 interconnections • Feb. 5, 2010 – WGA submits revised Topic B proposal • Mid-March – Hoped for response from DOE on WGA proposal and contract • Soon? – DOE call for national laboratory support

  3. Scope of WGA’s Topic B Proposal • Complete WREZ project Phase 3 and Phase 4 • Implement wildlife decision support system pilot projects • Carbon sequestration mapping • Water/energy nexus • Input to Topic A Transmission Planning • State-Provincial Steering Committee • Governor representatives • Western state PUC representatives

  4. Western Governors WGA Staff Council WGETAC Western PUCs Western States WaterCouncil (water/energy nexus) WGA Wildlife Council (decisions support system) State-Provincial Steering Committee • Transmission planning • Integration of variable generation • Grid utilization • Participate in resource planners’ forum WREZ SteeringCommittee (WREZ 3 & 4) Topic A Mapping carbon sequest-sration Important lab support • Water consumption modeling Important lab support • Mapping Important lab support • WREZ model • IRP reviews Important lab support • Energy efficiency / demand response/ distributed generation • WREZ model • Support in IRP reviews • Future technology costs • Plug-in vehicle assumptions

  5. State-Provincial Steering Committee • Meetings • Nov. 6 – Tempe • Jan. 29 – Salt Lake City • Apr. 22-23 – Portland • Formed work groups & elected chair at Nov. 6 meeting • Charter and work plan adopted Jan. 29 meeting • Study Request submitted to TEPPC Jan. 31 • Agreed to representatives on Scenario Planning Steering Group (SPSG)

  6. State Representatives to SPSG • Steering Committee contingent: • John Savage, Chair (OR PUC) • Marsha Smith (ID PUC) • Steve Ellenbecker (WY Gov) • Jim Tarpey (CO PUC) • Kristin Mayes (ACC) • Howard Schwartz (WA Gov ) • Current state TEPPC members: • Dian Grueneich (CA PUC) • Grace Anderson (CEC)

  7. SPSC Work Groups • Scenario WG – Jim Tarpey, Chair • Develop study request and engage in review process • Guide state input on IRPs and engage resource planners • DSM WG – Dian Grueneich, Chair • Develop DSM study request • Organize specialists and provide input on DSM cases • Grid Utilization WG– Steve Oxley, Chair • Efficient use of existing grid • Integration of variable generation

  8. Steering Committee Study Request • Reference Case • Based on utility IRP/resource plans with review by state regulators • High DSM Scenario • Energy efficiency, demand response, combined heat and power resources • Targets: economic potential and technological potential • Carbon Reduction Scenario • Targets from Waxman-Markey • Tools: DSM, renewables, carbon adder • Technological Breakthrough • Impacts from breakthroughs on storage, PV, nuclear, IGCC, DSM, transmission , and other

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