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Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and Virtual Control Area Study

Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and Virtual Control Area Study. Debbie Lew (NREL) Rob Kondziolka (SRP) SWAT Meeting WestConnect Stakeholder Meeting Oct 30-Nov 1, 2007. Western Wind and Solar Integration Study - Overview.

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Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and Virtual Control Area Study

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  1. Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and Virtual Control Area Study Debbie Lew (NREL) Rob Kondziolka (SRP) SWAT MeetingWestConnect Stakeholder MeetingOct 30-Nov 1, 2007

  2. Western Wind and Solar Integration Study - Overview • How can utilities manage the incremental variability and uncertainty of wind and solar? • Do geographically diverse wind/solar resources reduce variability and increase transmission utilization? • How do local wind/solar resources compare to out-of-state resources in terms of load correlation or cost? • How can hydro help with wind/solar integration? • The role and value of wind forecasting • Can balancing area cooperation help manage the variability? • How do wind and solar contribute to reliability and capacity value? To support multi-state interests in understanding the operating and cost impacts due to the variability and uncertainty of wind and solar power on the grid

  3. Tasks • Data Collection • Wind and solar mesoscale modeling • Utility load, generator, transmission data • Preliminary Analysis • Extensive statistical analysis with various options for wind/solar sites and transmission • Scenario Development • In-state vs out-of-state resources • Geographically diverse resources • Mega projects • Best correlated with load • Run Scenarios • Examine costs due to regulation, load following, unit commitment • “Dives” to investigate issues such as Hoover • Examine mitigation strategies/options • Determine contributions to reliability and capacity value • Draft and Final Report

  4. Current Status • Held Stakeholder Meeting - May ‘07 • Utilities working on data collection - next conference call in Nov • Wind meso-scale modeling underway - trying to accelerate wind data processing • Subcontract for utility simulation and analysis being processed. Solar will be next. • Updates and information posted on WestConnect website • Next stakeholder meeting to review statistical analysis and finalize scenarios - mid-2008

  5. Kick-off Stakeholder Meeting • Held at NREL 5/23/07 with 56 participants • Revisions to study scope • Study footprint to include most of WestConnect • Statistical analysis for 10, 20, 30% wind penetration (by energy), with results determining what levels to conduct simulations • Intra-hour variability will be analyzed with a validated spreadsheet approach instead of PSLF runs • Costs of renewables or benefits from renewables - will separate out variability/uncertainty costs from market competition effects • Transmission scenarios will be rough (“crayon” level) • Establish hydro task force • Study completion to be pushed back to accommodate revisions

  6. Revised Study Footprint Control areas: APS El Paso Nevada Power PNM Sierra Pacific SRP Tristate Tucson Xcel WAPA

  7. WestConnect Virtual Control Area Study • Original response to WestConnect RFP was too expensive so NREL and BP agreed to help co-fund • Work Group met Oct 19 and determined: • The Western Study will include 20 and 30% scenarios, considering control areas individually and control areas as one to determine benefits of sharing regulation and load following • Section or chapter of final report to report on these results • WestConnect will conduct reserve sharing as a separate study

  8. Schedule

  9. For more information • Debbie Lew • NREL • 303-384-7037 • debra_lew@nrel.gov • http://westconnect.com/init_wwis.php

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