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Topic B in DOE FOA: State-Provincial Steering Committee

November 19, 2009 presentation to TEPPC. Topic B in DOE FOA: State-Provincial Steering Committee. Overview of Topic B Proposal. Overview of WGA Topic B proposal Budget Tasks State-Provincial Steering Committee Membership 11/6 meeting decisions Next steps.

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Topic B in DOE FOA: State-Provincial Steering Committee

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  1. November 19, 2009 presentation to TEPPC Topic B in DOE FOA:State-Provincial Steering Committee

  2. Overview of Topic B Proposal • Overview of WGA Topic B proposal • Budget • Tasks • State-Provincial Steering Committee • Membership • 11/6 meeting decisions • Next steps

  3. Topic B proposed budget (in million $)

  4. Organization of Topic B activities

  5. Steering Committee tasks • Transmission expansion planning • Provide input on electricity futures • Provide input on transmission case studies • Provide insights on the economic and environmental implications of alternative electricity futures • Analyze policies to improve efficiency of the transmission system • Analyze region-wide activities to minimize the cost of integrating large amounts of renewable energy • Participate in a WECC-organized forum for utility and state/provincial resource planners • Demonstrate a process for reaching decisions/consensus for participating in development of a plan under Topic A

  6. State-Provincial Steering Committee appointees to date

  7. Nov 6 Steering Committee meeting • Decisions • Voting rule • One-half of states/provinces representing one-half of the interconnection load • Elected John Savage (OR PUC) chair • Considering establishing vice-chair • Established 3 work groups • DSM – Dian Gruenich (CA) • Scenarios – Jim Tarpey (CO) • Grid Utilization – Steve Oxley (WY) • 2 ex-officio members • WGA Wildlife Council • Western States Water Council

  8. Steering Committee organization (thus far) Western Governors Western PUCs State-Provincial Steering Committee Scoping variable generation task DSM Work Group Dian Grueneich (CA), Chair Scenarios Work Group Jim Tarpey (CO), Chair Grid Utilization Work Group Steve Oxley (WY), Chair

  9. Next Steps • Approve a Committee charter • Most immediate task is transmission planning • Nominees to WECC Scenario Planning Steering Group • Following DOE announcement and review of range of opportunities to participate in WECC and subregional planning • Determine how to effective use support from national labs and consultants • Scopes of work for Committee work groups • Reconnaissance regarding existing work on integrating variable generation • Next meeting in January • Target is to be ready to effectively participate in scenario development which, under the Topic A proposal, begins in January

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