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Matt Hunsaker Variable Generation Subcommittee

Matt Hunsaker Variable Generation Subcommittee. ISAS Meeting January 12, 2012 Salt Lake City, UT. New VGS Chair. JT Thompson (Constellation Energy) Ty Bettis remains Vice-Chair. OC Areas of Focus. Maximum VG penetration issues Operating reserve requirements Flexibility requirements

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Matt Hunsaker Variable Generation Subcommittee

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  1. Matt HunsakerVariable Generation Subcommittee ISAS Meeting January 12, 2012 Salt Lake City, UT

  2. New VGS Chair • JT Thompson (Constellation Energy) • Ty Bettis remains Vice-Chair

  3. OC Areas of Focus • Maximum VG penetration issues • Operating reserve requirements • Flexibility requirements • Standard interconnection requirements

  4. OC Areas of Focus • VGS needs to have further discussions with OC to flesh out some details on areas of focus • One option: use available funding to contractor out studies • Drafting scopes of work

  5. Operating Reserve Requirements • Goal: Recommend methodology for assessing VG reserve requirements • Will work with NREL to validate the reserve requirement methodologies • NREL is developing a new model: • Flexible Energy Scheduling Tool for Integration of Variable Generation (FESTIV)

  6. VG Forecasting Practices • Goal: provide recommendations regarding best practices for central VG forecasting systems • Compiling results of detailed surveys • Effort performed through NREL contracts • Final recommendations expected early Spring

  7. REC Market White Paper • Overview of REC markets/RPS standards and their ramifications on reliability • VGS sought OC input on subsection related to operating concerns and reliability risks • Will be published early 2012

  8. Market Mechanisms to Integrate VG • In 2011 VGS MWG issued a whitepaper on market mechanisms to integrate VG • Will issue a 2012 addendum to provide updates

  9. Questions? Matt Hunsaker Renewable Integration Manager 801-819-7670 mhunsaker@wecc.biz

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