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Switchable Generation Resource Treatment in Planning Studies

Switchable Generation Resource Treatment in Planning Studies. Jeff Billo. Issue. Resource Entities must report to ERCOT by April 1 if Switchable Generation Resources have commitment in adjacent grid for months of July and August of that year (Protocol 16.5.4)

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Switchable Generation Resource Treatment in Planning Studies

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  1. Switchable Generation Resource Treatment in Planning Studies Jeff Billo RPG

  2. Issue • Resource Entities must report to ERCOT by April 1 if Switchable Generation Resources have commitment in adjacent grid for months of July and August of that year (Protocol 16.5.4) • Per Protocol 1.3.1.1 (w) this information is confidential • SSWG base cases and ERCOT Planning studies typically assume Switchable Generation Resources are always supplying their power to ERCOT • If this assumption is faulty it could lead to the following issues: • Reliability – There may be transmission reliability constraints that the resource resolves that were not planned for with the resource (underbuild) • Economic – There may be transmission projects planned to resolve system congestion that are not necessary without the resource (overbuild) • Must also consider resources that are not switchable today but could become switchable in the future RPG

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  4. Questions? March 12, 2010 RPG

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