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Variable Generation SubcommitteeUpdate to PCC

Ann Finley - VGS-PCC LiaisonMetropolitan Water District of So. Cal

October 7, 2014Salt Lake City, Utah

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Current VGS Task Force

o Variable Energy Resource (VER) Integration Dashboard

• Being Developed by the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Board (WIRAB)

• Renewable resource info state-by-state

• Posted at: http://www.westgov.org/ver/index.htm

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Current VGS Task Force

o OC – Operating Reserves for VG • Developing recommendations for calculating

operating reserves

• Collecting surveys from 38 Balancing Authorities

• Expect two years to complete

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Current VGS Task Force

o TEPPC – Technical Advisory Subcommittee’s Intra-Hour Task Force

• Newly created task force and WECC to scope work to develop an intra-hour dataset and determine source of data

• Soliciting stakeholder participation

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Proposed VGS Task Forceo Interconnection Requirements

• Sept 2012 - A NERC Integrating VG Task Force produced a report link with titled:

“Interconnection Requirements for Variable Generation”

• Determine if interest and value in forming a Task Force to PCC to identify recommendations and also collect lessons learned

• BPA has interest and has provided some documents of their interconnection requirements

• Next Steps: If interest to PCC, select a Chair, draft scope and White Paper

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VGS-PCC Contacts

• Ann Finley, Program ManagerMWD, afinley@mwdh2o.com

• Matt Hunsaker, Manager, Operations WECC, mhunsaker@wecc.biz