1. Variable Generation Subcommittee Update to PCC
Ann Finley - VGS-PCC Liaison
Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal
October 7, 2014
Salt Lake City, Utah
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Current VGS Task Force
Variable Energy Resource (VER) Integration Dashboard
Being Developed by the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Board (WIRAB)
Renewable resource info state-by-state
Posted at:
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

3. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Current VGS Task Force
OC – Operating Reserves for VG
Developing recommendations for calculating operating reserves
Collecting surveys from 38 Balancing Authorities
Expect two years to complete
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

4. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Current VGS Task Force
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
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

5. Proposed VGS Task Force
Interconnection Requirements
Sept 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
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

6. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
VGS-PCC Contacts
Ann Finley, Program Manager
MWD,
Matt Hunsaker, Manager, Operations
WECC,
Western Electricity Coordinating Council