1. WECC 2017 SAP Work Plan Update
Technical Advisory Subcommittee
2017 Quarterly Meeting
May 4, 2017
Michael Bailey, WECC
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Guiding Principles
Top Priority – Complete 2017 Study Program
Stakeholder Engagement Through Current TEPPC Processes
Facilitate RAC Transition for September Hand-off
Implement DWG and MWG “Agreed Upon” Enhancements
Complete Studies by End of September
Finalize 2026 Common Case by June 30th
Publish WECC 2017 ITRA by End of Year
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

3. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
DWG & MWG Enhancements
TAS Steering Group given action item to develop and prioritize list of data and modeling enhancements.
WECC and TAS Steering Group reviewed and identified Data and Modeling Enhancements to include in the 2026 Common Case.
Solicited guidance from other subject matter experts (e.g., Xiaobo Wong, CAISO).
Prioritized and vetted short term and long term enhancements.
Work plan devised to implement enhancements and to complete the 2017 Study Program on schedule.
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

4. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
WECC 2017 SAP Timeline
Publish 2026 Common Case v2.0
Lock Down 2026 Common Case v3.0
TEPPC Approves 2017 Study Program
Complete 2017 Study Cases
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2017 Open Season
Publish 2017 ITRA
DWG & MWG Enhancements
Study Scoping }
Year-10 Studies }
Review
Year-20 Studies }
Perform Studies
2017 ITRA Write-up, Review, & Approval
Metrics
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

5. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Questions?
Michael Bailey, P.E. Senior Staff Engineer Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Western Electricity Coordinating Council