Wind Integration Forum - Steering Committee Meeting January 6, 2010

Energy Wind Integration Forum

The Northwest Wind Integration Forum
Steering Committee

Monday, June 6, 2011
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Meeting Action Items | Meeting Notes | Audio Recording - AM (28mb MP3), PM (32mb MP3) | Forum

10:00 AM	Introductions: Paul Norman, Facilitator
10:05 AM	Introductory Remarks: Steve Wright and Tom Karier, Co-Chairs
10:20 AM	Briefing: Elliot Mainzer, BPA \| Presentation (4mb PDF) Major Wind Fleet Statistics, including economic and environmental consequences of wind energy to date Future scenarios for additional wind development and other major system changes through 2020, including development for California Integration challenges in four categories (Balancing, Oversupply, Transmission, Adequacy/Flexibility) including how these challenges may evolve through 2020 Survey of current activities to meet challenges (FERC NOPR and regional move toward shorter operating periods, ITAP, SWPP experience, ADI, wind forecasting improvements, energy imbalance markets, efficient dispatch toolkit, etc.)
11:20 AM	Panel- Additional observations by entities with significant wind generation: Stefan Bird (PacifiCorp), Dana Toulson (Snohomish PUD), Laura Beane (Iberdrola Renewables), and David Mills (Puget Sound Energy)
11:45 AM	Additional observations by Steering Committee members on recent and future challenges
12:00 PM	Lunch: Box lunch will be provided for Steering Committee members only.
12:45 PM	Additional observations by Steering Committee members (continued)
1:15 PM	Action Planning -- Open Steering Committee Discussion: What do we need to do to manage the challenges of additional wind development through the next 10 years in the context of other system changes?
2:45 PM	Next Steps: Karier, Wright
3:00 PM	Adjourn
Background Materials: WIF Action Plan Status Update -12/14/2010 (570k PowerPoint) Northwest Wind Integration Action Plan (1mb PDF) BPA - Northwest Overgeneration: An assessment of potential magnitude and cost (70k PDF) PNUCC Memo - Capabilities of Electric Power Resources - 4/28/2011 (360k PDF) Recommended Follow-on Actions to the Wind Integration Action Plan - 1/16/2009 (50k PDF) BPA - Relative Northwest Benefits of Local vs. Remote Wind Generation - January 2011 (6mb Word) Council - Draft Surplus Energy Paper, document 2011-01 (280k PDF) BPA and Fish Passage Center - Total Dissolved Gas Analysis - April 2011 (50k PDF) Oregon DEQ and Washington Dept of Ecology - Total Dissolved Gas Synthesis Paper - January 2009 (1mb PDF) BPA - Draft Regional Wind Integration Initiatives (updated 6/1/11, 170k Word)