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The Northwest Wind Integration Forum
Technical Work Group

October 29, 2009
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Northwest Power and Conservation Council
851 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
Portland, OR 97204

Conference Line: 1.800.786.1922, guest code 53922423#
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9:30 AM Welcome, Objectives of Meeting, Review Agenda
Elliot Mainzer, Bonneville Power Administration/Jeff King, Northwest Power & Conservation Council
>> Presentation (120k PowerPoint)
9:45 AM Northwest Utility Activities
  • John Apperson, PacifiCorp
    >> Presentation (1mb PowerPoint)
  • Ty Bettis, Portland General Electric
    >> Presentation (4mb PowerPoint)
  • Clint Kalich, Avista
    >> Presentation (400k PowerPoint)
  • Joe Hoerner, Puget Sound Energy
    >> Presentation (500k PowerPoint)
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Western Regional Activities
  • Western Renewable Energy Zones - John Savage, Oregon Public Utilities Commission
    >> Presentation (2mb PowerPoint)
  • Joint Initiative (ColumbiaGrid, Northern Tier Transmission Group & WestConnect) - Kristi Wallis, ColumbiaGrid/Sharon Helms, NTTG/Charlie Reinhold, WestConnect
    >> Presentation (460k PowerPoint)
  • WECC Planning - Brad Nickell, Western Electricity Coordinating Council
    >> Presentation (500k PDF)
  • WECC Variable Generation Sub-committee - Paul Arnold, ColumbiaGrid/Michelle Mizumori, WECC
    >> Presentation (110k PowerPoint)
12:00 PM Working Lunch - Complete this online deli order ($8.00 - please bring exact change) or bring your own lunch
12:30 PM Bonneville Power Administration Activities
  • Wind Integration Team - Eric King, Bonneville Power Administration
    >> Presentation (5mb PowerPoint)
1:30 PM National Laboratory Activities
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory projects - Michael Milligan and Brendan Kirby, NREL
    >> Presentation (1mb PowerPoint)
  • PNNL Variable Resources Integration Projects - Yuri Makarov, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    >> Presentation (6mb PowerPoint)
2:05 PM Break
2:15 PM Northwest Regional Activities
  • NTTG/ColumbiaGrid Wind Integration Study Team (WIST) - Jeff Miller, ColumbiaGrid/Rich Bayless, NTTG
    >> Presentation (1mb PowerPoint)
  • Integration of ocean energy generation projects - Therese Hampton and Justin Klure, Pacific Energy Ventures
    >> Presentation (2mb PDF)
  • Wind power capacity assessment - Mary Johannis, Bonneville Power Administration
    >> Presentation (2mb PowerPoint)
  • Sixth Northwest Power and Conservation Plan - Jeff King
    >> Presentation (500k PowerPoint)
3:15 PM Conclusions & Recommendations, date and agenda for next TWG meeting
3:30 PM Adjourn