System Analysis and Resource Adequacy Combined Advisory Committees

August 26, 2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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SAAC/RAAC Technical, August 26, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm Pacific

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About this meeting: This joint SAAC/RAAC is going to review inputs and assumptions for the upcoming hydro operations and needs assessment review, including topics like market studies, linking needs assessment results to reserves, and loads.

Agenda

9:00am – 9:15am       Introductions and review agenda

9:15am – 10:00am     Deriving Reserve Margins from Needs Assessment Results (Part 1)

  • Review adequacy criteria

  • Review OptGen reserve capabilities

  • Methodology for converting adequacy metrics to reserve margins

10:00am – 10:30am  Methodology for Deriving Irrigation Assumptions in OptGen/SDDP/GENESYS

  • Why does irrigation need to be defined in the models?

  • Input assumptions

  • Implied irrigation methodology

10:30am – 11:15am  Hourly Load Forecast for Needs Assessment

  • Itron load forecast

  • Multi-year temperature sensitive load forecast methodology

  • Preliminary forecast for needs assessment

11:15am – 11:55am  Draft Market Availability Study for Hydro Ops Scenario

  • Review methodology/input updates from last meeting

  • Sampling discussion

  • Discussion of draft results and implications

11:55am – 12:00am  Topics for Upcoming Meetings and Conclusion

  • SAAC/RAAC meetings: October 1st (full day), late October. November

  • Topics:       

    • Updates on GENESYS, OptGen and SDDP
    • Updates on market availability study results for scenarios
    • Upcoming plan methodologies for needs assessment and resource strategy analysis
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