1

Introduction

J. Dumas

 9:00 a.m.

2

Current Operational Challenges

L. Villanueva/
T. Mortensen

 9:15 a.m.

• Computing West - North CSC Limits

• Potential IROLs

•  Local Voltage & Thermal Issues (OOME)

9:45 a.m.

•  High Voltage

• Outages

• Registration Capabilities

• Training on Response to Voltage Control (TO/Resource responsibility)

3

Balancing Energy & Schedule changes

J. Dumas/
T. Mortensen

10:15 a.m.

• Balancing Energy Offset (related to Wind)

• Schedule updates

• Some Wind QSEs have submitted down balancing bids & some have not

• Some Wind QSEs have the HSL, Planned output and LSL all equal in the Resource Plan (Possible Protocol Change needed)

4

Break

10:45 a.m.

5

Upcoming Challenges

W. Lasher

11:00 a.m.

• Follow up questions from February 27th GE study review

•  Status of the Generation Interconnect for Wind Generation

6

Wind Forecasting

AWS True Wind

 1:00 p.m.

• Presentation by AWS True Wind on wind power forecasting

• Wind in SPD

2:00 p.m.

• Forecast Results

• Proposed PRR to use AWS True Wind 80% forecast

7

Break

 2:45 p.m.

8

Ancillary Services

 3:00 p.m.

• Current Ancillary Services available to deal with Wind Generation

• Incorporating Weather changes into Ancillary Service Requirements

• Changes to Ancillary Services to deal with increase Wind Generation

9

Panel Discussion

Planning,
Operations, &
AWS Expert

4:00 p.m.

• Operating standards for Wind

• Existing Wind Owner practices (Reactive & Energy related)

• Operating with Wind Generation in the Nodal Market

• Address issues captured today