[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68897-68898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3319]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD04-13-000]


Assessing the State of Wind Energy in Wholesale Electricity 
Markets; Notice of Technical Conference

November 18, 2004.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
October 4, 2004, a technical conference will be held on December 1, 
2004, to assess the state of wind energy in wholesale electricity 
markets. The goal of the technical conference is to explore possible 
policy changes that would better accommodate the participation of wind 
energy in wholesale markets. Members of the Commission will attend and 
participate in the discussion.
    The conference will focus on the issues identified in the agenda, 
which is appended to this notice as Attachment A.
    The conference will begin at 10 a.m. and end at approximately 6 
p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) at the Adams Mark Denver Hotel, 1550 
Court Place, Denver, Colorado. The conference is open for the public to 
attend, and registration is not required; however, in-person attendees 
are asked to register for the conference on-line by close of business 
on Monday, November 29, 2004, at http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/wind-1201-form.asp.
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202) 347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They 
will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary system 
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. Additionally, 
Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening of the 
conference via the Internet or a Phone Bridge Connection for a fee. 
Interested persons should make arrangements as soon as possible by 
visiting the Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and clicking on ``FERC.'' If you have any 
questions contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at the Capitol 
Connection (703) 993-3100).
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at (202) 502-8004, [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Attachment A

Agenda

10-11 a.m.: Opening Session

     Pat Wood III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission.
     Suedeen Kelly, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission.
     Nora Mead Brownell, Commissioner, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission.
     Bill Richardson, Governor, State of New Mexico.

11-12:30 p.m.: Overview of the Drivers and Issues to Wind Energy 
Participation in Wholesale Energy Markets

    Panelists will discuss the current state of wind development, 
regulatory and policy initiatives, regional efforts and activities.
    Questions intended to be addressed include:
     What is the current state of wind energy development?
     What is the potential for wind energy development?
     What are the drivers (economic, financial, 
technological, environmental, geographic, and legislative) of wind 
energy development?
     What are the overall economic challenges faced by wind 
developers in moving a project from paper to production?
     Are there certain issues/factors that are region-
specific?
     How can wind development be viable in states that do 
not have a renewable portfolio mandate?
    Panelists:
     Matthew Brown, National Conference of State 
Legislatures.
     Tom Kerr, Environmental Protection Agency.
     Mark Maher, PacifiCorp.
     Lee Otteni, Bureau of Land Management.
     Robert L. Sims, SeaWest Wind Power.
     Doug Larson, Western Interstate Energy Board.
     J. Charles Smith, NexGen Energy, LLC.

12:30-1:15 p.m.: Lunch

1:15-2:30 p.m.: Planning, Grid Operation and Utilization to Account for 
Wind and Other Emerging Technologies

    Questions intended to be addressed include:
     What are the particular needs of intermittent 
resources, such as wind generators, and how should they be 
recognized and accommodated in the transmission and resource 
planning process?
     How can current planning practices be refocused to 
identify opportunities for increased utilization of the current 
transmission infrastructure?
     How can wind generation contribute to reserve 
requirements, and receive capacity credits in a capacity market?
     What are the reliability impacts of large-scale wind 
integration on the regional transmission grid?

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    Panelists:
     Steve Fausett, TriSate Generation and Transmission, on 
behalf of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
     Mark Smith, Florida Power and Light.
     Mollie Lampi, New York Independent System Operator.
     David Hawkins, California Independent System Operator.
     Bob Easton, Western Area Power Administration.
     Kevin Porter, Exeter Associates.
     Bob Markee, Upper Great Plains Transmission Coalition.
     Yakout Mansour, BC Transmission Corporation.
     John Krajewski, Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska.

2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45-5 p.m.: Open Access Transmission Tariff Services and Pricing

    The following session will cover issues related to the open 
access transmission tariffs. Panelists should address current 
practices, experiences, issues, near-term and longer-term solutions, 
and any impacts to others from potential solutions. Questions 
intended to be answered include:
     Can the existing pro forma tariff's transmission 
services (network and point-to-point), and the related ancillary 
services satisfy the needs of intermittent resources? What, if any, 
challenges and benefits do they present for intermittent resources?
     To what extent can transmission capacity reassignment 
address the needs of wind generation with respect to firm service 
availability, price, and terms?
     Can the terms and conditions of service of the pro 
forma tariff be modified to encourage the addition of intermittent 
resources to the grid, e.g., new services or changes to existing 
rates or services?
     Will creation of new transmission services affect the 
uniformity and pricing of transmission services? Are there potential 
subsidization issues that arise from the creation of new 
transmission services?
     What are the operational issues and impacts to the 
transmission grid and existing transmission services from the 
addition of wind resources, both within control areas and across 
multiple systems?
     Are there experiences from the natural gas pipeline 
industry that can be related to the needs of intermittent resources, 
e.g., handling of imbalance charges?
    Panelists:
     Jim Byrne, Rocky Mountain Area Transmission Study.
     Beth Soholt, Wind on the Wires.
     Joe Kerecman, PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
     Janie Selby, Bonneville Power Administration.
     James Caldwell, PPM Energy on behalf of American Wind 
Energy Association.
     Robert Kennedy, Western Area Power Administration.
     Dan Klempel, Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
     John Meyer, Reliant Energy.
     Gregory Miller, Public Service Company of New Mexico.
     John Fielder, Southern California Edison.
     Jim Blatchford, California Independent System Operator.

5-6 p.m.: Open Discussion/Closing Remarks

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