[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 235 (Friday, December 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69209-69210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23782]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Second Notice of Technical Conference

November 30, 2007.

Interconnection Queuing Practices  Docket No. AD08-2-000

[[Page 69210]]

 
Midwest Independent Transmission   Docket No. ER07-1375-000
 System Operator.
Midwest Independent Transmission   Docket No. ER07-970-000
 System Operator.
Southwest Power Pool.............  Docket No. ER07-1311-000
PacifiCorp.......................  Docket No. OA07-54-000
United States Department of        Docket No. NJ08-2-000
 Energy Bonneville Power
 Administration.
 

    As announced in the ``Notice of Technical Conference'' issued on 
November 2, 2007, a technical conference will be held on Tuesday, 
December 11, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. (EST) 
(changed from the starting and closing times listed in the previous 
notice), in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC) at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Commissioners will be attending this conference.
    The Commission issued Order No. 2003 to standardize the agreements 
and procedures related to the interconnection of large generating 
facilities.\1\ The Commission found that ``[a] standard set of 
procedures as part of the OATT for all jurisdictional transmission 
facilities will minimize opportunities for undue discrimination and 
expedite the development of new generation, while protecting 
reliability and ensuring that rates are just and reasonable.'' \2\ Key 
to appropriately balancing these goals was a set of comprehensive queue 
management procedures. However, some regions are experiencing various 
issues in attempting to manage their queues. Surges in the volume of 
new generation development are taxing the current queue management 
approach for interconnections in some regions. Comparable issues have 
arisen in the transmission service queues for similar reasons. 
Additionally, the unprecedented demand in some regions for new types of 
generation, principally renewable generation, places further stress on 
the current queue management approach because such generation 
technologies can, for example, be brought online more quickly than 
traditional generation. Finally, some regions have implemented new 
capacity markets that did not exist when the current queue management 
approach was developed and are struggling with how to adjust queue 
management to accommodate those new markets.
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    \1\ Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures, Order No. 2003, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,146 (2003), 
order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,160, 
order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,171 
(2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-C, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 
31,190 (2005), aff'd sub nom. Nat'l Ass'n of Regulatory Util. 
Comm'rs v. FERC, 475 F.3d 1277 (D.C. Cir. 2007). See also 
Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures, Order No. 2006, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,180, order on 
reh'g, Order No. 2006-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,196 (2005), order 
granting clarification, Order No. 2006-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 
31,221 (2006), appeal pending sub nom. Consol. Edison Co. of N.Y., 
Inc. v. FERC, Nos. 06-1275, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed July 14, 2006 
and later); Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661, FERC 
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,186 (2005), order on reh'g, Order No. 661-A, 
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,198 (2005).
    \2\ Order No. 2003, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,146 at P 11.
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    The purpose of this conference is to discuss possible methods to 
address the current challenges of queue management while still honoring 
the Order No. 2003 goals described above. Panelists should identify the 
steps and timeframes necessary to implement specific proposals. The 
agenda for the conference is attached.
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. 
Additionally, a free webcast of this event will be available through 
http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view 
this event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events 
and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link 
to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for 
the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television 
in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any 
questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle 
Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For further information about the conference, please contact: Sarah 
McKinley, Office of External Affairs, (202) 502-8368, 
[email protected]; or Mary Morton, Energy Innovations Sector, 
Office of Energy Markets and Regulation, (202) 502-8040, 
[email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23782 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]
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