[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 4892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1713]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[AD11-8-000]


Notice Inviting Comments on Report

January 20, 2011.

 
 
 
Frequency Response Metrics to Assess        Docket No. AD11-8-000
 Requirements for Reliable Integration of
 Variable Renewable Generation.
 

    The Commission is posting, and inviting comment upon, a report 
prepared by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ``Use of 
Frequency Response Metrics to Assess the Planning and Operating 
Requirements for Reliable Integration of Variable Renewable 
Generation'' and its five supporting papers (collectively, ``the 
Report'').
    Frequency response measures how the bulk power system performs in 
responding to a sudden loss of generation that could cause reliability 
problems such as blackouts. The purpose of the Report is to develop an 
objective methodology to evaluate the reliability impacts of varying 
resource mixes including increased amounts of renewable resources. The 
Report accomplishes this objective by developing and testing tools that 
can be used to assess and plan for the operational requirements of the 
bulk power system. The Report may assist the Commission in the 
development of policies relating to the issues raised in the Report.
    The Report will be posted on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov.
    Comments on the Report should be filed within 45 days of the 
issuance of this Notice. The Commission encourages electronic 
submission of comments in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 14 copies of the comment to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings in this docket are accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link and will be available for 
review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. 
There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables 
subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to 
a subscribed docket. For assistance with any FERC Online service, 
please e-mail [email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to: Robert V. 
Snow, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 202-502-6716. 
[email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-1713 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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