[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06511]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-17-000]


Reactive Supply Compensation in Markets Operated by Regional 
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators; Notice of 
Workshop

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will 
convene a workshop on June 30, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. (EDT) to 4:00 p.m. 
(EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The workshop will be open to the public, and all 
interested parties are invited to attend and participate. The workshop 
will be led by Commission staff, and may be attended by one or more 
Commissioners.
    The purpose of the workshop is to discuss compensation for Reactive 
Supply and Voltage Control (Reactive Supply) within the Independent 
System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). 
Specifically, the workshop will explore the types of costs incurred by 
generators for providing Reactive Supply capability and service; 
whether those costs are being recovered solely as compensation for 
Reactive Supply or whether recovery is also through compensation for 
other services; and different methods by which generators receive 
compensation for Reactive Supply (e.g., Commission-approved revenue 
requirements, market-wide rates, etc.). The workshop will also explore 
potential adjustments in compensation based on changes in Reactive 
Supply capability and potential mechanisms to prevent overcompensation 
for Reactive Supply.
    This workshop will be transcribed. Transcripts of the workshop will 
be immediately available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. at 
(202) 347-3700. A free webcast of this event will be available through 
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who wants to view this event 
can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and 
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to 
its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for 
webcasts and offers the option of listening to the workshop via phone-
bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit 
www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100. Those interested in 
attending the workshop or viewing the webcast are encouraged to 
register at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-30-16-form.asp.
    A workshop agenda will be issued under separate notice. Those 
wishing to nominate themselves for participation in the workshop should 
register at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-30-16-speaker-form.asp by April 28, 2016. Due to time constraints, we may not 
be able to accommodate all those interested in speaking.
    Those who wish to file written comments may do so by July 28, 2016. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper 
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number AD16-17-000.
    All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and 
will be available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference 
Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
using the eLibrary link. Enter AD16-17-000 in the docket number field 
to access documents. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support.
    Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected], call (866) 208-3372 (toll 
free) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    For more information about this workshop, please contact:
Sam Wellborn (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market 
Regulation--East, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6288, 
[email protected].
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, [email protected].

    Dated: March 17, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-06511 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am]
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