[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48609-48610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19954]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD19-19-000]


Notice of Workshop; Grid-Enhancing Technologies

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will convene a staff-led workshop in the above-referenced 
proceeding on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 5-6, 2019 from 
approximately 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The conference will 
be held at Commission headquarters, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20426. Commissioners may attend and participate.
    The purpose of this workshop is to discuss grid-enhancing 
technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, or reliability of 
transmission facilities. Panelists and staff will discuss how grid-
enhancing technologies are currently used in transmission planning and 
operations, the challenges to their deployment and implementation, and 
what the Commission can do regarding those challenges, including 
incentivizing or requiring the adoption of grid-enhancing technologies 
by utilities and RTOs/ISOs. These technologies include, but are not 
limited to: (1) Power flow control and transmission switching 
equipment; (2) storage technologies, and (3) advanced line rating 
management technologies. Participants at this workshop will include 
representatives from utilities, RTOs/ISOs, technology vendors, 
researchers, and other interested parties. Further details and a formal 
agenda will be issued prior to the conference.
    The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance 
registration is not required to attend, but is encouraged. Attendees 
may register at the following web page: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/11-06-19-form.asp. In-person attendees should allow time 
to pass through building security procedures before the start time of 
the workshop.
    Those wishing to participate as a panel member in this conference 
should submit a nomination form online by 5:00 p.m. on September 20, 
2019 at: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/11-06-19-speaker-form.asp. At this web page, please provide an abstract of the issue(s) 
you propose to address. Due to time constraints, we may not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in being panelists. There will also be 
opportunity for audience participation.

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    The workshop will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be 
available for a fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-3700). A link to the 
webcast of this event will be available in the Commission Calendar of 
Events at www.ferc.gov. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the webcasts and offers the option of listening to the 
workshop via phone-bridge for a fee. For additional information, visit 
www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email 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 more information about this workshop, please contact Samin 
Peirovi at [email protected] or (202) 502-8080. For information 
related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
[email protected] or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: September 9, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19954 Filed 9-13-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P