Task 1: Distribution Planning WG 6

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Task Relationships DG Collaboration, Congestion
Relief, EPRI STAC

• Task 3 DG Benefit-Cost Analysis (7)
• TD benefits beyond deferral
• Impact on market prices
• Environmental impacts
• Benefits to custs larger economy
• Ests of replication to TD territories
• Cost-benefit matrix for all interests
• Knowledge mgmt. (all topics in plan)

• EPRI-STAC DER Project (10)
• Boston Win-Win Workshop
• Report on Win-Win Options
• Input to MA Congestion Relief Pilots
• Recommendations for MA policies
• Identification of further steps needed

• Win-Win Business Models, Contracts Rates
• Docket on Utility Ownership (9)
• EPRI MA Report June 2007
• Results from pilots tests
• Other projects, venues

• DG Interconnection
• Insurance arrangements (1)
• Regional coordination (3,11)
• Reporting on MA DG (4)
• Educat., process imprvt. (5)

Task 4 Analysis of Business Regulatory Options

• Data on Existing DG in MA
• Performance, growth trends
• Input for end-user bus. model
• Future DG Potential in MA
• Mkt. assessmt of renewables CHP

• Modern Grid Initiative
• National coordination
• Regional pilot

• Task 1 Distribution Planning WG (6)
• Technical Workshops (fall 2006)
• Technical economic memos
• NCI model runs (customer, utility)
• Policy Workshop (Dec. 2006)
• Package of recommendations
• Planning methodologies (including screening
  process for DG opportunities)

Task 2 Network Interconnection RFP (2)

• Congestion Relief Pilots (8)
• Performance impact data on both sides of meter
• End-user business models
• Delivery and program mechanisms
• TD planning experience
• New planning acctg. procedures
• Integration of DG with other DER
• Generating, storage technologies
• Control communication technologs

• Congestion Relief Pilots (8)
• Performance impact data
• End-user business models
• Delivery and program mechanisms
• TD planning experience
• Integration of DG with other DER
• Renewable energy technologies
• Generating, storage technologies
• Control Communication technologs

Adoption of New Technologies

• Workshop Report (12/06, 4/07)
• Technical solutions to 3 challenges
• Business contractual solutions
• Policy recommendations
• Next steps DTE, ISO, DSM, other

Significant penetration of renewable demand
resources
8/23/06 Correction RFP 2007-DG-01 Numbers in
parentheses refer to DG Collaborative 2006
Report, page 46
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Business Technical Models Integrated Planning
Investment for End-Use Reliability, Congestion
Relief System Planning (7/24/06 draft)

• End Use Customer
• Building/Facility Management
• Energy procurement
• Energy system procurement (own/lease)
• Performance contracting
• Contracting with Disco/ISO
• Investment risk criteria

• Disco ISO
• Distribution Planning ISO System Planning
• Grid Operation (see Control Systems)
• Assessment, marketing of DER to customers
• Win-win contracts (host) and rates (ratepayers)
• Potential ownership of DER for distribution
• Replication of DER successes across territory

Information, Assistance
Transactions
Financial Assistance
Collaboration, Pilots, Regulation
Marketing
Transactions

• DER Manufacturers, Developers Providers
• DG developers, manufacturers
• Providers of DR, ODR
• Competitive Retail Suppliers
• Capital Investment
• Marketing
• Other business functions

• Public Sector (MTC, DOER, DTE)
• Facilitate demonstrate innovative business
  transactions between users, discos, ISO, vendors
• Incentivize to cover risks, obtain benefits
• Support development testing of new planning
  methodologies business models
• Facilitate collaboration on new regulatory
  framework to leverage fairly allocate DER
  benefits

Transactions
TD Operations, Customer Dispatch Accounting
Cash flows, potential ownership, operation
Design, Procurement

• DER Resources
• Energy Efficiency
• Demand Response
• Other Demand Resources (ODR)
• Thermally-sized CHP
• Dispatchable Generation (incl. renewables)
• Intermittent Renewable Generation
• Storage
• Combinations Redundancy, Diversity

• Communication Control Systems
• Systems on both sides of meter, including
• On-Site EMS Building Automation
• Standby Generation Control
• Demand Response Metering (ISO)
• Islanding Control (to keep DG on-line)
• Dispatch Storage Management
• Power Quality Management
• Intelligrid, Smart Grid, Modern Grid...
• Data for analysis in Pilots EPRI-STAC Project

Dispatch
Information