Title: Integration of Variable Generation Task Force (IVGTF)
1Integration of Variable Generation Task Force
(IVGTF)
Mark LaubyManager, Reliability
Assessments mark.lauby_at_nerc.net
2About NERC
- The electric industrys self-regulatory
organization for reliability - Balances the interests of all stakeholders
- Represents industry consensus
- Independently acts in the best interest of
reliability - International charter lending government
support and oversight to SRO activities, ensuring
that the best interests of society-at-large are
represented - Federally recognized Electric Reliability
Organization in the U.S. - Agreements in place with several Canadian
provinces and developing these agreements in
others
3About NERC Mission
To ensure the reliability of the North American
bulk power system
- Develop enforce reliability standards
- Assess current and future reliability
- Analyze system events recommend improved
practices - Encourage active participation by all
stakeholders - Pursue mandatory standards in all areas of the
interconnection
42007 LTRA Report
Integration of Wind Solar Resources Require
Special Considerations in Planning, Design,
Operation
- Operational challenges must be resolved
- Transmission needed to support renewable
development - Clean Energy Superhighway
- NERC to monitor federal carbon legislation for
impact on reliability
5NERCs Actions
- Evaluate operational requirements
- Recommend standards.
- Develop a consistent approach for rating variable
resources - Available capacity at time of system peak
- Developed Integration of Variable Generation Task
Force
6Engaging Industry Experts
- Integration must support a reliable bulk power
system - Variable Resources affect planning/operations
- Reviewed by the Operating Planning Committees
in December 2007 - Integration of Variable Generation Task Force
7IVGTF Scope
- The Task Force will prepare
- A concepts document that includes the
philosophical and technical considerations for
integrating variable resources - Specific recommendations for practices and
requirements, including reliability standards,
that cover the planning, operations planning, and
real-time operating timeframes. - The document will include
- Planning timeframe issues, such as contribution
to reserve margins and modeling requirements to
test system reliability, - Operational Planning and Real-time operating
timeframe issues, including Interconnection
frequency, and primary and secondary generation
control - Review NERC Standards for any gaps
- Conclusions and recommendations.
8IVGTF Guiding Principles
- Bulk power system reliability must be
maintained, regardless of the generation mix - All generation must contribute to overall bulk
power system reliability - Standards and criteria established must be fair,
transparent and performance-based - Planners and operators must understand the
challenges presented by large scale integration
of variable generation - Wind and other variable generation must
effectively integrate into planning and
operations practices to ensure reliability - New Planning/operating tool requirements will be
described in terms of bulk power system
reliability performance
9IVGTF Outline of White Paper
- Characteristics of Variable Generation
- Planning and Technical Impacts
- System Operations
- Other and Future Considerations
- NERC Standard Review
- Conclusions Recommendations
- Glossary
10IVGTF Status
- High Industry Interest
- 45 Nominations received
- Liaisons being built with Industry Groups
- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
- Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
- Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG)
- Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
- IEEE-PES
- EPRI
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of
Electricity (UCTE)
11IVGTF Status Work Plan
Item Goal Lead 2008 Milestones
Conf. Call Review Report outline assignments Lauby February
OC/PC Status Report Frost Lauby March
Meeting Review assignments first drafts Task Force March
Meeting Review Second drafts Task Force May
OC/PC Status Report preliminary findings Frost Lauby June
Meeting Review Final Draft Report Lauby August
OC/PC Present Final Draft Report Capacity Method Recommendations Frost Lauby September
Meeting Review OC/PC Comments develop Final Report Task Force August
OC/PC Present Final Report and recommendations Frost Lauby December
Meeting/ Workshop Open Meeting to Present results Task Force January, 2009
12Thank You