Great Lakes Regional Wind Institute Transmission Panel Great Lakes Regional Wind Institute Detroit, Michigan March 17, 2008 J. Charles Smith Executive Director UWIG
What is UWIG? Non-profit corporation established by 6 utilities in 1989 with support from EPRI and DOE/NREL Current membership in excess of 120, including utilities, developers, manufacturers, consultants, government organizations Focus on technical issues Mission: To accelerate the development and application of good engineering and operational practices supporting the appropriate integration of wind power into the electric system
ISOs/RTOs in North America
20% by 2030
Conceptual EHV Transmission Overlay
Wind Power Coming of Age IEEE PES Wind Power Coordinating Committee (WPCC) established 2005 Six active WPCC projects Capacity Value Dynamic Models Power Sys Operation Remote Transmission Collector System Design Market Design IEEE PES Power & Energy Magazine special issue on Wind Integration