Ann Finley VGS-PCC Liaison VGS Discussion March 25-26, 2014 Salt Lake City, Utah

2 o MIC - Energy Product Codes – eTags – (Task Force dissolved by MIC 10/24/13) o SPSG – Demand Response – Final report dated Dec 2013 at linklink o OC – Operating Reserves for VG – Scope of task force approved last October. VGS Task Forces

3 o Variable Energy Resource (VER) Integration Dashboard o Development is guided by a committee of industry leaders and SPSC members. o Completed work, work-in-process, and potential future work, posted at: New VGS Task Force

4 o Interconnection Requirements o Sept A NERC Integrating VG Task Force produced a report link with proposed standard modifications titled:link “Interconnection Requirements for Variable Generation” o Task Force is being assembled 5-6 parties have expressed interest to date. o BPA has provided some documents of their Interconnection Requirements o Next Steps: Select a Chair, draft scope and draft a White Paper New VGS Task Force

5 VGS assigned to create a scope document for a possible TEPPC-VGS joint task force for sub- hourly data set. Intent to mirror the hourly data set used today in transmission planning studies. TEPPC uses GridView as production modeling tool (ABB is developing sub-hourly capability for Gridview). Brainstorm Idea – New Joint Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee (TEPPC)-VGS Task Force

6 1.NERC GADS Proposed Mandatory Wind Reporting White Paper LinkLink 2.Western Wind and Solar Integration Study LinkLink 3.Forecasting Variable Generation LinkLink 4.VG Planning Reference Book LinkLink Other VGS Documents of Interest Next VGS Meeting: TBD

Questions? Matt Hunsaker Manager, Operations Western Electricity Coordinating Council Ann Finley MWD