1. Andrew Christensen, SDWG Chair
January 2018 Chair Report
Andrew Christensen, SDWG Chair
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Agenda
Model Implementation Schedule Link
MVWG Update
NERC SAMS Node Breaker Modeling pilot Update
BA field resource from PeakRC
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

3. Model Implementation Schedule
No new models to report
Keep focusing on Phase 2 wind models
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4. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
MVWG Update
Global line relay monitoring model
Specification approved last June
Has been implemented in software platforms
Still has some issues – MVWG forming a task force to evaluate
Latest approved dynamic model library Oct 2017
DER_A Model Development (Distributed Energy Resource model for composite load)
Beta finished further testing underway
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

5. SAMS Node Breaker Modeling Pilot
Kick off Meeting was 1/18/2018
Node-Breaker Pilot Project Best Practices for Modeling Document
Expectations for ground rules for converting bus-branch/planning models into node-breaker models
Node-Breaker Pilot Project Deliverables
Document experiences with node-breaker modeling
Targeting first round of comments for Feb 16th
Selected the HW3b-OP case
To participate contact Andrew Christensen
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

6. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
BA Field Resource
Leveraging the Peak tools discussed this morning to add BA to the planning cases
Picked up 2019HW – First submittal to WECC not approved case
Current OP’s case would have higher match
73% of Buses mapped
53% of non-multisection Lines mapped
59% of two-winding Transformers mapped
90% of Generators mapped
Western Electricity Coordinating Council