1. 2018 WECC Loads and Resources Data Request Part 2
Colby Johnson
Staff Engineer, Performance Analysis
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Data Collection Manual
Available by Search on WECC Homepage
Available Here
Enhanced File Transfer
Year EIA Form 860 Data
Plant-level, Unit-level, Wind, Solar, etc..
Available in zip package Here
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

3. Part 2 Walkthrough Highlights
Dashboard
Check for 1-in2- (50/50) Forecast
Macro Workbook Check
Should finish running within seconds
Peak_Data
Largely filled out from previous submittal
2018, 2019, 2029, and 2030 needs updating
Update data for years if necessary
Actual and forecasted demand, DSM, and unavailable capacity for the peak hour of each month.
Load Codes on Page 11, Table 6 in Collection Manual
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

4. Part 2 Walkthrough Highlights
Energy_Data
Largely filled out from previous submittal
2018, 2019, 2029, and 2030 needs updating
Update data for years if necessary
Actual and forecasted monthly net energy for load for each month
Growth
Auto calculated sheet keyed from previous two tabs
Computes growth rates and flags those greater than 6% or a deviation of 1% year-to-year
NERC requests an explanation in the comment box if flagged for the above-mentioned reasons
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

5. Part 2 Walkthrough Highlights
Load_Diff
Auto calculated annual and month-to-month variances in demand
No input needed
Convenient area for spot-check of Peak data
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

6. Contact Information
Colby Johnson
Staff Engineer, Performance Analysis
Western Electricity Coordinating Council