1. Jonathan Young SDWG Chair
November 2018 Chair Report
Jonathan Young
SDWG Chair
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Agenda
Data Subcommittee Update
Approved Items
LRTF
Model Implementation Schedule Link
MVWG Update
NERC Update:
SAMS Node Breaker Modeling Pilot
SAMS MOD-032 Group
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3. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Agenda
PDWG Meeting Overlap
DS Governing Body Vacancies
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4. DS Update: Approved Items
2019 Data Preparation Manual
2019 Base Case Compilation Schedule
Approval included follow-up requirement for SDWG for the 2030 Light Spring Scenario Case
Completed at SDWG October web-meeting
Both documents are posted on the SDWG website
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5. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
DS Update: LRTF
LRTF: Loads and Resources Task Force
“The purpose of the LRTF is to provide guidance in the development and coordination of processes to reconcile and address inconsistencies between LAR information, base case data, PCM data, and the ADS.”
The members of the LRTF will be:
Three (3) members from the DS appointed by the DS, SDWG, and PDWG chairs;
One (1) member from the ADSTF appointed by the ADSTF chair;
Two (2) members that report LAR annually to appointed by WECC Staff.
One (1) WECC staff representative selected by WECC Staff.
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6. DS Update: Miscellaneous
ADSTF Letter to DS
LRTF came from this request
Discussion to increase coordination among PDWG/SDWG & to address data inconsistencies
PDWG/SDWG overlap
Request to add vmax/vmin to SADD
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7. Model Implementation Schedule
No new models to report
Keep focusing on Phase 2 wind models
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8. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
MVWG Update
DER_A stand-alone model approved in Jan 2018
CMPLDW + DER_A model approval delayed
Expected approval in November
Latest approved dynamic model library May 2018
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9. SAMS Node Breaker Modeling Pilot
The modeling group started with PSSE models in the East Coast Model
Issues seen with trying to model Node Breaker topology for multiple switched shunts on the same powerflow bus
Inconsistent crashing occurring
Increasing the number of tested models
Will be expanding with PowerWorld and GE PSLF models in later phases
To participate contact Jonathan Young
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

10. SAMS Node Breaker Modeling Pilot
Node-Breaker Modeling in SDWG Three Year Plan
Review Node-Breaker: Q – Q2 2020
Potential Implementation: Q – TBD
Will be looking at a coordinated effort for testing at WECC to develop WECC implementation strategy
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SAMS MOD Group
No Recent Progress
Continue to Develop questionnaire
To participate contact Jonathan Young
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12. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
PDWG Meeting Overlap
This meeting contains an overlap with PDWG
Intent is to look at possible common ground on data inconsistencies between PDWG data and SDWG data
This session is intended to start the conversation and discuss some of the high priority issues
Unsure of the frequency
Please attend and participate if you can
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13. DS Governing Body Vacancies
Two key vacancies that could affect SDWG
DS Chair & SDWG Chair
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14. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Contact Information
Jonathan Young
Western Electricity Coordinating Council