1. WECC 2019 EWCC Update Michael Bailey, PE
System Adequacy Planning – WECC
Update to SDS – Jan 29, 2019
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Collaboration
Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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Complementary
Complement WECC’s EWCC study.
Build upon previous collaborative work (
Leverage expertise of National labs.
Leverage data from National Labs.
Incorporate tools and methods of National labs into WECC’s planning processes.
Perpetuate partnerships and work alignments between WECC and National labs.
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4. National Lab Expertise
Water availability/scarcity.
Hydro Modeling.
Resource Assessment and Climate Impacts
Energy-Water Modeling & Analysis
Technology Development & Deployment
Energy-Water System Solutions
Geospatial Analysis
Tools Development (ReEDS, REPRA)
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5. EWCC Project with National Labs
Grant funded (Sandia)
WECC support
Complementary to WECC EWCC Scenario
Modeling Synergies
Currently being scoped
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Questions?
Michael Bailey, PE Senior Staff Engineer WECC – System Adequacy
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