1. Future Scenario Development
Byron Woertz, Manager – System Adequacy Planning
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
What Is WECC’s Mission?
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a non-profit corporation that exists to assure a reliable Bulk Electric System in the geographic area known as the Western Interconnection
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

3. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
What Is WECC’s Mission?
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a non-profit corporation that exists to assure a reliable Bulk Electric System in the geographic area known as the Western Interconnection
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

4. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

5. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

6. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
What plausible futures could occur in the Western Interconnection?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

7. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

8. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
What studies should we conduct to understand potential reliability risks?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

9. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
Studies Subcommittee
What studies should we conduct to understand potential reliability risks?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

10. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
Studies Subcommittee
What studies should we conduct to understand potential reliability risks?
What models should we use to conduct desired studies?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

11. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
Studies Subcommittee
What studies should we conduct to understand potential reliability risks?
Modeling Subcommittee
What models should we use to conduct desired studies?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

12. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
Studies Subcommittee
What studies should we conduct to understand potential reliability risks?
Modeling Subcommittee
What models should we use to conduct desired studies?
What data do we need to operate the models?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

13. How Does WECC Accomplish Its Mission?
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
What might be plausible futures for the Western Interconnection?
Studies Subcommittee
What studies should we conduct to understand potential reliability risks?
Modeling Subcommittee
What models should we use to conduct desired studies?
Data Subcommittee
What data do we need to operate the models?
What potential future reliability risks should WECC be thinking about?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

14. RAC Organizational Structure
Reliability Assessment Committee
Scenario Development Subcommittee
Studies Subcommittee
Modeling Subcommittee
Data Subcommittee
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

15. How Do Scenarios Relate to Reliability Assessment?
Drivers
What influences our needs?
Early Indicators
How are the drivers changing?
Scenarios
Plausible Futures for the Western Interconnection
Reliability Risks
What future reliability risks should we be thinking about?
Strategic Choices
What options do we have to manage potential reliability risks?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

16. Scenarios-to-Modeling
Modeling Approaches
Study Cases
Assessment Results
Strategic Choices
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

17. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Contact
Byron Woertz Manager, System Adequacy Planning (801)
Western Electricity Coordinating Council