1. Great Lakes Regional Wind Institute
Transmission Panel
Great Lakes Regional Wind Institute
Detroit, Michigan
March 17, 2008
J. Charles Smith
Executive Director
UWIG

2. What is UWIG?
Non-profit corporation established by 6 utilities in 1989 with support from EPRI and DOE/NREL
Current membership in excess of 120, including utilities, developers, manufacturers, consultants, government organizations
Focus on technical issues
Mission: To accelerate the development and application of good engineering and operational practices supporting the appropriate integration of wind power into the electric system

3. ISOs/RTOs in North America

4. 20% by 2030

5. Conceptual EHV Transmission Overlay

6. Wind Power Coming of Age
IEEE PES Wind Power Coordinating Committee (WPCC) established 2005
Six active WPCC projects
Capacity Value
Dynamic Models
Power Sys Operation
Remote Transmission
Collector System Design
Market Design
IEEE PES Power & Energy Magazine special issue on Wind Integration