1. 1 Systems Analysis Advisory Committee (SAAC) Thursday, June 5, 2003 Michael Schilmoeller John Fazio

2. Northwest Power Planning Council 2 Agenda Olivia –Status –New capabilities Representations in the portfolio model –Thermal units Statistics Agenda

3. Northwest Power Planning Council 3 Olivia Finished and incorporated into Beta Version 1.0.3 Added ability to add, copy, and remove records Added HELP Finished and incorporated into Beta Version 1.0.4 –Provide ability to transfer changes to the database Finished and incorporated into Beta Version 1.0.5 –Provided historical data -- prior to period 0 -- in behavior (for LTPRD, planning flex) –Detects changes and prompt for creation of new framework. (Need to restructure data) –Added “derived behaviors” Review

4. Northwest Power Planning Council 4 Olivia Remaining Provide node click editing capability of a specific record Add supply curve logic to the dispatchable and fixed energy options Provide the capability to represent data several ways (cycles, steps, literal, etc.) Provide layout flexibility Finish writing verification subroutines for all classes. Start reserve margin logic Add permanent shutdown rule for aluminum plants Review

5. Northwest Power Planning Council 5 Agenda Olivia –Status –New capabilities Representations in the portfolio model –Thermal units Statistics Agenda

6. Northwest Power Planning Council 6 Price Duration Curve If we assume each hour’s dispatch is independent, we can ignore the chronological structure. Sorting by price yields the market price duration curve (MCD) Value V is this area Review

7. Northwest Power Planning Council 7 Representation of dispatchables Review

8. Northwest Power Planning Council 8 Partitioning the stack Ran Aurora for Dec 2003 hourly Used Mid-C prices for dispatch of the region Partitioned thermal resources –by capability stack –by cost –whether or not must-serve Review

9. Northwest Power Planning Council 9 Partitioning the stack Clustered by VOM (GT vs non-GT) Clustered by Heatrate Review

10. Northwest Power Planning Council 10 Partitioning the stack Review

11. Northwest Power Planning Council 11 Partitioning the stack Review

12. Northwest Power Planning Council 12 Capacity Factors Review

13. Northwest Power Planning Council 13 Agenda Olivia –Status –New capabilities Representations in the portfolio model –Thermal units Statistics Agenda