[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16789-16791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06539]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD14-8-000]
Winter 2013-2014 Operations and Market Performance in Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators;
Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference
As announced in the Notice issued on February 21, 2014,\1\ the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a
Commissioner-led technical conference on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, from 9
a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. to discuss the impacts of recent cold
weather events on the Regional Transmission Organizations/Independent
System Operators (RTOs/ISOs), and discuss actions taken to respond
during those occurrences. The conference will be held at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. This conference is free of charge and open to the public.
Commission members will participate in the conference. The agenda and
list of participants for this conference are attached.
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\1\ Winter 2013-2014 Operations and Market Performance in
Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System
Operators; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference (http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20140221164557-AD14-8-000TC.pdf).
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Following the conference, the Commission will take written public
comments until May 15, 2014.
If you have not already done so, those who plan to attend the
technical conference are strongly encouraged to complete the
registration form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/04-01-14-form.asp. There is no deadline to register to
attend the conference.
The technical conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the
technical conference will be immediately available for a fee from Ace-
Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). Additionally,
there will be a free webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow
persons to listen to the technical conference but not participate.
Anyone with Internet access who wants to listen to the conference can
do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and
locating the technical conference in the Calendar. The technical
conference will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the webcast and offers the
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option of listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you
have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-
3100.\2\
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\2\ The webcast will continue to be available on the Calendar of
Events on the Commission's website www.ferc.gov for three months
after the conference.
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Notice is also hereby given that the discussions at the conference
may address matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding(s)
that are either pending or within their rehearing period: Independent
Market Monitor for PJM v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket No. EL14-
20; ISO New England Inc., et al., Docket No. ER13-1851; PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket Nos. ER14-822, ER14-1144, ER14-1145 and
ER14-1469; Indicated CAISO Suppliers, Docket No. ER14-1428; California
Independent System Operator Corporation, Docket Nos. ER14-1440 and
ER14-1442.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106
with the requested accommodations.
For more information about the technical conference, please
contact:
Jordan Kwok (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6161, [email protected].
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected].
Dated: March 19, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN26MR14.000
Winter 2013-2014 Operations and Market Performance in Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators
Docket No. AD14-8-000
April 1, 2014
Agenda
The purpose of this technical conference is to explore the impacts
of recent cold weather events on the Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) and
discuss actions taken to respond to those impacts.
9:00am-9:15am Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15am-10:00am Staff Presentation by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) Office of Enforcement
10:00am-12:30pm Panel 1: Presentations by RTOs/ISOs
Each RTO/ISO will have the opportunity to present for 20 minutes
and is encouraged to explain: (1) The steps it took to prepare for the
cold weather events; (2) the operational conditions leading into the
day-ahead; (3) the operator actions taken to address events prior to
day-ahead, day-ahead, and in real-time; (4) the information that was
available from and provided to natural gas pipelines, natural gas
marketers, electric generators, customers, and others, as appropriate;
and (5) how it accounted for that information as part of its
operations. The RTOs/ISOs should be prepared to discuss observations
about regional market performance and lessons learned that would be
relevant to improving performance of the Commission-regulated markets.
Following each presentation, there will be time for questions from the
Commissioners.
Panelists
Brad Bouillon, California Independent System Operator
Peter Brandien, ISO-New England
Richard Doying, Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Wes Yeomans, New York Independent System Operator
Michael Kormos, PJM Interconnection
Bruce Rew, Southwest Power Pool
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-3:45pm Panel 2: Stakeholders Discussion
Each panelist will have 10 minutes to provide information on the
following three topics:
1. Experiences during the cold weather events: Describe experience
and observations during the cold weather events, the information that
was available to assist in preparation, and the actions taken in real-
time to respond.
2. Lessons learned: Explain the most important lesson(s) learned,
particularly as relevant to regional electric market prices and
performance, adequacy of infrastructure, fuel procurement, and fuel
diversity.
3. Policy implications: Share observations about changes that could
be made to improve the performance of Commission-regulated markets
during future extreme weather events. Panelists are encouraged to
highlight any short-term operational, fuel procurement, or other
changes that may be necessary before next winter. Additionally, they
should share their views on any long-term improvements needed in the
future more generally.
Panelists
John Sturm, ACES Power Marketing
Donald Sipe, American Forest & Paper
Mark Stultz, BP
Donald Schneider, First Energy
David Devine, Kinder Morgan
Paula Carmody, Maryland Office of the People's Counsel
James Stanzione, National Grid
Abraham Silverman, NRG
Melvin Christopher, Pacific Gas & Electric
James Tramuto, Southwestern Energy
During this panel, a representative from each RTO/ISO will be
present to answer technical questions that arise.
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
4:00pm-5:00pm Roundtable Discussion with FERC Commissioners, State
Commission Representatives, and RTOs/ISOs
FERC Commissioners and state commission representatives from each
region will participate in a discussion with the representatives from
the RTOs/ISOs to review what was heard during the day and consider
lessons learned.
State Commission Representatives
James Volz, Chair, Vermont Public Service Board
Audrey Zibelman, Chair, New York State Public Service
Commission:
Lawrence Brenner, Commissioner, Maryland Public Service
Commission
Eric Callisto, Commissioner, Wisconsin Public Service
Commission
Donna Nelson, Chair, Public Utility Commission of Texas
California Public Utilities Commission (invited)
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5:00pm-5:15pm Closing
[FR Doc. 2014-06539 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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