The purpose of this workshop is to raise awareness among Northwest utilities, policymakers, planners and environmental advocates of the state of pumped storage hydro technology, the history of pumped storage hydro planning/development in the region, the potential role for pumped storage hydro as a capacity and flexibility resource in the Northwest, and its estimated costs and operating economics.
| 9:00 AM | Welcome - Elliot Mainzer, Executive Vice President for Corporate Strategy
Bonneville Power Administration |
| 9:15 AM | Session 1: Pumped Storage Technology - The State of the Art |
| 9:45 AM | Session 2: Pumped Storage Operation in the West- Manho Yeung, Director of Integrated Resource Planning
Pacific Gas & Electric
Helms Pumped Storage Hydro Plant
> Presentation - Mark Jones, Manager of Federal Hydro Projects
Bonneville Power Administration
Banks Lake Pumped Storage Hydro Plant (Grand Coulee Dam)
> Presentation
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| 10:45 AM | Session 3: Pumped Storage Development in the West- Robert Klein, Chief Financial Officer
Symbiotics, LLC
Proposed Pumped Storage Hydro Projects
> Presentation - Gil Tam, Principal Consultant
Electric Power Group, LLC
Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydro Project
> Presentation
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| NOON | Lunch Break - on your own |
| 1:30 PM | Session 3 (Continued): Pumped Storage Development in the West- Jeff Auser, Vice President, Generation Development - U.S.
Brookfield Renewable Power
Proposed Pumped Storage Hydro Project
> Presentation - Scott Tillman, President & Chief Executive Officer
NSC Smelter, LLC
Proposed Pumped Storage Hydro Projects
> Presentation - Amy Petersen, Manager, Energy Strategy Department
Turlock Irrigation District,
Red Mountain Bar Pumped Storage Project
> Presentation - David Kates, Project Manager
The Nevada Hydro Company
Lake Elsinore Advanced Pump Storage Project
> Presentation
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| 3:00 PM | Session 4: Pumped Storage and Integration of Renewable Resources- Steve Barton, Duty Scheduling
Bonneville Power Administration - David Hawkins, Lead Renewables Power Engineer
California ISO
> Presentation
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| 4:00 PM | Adjourn |
