RAAC/SAAC Combined Meeting
May 6, 2020
9:30am - 3:30pm Pacific Time
WEBINAR ONLY - see below
Agenda
9:30 – 9:45 Introductions, power plan process update and review agenda
9:45 – 12:00 Resource Adequacy Assessment
- Findings from climate change wind data and proposal for plan methodology
- Review draft 2024 simulations with CC data
- Summer imports/IPPs
- Draft 2022, 2031 simulations with CC data and implied ARMs
- Further redeveloped GENESYS exploration:
- Hydro operations
- Thermal Operations
- Market prices
- California to Canada Import/Export
- Forecast error
12:15 – 1:00 Virtual Social Distancing Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 New and Existing System Resources for Draft Plan
- Buildup of existing resource tranches
- New and existing resource parameters in RPM, GENESYS and AURORA
- Existing resource differences in coal retirement scenario
1:45 – 2:45 Interpretation of Existing Policies for Draft Plan
- State, provincial, municipal policies and utility goals in the WECC
- Implementation in RPM and AURORA
2:45 – 3:15 RPM Futures Methodology (Part 1)
- Review of how risk is assessed in the Regional Portfolio Model
- Benchmark forecasts
- Weather Normalized Loads
- Expected Peak Loads
- Gas Prices
- Electricity Prices
3:15 – 3:30 Topics for Upcoming Meetings and Conclusion
- SAAC meetings: June 2nd
- RAAC meetings: Steering Committee in June, Technical Committee in July
- Committee charter/memberships updated in June 2020
- Topics:
- RPM Futures Methodology (Part 2)
- External Electricity Price Forecast
- Updates on Climate Change wind
- Continued discussion on scenarios
Webinar info:
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