April 11, 2019
9:30am - 3:00pm
Council Offices or by webinar (see below)
Per popular demand, most of the meeting will be dedicated to discussing modeling techniques and assumptions in AURORA.
9:30 AM Welcome and Introductions
9:40 AM 2021 Power Plan System Analysis Updates
- Update on 2021 Power Plan Timing
- SAAC scheduling for the Power Plan
- Update on GENESYS Redevelopment and RPM enhancements
10:00 AM Update on EE/DR System Integration Forum discussion
10:15 AM How AURORA will be used in the next plan
- Electricity prices for fuel switching in the load
- Used to calibrate electricity price futures in the RPM
- Redeveloped GENESYS external market assumptions
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM AURORA Round Table Part 1 – Modeling State Policies
- Clean or renewable resource policy scenarios - 100% clean in some states, RPS constraints in others
- Emissions accounting and pricing – Wheeling adders, emissions pricing, emissions limits
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM AURORA Round Table Part 2 – Modeling Operations
- Hydro modeling – Putting bounds on hydro flexibility via price signal or constraints
- Operating reserves - Using commitment optimization and/or ramp rates
- Pricing renewables on the market - Long term REC value, PTC value, bid/ask adders versus VOM
- Transmission availability - Expected or stochastically
2:45 PM Next Steps
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