[Federal Register: December 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 235)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Second Notice of Technical Conference
November 30, 2007.
Interconnection Queuing Practices Docket No. AD08-2-000
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Midwest Independent Transmission Docket No. ER07-1375-000
System Operator.
Midwest Independent Transmission Docket No. ER07-970-000
System Operator.
Southwest Power Pool............. Docket No. ER07-1311-000
PacifiCorp....................... Docket No. OA07-54-000
United States Department of Docket No. NJ08-2-000
Energy Bonneville Power
Administration.
As announced in the ``Notice of Technical Conference'' issued on
November 2, 2007, a technical conference will be held on Tuesday,
December 11, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. (EST)
(changed from the starting and closing times listed in the previous
notice), in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. Commissioners will be attending this conference.
The Commission issued Order No. 2003 to standardize the agreements
and procedures related to the interconnection of large generating
facilities.\1\ The Commission found that ``[a] standard set of
procedures as part of the OATT for all jurisdictional transmission
facilities will minimize opportunities for undue discrimination and
expedite the development of new generation, while protecting
reliability and ensuring that rates are just and reasonable.'' \2\ Key
to appropriately balancing these goals was a set of comprehensive queue
management procedures. However, some regions are experiencing various
issues in attempting to manage their queues. Surges in the volume of
new generation development are taxing the current queue management
approach for interconnections in some regions. Comparable issues have
arisen in the transmission service queues for similar reasons.
Additionally, the unprecedented demand in some regions for new types of
generation, principally renewable generation, places further stress on
the current queue management approach because such generation
technologies can, for example, be brought online more quickly than
traditional generation. Finally, some regions have implemented new
capacity markets that did not exist when the current queue management
approach was developed and are struggling with how to adjust queue
management to accommodate those new markets.
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\1\ Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and
Procedures, Order No. 2003, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,146 (2003),
order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,160,
order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,171
(2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-C, FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,190 (2005), aff'd sub nom. Nat'l Ass'n of Regulatory Util.
Comm'rs v. FERC, 475 F.3d 1277 (D.C. Cir. 2007). See also
Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and
Procedures, Order No. 2006, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,180, order on
reh'g, Order No. 2006-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,196 (2005), order
granting clarification, Order No. 2006-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,221 (2006), appeal pending sub nom. Consol. Edison Co. of N.Y.,
Inc. v. FERC, Nos. 06-1275, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed July 14, 2006
and later); Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,186 (2005), order on reh'g, Order No. 661-A,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,198 (2005).
\2\ Order No. 2003, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,146 at P 11.
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The purpose of this conference is to discuss possible methods to
address the current challenges of queue management while still honoring
the Order No. 2003 goals described above. Panelists should identify the
steps and timeframes necessary to implement specific proposals. The
agenda for the conference is attached.
Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee.
Additionally, a free webcast of this event will be available through
http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view
this event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events
and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link
to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for
the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television
in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle
Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For further information about the conference, please contact: Sarah
McKinley, Office of External Affairs, (202) 502-8368,
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov; or Mary Morton, Energy Innovations Sector,
Office of Energy Markets and Regulation, (202) 502-8040,
mary.morton@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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