Pacific Northwest Demand Response Project

February 14, 2013
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Portland

All links are to presentations. Hear meeting audio in parts 1, 2, 3

10:00am Welcome and introductions
Rich Sedano, RAP and Ken Corum, NWPCC
10:15 Integrated resource planning treatment of demand response
Panel: Representatives Portland General Electric and Puget Sound Energy 
11:15 Regulatory Update on Idaho DR Programs
Nikki Karpavich, IPUC
11:30 OPUC treatment of flexibility resources in IRPs
Jim Hicks, “private citizen knowledgeable about OPUC”
11:45 What Lies "Beyond Capacity Markets"
Rich Sedano, RAP
Noon Lunch
1:00pm Demand response providing ancillary services
Jason MacDonald, LBNL
Bruce Perlstein, Navigant
  (stretch break)
2:15 BPA progress toward “commercial-grade” DR programs
Lee Hall, BPA
3:00

Short Topics (as many as time permits)

  • Report on the Oversupply Technical Oversight Committee (OTOC) - Paul Norman
  • Update on Port Angeles DR - Phil Lusk
  • A universal controller connection (also Excel) for water heaters - Conrad Eustis
  • USDOE efficiency standards for >55-gallon electric water heaters – should “grid-enabled” water heaters get exceptions from heat pump efficiency standard? – Ken Corum
  • What are the avoided costs of peak loads for BPA’s slicer customers? – Ken Corum
4:00 (adjourn)
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