SAAC Webinar
November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm Pacific

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About this meeting: The November 6th meeting will include a discussion of the proposed treatment of deferred transmission and distribution costs, day-ahead markets, and methodologies of representing locational value in 9th Power Plan modeling

Agenda

1:00 – 1:15      Introductions and review agenda

1:15 – 1:30      Modeling Changes Between RPM and OptGen Part 1: Topology

  • Single versus multiple zones
  • Challenges and opportunities

1:30 – 2:00      Deferred Transmission and Distribution Deferral Value Methodologies

  • To what resources might this get applied?
  • Single versus multiple regional numbers
  • Proposals for next power plan

2:00 – 2:15      Zonal Representation of Transmission

  • Current paths
  • Transmission additions methodologies
  • Challenges and opportunities

2:15 – 2:30      Break

2:30 – 3:15      Discussion on 2024 Market Study Buildout: Final Scenario Set

  • Discuss assumptions, challenges and buildout results
  • Discuss price and emissions methodologies and some initial results

3:15 – 3:45      Modeling Changes Between RPM and OptGen Part 2: Out of Region Market

  • Market prices in RPM versus market fundamentals in SDDP
  • Methodologies for incorporating Out of Region Market in OptGen/SDDP
  • Discuss current strategies being tested and considerations for evaluating testing

3:45 – 4:00      Topics for Upcoming Meetings and Conclusion

  • SAAC meetings: TBA in Q4 and Q1
  • Topics:      
    • Updates on GENESYS and OptGen
    • Upcoming plan methodologies