Congestion Management in a Market Environment David Nevius Senior Vice President North American...

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Congestion Management in a Market Environment David Nevius Senior Vice President North American Electric Reliability Council

Transcript of Congestion Management in a Market Environment David Nevius Senior Vice President North American...

Congestion Management in a Market Environment

David Nevius

Senior Vice President

North American Electric Reliability Council

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What is NERC?

● Formed in 1968

● Covers US, Canada & part of Mexico

● Mission: to ensure that the bulk electric system is reliable, adequate & secure

● A voluntary self-regulatory organization

● Adherence to standards depends on reciprocity, peer pressure & mutual self-interest among industry participants

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Membership & Funding

● Members: 10 regional reliability councils organized within 3 Interconnections

● Funding: primarily allocated across the regions on a net energy-for-load basis

● Regions funded by their members

● 2005 budget: ~$16 MM

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NERC Interconnections

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What Does NERC Do?

● Sets reliability standards ● Monitors compliance with reliability

standards ● Provides education and training resources ● Conducts reliability assessments● Certifies reliability organizations and

personnel ● Coordinates security of bulk electric system● Maintains support systems for operations

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TLR Procedures

www.nerc.com

Reliability Standards

“Reliability Coordinator – Transmission Loading Relief”

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Transmission Loading Relief

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Transmission Loading Relief

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Transmission Loading Relief

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TTC, ATC

TTC = Total Transfer Capability

ATC = Available Transfer Capability

ATC = TTC – Sched. Transactions - Margin

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The Electric Reliability Organization:Getting from here to there.

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CanadaAlberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,

Quebec, and Saskatchewan

Electric Reliability Organization

United StatesFederal Energy

Regulatory Commission

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Other ERO Members

Bulk Electric System Owners, Operators, Users

Bulk Electric System Owners, Operators, Users

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ERO Transition Project

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FERC Rulemaking

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