2014 Reliability Leadership Summit

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1 2014 Reliability Leadership Summit September 11, :00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Washington Marriott at Metro Center th St NW, Washington, DC RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY 3353 Peachtree Road NE Suite 600, North Tower Atlanta, GA

2 Agenda 9:00 9:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks Gerry Cauley President and CEO, NERC 9:15 9:30 a.m. Morning Keynote Speaker Cheryl LaFleur Chair, FERC 9:30 10:45 a.m. Panel 1 Changing Resource Mix, New Technologies, and the Impact on Operations John Lawhorn Senior Director of Policy & Economic Studies, MISO Mike Spoor VP Transmission & Substation, FPL Mike Kormos Executive VP of Operations, PJM Mark Wilson Director of Planning Assessments, IESO 10:45 11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 12:15 p.m. Panel 2 Resource Adequacy and Complex Interdependencies Ken McIntyre VP of Grid Planning and Operations, ERCOT Peter Brandien VP of System Operations, ISO New England Michael Bryson Executive Director of System Operations, PJM Ed Finley Chairman, North Carolina Utilities Commission Dave Whiteley Executive Director, EIPC 12:15 1:00 p.m. Lunch

3 1:00 1:30 p.m. Afternoon Keynote Speaker John McAvoy Chairman, President, and CEO, ConEd 1:30 2:45 p.m. Panel 3 Preparing for the Worst: Resiliency and Recovery Rod West Executive VP and Chief Administration Officer, Entergy Tom Galloway President and CEO, NATF Gil Quiniones President and CEO, NYPA Clayton Clem VP of Transmission Engineering, TVA Patrick Hogan VP of Electric Operations Asset Management, PG&E 2:45 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 4:15 p.m. Panel 4 Leadership Round Table: Next Steps for Reliability Billy Ball Executive VP and Chief Transmission Officer, Southern Company Transmission Mike Bardee Director of the OER, FERC Gary Leidich Board Chair, WECC Carl Monroe Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Power Pool Jim Jura General Manager and CEO, Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. 4:15 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Gerry Cauley President and CEO, NERC

4 Panels Summary Panel 1 Changing Resource Mix, New Technologies, and the Impacts on Operations Our industry is undergoing fundamental changes. Fuel prices, environmental regulations, and legislative support for renewable energy initiatives change not only how the bulk power system is planned, but also how equipment and resources are operated, controlled, and dispatched. New technologies (wind, solar, microgrids, plug-in hybrids, storage, PMUs, etc.) also have an impact. The convergence of large quantities of variable generation resources, the increase in gas-fired generation, and the retirement of conventional coal and nuclear generation resources require a complete rethinking of the way the industry assesses resource adequacy and essential reliability services. A change in resources means a change in operating characteristics. Newer generation technologies behave inherently different from traditional means of producing electricity. How do these changes or the pace of these changes impact our ability to plan for reliability? What new technologies are the most challenging for the industry to overcome? Are different approaches to operations or planning needed to address the changes? What main policy drivers should be considered to minimize the impact to reliability? Panel 2 Resource Adequacy and Complex Interdependencies Ensuring North America has enough resources to meet changing demand is a critical component to reliability. The bulk power system was designed to use a portfolio of large-scale, synchronous generators to produce electricity and supply it to consumers through an interconnected high-voltage transmission backbone and a medium- and low-voltage distribution system. In North America, the power system is anchored by over a million megawatts of central station generation. However, as the composition of the resource portfolio changes, complex risks to the industry surface. For example, the effect of increased reliance on natural gas for electric power and resource adequacy, the role of natural gas and electric storage, and the continued growth of demand and distributed resources are vital components to ensure future electric reliability. Addressing these interdependent risks requires innovative problem solving. Industry leaders and policymakers need to address these challenges and give them consideration to ensure future bulk power system reliability is maintained. How should the characteristics of essential reliability services be addressed given that the industry is at a crossroads? Does the industry need to consider other metrics for assessing resource adequacy, beyond reserve margins? How should interdependencies on gas and coal fuel resources or wind and other variable resources be addressed? Given extreme conditions plaguing many areas, such as hurricanes and drought, how should these considerations impact resource adequacy targets? Are requirements necessary?

5 Panel 3 Preparing for the Worst: Resiliency and Recovery Risks managers understand that beyond efforts to prevent a risk from manifesting, there are other ways to manage risk. Mitigation is taking appropriate action to reduce the impact of a risk when it does manifest. Because the bulk power system has been designed to be reliable, incremental changes to reduce the likelihood of an event become cost prohibitive fairly quickly. Focusing on efforts to reduce the size or duration of any event is another way to manage reliability risk. What is resiliency? Are we doing what is appropriate to ensure it? How can the industry best work together to support resiliency and recovery? What should the industry do to be prepared and ready for extreme weather events? Panel 4 Leadership Round Table: Next Steps for Reliability Based on insights and themes presented, this open-format discussion is intended to encourage leaders from industry to share thoughts and ideas on the priority and significance of reliability risks and steps to address them.