SPP RTO Compliance Forum Western Area Power Administration March 11, 2015 Mark Buchholz WAPA Upper Great Plains Region Compliance Manager
What is Western? One of four Power Marketing Administration within the U.S. Department of Energy Wholesale electricity supplier for 14 Water Projects Serve more than 690 customers long-term/firm power preference customers Serve 15 states in the central and western United States, covering 1.3 million square miles.
Federal Power Marketing Administrations
What is Western? 1400 Employees 328 Substations 17,000 Circuit Miles of Transmission Line 300 Communication Sites Over $4 Billion in Assets Providing Reliable Power to 40 Million Americans
What is Western? Western transmits hydro power from 56 Power Plants U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Bureau of Reclamation International Boundary Water Commission Installed Plant Capacity of 10,479 MW
What Exactly Does Western Do?
Where Our Energy Comes From..
Where Our Energy is Delivered..
Western Funding Funded by Power Sale Receipts Revolving Funds Customer Advances Congressional Appropriations Federal Investment Repaid with Interest
The Upper Great Plains Region Covers Six North Central States - South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska 378,000 square mile Service Territory 7750 miles of Western transmission lines. Operate approx. 2200 miles of transmission owned by others. 200+ Western owned and Non Western owned Substations and Taps.
The Upper Great Plains Region Three State Maintenance Offices Huron, SD Bismarck, ND Fort Peck, MT One System Operations Office Watertown, SD 22 Duty Stations throughout the Region
Generation Resources 2610 MW of Hydro COE & BuRec 2140 MW of Steam Basin Electric Coop 600 MW of Gas/Combined Cycle Basin 840+ MW Wind 85 MW NorthWestern Energy 255 MW Missouri River Energy Services
Watertown Operations Office
Watertown Operations Office Systems Operations Staff 24 hours/day, 365 days/year Rotating Shifts 12/10/8 s 14 week rotation 28 System Operators 2 Outage Coordinators 3 Operation Support Specialists 2 Trainers 2 Supervisors (Transmission & Generation
Watertown Operations Office Generation Dispatch Presently a Balancing Authority in Two Control Areas Upper Great Plains East (WAUE) Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) 212 Control Area Interconnections The SPP will become our BA in the East as part of our transition to SPP membership
Watertown Operations Office Transmission Dispatch Responsible for the Real Time Operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES) Transmission Operator for over 9800 miles of Transmission Lines and over 200 Substations Coordination with neighboring TOPs, GOs, GOPs and the MISO, SPP, and the Peak Reliability RCs
Upper Great Plains Compliance Registered Entity with the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) & the Western Electricity Coordination Council (WECC) 3-Year Audit Cycle Audits Jointly Conducted On-Site & Off-Site by MRO & WECC
Upper Great Plains Compliance Currently Registered with NERC as: Balancing Authority (BA) Transmission Owner (TO) Transmission Operator (TOP) Transmission Planner (TP) Load Serving Entity (LSE) Purchasing Selling Entity (PSE) Transmission Service Provider (TSP) Resource Planner (RP) Planning Authority (PA) Interchange Authority (IA)
Upper Great Plains Compliance After we become a member of SPP and the approval of the proposed 2015 Changes to the NERC Rules of Procedure.. We will no longer be registered as a Purchasing-Selling Entity (PSE) Interchange Authority (IA) Load-Serving Entity (LSE).
Upper Great Plains Compliance SPP will become our Reliability Coordinator, Balancing Authority, Transmission Service Provider, and Planning Coordinator WAUE SPP will become our Planning Authority and Transmission Service Provider - WAUW UGP will remain within the MRO & WECC Regional Reliability Organization Footprints.
Upper Great Plains Compliance Our Future Registered Functions will be Balancing Authority (BA) (WAUW) Transmission Owner (TO) Transmission Operator (TOP) Transmission Planner (TP) Resource Planner (RP)
UGP Internal Compliance Program
UGP Internal Compliance Program To Ensure the Bulk Electric System within the Upper Great Plains Region is Operated in a Reliable and Stable Manner Which is Compliant with NERC and Regional Reliability Standards.
UGP Internal Compliance Program Ensure the Upper Great Plains Region is Prepared to Provide the Necessary Information to NERC, MRO, and WECC to Support the Position that the Region is in Compliance with all Applicable Reliability Standards.
UGP Internal Compliance Program Senior Vice President for UGP - Ultimately responsible for our compliance and the Program within the Region Vice President for UGP Operations Delegated the responsibility for compliance within the Region Compliance Manager Responsible for administration of the Program within the Region
UGP Internal Compliance Program Emphasis is placed on. Documentation and Compliance Evidence Review Compliance Monitoring Investigation of Possible Compliance Issues Prompt Mitigation of Compliance Violations
UGP Internal Compliance Program In the event of an investigation by FERC, NERC, MRO, or WECC, or an internal investigation associated with a compliance issue, our ICP requires full cooperation by UGP personnel. Employees reporting or providing information related to a suspected or sustained compliance violation are not subject to retaliation in any manner.
UGP Internal Compliance Program Compliance Program Staff consists of Regional Compliance Manager Reliability Standards Owners & SMEs Operations Maintenance Transmission Planning Information Technology Maintenance Compliance Specialist
UGP Internal Compliance Program Staff serve on various MRO Committees Board of Directors Operating Committee Compliance Committee Standards Committee Planning Committee NSRF PROs Standards Application Guide Teams
UGP Internal Compliance Program Staff actively participate on various groups MRO Compliance & Reliability Workshops Mid-Continent Compliance Forum (MCCF) WECC Compliance User Group (CUG) WECC CIP User Group (CIPUG) North American Transmission Forum (NATF)
UGP Internal Compliance Program Western Reliability Standard Compliance Team (RSCT) Membership consists of the Compliance Managers from each of Western s four Regional Offices. Promote a Western-wide approach to compliance policies and procedures whenever possible.
Western Compliance Re-Organization Decision made to re-frame the structure of the Western Reliability Compliance Program. Centralized Framework administered from Corporate Services Office. Consolidates NERC Compliance into Western s Enterprise Risk Program
Questions Mark Buchholz Upper Great Plains Region Compliance Manager 605-882-7550 (w) 605-461-1427 (c)