
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43194-43197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15585]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-17-000]


Reactive Supply Compensation in Markets Operated by Regional 
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators; 
Supplemental Notice of Workshop

    As announced in the Notice of Workshop issued on March 17, 2016, 
and the Supplemental Notice of Workshop issued on May 19, 2016, in

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the above-captioned proceeding,\1\ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) staff will convene a workshop on June 30, 2016, from 12:00 
p.m. (EDT) to 4:00 p.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The workshop will be open to 
the public, and all interested parties are invited to attend and 
participate. The workshop will be led by Commission staff, and may be 
attended by one or more Commissioners.
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    \1\ Reactive Supply Compensation in Markets Operated by Regional 
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Docket 
No. AD16-17-000 (Mar. 17, 2016) (Notice of Workshop); Reactive 
Supply Compensation in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission 
Organizations and Independent System Operators, Docket No. AD16-17-
000 (May 19, 2016) (Supplemental Notice of Workshop).
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    The purpose of the workshop is to discuss compensation for Reactive 
Supply and Voltage Control (Reactive Supply) within the Regional 
Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators 
(ISOs). Specifically, the workshop will explore the types of costs 
incurred by generators for providing Reactive Supply capability and 
service; whether those costs are being recovered solely as compensation 
for Reactive Supply or whether recovery is also through compensation 
for other services; and different methods by which generators receive 
compensation for Reactive Supply (e.g., Commission-approved revenue 
requirements, market-wide rates, etc.). The workshop will also explore 
potential adjustments in compensation methods based on changes in 
Reactive Supply capability and potential mechanisms to prevent 
overcompensation for Reactive Supply.
    Attached to this supplemental notice is an agenda for the workshop, 
including Reactive Supply compensation topics to be considered for 
discussion at the workshop. Questions that speakers should be prepared 
to discuss are grouped by topic. This notice includes the list of 
panelists for each of the three topic areas.
    Discussions at the workshop may involve issues raised in 
proceedings that are pending before the Commission. These proceedings 
include, but are not limited to:

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                                                 Docket No(s).
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ISO New England Inc..................  ER16-946-001, ER16-1789-000
Garrison Energy Center, LLC..........  ER15-2735-000
Newark Energy Center, LLC............  ER15-1706-001, EL15-97-000
Scrubgrass Generating Company, L.P...  ER15-2254-000, ER15-2254-001
CPV Shore, LLC.......................  ER15-2589-000, ER15-2589-001,
                                        EL16-4-000, EL16-4-001
C.P. Crane LLC.......................  ER16-259-000, ER16-332-000, EL16-
                                        21-000
GenOn Energy Management, LLC.........  ER15-2571-000, ER15-2572-000,
                                        ER15-2573-000
NRG Wholesale Generation LP..........  ER16-413-000, ER04-1164-001, EL16-
                                        28-000
Talen Energy Marketing, LLC..........  ER16-277-000, ER16-277-001, ER16-
                                        277-002, ER16-277-003, EL16-44-
                                        000, EL16-44-001, ER08-1462-001,
                                        EL16-32-000, ER16-1456-000
Constellation Power Source             ER16-746-001, EL16-57-000
 Generation, LLC.
New Covert Generating Company, LLC...  ER16-1226-000
Panda Liberty LLC....................  ER16-1256-001
Roundtop Energy LLC..................  ER16-1004-000, EL16-51-000
Beaver Dam Energy LLC................  ER16-1032-000, EL16-51-000
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp...........  ER15-1510-000, ER15-1510-001
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.............  ER16-200-000, ER16-201-000, ER16-
                                        200-002
Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.  ER16-435-001, ER16-444-001
Consumers Energy Company.............  ER16-1058-000, EL16-56-000
MidAmerican Energy Company...........  ER16-1062-000, EL16-59-000
Indiana Municipal Power Agency.......  EL16-14-000
BIF III Holtwood LLC.................  ER16-1530-000
Seward Generation, LLC...............  ER16-1344-000
Northampton Generating Company, L.P..  ER13-1431-001, EL16-65-000
Entergy Louisiana, LLC...............  ER16-1832-000
LWP Lessee, LLC......................  ER16-1923-000
Midcontinent Independent System        EL16-61-000
 Operator, Inc.
NRG Power Midwest, LP................  ER16-1443-000; EL16-72-000
Panda Patriot LLC....................  ER16-1958-000
Reactive Power Requirements for Non-   RM16-1-000
 Synchronous Generation.
Midwest Generation, LLC..............  EL16-66-000
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    This workshop will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts of the 
workshop will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. 
at (202) 347-3700. A free webcast of this event will be available 
through www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who wants to view 
this event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at 
www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will 
contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for webcasts and offers the option of listening to 
the workshop via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, 
visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100. Those 
interested in attending the workshop or viewing the webcast are 
encouraged to register at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-30-16-form.asp.
    Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov, call (866) 208-3372 (toll 
free) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    Those who wish to file written comments may do so by July 28, 2016. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659

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(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number AD16-17-000.
    All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and 
will be available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference 
Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
using the eLibrary link. Enter AD16-17-000 in the docket number field 
to access documents. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support.
    For more information about this workshop, please contact:

Sam Wellborn (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market 
Regulation--East, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6288, 
samuel.wellborn@ferc.gov.
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
Gretchen Kershaw (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8213, gretchen.kershaw@ferc.gov.

    Dated: June 22, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Reactive Supply Compensation in Markets Operated by Regional 
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators Workshop

Docket No. AD16-17-000

June 30, 2016, Washington, DC

Agenda

1. Introduction and Background 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.\1\
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    \1\ All times are eastern daylight time.
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1.1 Introduction of Commission staff
1.2 Workshop procedures
1.3 Brief overview of Commission precedent on Reactive Supply 
compensation

2. Costs Incurred by Synchronous Generators for Reactive Supply 12:15 
p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

2.1 What costs do synchronous generators incur to install and maintain 
Reactive Supply capability?
2.2 Is the equipment required for synchronous generators to maintain 
Reactive Supply capability the same as that required to produce and 
deliver real power, or must additional costs be incurred to provide 
Reactive Supply capability?
2.3 Would synchronous generators be designed or operated differently 
were it not for the Reactive Supply capability requirements of their 
respective Interconnection Agreements or Reactive Supply reliability 
requirements?
2.4 What costs do synchronous generators incur in real-time to provide 
Reactive Supply service?
2.5 How are the costs required for synchronous generators to maintain 
Reactive Supply capability and to provide Reactive Supply service 
recovered?

Panelists:

 Dennis Bethel, Bethel Electric Rate Consulting, LLC
 Brook Knodel, Mott MacDonald
 Robert O'Connell, Main Line Electricity Market Consultants, 
LLC, on behalf of Panda Power Funds
 Jason Sine, PSEG Services Corporation

3. Costs Incurred by Non-Synchronous Generators for Reactive Supply 
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

3.1 What costs do non-synchronous generators incur to install and 
maintain Reactive Supply capability?
3.2 Is the equipment required for non-synchronous generators to 
maintain Reactive Supply capability the same as that required to 
produce and deliver real power, or must additional costs be incurred to 
provide Reactive Supply capability?
3.3 Would non-synchronous generators be designed or operated 
differently were it not for the Reactive Supply capability requirements 
of their respective Interconnection Agreements or Reactive Supply 
reliability requirements?
3.4 What costs do non-synchronous generators incur in real-time to 
provide Reactive Supply service?
3.5 How are the costs required for non-synchronous generators to 
maintain Reactive Supply capability and to provide Reactive Supply 
service recovered?

Panelists:

 Ravi Bantu, RES America Developments Inc.
 Mason Emnett, NextEra Energy, Inc.
 Omar Martino, EDF Renewable Energy
 Nicholas Miller, GE Energy Consulting
 Robert Nelson, Siemens Wind Power

4. Compensation Methods for Reactive Supply in Regional Transmission 
Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) 2:15 p.m. 
to 3:55 p.m.

4.1 How does each RTO and ISO currently compensate for Reactive Supply 
capability and Reactive Supply service?
4.2 Is compensation for Reactive Supply capability and Reactive Supply 
service in RTOs and ISOs commensurate with the associated costs?
4.3 How do the RTOs and ISOs monitor the availability and amount of 
Reactive Supply capability, and is availability and amount of Reactive 
Supply capability and Reactive Supply service linked to compensation?
4.4 How could RTOs and ISOs compensate for Reactive Supply based on the 
actual provision of Reactive Supply service?
4.5 Are there compensation mechanisms other than those currently in 
place that would be more commensurate with costs?
4.6 Should real power capacity compensation mechanisms (i.e., 
centralized capacity markets and other capacity constructs in RTOs/
ISOs) account for reactive power capital cost compensation, and, if so, 
how?
4.7 Should Reactive Supply compensation be adjusted to account for 
changes in Reactive Supply capability (e.g., capability that has 
degraded or increased), and, if so, how? Should a degradation threshold 
be considered?

Panelists:

 Joe Bowring, Monitoring Analytics, LLC
 Michael DeSocio, New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
 Keith Johnson, California Independent System Operator 
Corporation
 Pallas LeeVanSchaick, Potomac Economics
 Neil Levy, King & Spalding LLP, on behalf of the Electric 
Power Supply Association
 Alan McBride, ISO New England Inc.
 Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, on 
behalf of the PJM Industrial Customer Coalition and the Coalition of 
MISO Transmission Customers
 Stan Williams, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

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6. Closing Comments and Next Steps 3:55 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

[FR Doc. 2016-15585 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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