Thursday, May 2, 2013

This meeting focused on the current state of flexibility metrics. There was a dual focus of what is currently being done in utility planning processes and what metrics are being used in research.

Agenda

• 8:30 - 9:00 AM - Welcome and introduction - Ben Kujala (NWPCC)
• 9:00 - 9:30 AM - Avista's flexibility overview - James Gall (Avista)
• 9:30 - 10:00 AM - Methods and metrics to assess power system flexibility - Aidan Tuohy (EPRI)
• 10:00 - 10:30 AM - Roundtable discussion on flexibility metrics in utilities
• 10:30 - 10:45 AM - Break
• 10:45 - 11:15 AM - Optimizing flexibility in the short-term and the long-term - Daniel Kirschen (UW)
• 11:15 - 11:45 AM - Path Union CRDC: A new approach to assessing flexibility requirements - Michael Schilmoeller (NWPCC)
• 11:45 - 12:30 PM - Roundtable discussion on flexibility metrics in research