Balancing Wind Embracing the Challenge Rana Mukerji Senior Vice President Market Structures New York Independent System Operator Congressional Briefing American Wind Energy Association & the COMPETE Coalition October 27, 2010 Washington DC 1
The Roles of the NYISO Reliable operation of the bulk electricity grid Managing the flow of power nearly 11,000 circuit-miles of transmission lines from more than 300 generating units Administration of open and competitive wholesale electricity markets Bringing together buyers and sellers of energy and related products and services Planning for New York s energy future Assessing needs over a 10-year horizon and evaluating the feasibility of projects proposed to meet those needs Advancing the technological infrastructure of the electric system Developing and deploying information technology and tools to make the grid smarter 2
Topics Windpower in New York NYISO Wind Integration Open Access and Non-discriminatory Interconnection Process Centralized Wind Forecasting Economic Dispatch of Windpower Energy Storage 3
Growing Wind 1400 Windpower Capacity in New York State Nameplate capacity (MW) 1,275 1200 1000 800 600 400 246 390 424 MW 200 48 48 48 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 4
Windpower in New York 1,275 MW - Existing North & West 7,000 MW Proposed 1,900+ MW Southeast 5
Wind Forecasting Meteorological Data Forecaster Wind Generators Power Forecasts Current Power Data Internet NYISO Implemented in 2008 AWS Truewind provides forecasts: Day Ahead and Real-time For all wind plants Wind generators have access to their individual plant forecasts The NYISO uses the wind plant forecasts in its energy market economic dispatch software 6
Pioneering Wind Dispatch Forecaster In 2009, FERC approved NYISO to become the first grid operator to fully integrate wind resources within its economic dispatch process Meteorological data (at least every 15 minutes) Forecast data Day-ahead forecast 4AM and 4PM Current power data (every 15 minutes) Real-time forecast every 15 mins Offer $/MW for Real-Time Market Wind Plants Basepoint MW in Real-Time Market NYISO 7
Economic Dispatch Benefits of integrating wind units into the Security Constrained Economic Dispatch Uses the most efficient resources to address reliability requirements while minimizing the wind energy limitations Reduces less efficient, out-of-market actions to maintain reliable operations 8
Planning for More Wind NYISO 2010 study looked at expanding NY wind power from the existing 1,275 MW to 8,000 MW by 2018 Operational requirements associated with reliably integrating sufficient wind generation could be addressed Additional windpower would lower total energy production costs, reduce power prices, and decrease emissions 9
Energy Storage Energy storage technologies in NY Large-scale hydro pumped storage Flywheels and advanced battery systems Proposed Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Energy storage in NYISO markets Traditional Pumped Storage Generator Limited Energy Storage Resource (LESR) 10
Limited Energy Storage Resources In 2009, the NYISO became first grid operator in the nation to establish federally approved market rules and deploy associated software and control systems for Limited Energy Storage Resources (LESR) Provide only Regulation Service (balancing electricity supply with load to maintain the proper frequency) Regulation Service of LESRs is scheduled consistent with other Regulation suppliers Real Time Economic Dispatch functionality 11
PEV Charging & Wind Supply PHEV Charging Profile and Wind Power 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 Charging Profile Wind Power Charging Profile: EPRI/NRDC Wind Power: 2007 average normalized load 12
Regional Integration of Wind NYISO Broader Regional Market initiative Addresses seams between markets Collaborative effort - NYISO, PJM, MISO, IESO, ISO-NE and Hydro Quebec (HQ) More frequent scheduling with HQ as well as PJM and ISO-NE will facilitate better regional integration of wind HQ s vast hydro resources provides tremendous storage capability 13
NYISO Focus Sustaining and enhancing reliability Bolstering open and competitive markets Planning a smarter, greener, and more efficient grid 14
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for operating the state s bulk electricity grid, administering New York s competitive wholesale electricity markets, conducting comprehensive long-term planning for the state s electric power system, and advancing the technological infrastructure of the electric system serving the Empire State. www.nyiso.com 15