Reactive Power Resources; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference, 21555-21556 [2012-8524]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 10, 2012 / Notices Dated: April 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Dated: April 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–8523 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2012–8527 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER12–1400–000] [Docket No. ID–6835–001] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Manning, Richard W.; Notice of Filing Take notice that on April 2, 2012, Richard W. Manning submitted for filing, an application for authority to hold interlocking positions, pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825d(b) (2008) and section 45.8 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 18 CFR 45.8. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 23, 2012. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Apr 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is April 23, 2012. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21555 review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: April 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–8526 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD12–10–000] Reactive Power Resources; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference On February 17, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) announced that a staff Technical Conference on Reactive Power Resources will be held on April 17, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at the Commission’s headquarters, located at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The technical conference will be led by staff, and Commissioners may be in attendance. The conference will be open for the public to attend. Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged to facilitate the building security process. You may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc. gov/whats-new/registration/reactivepower-4-17-12-form.asp. Attached to this supplemental notice is an agenda for the conference. If any changes are made, the revised agenda will be posted prior to the event on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web site, www.ferc.gov. The conference will be transcribed and available by webcast. Transcripts will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company (202– 347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). A free webcast of the technical conference in this proceeding is also available. Anyone with Internet access interested in viewing this conference can do so by navigating to the FERC 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 the webcasts and offers the E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 21556 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 10, 2012 / Notices option of listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit www. CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993– 3100. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208– 8659 (TTY); or send a fax to 202–208– 2106 with the required accommodations. For more information on this conference, please contact Mary Cain at mary.cain@ferc.gov or (202) 502–6337, or Sarah McKinley at sarah.mckinley@ ferc.gov or (202) 502–8004. Dated: April 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. The purpose of the technical conference is to examine whether the Commission should reconsider or modify the reactive power provisions of Order No. 661–A and examine what evidence could be developed under Order No. 661 to support a request to apply reactive power requirements more broadly than to individual wind generators during the interconnection study process. Agenda for the Technical Conference on Reactive Power Resources srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AD12–10 April 17, 2012 9 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Greeting and Opening Remarks. 9:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Discussion of Reactive Power in Interconnection Studies. This panel will discuss: • Methods used to determine the reactive power requirements for a transmission system, and • How system impact and system planning studies take into account changes in technologies connected to the system. • What evidence could be developed to support a request to apply reactive power requirements more broadly than to individual wind generators during the interconnection study process. Panelists: • Noman Williams, Vice President— Transmission Policy, Sunflower Electric Power Corporation • Yi Zhang, Senior Regional Transmission Engineer, California ISO • Eric Laverty, Director of Transmission Access Planning, Midwest ISO VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Apr 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 • Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration • Robert Jenkins, Director—Utility Interconnection, First Solar • Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy • Richard Kowalski, Director— Transmission Strategy and Services, ISO New England Inc. • Warren Lasher, Director, System Planning, ERCOT, Inc. 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch Break. 1:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Discussion of Reactive Power Resources. Discussion items will include: • The technical and economic characteristics of different types of reactive power resources, including synchronous and asynchronous generation resources, transmission resources and energy storage resources; • The design options for and cost of installing reactive power equipment at the time of interconnection as well as retrofitting a resource with reactive power equipment; • Other means by which reactive power is currently secured such as through self-supply; and • How a technology that is capable of providing reactive power but may not be subject to the generation interconnection process (e.g., FACTs) would be analyzed. Panelists: • Robert Nelson, Manager of Codes, Standards, and Regulations, Siemens Wind Turbines—Americas • Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy • Robert Jenkins, Director—Utility Interconnection, First Solar • Michael Jacobs, Director Market and Regulatory Policy, Xtreme Power, Vice-Chair, Electricity Storage Association Advocacy Council • Khaled Abdul-Rahman, Director, Power Systems Technology Development, California ISO • Eric Laverty, Director of Transmission Access Planning, Midwest ISO • Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration • Warren Lasher, Director, System Planning, ERCOT, Inc. [FR Doc. 2012–8524 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2299–075] Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project: Turlock Irrigation District; Modesto Irrigation District; Supplement to Notice of Study Dispute Resolution Technical Conference On March 16, 2012, the Commission issued a Notice of Dispute Resolution Process Schedule, Panel, Technical Conference, and Modified Filing Times for Panel Recommendations and Dispute Determination. The notice announced that the Don Pedro Study Dispute Resolution Panel’s technical conference would be an all day meeting in Sacramento, California on April 17, 2012. The notice stated that further details would be supplied in a future notice. Below are the final meeting details: a. Date and Time of Meeting: Tuesday, April 17, 2012. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. b. Place: Holiday Inn, SacramentoCapitol Plaza, 300 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, 916–446–0100. c. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler, Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, Dispute Resolution Panel Chair, (202) 505–6861, stephen.bowler@ferc.gov. d. Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of the technical conference is for the disputing agencies, the applicant, and the Commission to provide the Panel with additional information necessary to evaluate the disputed studies. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other interested parties are invited to attend the meeting as observers. The Panel may also request information or clarification on written submissions as necessary to understand the matters in dispute. The Panel will limit all input that it receives to the specific studies or information in dispute and will focus on the applicability of such studies or information to the study criteria stipulated in 18 CFR 5.9(b). If the number of participants wishing to speak creates time constraints, the Panel may, at its discretion, limit the speaking time for each participant. e. Proposed Agenda: The Panel will gather information on NMFS identified study requests 1–4 and 7–9 as being in dispute. Specifically, the disputed study requests are: Request 1— Effects of the Project and Related LaGrange Complex Facilities on Anadromous Fish; Request 2—Effects of the Project and Related Facilities Evaluated Through an Operations Model; Request 3—Effects of the Project E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD12-10-000]


Reactive Power Resources; Supplemental Notice of Technical 
Conference

    On February 17, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) announced that a staff Technical Conference on Reactive 
Power Resources will be held on April 17, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m. 
(EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at the Commission's headquarters, 
located at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The technical 
conference will be led by staff, and Commissioners may be in 
attendance. The conference will be open for the public to attend. 
Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged to facilitate 
the building security process. You may register at the following Web 
page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/reactive-power-4-17-12-form.asp.
    Attached to this supplemental notice is an agenda for the 
conference. If any changes are made, the revised agenda will be posted 
prior to the event on the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web 
site, www.ferc.gov.
    The conference will be transcribed and available by webcast. 
Transcripts will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting 
Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). A free webcast of the 
technical conference in this proceeding is also available. Anyone with 
Internet access interested in viewing this conference can do so by 
navigating to the FERC 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 the 
webcasts and offers the

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option of listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for a fee. If 
you have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 
993-3100.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY); or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information on this conference, please contact Mary Cain 
at mary.cain@ferc.gov or (202) 502-6337, or Sarah McKinley at 
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8004.

    Dated: April 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
    The purpose of the technical conference is to examine whether the 
Commission should reconsider or modify the reactive power provisions of 
Order No. 661-A and examine what evidence could be developed under 
Order No. 661 to support a request to apply reactive power requirements 
more broadly than to individual wind generators during the 
interconnection study process.

Agenda for the Technical Conference on Reactive Power Resources

AD12-10

April 17, 2012
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Greeting and Opening Remarks.
9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Discussion of Reactive Power in Interconnection 
Studies.

This panel will discuss:
     Methods used to determine the reactive power requirements 
for a transmission system, and
     How system impact and system planning studies take into 
account changes in technologies connected to the system.
     What evidence could be developed to support a request to 
apply reactive power requirements more broadly than to individual wind 
generators during the interconnection study process.

Panelists:
     Noman Williams, Vice President--Transmission Policy, 
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
     Yi Zhang, Senior Regional Transmission Engineer, 
California ISO
     Eric Laverty, Director of Transmission Access Planning, 
Midwest ISO
     Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power 
Administration
     Robert Jenkins, Director--Utility Interconnection, First 
Solar
     Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy
     Richard Kowalski, Director--Transmission Strategy and 
Services, ISO New England Inc.
     Warren Lasher, Director, System Planning, ERCOT, Inc.

12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break.
1:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Discussion of Reactive Power Resources.

Discussion items will include:
     The technical and economic characteristics of different 
types of reactive power resources, including synchronous and 
asynchronous generation resources, transmission resources and energy 
storage resources;
     The design options for and cost of installing reactive 
power equipment at the time of interconnection as well as retrofitting 
a resource with reactive power equipment;
     Other means by which reactive power is currently secured 
such as through self-supply; and
     How a technology that is capable of providing reactive 
power but may not be subject to the generation interconnection process 
(e.g., FACTs) would be analyzed.

Panelists:
     Robert Nelson, Manager of Codes, Standards, and 
Regulations, Siemens Wind Turbines--Americas
     Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy
     Robert Jenkins, Director--Utility Interconnection, First 
Solar
     Michael Jacobs, Director Market and Regulatory Policy, 
Xtreme Power, Vice-Chair, Electricity Storage Association Advocacy 
Council
     Khaled Abdul-Rahman, Director, Power Systems Technology 
Development, California ISO
     Eric Laverty, Director of Transmission Access Planning, 
Midwest ISO
     Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power 
Administration
     Warren Lasher, Director, System Planning, ERCOT, Inc.
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