Meeting Related to the Transmission Planning Activities of the Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice of Commission Staff Attendance, 24950 [2012-10061]

Download as PDF 24950 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2012 / Notices 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. The staff and participants discussed information on 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. Persons wishing to comment on these issues should submit written comments to the Commission no later than May 21, 2012. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Midwest Independent Transmission, System Operator, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Meeting Related to the Transmission Planning Activities of the Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice of Commission Staff Attendance The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of the Commission’s staff may attend the following meeting related to the transmission planning activities of the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP): tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2012–10061 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] [Docket Nos. ER12–678–000; ER12–679– 000] [FR Doc. 2012–10062 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] Strategic Planning Committee Task Force on Order 1000 April 25, 2012. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Local Time. The above-referenced meeting will be held at: OG&E Offices, 321 N. Harvey Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73101. The above-referenced meeting is open to stakeholders. Further information may be found at www.spp.org. The discussions at the meetings described above may address matters at issue in the following proceedings: Docket No. ER09–35–001, Tallgrass Transmission, LLC. Docket No. ER09–36–001, Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC. 17:51 Apr 25, 2012 Dated: April 20, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: April 20, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. VerDate Mar<15>2010 Docket No. ER09–548–001, ITC Great Plains, LLC. Docket No. ER11–4105–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. EL11–34–001, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER11–3967–002, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER11–3967–003, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1179–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. For more information, contact Luciano Lima, Office of Energy Markets Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–6210 or luciano.lima@ferc.gov. Jkt 226001 As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on April 4, 2012, and as required in the Commission’s March 30, 2012 order in these dockets,1 there will be a technical conference in these proceedings on May 15, 2012 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC, Room 3M–2A&B. The technical conference will be led by staff, and will be open for the public to attend. Attendees may register in advance at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/midwest-independent-5–15– 12-form.asp. Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged. Parties attending in person should still allow time to pass through building security procedures before the 9:00 a.m. start time of the conference. The conference will not be webcast, but will be accessible via telephone. Parties wishing to participate by phone should fill out the registration form and check the box indicating that they wish to participate by conference call, and do so no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, May 9. Parties selecting this option will receive a confirmation 1 Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., 138 FERC ¶ 61,235 (2012). PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 email containing a dial-in number and a password before the conference. To the extent possible, individuals calling from the same location share a single telephone line. 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 866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. For further information regarding this conference, contact Stephen Pointer at stephen.pointer@ferc.gov or 202–502– 8761, Adam Pollock at adam.pollock@ferc.gov or 202–502– 8458, or Katherine Waldbauer at katherine.waldbauer@ferc.gov or 202– 502–8232. I. Questions to be Addressed Prior to Technical Conference. The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) and/or Potomac Economics, Inc., MISO’s Independent Market Monitor (IMM), are requested to file written responses to each of the questions below by Thursday, May 10, 2012, so that the responses may be discussed at the technical conferences. 1. Provide monthly information (from 2009 forward) on how many units were committed for VLR and the percentage of those units that were committed on transmission lines of less than 100 kV. Provide information on where in the MISO region these VLR units were committed. Does MISO expect VLR commitments in the future, and if so, where? Please explain. 2. How many VLR units (from 2009 forward) were economically dispatched? 3. With regard to the IMM’s testimony in Docket No. ER12–678 at ¶ 15–22,2 for the period from January 2010 to September 2011: a. Were VLR units economically dispatched during any of these hours? Provide data on the number of hours VLR units were economically dispatched. b. Did these units have headroom? If so, how many MWs? 4. MISO states that ‘‘[i]n principle, voltage issues would be modeled using thermal constraints as a proxy in the commitment and dispatch’’ 3 and ‘‘[i]n fact, these commitments are made per operating procedures and guidelines regardless of expected or actual deviation volumes.’’ 4 a. Please provide the Operating Procedures and guidelines. 2 Docket No. ER12–678–000 Filing, Tab E, Affidavit of David B. Patton. 3 Analysis of Market Results at 1. 4 Id. at 8. E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10061]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Meeting Related to the Transmission Planning Activities of the 
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice of Commission Staff Attendance

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that 
members of the Commission's staff may attend the following meeting 
related to the transmission planning activities of the Southwest Power 
Pool, Inc. (SPP):

Strategic Planning Committee Task Force on Order 1000

    April 25, 2012.
    9 a.m.-3 p.m. Local Time.
    The above-referenced meeting will be held at: OG&E Offices, 321 N. 
Harvey Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73101.
    The above-referenced meeting is open to stakeholders.
    Further information may be found at www.spp.org.
    The discussions at the meetings described above may address matters 
at issue in the following proceedings:

Docket No. ER09-35-001, Tallgrass Transmission, LLC.
Docket No. ER09-36-001, Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC.
Docket No. ER09-548-001, ITC Great Plains, LLC.
Docket No. ER11-4105-000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL11-34-001, Midwest Independent Transmission System 
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-3967-002, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-3967-003, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12-1179-000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

    For more information, contact Luciano Lima, Office of Energy 
Markets Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502-
6210 or luciano.lima@ferc.gov.

    Dated: April 20, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10061 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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