WORKING GROUP I I : PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MICROGRIDS AND COMMUNITY GRIDS

Reforming the Energy Vision

THURSDAY, MAY 29 , 2014 , 10 :00 AM

WEEKLY WEBINAR/CONFERENCE CALL

Convener Team

Co-convened byAndrea Cerbin (Pace Energy and Climate

Center)Matt Wallace (Department of Public Service)Tom Mimnagh (ConEdison)Walter Levesque (DNV GL)

Upcoming Meetings

Standing meetings - Thursdays, 10 AM – 12 PMRoom locations

May 29 – 15 Columbia Circle Albany, NY, Aetna Building

June 5 – TBD (suggestions for a venue?) June 12 – 3 Empire State Plaza, 3rd floor Hearing

Room June 19 – 3 Empire State Plaza, 19th floor

Boardroom June 26 – 3 Empire State Plaza, 3rd floor Hearing

Room

Internet resources

DPS REV pages http://www3.dps.ny.gov/W/PSCWeb.nsf/All/26BE8A939

67E604785257CC40066B91A?OpenDocument Please also explore: Related Documents -> Working

Groups

NYS Smart Grid Consortium http://nyssmartgrid.com/resources/research/ http://nyssmartgrid.com/microgrid/

Judge Stein’s Ruling

Background

Primary Objective Identify hurdles to developing single- and multi-

customer microgrids in New York State

Secondary Objective Identify opportunities (regulatory, technical, etc) to

streamline development of microgrids Identify pro/cons where applicable

Deliverable

Presentation Purpose is to inform PSC and Staff Will take the form of a bulletized slideshow

Each subgroup will contribute Final product due Tuesday July 1st Presented to the PSC on Thursday July 10th

Next Steps

Smaller groups focused on specific topic areas Will meet independently of the larger group Establish objectives Identify issues Identify potential solutions and pros/cons of each Report back to main group during regular weekly calls

Timeline

Timeline Thursday, May 29 – weekly meetingThursday, June 5 – weekly meetingThursday, June 12 – weekly meeting Thursday, June 19 – weekly meeting Thursday, June 26 – weekly meeting Tuesday, July 1 – Final product dueThursday, July 10 – Present to PSC at

Technical Conference Session

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REFORMING THE ENERGY V IS I ON (REV)WORKING GROUP I I : PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MICROGRIDS AND COMMUNITY GRIDS

Members of the Working Subgroup

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Introduction

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Body

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In this section please document the facts as well as pros and cons of the findings.

Conclusion

Please summarize the key findings and recommendations to be considered by the NYSDPS.

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Smaller, focused groups

In addition to the stated objectives for each topic area, a primary objective is to identify all relevant issues not already listed in this document.

TOPIC AREA: Value of Microgrids -- NEW!

Objectives:Establish a recommended set of goals

microgrids should fulfill and what overall purpose they should serve Ensure power, heating, and cooling to facilities Improve energy efficiency, resiliency, power quality,

and security Reduce environmental impacts and accelerate

deployment of clean and renewable resources Provide grid support (e.g. ancillary services) Minimize utility lost revenue and maximize grid

services and customer benefit Attract significant utility and private investment

TOPIC AREA: Applicable regulatory framework for microgrids in other jurisdictions

Objectives:Identify if other jurisdictions have

implemented regulations to better facilitate the development of single- and multi-customer microgrids Resources: Massachusetts CEC report (weblink) Minnesota report (.pdf) Pace reports (weblink) Navigant study to complete in summer 2014 Connecticut microgrid program 

TOPIC AREA: Applicable regulatory framework for microgrids in other jurisdictions

Focus Team: “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate

Center” - LEAD “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy

Engineering” “Jim Gallagher, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” “Walter Levesque, DNV GL” Need volunteer(s) – especially utility

representatives

TOPIC AREA: Need for regulatory reform for microgrids in New York State

Objectives:Research regulation, exemption process

(including: define “users”) Microgrid developers must be granted a specific

exception from Public Service Law by the PSC to serve other customers

Resources: NYSERDA Reports (weblink) Specifically, the 2010 NYSERDA report,

MICROGRIDS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VALUE, OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT IN NEW YORK STATE (.pdf)

Identify solutions to streamline multi-customer microgrid development

TOPIC AREA: Need for regulatory reform for microgrids in New York State

Focus Team: (need a volunteer for a lead) “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate

Center” “Andrea Ruotolo, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy

Engineering” “Janet Audunson, National Grid” “Jim Gallagher, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” “John Kelly, Perfect Power Institute” “Mike Razanousky, NYSERDA” “Susan Vercheak, Con Edison”

TOPIC AREA: Ownership and control of microgrids

Objectives:Identify the issues/opportunities/pros/cons with utility

versus non-utility ownership of microgrids The debate on utility versus non-utility ownership of

Distributed Energy Resources-in-general (DER) will not be covered in this committee. However, microgrids offer a unique set of properties compared to DER-in-general that should be identified in this committee and then fed into the area of the REV Proceeding actively investigating the ownership issue (likely to be fully vetted in the written comment phase).

Identify the issues/opportunities/pros/cons with utility versus non-utility control of customer-owned microgrids

Identify the issues/opportunities/pros/cons with ownership of distribution lines within a microgrid

TOPIC AREA: Ownership and control of microgrids

Focus Team: “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate

Center” “Babak Enayati, National Grid” “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy

Engineering” “Lewis Kwit, Energy Investment Systems rep

NYC” - LEAD “Scott Bochenek, NYSEG/RGE” “Tom Mimnagh, ConEdison” “Walter Levesque, DNV GL”

TOPIC AREA: Interconnections for microgrids

Objectives: (in need of refinement)Rules governing microgrids with a single point

of connection NYS Standard Interconnection Requirement; utility-

specific interconnection rules; SGIP and LGIP; are these sufficient?

IEEE 1547 is being revisedRules governing microgrids with multiple points

of connection Lack of standards Consider the EPRI technical interconnection document Campus tariff for multiple points of connection for

ConEdison 

TOPIC AREA: Interconnections for microgrids

Focus Team: “Mike Razanousky, NYSERDA” - LEAD Reaching out to others Need volunteers – especially utility representatives

and CHP, PV, and microgrid developers

TOPIC AREA: Economic / financial issues specific to microgrids (identifying issues to feed to WG1)

Objectives:Flagged issues:

How to finance non-utility owned microgrids Support to macrogrid presently not valued Developers don’t oversize generators due to lack

of incentive Microgrids may not be economically feasible

without participation in markets 

TOPIC AREA: Economic / financial issues specific to microgrids (identifying issues to feed to WG1)

Focus Team: “Jim Gallagher, NYS Smart Grid Consortium” “John Kelly, Perfect Power Institute” - LEAD “Lewis Kwit, Energy Investment Systems rep

NYC” “Matt Cinadr, E Cubed” “Scott Bochenek, NYSEG/RGE” “Walter Levesque, DNV GL”

TOPIC AREA: DSPP planning for microgrids

Objectives: (in need of refinement)Identify issues as we see them for

addressment in Working Group 1: Markets Committee within the broader discussion of DER Role of microgrids as they relate to system needs

and critical facility resilience

TOPIC AREA: DSPP planning for microgrids

Focus Team: “Andrea Cerbin, Pace Energy and Climate

Center” “Henrietta DeVeer, Prime Solutions, Inc. / Energy

Engineering” “John Kelly, Perfect Power Institute” “Lewis Kwit, Energy Investment Systems rep

NYC” “Rob Sheridan, National Grid” - LEAD “Scott Bochenek, NYSEG/RGE” “Tom Mimnagh, ConEdison”