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New Challenges Facing System Operators Stephen G. Whitley President & Chief Executive Officer New York Independent System Operator Past Present and Future of the Power Grid A Cornell University workshop in honor of Robert J. Thomas Ithaca, NY August 9, 2012 © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Topics • • • • • Growth of the Grid Renewable Resources Demand Response Advancing Technology Regional Collaboration © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Growth of the Grid 1882 Pearl Street Station 59 customers 600 kW of generation 10.5 miles of main lines 2012 New York Control Area 7 million electric utility customers 43,000,000 kW of generating capacity, transmission capability & demand-response 11,000 circuit-miles of high-voltage transmission Pearl Street Station distribution area, New York, Image 69231, Electricity & Modern Physics Collection. National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 Looking Ahead • • • • Integrating Renewable Resources Empowering Consumers Advancing Technology Enhancing Collaboration © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Wind Power • 2006 – NYISO exempts wind from undergeneration penalties as a variable energy resource • 2008 – NYISO establishes centralized wind forecasting system established • 2009 – NYISO integrates wind into Economic Dispatch system (First in nation) Growing wind in NY… Wind-powered generating capacity in NY grew from 48 MW in 2005 to 1,414 MW in 2012 Another 4,000 MW of wind projects proposed for interconnection to NY grid © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5 Energy Storage 2009 -- NYISO implements first market rules in US enabling storage systems to participate in the markets as frequency regulation providers Energy storage complements development of variable energy resources NY’s Energy Storage Firsts… First commercial grid-scale battery-based storage system to operate as a generator in the US First full-scale flywheel energy storage facility to provide frequency regulation service in the US © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6 Solar Power 2012 – NYISO exempts solar power from undergeneration penalties to compensate solar fully for all energy production Future – Market evolution for solar resources likely to parallel wind power initiatives Grid-scale solar in NY… The largest photovoltaic array in the eastern US is the 32-MW Long Island Solar Farm at Brookhaven National Laboratory – completed in Nov. 2011 © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7 Demand Response © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8 Shaving the Peak July 2011 heat waves could have pushed demand to over 35,000 MW -- a new record peak -- had DR programs not served to reduce load by more than 1,400 MW NYCA 2011 Peak Day With & Without Demand Response 38,000 36,000 Estimated Load without DR 34,000 32,000 30,000 Actual Load with DR 28,000 26,000 24,000 22,000 20,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Actual © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Without Demand Response 9 Dynamic Pricing Impact of Dynamic Pricing on Hourly Loads NYISO/Brattle Group Study Dynamic pricing can encourage shift to off-peak usage Potential 10-14% reduction in system peak Market-based customer cost reductions of 2-5% © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10 Smart Grid Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) Three-Year project -- $74 Million (DOE SGIG funding of $37 Million to cover 50% of project cost) Project components Creation of a statewide Phasor Measurement Network Installation of Capacitor Banks Enhanced reliability PMU Installation one of key DOE recommendations from 2003 blackout study endorsed by FERC and NERC © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11 NYISO Infrastructure New state-of-the-art primary control center in a facility adjacent to existing corporate center Renovation of 42year-old power control facility to serve as alternate control center © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Existing Corporate Center New Primary Power Control Center 12 Regional Collaboration • Broader Regional Markets Address “seams” between regional markets and grid operations Collaborative effort - NYISO, PJM Interconnection, Midwest ISO, ISONew England, Ontario’s Independent System Operator and Hydro Quebec More frequent scheduling can facilitate better regional integration of variable, renewable resources © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13 Interregional Planning Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative 25 electric system planning authorities in U.S. and Canada representing 95% of Eastern Interconnection Grassroots effort to integrate local planning interconnection-wide © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14 Moving Forward © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15 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 © 2000-2012 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16