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APPA Energy Policy Act of 2005
Seminar
DOE’s Implementation of
EPACT’s Electricity Title and
Related Provisions
Larry Mansueti
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
U.S. Department of Energy
www.electricity.doe.gov
[email protected]
November 10, 2005
Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE)
Mission
Lead national efforts to modernize the
electric grid, enhance security and
reliability of the energy infrastructure, and
facilitate recovery from disruptions to
energy supply
Grid Modernization –
A Presidential Priority
“…We have modern interstate grids
for our phone lines and our
highways. It's time for America to
build a modern electricity grid.”
President George W. Bush
April 27, 2005
Office of Electricity Delivery &
Energy Reliability Priorities
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Implement assigned parts of Energy Policy Act of 2005 and
National Energy Policy
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Conduct national study of transmission congestion, and
designate National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
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Mobilize efforts to modernize and enhance the transmission grid
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Bolster physical and cyber security of critical energy
infrastructure
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Assist states and industry to recover from disruptive losses of
energy supply capacity
DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability
Kevin Kolevar, Director
Research & Dev’t:
Bill Parks
 Transmission Reliability
 Electric Distribution
Transformation
 Electricity Storage
 Superconductivity
 GridWorks
 GridWise
 Infrastructure Security
Technology
 Visualization and
Decision Analysis Tools
Permitting, Siting,
& Analysis: D. Meyer
 State and Regional
Assistance
 Policy Analysis
 Congestion Analysis
 Energy Corridors
 Cross-Border Export
Authorizations and TLine Permits
 Power Marketing
Administration Liaison
Infrastr Security & Energy
Restoration: A. deAlvarez
 Energy Infrastructure
Protection
 State/Local Gov’t
Partnerships
 Training and Exercises
 Visualization
 Critical/Vulnerability
Assessment
 Emergency Response
support
OE Planning, Siting, and Analysis:
Strategy and Approach
Forge concerted efforts at regional level to
modernize nation’s electric grid through technical
assistance and dialogue with states and regions
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Show need for new grid, urgency of using
current window of lead time effectively
 Build partnerships with national, regional and
state organizations with key roles in electricity
markets
 Utilize experts from national laboratories,
universities, and electricity state-based
organizations to provide objective technical
assistance
Energy Policy Act of 2005
and Electricity
 Creates Mandatory/Enforceable Reliability Rules
 Streamlines Transmission Siting/ Identify National
Interest Corridors & Fed. Land Corridors
 Transmission, Generation, Efficiency Tax
Incentives; Public Power/Coop Clean Energy Bonds
 Research & Development Authorization Titles
 Repeal Public Holding Company Act of 1935
(PUHCA) coupled with tighter FERC merger review
& better access to books & records
EPACT Mandatory Tasks Delegated to DOE
Office of Electricity
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Sec. 1221 Report on study of electric transmission
congestion. 1yr and every 3yrs after.
Sec. 1221 Designate national interest electric transmission
corridors--coupled with FERC “backstop” siting
Sec. 1221 DOE to coordinate federal permits (EIS’s) for
transmission. Create an MOU with federal resource agencies
for coordination process.
Sec. 368(a) Designation of corridors for oil, gas, and
hydrogen, T&D corridors on Federal land in 11 western
states (in two yrs) and other states (east) (in four yrs)
Sec. 1234/1832(c) Report to Congress on economic dispatchcurrent practice; possible revisions to allow non-utility
generation. Recommendations for states. (due 11/8/05)
Sec. 1252 Demand Response Report to Congress/technical
assistance to states and regions (Feb 06)
Sec. 1815(b) Report to Congress by Interagency Electric
Energy Market Competition Task Force on competition in the
wholesale and retail markets (in one yr)
EPACT Mandatory Tasks Delegated to DOE
Office of Electricity
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Sec. 925 T&D R&D five yr plan Report to
Congress
Sec. 139(c) Report on increasing energy
efficiency use by electric and natural gas
utilities study. 1yr
Sec. 1816(b) Report on study of benefits of
using mobile transformers & mobile
substations for blackout restoration. 1yr
Sec. 1817(b) Report on a study of potential
benefits of cogeneration and small power
production. 2 yrs
Not mandatory but will help states, utilities
as needed with Sec. 1251-1254 PURPA “must
consider” provisions
Designation of National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridors (1)
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Energy Policy Act requires DOE to issue national
study of transmission congestion for comment by
August 2006; every three years thereafter
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Based on study and comments, DOE is to designate
geographic areas, using criteria, as “National
Interest Electric Transmission Corridors”
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Projects that would ease congestion or mitigate
related concerns may qualify for exercise of federal
“backstop” siting authority by FERC
Designation of National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridors (2)
 Team formed: Includes CRA Int’l (Charles River
Associates), others. Finalizing process.
 Separate Western Interconnection and Eastern
Interconnection studies. In West, study by
WECC/SSG-WI/CREPC. East: use existing plans &
augment by modeling.
 Despite deadlines, essential to move with care -DOE wishes to augment, build upon work done by
others, not disrupt or supplant
 Open process, with ample opportunity for public
input by stakeholders. Public notice & meetings
soon (East & West).
Economic Dispatch Report to
Congress
 Of current debate in Congress, due to high natural
gas prices
Report to be released any day
Current practices (surveyed)
Recommendations for changes in practices
Identification of West-Wide Energy Corridors
on Federal Lands
Section 368: Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture,
Interior, Commerce and Defense to:
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Designate corridors for oil, gas and hydrogen
pipelines and electricity transmission facilities
on Federal land in the eleven contiguous
Western states; (Nov 05 public scoping mtgs)
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Perform any environmental reviews required to
complete the designation of such corridors;
and
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Incorporate the designated corridors into the
relevant agency land use and resource
management plans;
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Do so within 24 months of enactment….Do
same in four years for the East.
Coordination of Federal Permits for
Transmission on Federal Lands
Sec. 1221(h) and 372:
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If applicant requests, DOE to coordinate the
issuance of all federal permits/authorizations
needed for a transmission project
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This means environmental impact statements,
other federal authorizations
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Purpose is to streamline and avoid duplication
among resource agencies
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DOE needs to do an MOU with resource
agencies to define “lead coordination”
Save the Date
The U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
and
The National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners
In Cooperation with
The Consumer Energy Council of America
Invites you to
The First
National Electricity Delivery Forum
February 15-17, 2006
Hyatt Regency of Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Details to Follow Soon