Distribution System Planning

Abstract

 The second Long-Term Load and DER Forecasting stakeholder engagement group meeting was held at Con Edison on Friday, July 14. The summary of the July 14 meeting can soon be found on the JU website. Highlights of the stakeholder session included: o JU addressed stakeholder feedback from previous forecasting EG session; o Con Edison and Orange and Rockland presentations generated deep interest among stakeholders and helped utilities portray their current forecasting methods; o Stakeholders expressed interest in probabilistic planning methodology as way to address uncertainty and reflect a broader set of possible outcomes (Tesla presented on methodology to address system planning at a more granular level); o Stakeholders discussed some use cases related to non-wires alternative (NWA) opportunities, hosting capacity data availability and the forecasting evolution process; o Stakeholders suggested expanding collaborations with academia to address longer term research questions related to probabilistic approaches and DER supply curves.  At the Interconnection Technical Working Group (ITWG) meeting on July 19, DPS Staff agreed to accept the JU’s proposed size thresholds for monitoring and control (M&C) requirements. o The ITWG will follow up in six months to review the progress on how M&C impacts projects.