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OPSI 11th Annual Meeting Presentation
FERC Order 1000 Implementation
October 13, 2015
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MAREC’s Footprint
 Delaware
 Ohio
 District of
 Pennsylvania
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 Virginia
 Maryland
 West Virginia
 New Jersey
 North Carolina
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MAREC’s Policy Objectives
 Grow wind and other renewables.
 Work with state regulators to develop rules and
supportive policies for renewable energy.
 Promote improvement to electric transmission
infrastructure to facilitate renewable development.
 Provide education on environmental sustainability and
renewable energy.
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Backdrop for FERC Order 1000
 The transmission system in the U.S. is underbuilt.
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70% of transmission lines and power transformers are 25+ years old.
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Insufficient investment in the transmission grid to modernize it.
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Desire for a robust transmission grid.
 DOE/NREL EWITS report finds that 20% to 30% penetration of wind into
the Eastern Interconnection by 2024 is “technically feasible.”
 FERC -- New transmission must be planned in a cost-effective and efficient
manner “to satisfy reliability standards, reduce congestion, and allow for
consideration of transmission needs driven by public policy requirements
established by state or federal laws or regulations.” (emphasis added).
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Order 1000 Public Policy Requirement
Implementation in PJM
 State Agreement Approach
 Multi-Driver Projects
 Interregional Transmission Planning
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Order 1000 Public Policy
Requirements
 Renewable Portfolio Standards
 9 PJM jurisdictions have standards and 2 have goals.
 Clean Power Plan (CPP) – 111(d)
 All states are required to plan to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions. (legal challenges to CPP).
 Wind energy should be a major consideration as part of
the compliance portfolio for any plan.
 Transmission planning to achieve compliance.
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Wind Is Cost-Effective
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Installed wind energy capacity by state through 2014
On an annual average basis, percent penetration of
wind energy by state as of the end of 2014
Order 1000 – Leading To More
Effective Transmission Planning?
“In an industry where it can take a decade to plan,
permit, and build major new transmission
infrastructure, further delaying investment by
understating transmission-related benefits can easily
result in a higher-cost, higher risk outcome that is
exactly the opposite of the goals of “conservative”
planning.”
April 2015 Wires Report – authored by the
Brattle Group
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Mid-Atlantic Renewable
Energy Coalition
Bruce Burcat
Executive Director
Mid-Atlantic Renewable
Energy Coalition
(302) 331-4639
[email protected]
www.marec.us
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