Yi California Independent System Operator (CAISO), presented data from a source outside of the Anchor Data Set (ADS) PCM. Deeper study on this data is anticipated. Nuclear, gas and coal have lower ramp rates than the typical industry average. Ms. Austin discussed the continued use of Interteck Engineering estimates for non-fuel start costs. The data is the most current in the public domain. Updated number are expected during 2018. The presentation is posted to the . Heat Rate Curves Mr. Harris presented on Heat Rate Curves. Generic heat rate curves were created, then modified. The presentation is posted to the . Plant Outage Rates Chris Hagman, American Transmission Company, presented on Plant Outage Rates. Coal fired plants run except during maintenance. Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) data does not account for forced outages and shows there’s close to three weeks of maintenance per year. The presentation is posted to the . Update Wheeling Rates Mr. Zhang, provided the PDWG an update on wheeling rates. Hurdle rates differ from wheeling rates. Wheeling rate is a component of the hurdle rate in the current PCM. The presentation is posted to the . Review of Previous Action Ms. Austin reviewed action items carried over from the December 19, 2017 meeting of the PDWG. Action items that are not closed and will be carried forward are: Set up a meeting to discuss the loads and ensure they are not being counted twice. Assigned To: Jamie Austin, Kevin Harris, Andy Satchwell, and WECC Staff Due Date: January 16, 2018 Review the spreadsheet from Kevin Harris. Assigned To: PDWG Members
Yi California Independent System Operator (CAISO), presented data from a source outside of the Anchor Data Set (ADS) PCM. Deeper study on this data is anticipated. Nuclear, gas and coal have lower ramp rates than the typical industry average. Ms. Austin discussed the continued use of Interteck Engineering estimates for non-fuel start costs. The data is the most current in the public domain. Updated number are expected during 2018. The presentation is posted to the . Heat Rate Curves Mr. Harris presented on Heat Rate Curves. Generic heat rate curves were created, then modified. The presentation is posted to the . Plant Outage Rates Chris Hagman, American Transmission Company, presented on Plant Outage Rates. Coal fired plants run except during maintenance. Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) data does not account for forced outages and shows there’s close to three weeks of maintenance per year. The presentation is posted to the . Update Wheeling Rates Mr. Zhang, provided the PDWG an update on wheeling rates. Hurdle rates differ from wheeling rates. Wheeling rate is a component of the hurdle rate in the current PCM. The presentation is posted to the . Review of Previous Action Ms. Austin reviewed action items carried over from the December 19, 2017 meeting of the PDWG. Action items that are not closed and will be carried forward are: Set up a meeting to discuss the loads and ensure they are not being counted twice. Assigned To: Jamie Austin, Kevin Harris, Andy Satchwell, and WECC Staff Due Date: January 16, 2018 Review the spreadsheet from Kevin Harris. Assigned To: PDWG Members
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