Draft 2017-2020 Operating Plan Linkage Strategic Priority Initiative Activity to NERC Deliverable 2017 2018 2019 2020 Goal # Reliability Impacts of * Monitor evolution of * Monitor status of Regional Updates and possible Changing Market market structures and System Operator efforts; assessment as discussions Structure (e.g., EIM assess any reliability identify and assess any continue expansion; multiple implications reliability concerns as 4 X X X X ISO/RTOs) proposals proceed * Monitor status of the Updates and possible Mountain West assessment as discussions Transmission Group; continue 4 X X X X identify and assess any reliability concerns as proposals proceed * Monitor the expansion of Updates and possible the EIM and periodically assessment as discussions assess any unintended continue 4 X X X X consequences potentially affecting reliability Reliability Impacts of * Assess natural gas * Scope and launch a Reliability Assessment Evolving Resource infrastructure adequacy comprehensive study of and Load for the electric system the natural gas (NG) Composition infrastructure, including NG 4 X X X storage capacity (potentially jointly with WIRAB, WEIL, DOE) * Participate and support Special Assessment NERC's single point of 4 X failure NG assessment
Draft 2017-2020 Operating Plan Strategic Priority Initiative Activity Linkage to NERC Goal # Deliverable 2017 2018 2019 2020 Reliability Impacts of Changing Market Structure (e.g., EIM expansion; multiple ISO/RTOs) * Monitor evolution of market structures and assess any reliability implications * Monitor status of Regional System Operator efforts; identify and assess any reliability concerns as proposals proceed 4 Updates and possible assessment as discussions continue X X X X * Monitor status of the Mountain West Transmission Group; identify and assess any reliability concerns as proposals proceed 4 Updates and possible assessment as discussions continue X X X X * Monitor the expansion of the EIM and periodically assess any unintended consequences potentially affecting reliability 4 Updates and possible assessment as discussions continue X X X X Reliability Impacts of Evolving Resource and Load Composition * Assess natural gas infrastructure adequacy for the electric system * Scope and launch a comprehensive study of the natural gas (NG) infrastructure, including NG storage capacity (potentially jointly with WIRAB, WEIL, DOE) 4 Reliability Assessment X X X * Participate and support NERC's single point of failure NG assessment 4 Special Assessment X
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