The Energy Policy Act of 2005:

ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FUTURE R&D NEEDS

A WORKSHOP AND FORUM TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S FIVE-YEAR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005. UTILITIES, INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS, RESEARCHERS, GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE INPUT THAT WILL SHAPE AND GUIDE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

AGENDA

Keynote address – Defining the Issues from a Federal Perspective

Kevin Kolevar, Director

U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Electricity (OE)

Panel 1 – Transmission and Distribution Design, Planning, Operation, Visualization and Control, and Security – Part I.

Tools, technologies, and training that will be needed to design and operate the future electric power grid. This panel will seek input to the future directions of transmission and distribution systems designs, technology needs, new planning concepts, operational issues, control concepts, FACTS devices and control, and how the system states can be better visualized for more rapid understanding of system events and to facilitate mitigation measures. The role of modeling and simulation to aid in design, planning and operational decision making should be part of this panel discussion, including the need for better and more powerful computational resources to aid the decision process in a relevant time scale. Development and demonstration needs for new technologies in design, planning, operation, and control should also be included. The panel will also address the research need to improve overall system efficiency.

Merwin Brown	California Energy Commission	California Pier Tranmission Research Program Perspective
Mike Ingram	Tennessee Valley Authority	Design, Planning, Operation, Visualization and Control: Research, Development and Demonstration Needs
Pete Ivey	Southern Company	Power Delivery R&D Needs
Billy Raley	Progress Energy
Don Watkins	Bonneville Power Administration	DOE R&D Priorities
William Whitehead	PJM-Interconnection	The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Electric Transmission and Distribution Future R&D Needs

Luncheon with Speaker – Defining the Issues from a Regulatory Perspective

Nora Brownell, Commissioner

FERC

Panel 2 – Transmission and Distribution Design, Planning, Operation, Visualization and Control, and Security – Part II.

(Summary – same as Panel 1)

Marilynn Brown	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Electric T&D Future Research Needs: Environmental Drivers
Vikram Budhraja	Electric Power Group	Electric Transmission and Distribution Future R&D Needs: Planning, Operation, Control, and Visualization
Hamid Elahi	General Electric, E-PSCE	The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Electric Transmission & Distribution Five-Year R&D Plans
Nari Hingorani	Consultant	Power Electronics Application and Integration
Marija Ilic	Carnegie Mellon University	Technology Needs and Valuation in Transmission & Distribution
Harshad Metha	Silicon Power Corporation	“Power Processor”: An Enabling “Power Chip” for Electric Utility Applications
Juan Torres	Sandia National Laboratory	Electric Transmission and Distribution 5 Year R&D Needs

Panel 3 – Transmission and Distribution Reliability – Research, Development and Demonstration needs for modernization of the Nation’s electricity delivery infrastructure.

This panel will discuss the research, development and demonstration needs for improving system reliability and availability. Issues to be addressed include research on new transmission and distribution system technology needs, advanced control methodologies, system intelligent islanding, system reconfiguration, modeling and simulation needs, system security aspects, such as data security, SCADA security and control system security.

Terry Boston	Tennessee Valley Authority	Modernizing The Grid
Dave Nevius	North American Electric Reliability Council	Transmission & Distribution Reliability R&D Needs for Modernizing the Electricity Delivery Infrastructure
Dale Osborn	Midwest ISO	CAPS Energy Policy Act Workshop
Richard Schultz	International Transmission Company	Electric Transmission & Distribution Grid Future R&D Needs
Robert Thomas	Cornell University	Research, Development and Demonstration Needs for Modernization of the Nation’s Electricity Delivery Infrastructure

Dinner with Speaker

David Nevius, Senior VP

NERC

Day 2 Thursday, February 2, 2006

Panel 4 – Distributed Resources, Microgrids, Energy Storage, Load Management, and Advanced Metering – Research, Development and Demonstration needs for application and integration of distributed energy resources (generation and storage) and new load management and advanced metering technologies.

This panel will discuss the research, development and demonstration needs for integration of distributed energy resources (generation and storage), power electronics, load and demand-side management, load reduction, and advanced metering to achieve distribution system reliability, power quality and end use load management.

Merwin Brown	California Energy Commission	Energy Systems Integration Research on Load Control, Distributed Generation and Distribution
Larry Dickerman	American Electric Power	A Realizable Pathway to A Modernized Utility Grid
John Kueck	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Supply of Local, Dynamic Reactive Power for Transmission and Distribution Reliability
Robert Lasseter	University of Wisconsin	Distributed Resources: Electric Transmission and Distribution Future R&D
Andy Onesti	Shawano Municipal Utilities	Research, Development and Demonstration needs for Application of Advanced Metering Technologies
Robert Pratt	Pacific National Laboratory	High Priority R&D: Unleashing the Power of Distributed and Demand Response Resources
Lee Willis	KEMA Inc., T&D Consulting

Panel 5 – High Temperature Superconductivity - Research needs for the application of HTS technology in power delivery.

This panel will seek input to the research, development and demonstration needs on high temperature superconductors for use in electric transmission and distribution systems, potentials for improvements in generation, transmission and distribution efficiency and system integration issues. Focus should be on both the wire development needs as well as the components development, demonstration and system integration.

Paul Chu	TCS-University of Houston	High Temperature Supercondutivity - Material Research Needs for the Application of HTS Technology in Power Industry
Patrick Duggan	ConEdison	Challenges of Urban Substation Design for Superconuctivity and Other Technologies
Don Gubser	Naval Research Laboratory	Application of HTS Technology: Research Needs
Robert Hawsey	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Research Needs for HTS Power Delivery Technology
Alan Lauder	Coalition for the Commercial Application of Superconductivity	The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Electric Transmission and Distribution Future R&D Needs
David Lindsay	Southwire	Research Needs for the Application of HTS Technology in Power Delivery

Luncheon

Panel 6 – Capstone Panel – Summarizing Recommendations to the 5-Year program Plan.

Selected Panel of participants who will provide a summary of what has been recommended in the previous panels. Panelists and participants will have an opportunity to provide additional recommendations where important issues may not have been covered or made sufficiently clear in prior panel sessions.

Robert Hebner	University of Texas at Austin	Electric Transmission and Distribution Future R&D Needs
John Howe	American Superconductor	Developing a 21st Century Grid Within a 20th Century Footprint
Berdell Knowles	Jacksonville Electric Authority	Workshop Summary And Recommendations Regarding Electric Transmission And Distribution Future R&D Needs
Tom Schneider	TRS Energy	Summary Recommendations to 5-Year Program Plan
Peggy Welsh	Consumer Energy Council of America	Presentation Notes

Tour FSU Center for Advanced Power Systems at CAPS facility in Innovation Park

Panel sessions will begin with comments and perspective from panelists (10 min.each), followed by open question and answer and discussion with all workshop participants, and ending with brief closing comments from each panelist (2 min.each).

The capstone panel will complete the workshop with summary and final discussion to coalesce and condense input and ideas from previous panels and as additional opportunity for any remaining input and comment.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS

2000 Levy Ave., Building A.

Tallahassee, FL 32310

http://www.caps.fsu.edu/

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

1000 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, D.C. 20585

http://www.electricity.doe.gov/