[Federal Register: November 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD08-2-000]
Interconnection Queuing Practices; Notice of Technical Conference
November 2, 2007.
Take notice that a staff-led technical conference will be held on
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 from approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST) in
the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commissioners may
attend. An additional notice of this technical conference will be
issued at a later date finalizing the agenda.
In 2003, the Commission issued Order No. 2003 to standardize the
agreements and procedures related to the interconnection of large
generating facilities.\1\ The industry has now had four years of
experience with the management of interconnection queues since the
issuance of Order No. 2003, during which time a number of queue-related
issues have arisen. The Commission understands that a large amount of
new generation is planned to be added to the nation's elecrtric system
in the near future, including unprecedented levels of renewable
generation that may face queue-related challenges in addition to those
faced by traditional generation.
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\1\ Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and
Procedures, Order No. 2003, 18 CFR Sec. 35, FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,146 (2003), order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-A, FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 31,160, order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,171 (2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-C, FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 31,190 (2005), aff'd sub nom. Nat'l Ass'n of Regulatory Util.
Comm'rs v. FERC, 475 F.3d 1277 (D.C. Cir. 2007). See also
Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and
Procedures, Order No. 2006, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,180, order on
reh'g, Order No. 2006-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,196 (2005), order
granting clarification, Order No. 2006-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,221 (2006), appeal pending sub nom. Consol. Edison Co. of N.Y.,
Inc. v. FERC, Nos. 06-1275, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed July 14, 2006
and later); Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,186 (2005), order on reh'g, Order No. 661-A,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,198 (2005).
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Through this conference, Commission staff seeks information as to
any queue issues that may have arisen since issuance of Order No. 2003
and solutions that may have been developed or proposed to deal with
those queue issues. Staff wishes to explore any existing practices that
have proven effective in addressing interconnection queue problems
experienced by both traditional and renewable generation.
Commission staff is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the
technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as
speakers should do so using the following electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/inter-queuing-practices-12-11-speaker-form.asp.
Such nominations must be made before the close of
business on Friday, November 15, 2007, so that an agenda for the
technical conference can be drafted and published. Speakers may propose
specific topics that they believe should be addressed at the
conference.
Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They
will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary system
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript.
A free webcast of this event will be available through http://www.ferc.gov.
Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this
event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to
its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the
free Web casts. It also offers access to this event via television in
the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any questions,
visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact
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Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For further information about these conferences, please contact:
Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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