May 21, 2008

 

 

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Grid Operation

Market Operations

Market Rules and Market Design

 

 

Integration of Energy Storage Facilities

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Summary

The CAISO will conduct a conference call on May 29, 2008 to discuss issues associated with integrating storage facilities on the grid and the California electricity markets.

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Main Text

In collaboration with stakeholders, the California ISO (CAISO) is taking significant steps to integrate large amounts of renewable resources into the electric grid.  Among the key areas being evaluated is the need for energy storage technologies and processes to use services from storage facilities to assist with integration of renewable resources.  The CAISO will hold a conference call on May 29 to discuss the issues associated with integrating storage facilities onto the grid and into California Markets.

 

The purpose of the call is to identify key issues related to the integration of energy storage facilities.  Concepts that will be explored during the call include, but not limited to:

 

• Are energy storage facilities a transmission device that should be covered in transmission rates?
• To what extent is each type of energy storage technology capable of providing market-based services such as regulation or other ancillary services?

 

The CAISO will post a discussion paper to help frame issues by May 22, 2008 to its website at http://www.caiso.com/1c51/1c51c7946a480.html.

 

Conference Call Details

Date:  Thursday, May 29, 2008

Time:  9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Call-in Number:  (800) 230-1092

International Number:  (612) 332-0923

Name of Call:  Storage Facilities

 

Web Conference Information

Web Address:  http://www.webmeeting.att.com

Meeting Number:  8662054243

Code:  3459258

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For More Information Contact

David Hawkins at dhawkins@caiso.com or 916-351-4465