- RC AGENDA -
NEPOOL Reliability Committee
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Revision 3
TIME: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel, Westborough, MA
DIAL IN NUMBER: 1-866-711-7475; Access Code 8562734
Item Description Time Allotted
1.0 Chair’s Remarks 09:30 – 09:45
· RC Vice Chair Nominations Results and Confirmation (Vote)
(Eric Runge)
2.0 Meeting Minutes
Review and approve the following draft meeting minutes, as available. 09:45 – 09:50
· November 19, 2014 – Minutes pulled from the agenda for additional review. Minutes
Will be reviewed and voted at the January 27, 2015 RC Meeting.
3.0 December 4, 2014 OP 4 Event (Notification) 09:50 – 10:30
Review events surrounding the December 4, 2014 OP 4 Actions.
(Presentation) (John Norden)
4.0 Operating Procedures 10:30 – 11:00
4.1 OP 14 – Technical Requirements for Generators, Demand Resources and Asset
Related Demands (Vote)
Document revision to support ATRR program modification to comply with
FERC Order 755.
(OP 14 Clean and Redline) (Jerry Elliott)
4.2 OP 14G – Technical Requirements for Generators, Demand Resources and Asset
Related Demands - Explanation of Terms and Instructions for Data Preparation
of ISO New England Form NX-12G, Alternative Technology Regulation Resource
Technical Data (Vote)
Document revision to support ATRR program modification to comply with
FERC Order 755.
(OP 14G Clean and Redline) (Jerry Elliott)
4.3 OP 22 – Disturbance Monitoring Requirements (Vote)
Document revision to identify new confidential document (OP 22A) and specify the
requirement of DDR owners to report out of service alarms and repair DDR
communications.
(OP 22 Clean and Redline) (Jerry Elliott)
4.4 OP 17C – Instructions for the ISO Power Factor Survey (Vote)
Document revision to the LPF Survey form that revises how survey should be conducted
by major Transmission Owners.
(OP 17C Clean and Redline) (Jerry Elliott)
4.5 OP 3 – Attachments 1 through 9 – Transmission Outage Scheduling (Notification)
Minor document revisions as part of biennial review process.
(OP 3 Attachment 1 – 9 Redline) (Jerry Elliott)
5.0 Proposed Plan Applications (PPAs) Level II/III 11:00 – 11:15
Present Proposed Plan Applications for committee action on advisory recommendation
for ISO approval.
5.1 Framingham and Mystic AVR Replacement Project - Level III (Vote)
EXE-14-X01 – Transmission notification from Exelon Generation Company LLC
(“EXE”) for the replacement of the excitation controller and AVRs at Framingham
Station (Jets 1, 2 and 3). The upgrade will install a new Allen Bradley Combination
Generation Control Module with Series Boost Unit at each jet, which will provide
excitation current to the existing brushless exciters and replace the existing AVRs.
Proposed in service date of the project is December 19, 2014.
EXE-14-X01 – Transmission notification from Exelon Generation Company LLC
(“EXE”) for the replacement of the excitation controller and AVR at the Mystic Jet.
The upgrade will install a new Allen Bradley Combination Generation Control Module
with Series Boost Unit, which will provide excitation current to the existing brushless
exciter and replace the existing AVR. Proposed in service date of the project is
December 19, 2014.
(C. Carr December 11, 2014 Cover Letters, Transmission Notifications, One Line
Diagrams, Approval Letter, “Stability Report for Framingham and Mystic Jets: AVR
Upgrade” dated December 8, 2014) (Bill Fowler)
6.0 Proposed Plan Notifications (Level 0 & Level I – Informational Only) 11:15 – 11:30
Present application and notifications, receive committee review and concurence
that the Plan requires Level 0 or I treatment.
6.1 Barton Solar Project – Level 0 (Notification)
VELCO-14-GNF10 – Generator notification from Vermont Electric Company (“VELCO”)
on behalf of Barton Solar. LLC for the installation of a 1.89 MW solar array located in
Barton, VT and interconnecting to the 3A feeder origination from the Burton Hill Substation
via the 3A5 pad-mounted recloser located at the Barton Solar project. Proposed in service date
of the project was November 14, 2014.
(F. Ettori November 14, 2014 Cover Letter, Generator Notification and One Line Diagram)
(Frank Ettori)
6.2 SEC CRSD Solar One Solar Project – Level 0 (Notification)
NEP-14-GNF21 – Generator notification from New England Power Company (“NEP”)
on behalf of SEC CRSD Solar One, LLC for the installation of a 2.89 MW solar array
located in Hardwick, MA and interconnecting via Feeder #501L2 out of the Ware
Substation #501. Proposed in service date of the project is December 31, 2014.
(C. Sullivan December 5, 2014 Cover Letter, Generator Notification and One Line Diagram)
(Jack Martin)
6.3 Solar City Williamsburg Solar Project – Level 0 (Notification)
NEP-14-GNF22 – Generator notification from New England Power Company (“NEP”)
on behalf of Solar City Corp. for the installation of a 2.266 MW solar array located in
Williamsburg, MA and interconnecting via Feeder #909W3 out of the Florence Junction
Substation #909. Proposed in service date of the project is December 22, 2014.
(C. Sullivan December 5, 2014 Cover Letter, Generator Notification and One Line Diagram)
(Jack Martin)
6.4 Eliminate 3rd Path of Section 396 SPS Project – Level I (Notification)
CMP-14-X01 – Transmission notification from Central Maine Power Company (“CMP”) for
the elimination of the 3rd Path of Section 396 SPS because of over-redundancy. Proposed in
service date of the project is January 2015.
(C. Beveridge December 11, 2014 Cover Letter, Transmission Notification and One Line Diagram)
(Curt Beveridge)
6.5 Borrego West Boylston Solar – Level 0 (Notification)
WBLTN-14-G01 – Generator notification from West Boylston Municipal Lighting Plant
(“WBLTN”) on behalf of Borrego Solar Systems Inc. for the installation of a 3.0 MW solar
array located in West Boylston, MA and interconnecting to the 13.8 kV Hartwell Street feeder
via the West Boylston Substation P142W.
(P. Karalekas October 3, 2014 Cover Letter, Generator Notification and One Line Diagram)
(Chung Liu)
7.0 Transmission Cost Allocations 11:30 – 12:00
7.1 345 kV Northfield Mountain to Berkshire 312 Line Structure Replacement TCA (Vote)
NU-14-TCA-07 - Transmission Cost Allocation from Northeast Utilities Service Company
(“NU”) for Pool Supported PTF costs associated with replacement of the 28 wooden 345 kV
line structures with steel structure from Northfield Mountain to Berkshire. PTF costs at
$8.92M (2013 Actual Costs).
(A. Scarfone November 5, 2014 Cover Letter, Presentation, TCA Application) (Al Scarfone)
7.2 345 kV Northfield Mountain to Ludlow 354 Line Structure Replacement TCA (Vote)
NU-14-TCA-08 - Transmission Cost Allocation from Northeast Utilities Service Company
(“NU”) for Pool Supported PTF costs associated with replacement of the 52 wooden 345 kV
line structures with steel structure from Northfield Mountain to Ludlow. PTF costs at
$23.39M (2012 Actual Costs).
(A. Scarfone November 5, 2014 Cover Letter, Presentation, TCA Application) (Al Scarfone)
7.3 115 kV 1421 Line Structure Replacement TCA (Vote)
NU-14-TCA-09 - Transmission Cost Allocation from Northeast Utilities Service Company
(“NU”) for Pool Supported PTF costs associated with replacement of the 64 wooden 115 kV
line structures with steel structure from Blandford to Elm substations. PTF costs at
$14.51M (2012 Actual Costs).
(A. Scarfone November 5, 2014 Cover Letter, Presentation, TCA Application) (Al Scarfone)
7.4 115 kV 1512 Line Structure Replacement TCA (Vote)
NU-14-TCA-10 - Transmission Cost Allocation from Northeast Utilities Service Company
(“NU”) for Pool Supported PTF costs associated with replacement of the 45 wooden 115 kV
line structures with steel structure from Blandford to Elm substations. PTF costs at
$9.21M (2011 Actual Costs).
(A. Scarfone November 5, 2014 Cover Letter, Presentation, TCA Application) (Al Scarfone)
LUNCH 12:00 – 12:45
8.0 Status of Non-Price Retirements and De-List Bids (Notification) 12:45 – 1:00
Status update regarding Non-Price Retirement and De-List Bid submissions.
(Presentation) (Pete Bernard)
9.0 Planning Procedures 1:00 – 1:30
9.1 PP 10 – Planning Procedure to Support the Forward Capacity Market (Vote)
Conforming changes associated with Non-Commercial Capacity Deferral Notifications
and other clarifications. .
(PP 10 Redline, Presentation) (Mariah Winkler)
10.0 Elective Transmission Upgrade (ETU) Conforming Changes (Future Vote) 1:30 – 3:00
(3rd Meeting)
Continue discussions associated with the Elective Transmission Upgrade initiative.
(MR 1, Section 12 Redlines) (Carissa Sedlacek)
11.0 ICR Calculation Concerns (Notification) 3:00 – 4:00
(2nd Meeting)
NESCOE discussion on ICR Calculation Concerns
(Dorothy Capra)
12.0 Closing Remarks 4:00