Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Reliability - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. “Reliability Coordination Panel Discussion”

Ron Arness Director Operations Planning WECC Annual Member Meeting Sept 11, 2018 | Tempe, Az

Vision

“The most reliable, value-creating RTO”

Mission

“Work collaboratively and transparently with our stakeholders to enable reliable delivery of low-cost energy through efficient, innovative operations and planning.”

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

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Who We Are:

• Independent, non-profit organization responsible for

maintaining reliable transmission of power in 15 states and one Canadian province Our Role:

• MISO is a service company that provides reliability to

the electric grid

• MISO administers the market for electricity producers

and users on a wholesale level

• MISO does not generate or buy electricity

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What We Do:

• Monitor energy transfers on the high voltage

transmission system

• Schedule transmission service
• Manage power congestion through security-

constrained economic dispatch

• Operate day-ahead, real-time

energy, & operating reserves markets

• Regional transmission planning

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MISO Evolution

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MISO’s large seam includes a diverse set of neighbors (e.g., RTOs, Cooperatives, IOUs)

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• Joint Operating Agreement (JOA)

– Congestion Management Process (CMP) – Interregional Coordination Process (M2M) – Examples – PJM, SPP

• Coordination Agreement

– Examples – Manitoba Hydro (MH), Ontario (IESO)

• Reliability Coordinator Coordination Agreement

– Examples – MISO-TVA, MISO-Southern Co, MISO-WECC

• Adjacent Balancing Authority Agreement

– Examples – MISO-AECI

Coordination of neighboring seams reliability achieved through multiple types of agreements

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• Clarity of Communication
• Congestion Management Tools

– Internal Security Constraint Economic Dispatch – Loop Flows

• Market-to-Market (MISO/PJM/SPP)
• Transmission Loading Relief Procedure (TLR)

– Safe Operating Mode

• Models (MISO & External)

– SPP/PJM(NYISO)/TVA/SOCO/SAS/IESO – Updates (frequency)

• Drills

Considerations for Reliable Management of Multiple Neighboring Seams

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• Ron Arness

– MISO Director Operations Planning – rarness@misoenergy.org – (317) 249-5496 – (317) 697-4408 (cell)

Contact Information

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