Monday, November 1, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Load forecasting with climate variability for transmission and distribution system planning
Rui Yang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Juliet Homer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
This session will succinctly explain how utilities and regional grid operators predict where grid hotspots will occur to identify infrastructure reinforcement needs, plan distribution and transmission systems, manage grid assets, and adjust day-ahead or intraday planning. The presenters will share best practices in load forecasting (including net loads), highlight forecasting challenges in the face of climate variability, and discuss emerging technologies used in the forecasting process.
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Resource, asset, and contingency planning with climate variability
Juliet Homer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, John Fazio, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, and Robert Lempert, RAND Corporation
Climate variability has implications for resource planning (e.g., resource adequacy and integrated resource planning), asset planning (e.g., supply infrastructure and physical delivery), and contingency planning (e.g., climate-related vulnerabilities for assets, markets, and operations). This presentation addresses considerations, best practices, and emerging trends in resource, asset, and contingency planning for climate variability.
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