83 FR 16353 - Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators; Distributed Energy Resources-Technical Considerations for the Bulk Power System; Further Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16353]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07781]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM18-9-000; Docket No. AD18-10-000]


Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in 
Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent 
System Operators; Distributed Energy Resources-Technical Considerations 
for the Bulk Power System; Further Supplemental Notice of Technical 
Conference

    As announced in a Notice of Technical Conference issued on February 
15, 2018 and a Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
March 29, 2018, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff 
will hold a technical conference on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 and 
Wednesday, April 11, 2018, to discuss the participation of distributed 
energy resource (DER) aggregations in Regional Transmission 
Organization (RTO) and Independent System Operator (ISO) markets and to 
more broadly discuss the potential effects of DERs on the bulk power 
system. On April 10, 2018, the conference will commence at 10:15 a.m. 
and end at 4:45 p.m. On April 11, 2018, the conference will commence at 
9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. The conference will be held at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426. Commissioners will lead the second panel of the technical 
conference. Commission staff will lead the other six panels, and 
Commissioners may attend.
    The updated agenda for this technical conference is attached. All 
changes to the agenda since the Commission's March 29, 2018 
Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference appear in italics.
    All interested persons may attend the conference, and registration 
is not required. However, in-person attendees are encouraged to 
register on-line by April 3, 2018 at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/04-10-18-form.asp. In-person attendees should allow time 
to pass through building security procedures before the start time of 
the technical conference.
    The Commission will transcribe and webcast this conference. 
Transcripts will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting 
(202-347-3700). A link to the webcast of this event will be available 
in the Commission Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov. The Capitol 
Connection provides technical support for the webcasts and offers the 
option of listening to the conference via phone-bridge for a fee. For 
additional information, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 
993-3100.
    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, it may address matters at issue in the following Commission 
proceedings that are pending:

 Advanced Energy Economy, Docket No. EL17-75-001
 Southern California Edison Company, Docket No. ER18-1248-000

    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an email to [email protected] 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 more information about this technical conference, please 
contact David Kathan at (202) 502-6404, [email protected], or 
Louise Nutter at (202) 502-8175, [email protected]. For 
information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
(202) 502-8368, [email protected].

    Dated: April 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-07781 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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