83 FR 19750 - Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., ALLETE, Inc., Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Otter Tail Power Company, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-09452 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 19750] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09452] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL18-138-000] Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., ALLETE, Inc., Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Otter Tail Power Company, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date On April 27, 2018, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL18-138-000 pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into whether the transmission formula rate templates of ALLETE, Inc., Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Otter Tail Power Company, and Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company under Attachment O of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff may be unjust, unreasonable, or unduly discriminatory or preferential. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., et al., 163 FERC 61, 061 (2018). The refund effective date in Docket Nos. EL18-138-000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket Nos. EL18-138- 000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2017), within 21 days of the date of issuance of the order. Dated: April 27, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-09452 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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system with high DER penetration in real time? Are new systems or (DMS) for efficient operational
where those resources do not participate approaches needed? Does DER coordination?
in the RTO/ISO markets? Would these aggregation require separate or [FR Doc. 2018–09455 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]
measures also help manage the safety additional capabilities and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
and reliability of a distribution system infrastructure for communication and
where these resources do participate in control?
the RTO/ISO markets? Would additional 2. What processes/protocols do DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
safety and reliability measures be distribution utilities, transmission
necessary if DERs participate in the Federal Energy Regulatory
operators, and DERs or DER aggregators
RTO/ISO markets, or would the current Commission
use to coordinate with each other? Are
safeguards against backflows, islanding,
these processes/protocols capable of [Docket No. EL18–138–000]
or other concerns adequately ensure
providing needed real-time
safety and reliability? If additional
communications and coordination? Midcontinent Independent System
measures are necessary, what are they?
What new processes, resources, and Operator, Inc., ALLETE, Inc., Montana-
Ongoing Operational Coordination efforts will be required to achieve Dakota Utilities Co., Northern Indiana
(Panel 7) effective real-time coordination? Public Service Company, Otter Tail
3. What are the minimum set of Power Company, Southern Indiana
In the NOPR, the Commission
specific RTO/ISO operational protocols, Gas & Electric Company; Notice of
acknowledged that ongoing
performance standards, and market Institution of Section 206 Proceeding
coordination between the RTO/ISO, a
rules that should be adopted now to and Refund Effective Date
DER aggregator, and the relevant
distribution utility or utilities may be ensure operational coordination for DER On April 27, 2018, the Commission
necessary to ensure that the DER aggregation participating in the RTO/ issued an order in Docket No. EL18–
aggregator is dispatching individual ISO markets? What additional protocols 138–000 pursuant to section 206 of the
resources in a DER aggregation may be important for the future? Should Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
consistent with the limitations of the the Commission adopt more 824e (2012), instituting an investigation
distribution system.9 The Commission prescriptive requirements with respect into whether the transmission formula
proposed that each RTO/ISO revise its to coordination than those proposed in rate templates of ALLETE, Inc.,
tariff to establish a process for ongoing the NOPR? If so, what should the Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern
coordination, including operational Commission require? Indiana Public Service Company, Otter
coordination, among itself, the DER 4. Should distribution utilities be able Tail Power Company, and Southern
aggregator, and the distribution utility to to override RTO/ISO decisions Indiana Gas & Electric Company under
maximize the availability of the DER regarding day-ahead and real-time Attachment O of the Midcontinent
aggregation consistent with the safe and dispatch of DER aggregations to resolve Independent System Operator, Inc.
reliable operation of the distribution local distribution reliability issues? If Open Access Transmission, Energy and
system. To help effectuate this proposal, Operating Reserve Markets Tariff may
so, should DER aggregations nonetheless
the Commission also proposed to be unjust, unreasonable, or unduly
be subject to non-deliverability
require each RTO/ISO to revise its tariff discriminatory or preferential.
penalties under such circumstances?
to require the DER aggregator to report Midcontinent Independent System
to the RTO/ISO any changes to its 5. Is it possible for DERs or DER Operator, Inc., et al., 163 FERC 61, 061
offered quantity and related distribution aggregations participating in the RTO/ (2018).
factors that result from distribution line ISO markets to also be used to improve The refund effective date in Docket
faults or outages. The Commission also distribution system operations and Nos. EL18–138–000, established
sought comment on the level of detail reliability? If so, please provide pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA,
necessary in the RTO/ISO tariffs to examples of how this could be will be the date of publication of this
establish a framework for ongoing accomplished. notice in the Federal Register.
coordination between the RTO/ISO, a 6. Can real-time dispatch of Any interested person desiring to be
DER aggregator, and the relevant aggregated DERs address distribution heard in Docket Nos. EL18–138–000
distribution utility or utilities. constraints? If not, can tools be must file a notice of intervention or
Comments are requested on the developed to accomplish this? motion to intervene, as appropriate,
following topics and questions that were with the Federal Energy Regulatory
included in previous supplemental 7. Should individual DERs be
required to have communications Commission, 888 First Street, NE,
notices: Washington, DC 20426, in accordance
capabilities to comply with control
1. What real-time data acquisition and with Rule 214 of the Commission’s
center obligations? What level of
communication technologies are Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
communications security should be
currently in use to provide bulk power 385.214 (2017), within 21 days of the
employed for these communications?
system operators with visibility into the date of issuance of the order.
distribution system? Are they adequate 8. How might recent and expected
Dated: April 27, 2018.
to convey the information necessary for technical advancements be used to
enhance the coordination of DER Kimberly D. Bose,
transmission and distribution operators
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to assess distribution system conditions aggregations, for example, integrating Secretary.
Energy Management Systems (EMS) and [FR Doc. 2018–09452 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]
9 NOPR, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,718 at P 155. Distribution Management Systems BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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