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The Northwest Wind Integration Forum
Steering Committee Meeting

December 2, 2008
10:00am - 3:00pm

Northwest Power and Conservation Council
851 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
Portland, OR 97204

Conference call-in line: 877.848.1997, guest speaker code 319, guest listener code 330

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1. Introductions
2. Welcome | Agenda (23k Word) - Tom Karier and Steve Wright, Co-Chairs
3. Update on Pacific Northwest Wind Energy Development - Jeff King
>> Presentation (120k PDF)
4. BPA Interconnection Experience - Steve Wright
5. Action Plan Status Report Summary - Jeff King and Elliot Mainzer
>> Status Report to the Policy Steering Committee (80k PDF)
>> Presentation (230k PDF)
6. Steering Committee Member Comments
7. NTTG/WestConnect/ColumbiaGrid Joint Initiative Infrastructure Work Group on Sub-hourly Flexibility Mechanisms and Dynamic Scheduling Protocols
>> Presentation (140k PDF)
  • Northern Tier Transmission Group
  • ColumbiaGrid
  • WestConnect
8. Flexibility Augmentation - Maury Galbraith
>> Presentation (45k PDF)
9. Determining the Value of a Diverse Wind Fleet - Brian Silverstein and Grid Entities
10. Recommended Further Efforts - Jeff King, Elliot Mainzer
11. Steering Committee Comments on Recommended Further Efforts
12. Next Steps