# Presentation: 337649

## Energy Collaborative Analysis Initiative 

- Leadership Committee Meeting
- Ron Benioff
- April 3, 2007

## Meeting Goals 

- Solicit Feedback on
- Web Forum Plans and Topics
- Communication Activities
- Provide an Update on Follow Up Topical Activities from the 2006 Workshop
- Report on Progress with 2007 Workshop Planning and Seek Input on
- Date
- Agenda
- Session Plans
- Special Topic

## Web Forums 

- Next Forum Planned for May 1st on Portfolio Analysis Methods
- Speakers
- EPA representative
- Sam Baldwin (DOE) and Thomas Jenkin (NREL)
- Possible presentation by Paul Decotis at NYSERDA or other state presentation
- Would like to request your help in encouraging participation
- Looking for suggestions for future topics
- Can wait and see what topics are identified at the workshop as benefiting from a web forum

## Communication Activity Updates

- Web site statistics and feedback
- Collecting for home page, but will need a few months to get reading on second- and third-level pages. Had additional people sign up for listserv through “word of mouth” – no one unsubscribed!
- E-mail seeking comments on Web site by April 6.
- Any comments from Leadership Committee?
- Newsletter (publishing mid-April)
- Content will include activity updates, progress on next workshop, Web forum on May 1, new publications – still looking for “feature” story (any ideas?)
- E-mail seeking suggestions for content for next newsletter from collaborators (deadline is April 6).
- Any submissions from Leadership Committee?

## Communication Activity Updates

- Status and issues with a Wiki site on GIS as suggested during GIS Web forum
- Primary benefit – it’s easy to share files and not clog e-mail boxes.
- Although it eliminates the need to go through a producer to get things posted, we might still want someone to monitor content.
- Can submit proposal for hosting on an EERE server or host remotely

## 2006 Workshop Follow Up Topical Activities

| Topic | Activity Lead | Update  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A) Enhance R&D and Deployment Portfolio Analysis Tools  | DOE-O.Sc./Bill Valdez | 1/07 ongoing discussions  |
| B) Improve Deployment Partnerships between Industry and Government  | NYSERDA/Paul DeCotis, CESA/Jennifer DeCesaro | 3/07 Interest by potential beneficiaries seems limited 1/07 Nov. call, compiling a "guidebook" of state R&D program models, looking for federal participation  |
| C) Better Representation of Energy Technologies and Demand Response in Energy Models  | NETL/Michael Reed, NREL/Walter Short | 1/07 Work has been proposed |
| D) Better Representation of Regional Technology Characterizations and Transmission Constraints in Energy Models  | DOE-EIA/Chris Namovicz, NETL/Michael Reed, NREL/Walter Short | 3/07 Exploring restructuring NEMS.  Possible development of wind resource supply curves. 1/07 Looking to share GIS data on coal, hydrogen and RE; improving regionality and transmission modeling in SEDS, NEMS  |

## 2006 Workshop Follow Up Topical Activities Cont’d

| Topic | Activity Lead | Update  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E) Improve Impact Evaluation Tools: Economic Development, Energy Security, Environmental Impacts and the Integration of the Three  | ACEEE/Skip Laitner | 1/07 Nov workshop; goal to fund a complete model inventory; paper on improving economic models for oil transition and GCC mitigation policies  |
| F)  Improve Policy Analysis Tools and Integration of Information and Tools at State and Federal Levels | EPA/Dan Loughlin and Denise Mulholland | 1/07 Developing a database on policy eval tools.  Formulating a guidebook to help states analyze benefits of EERE.  |
| G)  Enhance Biofuel Resource Potential and Infrastructure Analysis | DOE-EERE/Zia Haq  | 1/07 July meeting, vetting supply curves, sharing information  |
| H)  Improve Behavioral Factors in Market/Choice Models and Tools  | DOE-O.Sc./Bill Valdez | 1/07 Surveyed existing models; would like to ID best practices; identified funding  |

## June, 2007 Workshop – Key Steps

- Finalize date and location
- Potential dates – late June, week of July 9th
- Send out first announcement (mid-April)
- Draft detailed agenda, including plans for each session (end of April)
- Invite speakers (early May)
- Finalize plans for each session (mid-May)
- Second announcement (mid-May)
- Leadership committee planning meeting (mid-May)
- Finalize agenda (end of May)
- Registration deadline (end of May)

## Draft Agenda

| Time | Format | Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Day 1, 8:30 | Plenary, Continental Breakfast | Welcome, simple introductions, initiative and workshop goals, agenda |
| 9:15 | Plenary | Present initiative vision, quick update on analysis activities |
| 10:30 | Breakout Session | Concurrent breakout sessions of first grouping: workshop topics A, B and C |
| 12:30 | Breakout Session, Working Lunch | Continue first grouping concurrent breakout sessions over a working lunch: Topics A, B and C |
| 2:00 | Plenary | Present results/discussion from first grouping: Topics A, B and C |
| 3:00 (adjourn  5:00) | Breakout Session | Concurrent breakout sessions of second grouping: workshop topics D, E and F |
| Day 2, 8:30 | Breakout Session, Continental Breakfast | Continue second grouping concurrent breakout sessions: Topics D, E, and F |
| 9:30 | Plenary | Present results/discussion from second grouping: Topics D, E and F |
| 10:30 | Plenary | Special topic |
| 11:30 | Plenary | Identify additional topics of importance for the initiative |
| Noon (adjourn 12:30) | Plenary | Next steps and wrap-up |

## Expert Teams

| Topic | Proposed Team | NREL Liaison  | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A. Improve behavioral factors in market/choice models and tools  | Bill Valdez (DOE-O.Sc.), Donna Hostick (PNNL), Steve Smith (PNNL), Elaine Sison-Lebrilla (CEC), Dave Bjornstad (ORNL), Walter Short (NREL), Alan Sanstad (LBNL)  | Gail Mosey | Held conference call on 3/26 to discuss preliminary planning  |
| B. Improve impact evaluation tools: economics, environment and security  | Skip Laitner (ACEEE),  David Greene (ORNL), Russ Lee (ORNL), Jennifer DeCesaro (CESA)  | Gail Mosey | Conference call scheduled for 4/5  |
| C. Better representation of regional tech characterizations & transmission improvements in energy models  | Michael Reed (NETL), Walter Short (NREL), Chip Friley (BNL), Frances Wood (On Location)  | Brian Levite | Conference call pending  |

## Expert Teams Cont’d

| Topic | Proposed Team | NREL Liaison  | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D. Integration of energy and environmental scenarios  | Dan Loughlin (EPA), Kevin Culligan (EPA), Bill Abolt (Shaw), Gary Kleiman (NESCAUM), Laura Vimmerstedt (NREL)  | Ron Benioff | Held conference call on 3/27 
Circulated potential session framework to team on 3/28
Second call on 4/5  |
| E. Improved understanding and analysis tools to evaluate risk and uncertainty  | Sam Baldwin (DOE-EERE), Thomas Jenkin (NREL), Paul Decotis (NYSERDA), Kohl Gill (DOE O.Sc), Uday Varadarajan (DOE O.Sc)  | Brian Levite | Held conference call on 3/26 to discuss preliminary planning  |
| F. Improved methods for development and use of technology learning curves  | Jorn Aabaken (NREL), Sam Baldwin (DOE-EERE), Mark Mehos (NREL), Tom Key (EPRI), Maria Vargas (DOE-FE/NETL)  | Brian Levite | Conference call pending  |

## Special Topic

- Have an Opportunity to Highlight a Special Topic in Plenary at the Workshop
- Candidate Topics Include Analysis of:
- Energy or Climate Policies
- U.S. Biofuels Transition
- Potential for Large Scale RE (or accelerated EE) Market Penetration
**Other Ideas and Your Recommendations**