Document ID: FERC-2020-0791-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Increasing Market and Planning Efficiency and Enhancing Resilience Through Improved Software; Technical Conference
Posted Date: 2020-06-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37654-37655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13474]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Third Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

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                                                    Docket Nos.
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Increasing Market and Planning             AD10-12-011
 Efficiency and Enhancing Resilience
 through Improved Software.

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New York Independent System Operator,     ER19-467-000
 Inc.                                     ER19-467-001
                                          ER19-467-002
                                          ER19-467-003
                                          ER19-467-004
ISO New England Inc.....................  ER19-470-000
                                          ER19-470-001
                                          ER19-470-002
                                          ER19-470-003
                                          ER19-470-004
California Independent System Operator    ER19-468-000
 Corporation.                             ER19-468-001
                                          ER19-468-002
Midcontinent Independent System           ER19-465-000
 Operator, Inc.                           ER19-465-001
                                          ER19-465-002
                                          ER19-465-003
Southwest Power Pool, Inc...............  ER19-460-000
                                          ER19-460-001
                                          ER19-460-002
                                          ER19-460-003
                                          ER19-460-004
                                          ER19-460-005
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C..............  ER19-469-000
                                          ER19-469-001
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    As previously announced,\1\ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
staff will hold an online technical conference on June 23-25, 2020 to 
discuss increasing market and planning efficiency and enhancing 
resilience through improved software.
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    \1\ Notice of Technical Conference issued on February 14, 2020 
(February 14 Notice), Docket No. AD10-12-011; Supplemental Notice of 
Technical Conference issued on April 7, 2020 (April 7 Notice), 
Docket No. AD10-12-011; Agenda issued June 15, 2020 (June 15 
Agenda), Docket No. AD10-12-011.
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    The June 15 Agenda provided a list of presentations scheduled to be 
given at the conference. While the intent of the technical conference 
is not to focus on any specific matters before the Commission, some 
conference participants have submitted presentations that focus on 
topics related to energy storage. These topics include state-of-charge 
management, which is at issue in proceedings that are currently pending 
before the Commission. These proceedings include the following:

New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER19-467-000, 
ER19-467-001, ER19-467-002, ER19-467-003, ER19-467-004
ISO New England, Inc., Docket No. ER19-470-000, ER19-470-001, ER19-470-
002, ER19-470-003, ER19-470-004
California Independent System Operator Corporation, Docket No. ER19-
468-000, ER19-468-001, ER19-468-002
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER19-465-
000, ER19-465-001, ER19-465-002, ER19-465-003
Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Docket No. ER19-460-000, ER19-460-001, 
ER19-460-002, ER19-460-003, ER19-460-004, ER19-460-005
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket No. ER19-469-000, ER19-469-001

    As noted in the February 14 notice and in the April 7 notice, the 
technical conference will not be transcribed and the WebEx will not be 
recorded. However, listening to or participating in the technical 
conference is open to the public (noting the registration requirement 
discussed below) and free of charge. Furthermore, the slides presented 
at the conference will be published in Docket No. AD10-12-011, and the 
presentations related to energy storage will be published in the above 
listed dockets concerning Order No. 841 compliance.
    Finally, to facilitate participation by interested parties, the 
deadline for attendees to register for the conference is extended to 
5:00 p.m. EDT on June 22, 2020. Attendees must register through the 
Commission's website by that deadline to ensure a WebEx connection is 
available.\2\
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    \2\ The attendee registration form is located at https://www.ferc.gov/whatsnew/registration/real-market-6-23-20-form.asp.
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    For further information, please contact individuals identified for 
each topic:

    Technical Information for Docket No. AD10-12-011: Alexander Smith, 
Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6601, 
alexander.smith@ferc.gov.
    Logistical Information: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

    Dated: June 17, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13474 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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