Document ID: FERC-2023-0483-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum
Posted Date: 2023-04-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24184-24186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08266]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD22-9-000]

New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum; Supplemental Notice of 
Second New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum

    As announced in the Notice of Forum issued in this proceeding on 
February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led forum on Tuesday, June 20, 
2023, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to 
discuss possible solutions to the electricity and natural gas 
challenges facing the New England Region. A preliminary agenda for this 
forum is attached. The Commission will issue a further supplemental 
notice with a full agenda and the confirmed panelists prior to the 
forum. The forum will be open to the public and be held at the 
DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, 363 Maine Hall Rd, Portland, ME 04106.
    The purpose of the forum is to continue discussion from the 
September 8, 2022, forum about the electricity and natural gas 
challenges facing the New England region. This forum will discuss 
studies on extreme weather risks, infrastructure on the electric and 
gas systems in New England, and infrastructure and market design 
reforms to aid with the electric and gas system challenges faced 
historically during New England winters. The goal of this forum is to 
identify solutions to address the electric and gas system challenges 
and discuss timing of their potential implementation.
    While the forum is not for the purpose of discussing any specific 
matters before the Commission, some forum discussions may involve 
issues raised in proceedings that are currently pending before the 
Commission. These proceedings include, but are not limited to:

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Constellation Mystic Power LLC.........  Docket Nos. ER18-1639-000, ER18-
                                          1639-014, ER18-1639-015, ER18-
                                          1639-018, ER18-1639-019, ER18-
                                          1639-021, ER18-1639-022.

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ISO New England Inc....................  Docket Nos. ER19-1428-000, ER19-
                                          1428-001, ER19-1428-002, ER19-
                                          1428-003, ER19-1428-004, ER19-
                                          1428-005, ER19-1428-006.
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC...........  Docket Nos. EL21-3-000, EL21-3-
                                          001.
NECEC Transmission LLC and Avangrid,     Docket Nos. EL21-6-000, EL21-6-
 Inc. v. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC.   001.
Belmont Municipal Light Dep't et al. v.  Docket No. EL23-4-000.
 Constellation Mystic Power, LLC and
 ISO New England, Inc.
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    Only Commissioners and panelists will participate in the panel 
discussions. The forum will be open to the public for listening and 
observing, and written comments may be submitted in Docket No. AD22-9-
000.
    Registration for in-person attendance will be required, and there 
is no fee for attendance. A link to attendee registration will be 
available on the New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum event page on 
the Commission's website. Due to space constraints, seating for this 
event will be limited and registrants that get a confirmed space will 
be contacted via email. Only confirmed registrants can be admitted to 
the forum given the maximum occupancy limit at the venue (as required 
by fire and building safety code). Therefore, the Commission encourages 
members of the public who wish to attend this event in person to 
register at their earliest convenience. Online registration will be 
open, as long as attendance capacity is available, until the day before 
the forum (June 19). Once registration has reached capacity, 
registration will be closed. However, those interested in attending 
after capacity has been reached can join a waiting list (using the same 
registration link) and be notified if space becomes available. Those 
who are unable to attend in person may watch the free webcast.
    The webcast will allow persons to listen and observe the forum 
remotely but not participate. Information on this forum, including a 
link to the webcast, will be posted prior to the event on this forum's 
event page on the Commission's website. A recording of the webcast will 
be made available after the forum in the same location on the Calendar 
of Events. The forum will be transcribed. Transcripts of the forum will 
be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit 
a self-nomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 19, 
2023, to Panelist_[email protected]. The self-nominations should 
have ``Panelist Self-Nomination'' in the subject line and include the 
panelist's name, photograph, contact information, organizational 
affiliation, one-paragraph biography, and what panels the self-
nominated panelist proposes to speak on.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free (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 forum, please contact 
[email protected] or [email protected] for technical or 
logistical questions.

    Dated: April 13, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.

Second New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum

Docket No. AD22-9-000

June 20, 2023

Agenda

9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chairman and 
Commissioners
9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Opening Presentations: Winters 2023/2024 and 2024/
2025 in New England and the Role of Everett

    The forum will commence with a presentation by ISO New England Inc. 
(ISO-NE) that discusses the upcoming winters of 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 
with consideration for the Everett Marine Terminal's (Everett) 
availability and its impact on the ISO-NE electric grid. Following ISO-
NE's presentation on upcoming winters, a second presentation will 
explain Everett's physical capabilities and its impact on the electric 
and natural gas systems in New England.
    Panelists: To be announced.

9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Panel 1: Should Everett be Retained and, if so, 
how?

    Panel 1 will allow panelists to provide their views on the need for 
Everett on the electric and natural gas systems in New England. This 
panel may also discuss fuel procurement needs and challenges, including 
the fuel procurement and LNG capabilities available to New England from 
facilities other than Everett. Finally, this panel will discuss the 
constraints surrounding the planned retirement of Everett and the 
expected impact on the electric and natural gas systems in New England 
in future winters.
    Panelists: To be announced.

10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Third Presentation: Extreme Weather Risks to 
ISO-NE, Presentation of the EPRI Study by ISO-NE and EPRI

    The third presentation, by ISO-NE and the Electric Power Research 
Institute (EPRI), will detail the development of the EPRI model, the 
assumptions used, parameters considered, and the study results for the 
target year of 2027.\1\ ISO-NE and EPRI will also explain the study's 
key conclusions and offer thoughts on how those conclusions should be 
considered in the context of developing solutions to the region's 
electricity and natural gas challenges.
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    \1\ Each year as part of its Annual Work Plan, ISO-NE develops 
``Anchor Projects'' which for 2023 includes ISO-NE's work with EPRI 
to develop an ``innovative framework for conducting a probabilistic 
energy-security study that assesses the operational impact of future 
extreme weather events.'' See ISO-NE, ISO New England's 2023 Annual 
Work Plan, (October 2022) at 7, https://www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/2022/10/2023_awp_final_10_12_22.pdf. The study is 
currently under development and information can be found on the ISO-
NE website. See ISO-NE, Operational Impacts of Extreme Weather 
Events Key Project, https://www.iso-ne.com/committees/key-projects/operational-impacts-of-extreme-weather-events/.
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    Panelists: To be announced.

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Panel 2: Reactions to the EPRI Study

    This panel will provide panelists an opportunity to provide their 
reactions to the EPRI study's assumptions, inputs, and results. This 
panel will discuss what actionable steps should be taken, if any, as a 
result of the study's findings, and whether additional study or 
analysis is needed.
    Panelists: To be announced.

12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Panel 3: Path to Sustainable Solutions--
Infrastructure

    Based on the findings and issues identified in the previous panels 
and presentations, Panel 3 will shift toward discussing potential 
infrastructure solutions beyond winter 2023/2024.

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While retention of Everett has been raised as one possible solution, 
this panel will discuss the merits of other, longer-term solutions 
available to the region and the timelines for implementing them. 
Potential topics for discussion include: (1) new electric transmission 
interconnections with other regions; (2) the timing and impact of new 
offshore wind, onshore wind, and solar resource development; (3) 
transmission planning to enable efficient development of expected 
offshore wind additions; (4) increased natural gas pipeline 
infrastructure/capacity; and (5) increased oil and natural gas storage 
capability.
    Panelists: To be announced.

3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Panel 4: Path to Sustainable Solutions--Market 
Design

    In Panel 4, Commissioners and panelists will discuss potential 
market solutions to New England's winter reliability challenges. 
Specifically, this panel will discuss any potential merits and benefits 
of market design changes to ISO-NE markets to enhance resource 
performance incentives, including incentives for resources to make 
advanced fuel procurements and/or maintain fuel inventories in the 
winter months; and align capacity market structure and rules with 
observed reliability risks--e.g., by reforming resource capacity 
accreditation and/or conducting prompt and/or seasonal capacity 
auctions.
    Panelists: To be announced.

4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Closing Roundtable

    In the Closing Roundtable, Commissioners and panelists will discuss 
what was learned through the presentations and panels and consider next 
steps. Topics will include what solutions stakeholders agree on 
pursuing and the timeline for implementing them as well as discussion 
of if, how, and when longer term solutions can be implemented sooner 
than currently expected.
    Panelists: To be announced.

[FR Doc. 2023-08266 Filed 4-18-23; 8:45 am]
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