The Western Interconnection Synchrophasor Program (WISP)

Update

Vickie VanZandt

Joint Synchronized Information SubcommitteeSalt Lake City

August 10, 2010

Program overview recap

● WISP is an interconnection-wide synchrophasor system expected to enable smart grid functionality.

● WISP will deploy: Upgraded or replacement Phasor Measurement Units

(PMUs); New PMUs; Phasor Data Concentrators (PDCs) and SuperPDCs; Historical data archival systems at WECC RCs; and Wide area data network to connect

measurement devices.2

Program overview recap (cont.)

● Real-time and off-line applications for: Situation awareness for operators and reliability coordinators; Event and system performance analysis for operations and

planning engineers; Model validation and improvement; Real-time control and protection – including wide-area controls;

and System restoration.

● Funding: $54M from DOE and $54M from WISP Partner Entities.

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Partner entities

● Cost Share Partners in WISP grant Bonneville Power Administration

California ISO/California Energy Commission/EPG

Idaho Power Corporation

NV Energy

Pacific Gas & Electric (also sub-recipient of DOE funds)

PacifiCorp

Salt River Project

Southern California Edison

WECC4

Western Interconnection Synchrophasor Program

● Governance of program includes three groups: An Executive Steering Committee chaired by Program

Director (Mark Maher). It also includes two non-affiliated WECC Directors (Jack King and Tim Newton), and executives from the other eight entity partners

A Technical Advisory Committee to include entity partner project and technical leads and other synchrophasor technology expertise

Joint Synchronized Information Subcommittee (JSIS) who’s charter subsumes the Disturbance Monitoring Work Group and Wide-Area Measurement Task Force and includes a longer term focus than three-year WISP Program

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DOE status update

● Contract signed with DOE on April 1, 2010.

● DOE deliverables completed: Final WISP budget Final WISP Project Execution Plan (PEP) with input

from Partner Entities’ individual PEPs Final WISP Metrics and Benefits Reporting Plan Draft WISP Cyber Security Plan (Final due July 30)

● DOE reporting processes are now complete: WECC providing monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual

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Program status update

PMU placement criteria

● WISP’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the Joint Synchronized Information Subcommittee (JSIS) have identified criteria for placing PMUs.

● PMUs and owners – High-priority placement sites have ownership beyond 9 partner entities. These 11 other parties have been invited to join WISP.

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8 of the 11 invited additional participants have accepted

● Alberta Electric System Operator

● Arizona Public Service

● British Columbia Transmission Company/BC Hydro

● El Paso Electric

● Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

● Northwestern Energy

● Public Service of New Mexico

● San Diego Gas and Electric

● Tri-State G&T

● Tucson Electric

● Western Area Power Administration 8

NERC Universal Data Sharing Agreement….

….for exchange of synchrophasor data:

9 of 9 Partner Entities, and 2 of 11 Additional Participants

….have executed the NDA with NERC9

1. Phasor Data Concentrators (PDCs) RFI responses received from 12 vendors in March. RFP to be issued to vendors September 2010. PDC vendor selected December 2010

2. Wide Area Network (WAN) Expected to be a managed network solution. RFI responses from 10 vendors received in April. RFP to be issued to vendors August 2010. WAN vendor selected December 2010

Infrastructure and applications:Four procurement tracks

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3. Applications RFI responses from 11 vendors received in May. RFP process complete and vendor selection scheduled for

April 2011.

4. Reliability Coordination Office Infrastructure Data Center expansion

Vancouver – February 2011 Loveland – May 2011

IT Infrastructure deployed Test hardware – July 2011 Production hardware – August 2012

● Note: All PMUs to be procured by partner or participating entities.

Infrastructure and applications:Four procurement tracks (cont.)

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Issues

● Resolution of critical cyber asset designation WISP Principles DOE confirmation of cyber security

requirements

● Conclusion of Letters of Agreement between WECC and the partner entities

● Most of WECC’s portion of WISP come from DOE’s stimulus matching funds

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Budget and Financial StatusFunding Summary

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Budget and Financial StatusU.S. Department of Energy

● Reimbursement requests: 07/15/10 Preaward costs filed $1,742,388.14 07/28/10 1st quarter expenses $1,539,096.87 08/10/10 Estimated July expenses $630,000.00

● Projected receipts (50%): 08/15/10 Preaward costs filed $871,194.07 08/28/10 1st quarter expenses $769,548.43 09/10/10 Estimated July expenses $315,000.00

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Budget and Financial StatusWECC Cumulative Cash Flow Projection

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Next Up…..

●Detailed business and technical requirement analysis

● Integrated schedule development with partner entities

●End to End data communications defined

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Questions??

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