Western Grid Group (WGG) submitted comments to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s on its effort to update and adopt rules related to the interconnection of distributed generation facilities. Comments were submitted July 24, 2015.
WGG supports Rule 21, Part 1 with its 7 setting specifications.
You can read or download comments here.
On August 30, 2013, WGG submitted comments to Nevada’s Public Utilities Commission Docket 11-04025 “INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE CREATION OF AN ENERGY IMBALANCE MARKET.”
RETI (Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative) identified and ranked Renewable Energy Zones
in California and neighboring regions, using both economic and
environmental criteria, determined the transmission needed,
based on least-regrets transmission planning principles, to access
and deliver target renewable energy, and prepared a statewide
conceptual transmission plan. RETI has been effective in identifying
development priorities and in building stakeholder support
for generation-transmission development for renewable energy.
Its approach is applicable to other jurisdictions considering
large-scale wind power-transmission construction.
This video introduces you to the people who run the electricity grid, the network of power plants and power lines that keep the lights on. It takes you inside the control center for the largest power system in the world and lets utility experts explain how the variability of wind and solar generation can be managed using existing tools and techniques.
California’s RETI collaborative set a high standard for aligning electricity generation and transmission with environmental values. This peer-reviewed article, in the July 2102 issue of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, provides an overview of the rationale for both stakeholder involvement in transmission planning and for zone development of renewables.
The Arizona Capitol Times published Amanda Ormand’s opinion piece: Renewing Arizona: Transition from Coal to Clean. Published February 26, 2012 (posted on the Times’ site on February 27, 2012). Ormond is a Western Grid Group Director and a board member of the Southwest Renewable Energy Institute.
Come help us plan the transition to a more secure, more sustainable and very low carbon energy future for the West You are invited to the Western Clean Energy Advocates’ in person meeting. Seattle, WA April 13th & 14th, 2011 Western Clean Energy Advocates (WCEA) is a diverse and growing coalition of environmental and public…
