Redesign of Electricity Data Collections: 2005 American Statistical Association April 22, 2004 Robert Schnapp Director, Electric Power Division Energy Information Administration

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Redesign of Electricity Data Collections
2005American Statistical AssociationApril 22,
2004Robert Schnapp Director, Electric Power
DivisionEnergy Information Administration
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Electricity 2005 Phased Approach
Phase II Forms Design
Phase III Collection and Processing
Phase IV Dissemination
Phase I Data Requirements

• Analysis of Key Issues
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Data Dictionary
• Evaluation of Sensitive Information
• Federal Register Notice

• Consolidations
• Revisions
• Frame Updates
• Pilot Testing
• OMB Clearance

• Data Processing System
• Internet Data Collection

• Electric Power Annual
• Electric Power Monthly
• Detailed Spreadsheets
• Internet Product Dissemination Design
• Databases

March 2004 December 2004 January 2005 September
2005
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Meetings with Interested Parties

• American Forest and Paper Association
• North American Electric Reliability Council
• American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
• American Public Power Association
• Edison Electric Institute
• EIA, Offices of Analysis and Forecasting Energy
  Markets and End Use Coal, Nuclear, Electric and
  Alternate Fuels
• National Association of Regulatory Utility
  Commissioners
• DOE Office of Energy Assurance, Office of Policy
  and International Affairs
• Electricity Consumers for Reliable Electricity
• American Petroleum Institute
• American Chemistry Council
• Council of Industrial Boiler Owners

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Internet Data Collection System

• One third (over 13,000) of all forms were
  submitted over the Internet in 2003
• Goal have at least 65 percent of all forms
  submitted over the Internet by the last quarter
  of 2004
• All data requests have gone via e-mail
• Established a Help Center to field inquiries

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Analysis of Key Issues

• Role of distributed and dispersed generation
  (EIA-861)
• Fuel switching information (EIA-860)
• System emergencies and disturbances (EIA-417)
• Transmission information (EIA-411, 412, 860)
• Bulk power imports and exports (FE-781R)
• Plant cost data for unregulated entities
  (EIA-412)
• Energy balances for unregulated entities
  (EIA-906, 920)

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Existing Sensitive Data Elements

• Fuel cost (EIA-423)
• Fuel stocks (EIA-906)
• Latitude and longitude (EIA-767, EIA-860)
• Maximum tested heat rate under full load
  conditions (EIA-860)
• Plant cost for unregulated entities (EIA-412)
• Monthly retail sales, revenue, and number of
  customers (energy only service) (EIA-826)
• Select emergency information (EIA-417)

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Proposed Changes to Sensitive Data Elements

• New elements
• Power flow cases
• Transmission line maps
• Release 6 months after year end
• Fuel cost (EIA-423)
• Fuel stocks (EIA-906)
• Monthly retail sales, revenue, and number of
  customers (energy only service) (EIA-826)
• Cover under the new Confidential Information
  Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
• Plant cost for unregulated entities (EIA-412)

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Current Transmission Data Elements

• FERC Form-1 Investor owned utilities
• Existing transmission line characteristics
• Existing substation characteristics
• Transmission lines added during past year
• EIA-412 Municipals and Federal utilities
• Existing transmission line charateristics
• Transmission lines added during past year
• FERC-715 - Investor owned utilities
• Power flow cases for existing lines
• Transmission maps

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Current Transmission Data Elements (cont.)

• EIA-411 NERC
• Transmission maps
• Proposed transmission line maps
• Power flow cases for new lines
• EIA-417 Emergency circumstances
• Type of incident
• Narrative description

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Proposed Transmission Data Elements

• EIA-412 Municipals and Federal utilities
• Existing transmission line upgrades and costs
• Existing transmission system upgrades and costs
• EIA-411 NERC
• Scheduled and unscheduled transmission line
  outages data on 100 kV and above DC lines and 230
  kV and above AC lines
• EIA-860 All generators
• New generator interconnection data location,
  ownership, cost and transmission rights