Straw Proposal New Meeting Structure for DG Collaborative FY06

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Straw Proposal New Meeting Structure for DG
Collaborative (FY06)
MTC Presentation to Process Committee
Meeting April 12, 2005
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Problem Definition

• Original expectation (3/3/03) Quarterly mtgs
• Based on need to review interconnection
  experience data
• FY05 to date too many meetings for everyone
• Burden on attendees, but much material covered
  written
• Too few attendees could reduce credibility of
  results
• April and May key to success
• Hopefully, strong participation in last 2
  plenaries
• Need to clarify what type level of support for
  report
• Question for FY06
• How best reduce burden, attract participants and
  achieve results for May 2006 Report?

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Anticipated Needs

• Recommendation was made that network issues be
  addressed at national level with reports to
  Collaborative
• Distribution planning could be addressed in
  large part by MTC Utility Congestion Relief
  Partnerships next year
• Data tracking and change request forms have
  largely been established through this years
  process
• QF, FERC and parallel processes being followed
  but not direct responsibility of Collaborative
• New tariff-related issues may arise next year
• Discussion needed on Collaboratives future
  after second year

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New Structure a starting point

• 4 full day Collaborative quarterly plenary
  meetings, incl.
• October 2005
• January 2005
• April 2005
• Meetings would focus on
• 2-3 hours for review of tracking data and tariff
  change request forms
• Rest of day for reports from national or other
  separate meetings on
• Network interconnection and distribution
  planning
• MTC Congestion Relief Partnerships
• QF/FERC or other interconnection processes
• Report to DTE at end of the year (May 2006) would
  make some recommendations for tariff changes.
  Question other recommendations?
• Additional work between mtgs -- utilities?
  consultants? others?

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Proposed Approach

• Network interconnection
• 5/05 Report could refer unresolved issues to DTE
  for technical sessions
• Consultant will attend IEEE, CA, NY and other
  national meetings (with MTC funding), and report
  back at the Collaborative plenary meetings
• Separate studies or pilots may proceed and
  report back to Collaborative
• Distribution planning
• MTC Utility Congestion Relief Partnerships will
  address and report to Collaborative
• Consultant may attend national meetings and
  report to the Collaborative
• Other topics and unresolved areas
• Other topics will initially be discussed at
  quarterly meetings with the goal of establishing
  tariff recommendations
• Unresolved topics will be referred to DTE for
  technical discussions or adjudicatory hearings