UWIG Annual Meeting
Wind Integration: Focus on System Operation

April 11-13, 2005 - Minneapolis, MN

The technical program for the 2005 UWIG Annual Meeting explored key issues related to deployment of wind energy across the US. It featured presentations and discussion on utility control area and transmission system operation, and large-scale (transmission-connected) and small-scale (distribution-connected) wind turbine installation experiences. Participants learned about challenges and opportunities for integrating wind power to meet growing demands for clean energy.

The technical program took place along with meetings of the UWIG User Groups and the Annual Membership Meeting. The UWIG/AWEA/NREL Wind Integration and Interconnection Workshop followed the UWIG meetings.

Meeting topics included

• Utility Control Area Operation
• Dynamic Var and Low Voltage Ridge-through Support for Wind Plants
• Regional Wind Power Developments

On this page can be found the agenda and meeting overview for this event. The Utility Wind Interest Group, now the Utility Wind Integration Group, is pleased to make available the first three presentations for the session "So You Want to be a Balancing Authority."

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Meeting Agenda

Meeting Overview - Charlie Smith, UWIG Executive Director

Industry Functional Model - What Happened to the Control Area Operator - Balancing Authority Requirements and Responsibilities - Don Benjamin, NERC

Balance Resources and Demand: Review of Proposed Standard 300 - Doug Hils, Cinergy, Chair, MISO Control Area Working Group

Loss of Generation - A Disturbance Control Standard or Reserve Sharing Group Issue - Bill Grant, Xcel Energy

The rest of the presentations are available to UWIG members only. For information on joining UWIG, click here.