2012 UVIG Spring Technical Workshop and Annual Meeting

April 24-26, 2012 - San Diego, California

The 2012 UVIG Spring Technical Workshop provided attendees with an expanded perspective on the status of wind and solar generation in utility systems in the United States and other countries. Expanding to two full days, the technical workshop agenda focused on variable generation integration, application, and operation on utility transmission and distribution systems. The schedule of events included meetings of the UVIG User Groups, the 2012 UVIG Membership Meeting and Board of Directors election on April 26 and a reception featuring the presentation of the UVIG Annual Achievement Awards on April 25.

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Workshop Agenda

Reserve Calculation Methodology for Systems with VG: A Panel Discussion

How We Do It in ERCOT - David Maggio, ERCOT

How We Do It in MISO - Nivad Navid, MISO

How We Do It in CAISO - Clyde Loutan, CAISO

How We Do It in BPA - Bart McManus, BPA

How We Do It in Xcel - Liam Noailles, Xcel