Market Interface Committee Meeting Minutes September 1, 2020 Webinar

1. Welcome, Call to Order, Introductions

Robert Follini, Market Interface Committee (MIC) Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. on September 1, 2020. A quorum was present to conduct business. A list of attendees is attached as Exhibit A. Mr. Follini asked attendees to introduce themselves.

2. Review WECC Antitrust Policy

Layne Brown, Reliability and Marketing Interface Consultant, read aloud the WECC Antitrust Policy statement. The meeting agenda included a link to the posted policy.

3. Approve Agenda

Mr. Follini introduced the proposed meeting agenda.

On a motion by Charles Faust, the MIC approved the agenda.

4. EIM DAMS Market Paper

Mr. Follini presented on the Energy Interchange Market (EIM) Day Ahead Market Services (DAMS) market and the benefits found in the paper. Mr. Follini presented on the potential risks and recommendations for WECC regarding the paper.

Alaine Ginocchio, Western Interstate Energy Board, presented on the EIM DAMS paper and the additional footnote added.

By consensus, the MIC approved the EIM DAMS Market Paper.

The presentation is posted to the WECC website.

The EIM DAMS paper is posted to the WECC website.

5. Public Comment

No comments were received.

6. Review of New Action Items

There were no new action items created during this meeting.

7. Upcoming Meetings

MIC Meeting Minutes—September 1, 2020

October 15-16, 2020 ...... Webinar

Tentative February 9-11, 2021 ...... (TBD)

8. Adjourn

Mr. Follini adjourned the meeting without objection at 10:30 a.m.

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Exhibit A: Attendance List

Members in Attendance

Brenda Ambrosi ...... British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Cory Anderson ...... Seattle City Light

Amy Burrow ...... Modesto Irrigation District

Danielle Dooley...... California Public Utilities Commission, Office of Ratepayer Advocates

Kathryn Downey ...... PacifiCorp

Grant Dunn ...... City of Redding

Catherine Elder ...... Aspen Environmental Group

Charles Faust ...... Western Area Power Administration

Robert Follini ...... Avista Corporation

Jennifer Gardner ...... Western Resource Advocates

Alaine Ginocchio ...... Western Interstate Energy Board

David Hardy...... Tri-State Generation & Transmission–Power Management Division

Laura Hatfield ...... Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Christiaan Hofmann ...... Salt River Project

David Kelley ...... Southwest Power Pool

Lina Khoury ...... California Public Utilities Commission, Office of Ratepayer Advocates

R. Marc Printy ...... Imperial Irrigation District

Mike Shapley ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County

Jason Smith ...... Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy)

Members not in Attendance

Abraham Alemu ...... City of Vernon

Al Alvarado ...... California Energy Commission

Kathy Anderson ...... Idaho Power Company

Sharmen Andrew ...... MATL Canada L.P.

Paul Arnold ...... EnTranTek LLC

David Ashuckian ...... California Energy Commission

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Jennifer Ayers-Brasher ...... E.ON Climate & Renewables North America Inc.

Ehsan Azordegan ...... Kinectrics US

Robert Bailey ...... NRG Power Marketing LLC

Alex Baird ...... Colorado Springs Utilities

Nathan Barcic ...... California Public Utilities Commission

Vincent Bartolomucci ...... San Diego Gas and Electric

Alex Battistessa ...... Open Access Technology International

Richard Bayless ...... Northern Tier Transmission Group

Richard Bayless ...... Comprehensive Power Solutions, LLC

Lane Belsher ...... Alberta Electric System Operator

Shannon Bernard ...... Tri-State Generation and Transmission—Reliability

Sudipto Bhowmik ...... Burns & McDonnell

Jerry Bicknell ...... Salt River Project

Brewster Birdsall ...... Aspen Environmental Group

Lincoln Bleveans ...... City of Burbank

Lorrie Bliss ...... Deseret Generation & Transmission Cooperative

Brad Bouillon...... California Independent System Operator

John Bowerfind ...... Poudre Valley Rural Electric Assoc., Inc.

Michael Bowling ...... Tucson Electric Power

Jesse Boyd ...... RES Americas Development

Tisha Brackeen ...... Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives)

Mike Bradshaw ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County

Lauren Briggs ...... Tucson Electric Power

Diane Brignone ...... Tacoma Power

Romkaew Broehm ...... The Brattle Group

David Brown ...... California Department of Water Resources

Ben Brownlee ...... Energy Strategies

Jason Bryan ...... Bonneville Power Administration—Transmission

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Deane Burk ...... California Department of Water Resources

Robert Burner ...... Duke Energy

Thomas Burns ...... PacifiCorp Merchant Function

Kevin Cardoza ...... Eugene Water & Electric Board

Shawn Carlson ...... Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Bill Casey ...... Portland General Electric Company

Stacy Chang ...... NV Energy

Brian Chernack ...... Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission Systems, Inc.

Chase Cheshire...... Public Service Company of New Mexico

Nonso Chidebell-Emordi ...... Arizona Corporation Commission

Tom Christensen ...... Basin Electric Power Cooperative

John Clarke ...... Seattle City Light

Brian Cole ...... Cole, Brian

Joel Cordero ...... Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Brook Costalupes ...... Modesto Irrigation District

Brad Cox ...... Tenaska, Inc.

Amy Cuellar ...... Transmission Agency of Northern California

Calvin Dacus ...... Tucson Electric Power

Patrick Damiano ...... ColumbiaGrid

Anthony D'Aquila ...... City of Pasadena

Tara Davis ...... Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives)

Gerald Deaver ...... Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy)

Dennis L. Delaney ...... Aguila Irrigation District

ChaRee DiFabio ...... Northwest Power Pool Corporation

Kenny Dillon ...... Avista Corporation

Bryce Dininger ...... Central Arizona Water Conservation District

Rodica Donaldson ...... EDF Renewable Energy

Richard Dragonajtys ...... Merced Irrigation District

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Eric East ...... Black Hills Corporation

Eric Egge ...... Black Hills Corporation

Dan Egolf ...... FortisBC, Inc.

Marshall Empey ...... Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

Hamid E Esfahani ...... Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Mark Etherton ...... TransCo Energy, LLC

Mike Evans ...... Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

Robert Evans ...... Hetch Hetchy Water and Power

James Farrar ...... Turlock Irrigation District

Richard Flanigan ...... Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County

Patrick Foley ...... NV Energy

Bill Forsythe ...... City of Roseville

Demetrios Fotiou ...... Powerex, Inc.

Rebeca Gallegos ...... City of Colton

Daniel E. Garcia ...... City of Riverside

Jordan Garcia ...... Los Alamos County

Lenneal Gardner ...... Trans Bay Cable, LLC

Tina Gary ...... Portland General Electric Company

Steve Gaube ...... Bonneville Power Administration

David Getts ...... Southwestern Power Group II, LLC

Chuck Gilfoy ...... CalEnergy Operating Corporation

Ken Goeke ...... Northern California Power Agency

Jim Gonzalez ...... Southwest Power Pool

Cheryl Gosch ...... Gila Bend Power Partners, LLC

Derek Gosnay ...... Vitol, Inc.

Kevin Gresham ...... E.ON Climate & Renewables North America Inc.

Andrew Grieve ...... Lincoln Renewable Energy, LLC

Scott Gutting ...... Utah Association of Energy Users

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Terrence J. Hall ...... Y-W Electric Association, Inc.

Julie Hall ...... Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Freeman Hall ...... Solar Electric Solutions, LLC

Tim Hamilton ...... Imperial Irrigation District

Tim Hammond ...... City of Anaheim

Steve Hance ...... Silicon Valley Power (City of Santa Clara)

Brad Hansen ...... Bonneville Power Administration—Transmission

Patrick Hardin ...... Farmington Electric Utility System

Kevin Harris ...... ColumbiaGrid

Andrew Heinle...... Tenaska, Inc.

Sharon Helms ...... Comprehensive Power Solutions, LLC

Jacob Henry ...... Grays Harbor PUD

Twila Hofer ...... Tacoma Power

Raj Hundal ...... Powerex, Inc.

Douglas Hunter ...... Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

CJ Ingersoll ...... Gridforce Energy Management, LLC

Richard Jackson ...... US Bureau of Reclamation

Diana Jackson ...... Pend Oreille County PUD #1

Melinda James-Saffron ...... Grays Harbor PUD

Heather Jaques ...... Platte River Power Authority

Robert Jenkins ...... Flynn Resource Consultants, Inc.

Jeffrey Johnson ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County

Steve Johnson ...... Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

Casey Johnston ...... NorthWestern Energy

Jill Jones ...... Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska

Chris Jones ...... Duke Energy

Doug Jones ...... POWER Engineers, Inc.

Jason Kelly ...... POWER Engineers, Inc.

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Jessica Kelsey ...... Arizona Public Service Company

Erin Kester ...... Avangrid Renewables

Bill Key ...... NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Shazma Khan...... BP Wind Energy Company

Cathy Kim ...... Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Steve L. King ...... Consumers Power, Inc.

Jamie King ...... FortisBC, Inc.

Steve L. King ...... Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative

Scott Kinney...... Avista Corporation

Bob Kiser ...... McCoy Power Consultants Inc.

Andrey Komissarov ...... San Diego Gas and Electric

Igor Kormaz...... Tri-State Generation and Transmission—Reliability

Elden Krause ...... City of Anaheim

Heather Kreager ...... Gila Bend Power Partners, LLC

Vitaly Lee ...... AES Corporation

Paul Lee ...... City of Pasadena

Paul Lee ...... AltaLink Management Ltd.

Laura Lei ...... RES Americas Development

Ryan Leonard ...... Avangrid Renewables

Sharon Liebert ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County

Andy Lilja ...... Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Eric Little ...... Southern California Edison Company

Nengjin Liu ...... Idaho Power Company

Todd Lloyd ...... Tacoma Power

Marcus Lotto ...... Southern California Edison Company

Melissa Lyons ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County

Clay MacArthur ...... Deseret Generation & Transmission Cooperative

Clay MacArthur ...... Deseret Generation & Transmission Cooperative

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Peter Mackin ...... GridBright, Inc.

Steven Maestas ...... Public Service Company of New Mexico

Sarah Majok ...... Sarah Aggrey Consulting Engineers LLC

Richard Malloy ...... City of Idaho Falls Electric Light Division

Paul Manalansan ...... Vistra Energy Corp.

Noe Manriquez ...... Merced Irrigation District

Willie Manuel ...... Turlock Irrigation District

Jon Martell ...... Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives)

Victor Martinez ...... El Paso Electric Company

Jesus Martinez ...... City of Riverside

Sabrina Martz ...... Platte River Power Authority

Steve McCoy ...... McCoy Power Consultants Inc.

Mike McDermott...... Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Michael McGowan ...... NorthWestern Energy

James McLellan ...... Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Chris McNeece ...... Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Stephen Mellentine ...... Salt River Project

Greg Mendonca...... Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative

Andrew Meyers ...... Bonneville Power Administration

Ryan Miller ...... San Diego Gas and Electric

Michael Milligan ...... National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Brenna Moore ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County

Folko Mueller ...... Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Jenny Mueller ...... Utility System Efficiencies, Inc.

Chris Nebrigich ...... Idaho Power Company

Chelsey Neil ...... Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Candance Neufeld ...... NaturEner USA, LLC

Robert Nieto ...... Arizona Power Authority

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Russell A. Noble ...... Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County

Neil O'Donovan ...... Lincoln Renewable Energy, LLC

Jon Olson ...... Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Barbara O'Neill...... National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Steve Otero Jr...... Public Service Company of New Mexico

April Owen ...... Pend Oreille County PUD #1

Greg Park ...... Northwest Power Pool Corporation

Chris Parker ...... Utah Division of Public Utilities

Curtis Parsons ...... Farmington Electric Utility System

Blake Pederson ...... Tucson Electric Power

Mike Pfeister ...... Salt River Project

Pouyan Pourbeik ...... Power and Energy, Analysis, Consulting and Education, PLLC

Artie Powell ...... Utah Division of Public Utilities

Bear Prairie ...... City of Idaho Falls Electric Light Division

Daniel Pritchard ...... Aguila Irrigation District

Michael Pulskamp ...... US Bureau of Reclamation

Justin Radl...... EDF Renewable Energy

Bhaskar Ray ...... Burns & McDonnell

Renate Rectenwald ...... Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County

Jeff Rehfeld ...... NaturEner USA, LLC

James Reschke ...... NV Energy

Mark Rothleder ...... California Independent System Operator

Stacy Russ ...... Western Area Power Administration

Michael Sahs ...... El Paso Electric Company

Manuel Sanchez ...... Public Service Company of New Mexico

Lenie Sarion ...... CalEnergy Operating Corporation

Andrew Scates ...... San Diego Gas and Electric

Wade Schauer ...... Wood Mackenzie

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Jeff Schlect ...... Avista Corporation

Kim Schott ...... Colorado Springs Utilities

James Shetler ...... Balancing Authority of Northern California

Kevin Short ...... Anza Electric Cooperative

Jack Sidler ...... New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

Tikan Singh ...... City of Lompoc

Stuart Sloan ...... Consumers Power, Inc.

Mark J. Smith ...... Calpine Corporation

Radha Soorya ...... Transmission Agency of Northern California

Kathleen Spees ...... The Brattle Group

Rick Spyker ...... AltaLink Management Ltd.

Jonathan Stahlhut ...... TransCo Energy, LLC

David Stark ...... Arizona Public Service Company

Katrina Starr ...... Eugene Water & Electric Board

Chris Stelzer ...... BP Wind Energy Company

Michael Stern ...... Solar Electric Solutions, LLC

John Steward ...... Western Area Power Administration

Mark Strength ...... Great Basin Transmission, LLC

Rex Stulting ...... Arizona Public Service Company

Aaron Tang ...... MATL Canada L.P.

Holly Taylor ...... Western Interstate Energy Board

Chad Thies ...... Black Hills Corporation

Jim Thomas ...... Open Access Technology International

Mark Thompson ...... TransCanada Energy Ltd.

Chris Tomchuk ...... Valley Electric Association, Inc.

Bill Trigero ...... NV Energy

Lisa Umeda ...... City of Vernon

Tony Usibelli ...... Washington Department of Commerce - State Energy Office

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Vince Velasquez ...... Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

Raymond Vojdani ...... Western Area Power Administration

Jeff Wadsworth ...... Poudre Valley Rural Electric Assoc., Inc.

Joe Wadsworth ...... Vitol, Inc.

Marguerite Wagner ...... ITC Grid Development, LLC

John Walker ...... Portland General Electric Company

Dan Walter ...... Tri-State Generation & Transmission–Power Management Division

Paul Wetherbee ...... Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Todd White ...... City of Roseville

Mary Wiencke ...... PacifiCorp

Byron Williamson ...... Tacoma Power

David Withrow ...... California Public Utilities Commission

Paul Wood ...... PacifiCorp Merchant Function

Thomas Wray ...... Southwestern Power Group II, LLC

Mark Young ...... City of Glendale Water and Power

Brian Young ...... Central Arizona Water Conservation District

Nick Zettel ...... City of Redding

James A. Ziebarth ...... Y-W Electric Association, Inc.

Tony Zimmer ...... Northern California Power Agency

Others in Attendance

Scott Anderson ...... Salt River Project

Paulo Apolinario ...... Silicon Valley Power (City of Santa Clara)

Jamie Austin ...... PacifiCorp

Rodrigo Avalos ...... California Department of Water Resources

Layne Brown ...... WECC

Vic Howell ...... WECC

Dillon Kolkmann ...... FERC

Marcie Martin ...... Salt River Project

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Jerry Melcher ...... California Public Utilities Commission

Marie Morris ...... WECC

Vijay Satyal ...... Western Resource Advocates

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