[LDES-technology] Fwd: Potential Study Topics from the meeting today

[Sarah Kurtz]

These are topics that the CEC has identified that they would like to talk with us about.  It looks like the meeting may occur on May 3 at 1 pm. I haven’t figured out yet the exact purpose of the meeting, but I think that they are getting ready to release another solicitation and are trying to figure out what topics to put into it.  If we think something is important, I don’t know if that means they WOULD put it in or would NOT.   I think that if we say that we will be able to cover it, then they won’t put it in, but if we say that it is an important area and outside of the scope of this project, then they might put it in to the next solicitation.  Or, something like that - I’m not completely clear.

Anyway, I wanted to share the list in case you’re interested.

Sarah

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From: "Sunquist, Jeffrey at Energy" <jeffrey.sunquist at energy.ca.gov<mailto:jeffrey.sunquist at energy.ca.gov>>
Subject: Potential Study Topics from the meeting today
Date: April 28, 2021 at 2:56:28 PM PDT
To: Roderick Go <roderick at ethree.com<mailto:roderick at ethree.com>>, Sarah Kurtz <skurtz at ucmerced.edu<mailto:skurtz at ucmerced.edu>>

Hi Sarah and Roderick,

This is the table from the spreadsheet I showed today. It seems many of these are already in your project scopes, to varying degree

Potential EPIC 4 Study Topic
Further define storage requirements for 8760 reliability modelling
Storage Optimization amongst Reliability, Social Justice and Ratepayer Impact to disadvantaged communities- between "core" (decarbonized) and "study" (no combustion) SB100 options and other generation profiles and grid flexibility options.
Since storage is incremental to rate base, use optimization and make storage dependent variable to minimize impact to ratepayers of additional storage needed for SB100 implementation
Prioritized retirement schedule for current gas generation that optimizes EJ and least ratepayer impact
Independent variables taken from baseline of SB100 initial report to closure with EPIC 4 and next SB100 report
Climate variation over time - may increase storage requirements
Building electrification - formerly gas
Vehicle electrification - starting from baseline then optimize for load profiles that benefit grid reliability and benefit ratepayers
Load Flexibility - optimized to reduce storage costs
Locations of wind corridors that are most complementary to solar - starting from SB100 initial report assumptions
Potential to modulate Geothermal - starting from SB100 initial report assumptions
Other - Hydrogen
Other - Nuclear
Other - Cross-sector storage
From Grant Teams
More energy resource operational data (more actual values for performance, reliability, costs)
Seasonal storage with existing fossil fuel infrastructure and industry capabilities


Jeffrey Sunquist
Mechanical Engineer
jeffrey.sunquist at energy.ca.gov<mailto:jeffrey.sunquist at energy.ca.gov>
(no sms) 916-776-0816
California Energy Commission

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