IEEE Springfield Section: The Future Grid Reliability Study
The Future Grid Reliability Study (FGRS) was performed by ISO New England at the request of the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) as the 2021 Economic Study. The ISO’s Economic Studies evaluate various potential futures for electric generation resource mixes, changes to demand for electric power, transmission topology changes, and other possible assumptions against various economic and engineering metrics to inform and guide the states government, industry stakeholders, the public, and future ISO work. The FGRS was a seminal Economic Study that was developed by NEPOOL for over a year before its submission to the ISO – evaluating three different visions of the 2040 New England power grid and numerous alternatives through up to five types of analyses. In FGRS, visions of the future power grid has departed significantly enough from current operations that it strains current modeling tools. This presentation will cover the origin of FGRS, the goal of the study, how the ISO performed the study, key takeaways, lessons learned, and future work that builds off of FGRS.
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- Date: 01 May 2023
- Time: 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Starts 31 March 2023 08:30 AM
- Ends 01 May 2023 06:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Speakers
Patrick Boughan of ISO New England, Inc.
ISO-NE's Future Grid Reliability Study
Biography:
Patrick Boughan is the Supervisor of Economic Studies & Environmental Outlook, a team in System Planning at ISO New England. Patrick is new to the Supervisor role, but has been leading the Economic Studies for the past few years. Patrick has worked in System Planning and System Operations at ISO New England for the last 12 years. Before ISO New England, Patrick worked in the Office of Electric Reliability at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and interned at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Patrick grew up in Maryland and has a MSEE from Kansas State University with a focus on Power Systems, is a Professional Engineer in Massachusetts, and is a long time IEEE member. Patrick lives in Western Massachusetts with his two elementary school children.
Agenda
5:30 Arrival & Social Hour
5:55 Announcements
6:00 Presentation & Dinner