Peter Larsen and J.P. Carvallo

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Data Working Group ■ August 4, 2015

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Funding acknowledgment

The Resource Planning Portal is supported by the National Electricity Delivery Division ofthe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) Delivery and Energy Reliabilityunder Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.

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What is the Resource Planning Portal?

The Resource Planning Portal is a FREE web-based tool that allows users to:

(1) Input long-term electric utility planning information in a consistent format;

(2) Benchmark planning assumptions across jurisdictions and load serving entities (LSE); and

(3) Visualize and output results in a standardized format for deeper analysis.

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Background

• LBNL has collected long-term electric utility planning assumptions for 10+ years

• Used by stakeholders to inform long-term transmission planning analyses and activities (e.g., TEPPC, WECC)

• IRPs are difficult and time-consuming to review—and key assumptions are not organized or disseminated in a standardized format across electric utility jurisdictions

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Background (cont.)

• FERC Order 1000 and EPA 111(d) necessitate the coordination of long-term planning activities

• RPP contains long-term planning assumptions for ~40 load serving entities representing about 90% of total delivered load across WECC

• Initially stores Western U.S. planning assumptions, but could be used in other parts of the country

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Possible RPP uses—a few examples…

• Evaluate the use and timing of wholesale purchases as planned resources

• Calculate total % of projected renewable capacity for LSEs within and across regions

• Compare peak load forecast differences between different vintage plans for a specific LSE

• Assess inventory of flexible and demand-side resources in resource plans

• Create individual and combined loads and resources table for multiple LSEs

Possible RPP uses (cont.)

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http://resourceplanning.lbl.gov

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Landing page

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My plans/analyze plans

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Add a plan

Input plan – data structure

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Input plan – load forecast

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Flexible input methods

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Input plan – supply side resources

Import existing plants/contracts

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Input fuel/environmental assumptions

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Upload documentation

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View/download data—loads and resources (L&R) table

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View/download data: aggregate L&R

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View/download data: charts

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View/download data: maps

View/download data: download

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To request an account….

Visit:

http://resourceplanning.lbl.gov

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Contact:

Email: rpp-support@lbl.gov