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Staff convened a two-day technical conference on December 11, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on December 12, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The conference was conducted as a “hybrid” meeting with room available for in-person attendance at the Department of Public Service office locations in Albany and New York City:
The conference focused on characterization of the potential “gap” discussed in the May 14, 2023 Order and technologies that could shrink or fill that gap.
To help ensure efficient use of stakeholder time, interested entities were asked to submit questions and/or proposals for topics to be covered within the scope noted above to Justin Gundlach at [email protected]. Questions regarding this notice should be directed to [email protected] or [email protected].
9:30-10am | Welcome and introduction
Speaker: Justin Gundlach - Overview of proceeding - Objectives for tech conference - Overview of tech conference schedule
10-11am | Characterizing the potential “gap” with respect to resource adequacy, transmission security, and grid stability arising from shuttering fossil fuel-fired resources
Moderator: Schuyler Matteson
Panelists:
Items for discussion: Existence of a “gap,” based on physical and planning requirements of the grid; resource adequacy, transmission security, and grid stability components of the potential resource-reliability gap that is expected to emerge in New York as fossil-fired generation resources are shut down pursuant to CLCPA requirements; how models used by NYISO, the Climate Action Council, and others identify this “gap” and estimate its size and timing; information to seek/develop through additional studies conducted as part of the Coordinated Grid Planning Process and/or ongoing NYISO Reliability Needs Assessment.
11am-12:15pm | Prioritizing climate justice and just transition consistent with Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requirements
Moderator: Chris Coll
Panelists:
Items for discussion: Climate justice and just transition principles embodied in the CLCPA and pertinent to 0x40, siting considerations and community engagement around “zero emission” facilities, concerns expressed by the Climate Justice Working Group related to hydrogen, RNG, bioenergy, and waste-to-energy resources, pre-deployment research related to life cycle emissions accounting and air quality, and impacts to occupational groups including the growth or displacement in jobs due to the 0x40 requirement.
LUNCH, 12:15-12:45
12:45-2pm | Demand-side resources and virtual power plants
Moderator: Zeryai Hagos
Panelists:
Items for discussion: Taxonomy of technologies by function, covering capabilities, complementarities with other resources, emissions profiles, and status (e.g., commercially available); deployment potential and barriers.
2pm-3:15 | Long-duration energy storage
Moderator: Schuyler Matteson
Panelists:
Items for discussion: What does “long duration” encompass? Taxonomy of technologies, covering capabilities, complementarities with other resources, potential emissions impacts, and status (e.g., commercially available); deployment potential and barriers.
3:15-3:30pm | Closing remarks for the day
9:30-10:30am | Generation technologies #1 of 3: Methane (biogas, renewable natural gas, carbon capture and storage)
Moderator: Justin Gundlach
Panelists:
Items for discussion: Taxonomy of technologies, covering key physical features (e.g., footprint, location, infrastructure requirements, capital costs), operational features (e.g., generation capacity, ramp rates, emissions profile), and status (e.g., commercial availability); deployment potential and barriers.
10:30-11:30am | Generation technologies #2 of 3: Hydrogen
Moderator: Schuyler Matteson
Panelists:
Items for discussion: Taxonomy of technologies, covering key physical features (e.g., footprint, location, infrastructure requirements, capital costs), operational features (e.g., fuel sources, generation capacity, ramp rates, emissions profile), and status (e.g., commercial availability); deployment potential and barriers.
11:30am-12:30pm | Generation technologies #3 of 3: Advanced nuclear
Moderator: Rob Habermann
Panelists:
Items for discussion: Taxonomy of technologies, covering key physical features (e.g., footprint, location, infrastructure requirements, capital costs), federal and state permitting requirements, operational features (e.g., fuel sources, generation capacity, ramp rates, waste outputs), and status (e.g., commercial availability); deployment potential and barriers.
12:30am-12:45pm | Closing remarks
Case 15-E-0302 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Implement a Large-Scale Renewable Program and a Clean Energy Standard.