Ask Geoff! Episodes 11, 12, & 13

In the latest episodes of Ask Geoff, Geoff definitively lays to rest any confusion about energy versus capacity:

• How do you define capacity, and how is it distinct from energy? (1m 18s)
• What does a "capacity RA program" mean?? (0m 48s)
• What do people mean when they say the NWPP RA program isn't an "energy RA program"? (0m 50s)

Geoffrey Moore serves on the NWPP Resource Adequacy Steering Committee, representing Portland General Electric, where he works as a…

Recording of 2021.07.16 Public Webinar

Recording of 2021.07.14 LSE Info Forum

Resource Adequacy - Where are we now?

Registration for the August 3, 2021 Northwest Power Pool Resource Adequacy Sympsium is now open.

Recording of 2021.06.17 LSE Info Forum

Recording of 2021.05.21 LSE Info Forum

NERC Lessons Learned - Episode 10

COLD WEATHER OPERATION OF SF6 CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Below is the full transcript for this episode. If you'd like to review or follow along with the original .pdf version of this NERC Lesson Learned, visit: https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Lessons%20Learned%20Document%20Library/LL20201101_SF6_CB_Operation_during_Cold_Weather.pdf

 Chris Sakr: Talking to Power Pool's Greg Park about this Lesson Learned, he said something that really struck me.

Greg Park: These are some of the simple…

NERC Lessons Learned - Episode 9

MIXING RELAY TECHNOLOGIES

Below is the full transcript for this episode. If you'd like to review or follow along with the original .pdf version of this NERC Lesson Learned, visit: https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Lessons%20Learned%20Document%20Library/LL20200701_Mixing_Relay_Technologies_in_DCB_Schemes.pdf

Chris Sakr: One of my all time favorite comedic moments happens in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I'll set the scene. Indy's been captured by the Nazis who were tryi…

Ask Geoff! Episodes 7 - 10

In the latest episodes of Ask Geoff, Geoff answers these viewer submitted questions:

• What happened in Texas, and how do those events relate to the NWPP RA Program? (1m 07s)
• What is the difference between the Reserve Sharing Program and the Resource Adequacy Program? (1m 05s)
• Are all hydro resources treated the same in the RA program? (1m 46s)
• What is demand response, and will it be included in the RA program along with other non-traditional resources? (1m 32s)

Geoffrey Moore se…

Q&A re: ERCOT Load Shed Event

What was the February 2021 cold weather event that resulted in load shed in ERCOT and SPP?

The polar vortex event was an extreme weather event that resulted in massive load shed in both ERCOT and the Southwest Powerpool. This event occurred due to a confluence of factors, including a failure to adequately winterize generating resources, a lack of natural gas supply due to wells, lines and pumps freezing or being without power and very high loads.

Can this happen in our region?

Today, w…