Bridging the Gap in Long-Term Resource Planning for Utilities and Grid Operators
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The MISO region's generation fleet is increasingly shifting towards renewable energy sources, with significant growth projections for solar and wind by 2032. There are 490 active interconnection requests totaling over 80 GW, reflecting the rapid transition to distributed energy resources. This transformation, driven by digitalization and decentralization, necessitates improved coordination between operators and poses both challenges and opportunities in managing energy demand and supply.
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Bridging the Gap in Long-Term Resource Planning for Utilities and Grid Operators
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- 6. The generation fleet in the MISO region has shifted significantly with the pace accelerating toward more renewables 1 Accelerated Fleet Change 2005 Potential 2032 FutureScenarios 76% 7% 13% 4% Distributed& Emerging Tech 10% 39% 27% 13% 7% 3% 12% 33% 20% 25% 4% 3% 3% 48% 24% 16% 4% 8% 2017 Nuclear Coal Gas Wind Solar Other DSM
- 7. 2 MISO Active Queue by Study Area South Central East (ITC) West East (ATC/UP) Wind Gas Solar Other Fuel Type Legend 14.1 GW 92 requests 20.5 GW 108 requests 28.5 GW 177 requests 12.7 GW 67 requests 6.7 GW 46 requests 3.3 11.8 16.6 14.7 1.7 12.7 22.3 6.0 17.3 34.2 40.4 0 10 20 30 40 2015 2016 2017 2018 Active/Completed Projects by Year (GW) Current generator interconnection requests portend these changes (490 projects totaling over 80 GW) Gas As of 10/24/18
- 8. 3 Digitalization Decentralization De-marginalization Forces of Change Decentralization Migration from large stations to smaller distributed resources • DER (storage, solar, EVs, DR) • Loss of visibility and predictability • Closer coordination needed between distribution and transmission operators Digitalization New classes of and controls for electric consuming devices • Internet of Things (“smart homes”) • Virtual power plants • Opportunity to increase demand-side flexibility De-marginalization (low / no marginal costs) Substantial growth of renewables and non-price sensitive DERs • Reduced flexibility and potential shortages of currently free ancillaries (e.g., voltage, frequency) Rapid industry change presents challenges and opportunities for creating value for consumers
Editor's Notes
- #8: Cost/MW of requests increasing (stats) Today, challenges again posed by processing a large queue with an incremental number of small transmission projects to serve small groups of interconnection requests at a time