PLANNING
Among the initiatives in the area of planning are the following: NYPLAN Gas and Power Generation Interface NGA Gas Supply Task Force. Gas Control Committee NYPLAN: NYPLAN's mission is to provide a forum for New York State gas companies to address the broad spectrum of issues relating to the natural gas supply, transportation, storage, peak shaving and demand planning process. This includes, but is not limited to, such responsibilities as responding to mandated regulatory requests, discussion/follow-up on key regulatory/ legislative issues, and working in collaboration with NYSEARCH on R&D projects. NYPLAN has worked with NGA to provide comments on the developing "2009 New York State Energy Plan." Gas and Power Generation Interface NGA continues its long-standing involvement in monitoring issues relating to the greater use of natural gas in power generation in the region. This includes: Liaison with ISO New England, New York ISO and PJM Outreach to state agencies, power generators, and other groups on gas & power generation issues Convening periodic workshops on gas & power issues. In 2004, NGA established a joint Electric and Gas Operations Committee (EGOC) with ISO-NE, to enhance communication on publicly-available informational items relating to system operations on both the electric and natural gas systems. NGA and ISO-NE hold periodic meetings, workshops and conference calls to help each industry gain a better understanding of the other’s system operations. NY ISO and PJM also now regularly participate in the EGOC. NGA provides regular updates on its Gas Supply Task Force initiatives to the three ISOs in the region. For posted information on EGOC Committee meetings, please visit the ISO-NE website here:
http://www.iso-ne.com/committees/comm_wkgrps/othr/egoc/index.html Gas Supply Task Force: NGA's Gas Supply Task Force was established by the NEGA (now NGA) Board of Directors in 1989. Its purpose was to coordinate the activities of New England gas industry participants with regard to issues relating to regional gas supply and deliverability. The Task Force has been expanded under NGA to include New York and New Jersey member LDCs and transmission companies. The membership of the Task Force includes all the interstate transmission companies serving the region, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer and trucking companies, and the largest of the region's local distribution companies (LDCs). Recent members include several of the larger power generation owners who utilize natural gas as a major part of their fuel supply. The Task Force generally meets once in the fall via teleconference, prior to the winter heating season, to confirm communication protocols and to provide updates on the status of company transmission and storage systems. The Task Force is then convened by phone several times during the winter to monitor supply and deliverability issues. NGA informs state regulators any time that the Task Force meets. NGA also provides a written summary of the discussions for regulators (and the region’s electric grid operators [NY ISO, ISO-NE, PJM]). Under NGA, it coordinates as well with the Gas Control Committee, as appropriate. These groups adhere to NGA’s anti-trust guidelines.
Gas Control Committee: NGA's Gas Committee was established by NYGAS (now NGA) over 20 years ago, under the direction of the New York Public Service Commission. Its purpose was to establish and oversee gas pooling procedures and a protocol for New York’s LDCs to work together in case of a supply emergency in New York State. In 2003, GOCON’s membership was expanded to include New England, and, more recently, New Jersey. Each spring, the committee conducts a communications drill; each fall, the committee conducts a supply delivery drill. |
