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Renewable Integration (SE-91) - Visibility Technical Working Group

The Visibility Technical Working Group (VTWG) is a working group established by the IESO through SE-91 Renewable Integration to discuss the design details associated with the Design Principles for Renewable Generation.

The group will focus on:

Defining data required from wind and solar generators to implement a centralized forecasting service, and;
Defining the design details required to ensure that the IESO can monitor production of embedded solar and wind resources.

Terms of Reference (Draft)
Terms of Reference (Final)
Working Group Membership

For more information on this stakeholder initiative, e-mail stakeholder.engagement@ieso.ca.

Working Sessions and Proposed Activities

Date	Activity	Expected Actions
July 28, 2011	Variable generation data registration forms posted for comment on Pending Changes • Application to Register Variable Generation Facility Data - Form 1735 • Wind Generation Facility Data - Form 1736 • Solar Generation Facility Data - Form 1737 Market Rule Reference • MR-00362-R01, Renewable Integration - Forecasting, Centralized Forecasting - Data Obligations	Once finalized, variable generators will use these forms to submit site specific data for centralized forecasting and visibility purposes.
March 30, 2011 Agenda Minutes	Meeting • Communication • Market Rules and Manuals Presentation • Outage Process Presentation • Revised Wind Data Requirements • Revised Solar Data Requirements • Revised Wind and Solar Data Requirements Presentation • IESO Response to Hydro One • IESO Response to RES Contract Holder Group • Photovoltaic Performance Labs • Generic Wind Farm	Members to review materials prior to meeting.
March 16, 2011 Agenda Minutes	At the second meeting of the VTWG, members of the working group will review the IESO’s proposed registration process, proposed communication technologies for dynamic data, as well as revised proposed static and dynamic requirements for wind and solar resources. • Communication • Questions for the Communication Round Table • Presentation on Proposed Registration Process • Presentation on Proposed Communication Process • Revised Wind Data Requirements Presentation • Revised Solar Data Requirements Presentation • Revised Wind Data Requirements • Revised Solar Data Requirements Stakeholder Feedback • Hydro One • Penn Energy Renewables Limited - recv�d Mar 17, 2011 • Penn Energy Renewables Limited - recv�d Mar 23, 2011 • Power Advisory LLC – for International Power, NextEra, Pattern and Samsung • RES Contract Holder Group	Members to review materials prior to meeting.
March 7, 2011	Stakeholder Feedback • Capital Power • Natural Resources Canada • Penn Energy Renewables Limited • Power Workers Union • TransAlta
March 3, 2011 Agenda Minutes	This introductory meeting will include an overview of existing static and dynamic data requirements used by the IESO, as well as an overview of proposed static and dynamic data requirements for wind and solar generation facilities. • Communication • Communication - Working Group Announced • Existing data requirements presentation • Existing data requirements • Wind data requirements presentation • Wind data requirements • Solar data requirements presentation • Solar data requirements	Members to review materials prior to meeting.
February 22, 2011	Conference call to discuss the Terms of Reference for the Visibility Technical Working Group and updated Stakeholder Engagement Plan • Visibility Technical Working Group – Draft Terms of Reference • Stakeholder Engagement Plan – Updated February 15, 2011 • Communication	Deadline for stakeholder feedback on the Terms of Reference and the updated Stakeholder Engagement Plan is February 24, 2011 Deadline for stakeholders to apply for membership on Visibility Technical Working Group is February 24, 2011