DG Collaboration: Meetings
- October 3, 2007 (11:00 am Eastern Time and 8:00 am Pacific Time) -- conference call of NPEG Collaborative -- all are welcome to participate (watch the NPEG page for call-in info).
- September 12, 2007 -- Conference Call of Distributed Energy Coordinating Committee (DECC) -- agenda items were as follows (with their numbers from the “Next Steps” section (p. 46) of the 2006 Report):
- network interconnection and “Network Protector Enabled Generation” (NPEG): followup on Relaying and Control Technology Development (Step 2)
- followup from the Distributed Energy Planning Workshops and the December 2006 Report (Step 4)
- 2006 utility reports (recently posted) on Qualifying Facility and other DG data (Step 5)
- analysis of potential DG value (e.g., impact of DG on market prices) (Step 7)
- update on Congestion Relief Pilots (Step 8)
- update on the EPRI/STAC project on a framework for equitably allocating the costs and benefits of DG (Step 10)
- Status of related DPU proceedings (e.g., D.T.E. 07-6 on DG benefits and rates, D.P.U. 07-50 on Demand Resources/decoupling).
- January 18, 2007 -- Symposium: How Much Distributed Energy Will Benefit the Massachusetts Economy?
- Agenda and Slides (3.9 MB pdf file)
- Source material: www.masstech.org/dg/Benefits.htm
- Distributed Energy Planning Workshops:
- September 11, 2006 –- Conference Call of Distributed Energy Coordinating Committee and DG Collaborative Process Committee: Agenda
- August 24, 2006 -- Bidders Conference for MTC RFP No. 2007-DG-01 for contractor support for DG Collaborative activities
- June 14 plenary conference call
- May 31 Plenary
- May 1 Plenary
- April 11 Plenary
- March 15 Plenary
- February 15 Plenary
- January 25 Symposium on Technical and Business Challenges for DG to Play a Role in T&D Planning
- January 11 Distribution Planning Work Group
- October 19 Distribution Planning Work Group
- September 21 Plenary
| Tracking data on DG interconnection activity since April 2004 | ||
Plenary Meetings: |
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| Meeting | Date | Location |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | May 31, 2006 | National Grid, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | May 1, 2006 | National Grid, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | April 11, 2006 | 1 Ashburton Place, Boston |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | March 15, 2006 | National Grid, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | February 15, 2006 | National Grid, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | September 21, 2005 | EPA Office, Boston |
| May 18, 2005 | National Grid, Westborough | |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | April 27, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | January 19, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | October 20, 2004 | National Grid, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | September 8, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
| DG Collaborative Plenary | June 23, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
Distribution Planning Work Group: |
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| Meeting | Date | Location |
| Symposium on Technical and Business Challenges for DG in T&D Planning | January 23, 2006 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Distribution Planning | January 11, 2006 | MTC Westborough |
| Distribution Planning | November 16, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| Distribution Planning | October 19, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| April 27, 2005 | MTC, Westborough | |
| Distribution Planning | March 9, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| Distribution Planning | January 12, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| Distribution Planning | December 10, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
Tariff Work Group: |
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| Meeting | Date | Location |
| Tariff Work Group | National Grid, Westborough | |
| April 27, 2005 | MTC, Westborough | |
| Tariff Work Group | March 16, 2005 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Tariff Work Group | February 16, 2005 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Tariff Work Group | January 19, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| Tariff Work Group | December 15, 2004 | National Grid, Westborough |
| November 17, 2004 | National Grid, Westborough | |
| Tariff Work Group | September 8, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
Technical/Network Work Group: |
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| Meeting | Date | Location |
| Technical Work Group | National Grid, Westborough | |
| March 16, 2005 | National Grid, Westborough | |
| Technical Work Group | February 16, 2005 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Technical Work Group | January 20, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| Technical Work Group | December 15, 2004 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Technical Work Group | November 17, 2004 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Technical Work Group | October 20, 2004 | National Grid, Westborough |
| Technical Work Group | August 11, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
Process Committee |
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| Meeting | Date | Location |
| Process Committee | April 12, 2005 | MTC, Westborough |
| Process Committee | August 11, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
| Process Committee | June 23, 2004 | MTC, Westborough |
| Process Committee | May 25, 2004 | Trans. Building, Boston |
| Process Committee | March 15, 2004 | Trans. Building, Boston |
| Process Committee | January 26, 2004 | Sheraton Hotel, Newton |
| Process Committee | January 8, 2004 | Trans. Building, Boston |
| Process Committee | November 24, 2003 | Trans. Building, Boston |
Public Forums |
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Meeting |
Date |
Location |
Symposium -- How Much Distributed Energy Will Benefit the Massachusetts Economy -- Slides (3.9 MB pdf file) |
January 18, 2007 | MTC, Westborough |
| January 25 Symposium on Technical and Business Challenges for DG to Play a Role in T&D Planning | January 23, 2006 | National Grid, Westborough |
| January 26, 2004 | Sheraton Hotel, Newton | |
Collaborative Meeting Attendance: |
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2002-03 Interconnection Collaborative Proceedings |
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| Meeting | Date | Location |
| Final Tariff Filing to DTE | May 15, 2003 | |
| Tariff Working Group | May 5, 2003 | National Grid, Northborough |
| Tariff Working Group | April 29, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Tariff Working Group | April 16, 2003 | National Grid, Northborough |
| Meeting 12 | March 10, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meeting 11 | February 26, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meeting 10 | February 13-14, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meeting 9 | January 29, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meeting 8 | January 17, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meeting 7 | January 10, 2003 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meetings 5 and 6 | December 11/13, 2002 | MTC, Westborough |
| Meeting 4 | December 6, 2002 | Foley Hoag, Boston |
| Meeting 3 | November 20, 2002 | Hill & Barlow, Boston |
| Meeting 2 | November 12, 2002 | NSTAR, Boston |
| Meeting 1 | November 4, 2002 | NSTAR, Boston |
| First Update to DTE (PDF) | October 22, 2002 | |
For additional DG-related meetings in the New England area, please visit the Northeast Combined Heat and Power Initiative and the regional CHP Application Center.
Questions or comments about the Massachusetts DG Collaborative may be directed to the following MTC personnel:
Fran Cummings, Policy Director
Judy Silvia, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs