EPG Transmission and Competitive Markets

Planning

Transmission &
Competitive Markets

Experience

Projects

Reliability

Renewables

Technology

Contracts

EPG team is led by Jim Dyer. Other senior members include John Ballance, Fred Mobasheri, Margaret Cheng, Mike Blower, Joe Judge, Jim Terpening, and Steve Hess.

	Experience

EPG team has extensive experience in the areas of transmission and competitive markets, including:


●	Managing Utility Power Grids
●	Managing Real Time Operations and Energy Control Center
●	Interconnection Planning and Transmission Assessments
●	Development of ISOs, Power Exchanges, Competitive Markets
●	Assessment of Tools, Technologies and Rules for Competitive Markets and Transmission Grid Monitoring

Projects / Experience

The electric power industry started its transition to a competitive market structure with the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 1992 to open up transmission access. Subsequently, Federal Regulatory Energy Commission and states have adopted regulatory policies and rules that led to functional unbundling, separation of generation and transmission functions, retail competition, and formation of Independent System Operators, Regional Transmission Organizations, and ITCs. EPG team has extensive experience through participation in:

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Design, development, and start-up of California ISO and Power Exchange

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Comparative Assessment of 6 ISOs Operating in U.S

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Assessment of Market Rules and Reliability Metrics

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Independent System Operator Transmission Bottlenecks Study

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Transmission Interconnections for Development of Renewable Projects

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California Transmission Needs Study

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Review of CAISO Market Design (MD02) and Assessment of Impacts on California Department of Water Resources Contracts