Queued Up: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection
Meeting for the week of June 27, 2022 - July 03, 2022
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Program: Queued Up: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection
Speaker: Joe Rand
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Members and guests,
Welcome to this week’s meeting of the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley!
There is a lot of activity taking place this June, with the Rotary International Convention in Houston from 4 to 8 June, as Rotary Fellowships Month on the Rotary calendar, and also as the final month of the Rotary year.
Each year, the Rotary International Convention is a great opportunity for Rotarians from across the world to come together to share ideas, learn from each other, and take action to implement sustainable changes that deliver lasting benefits to communities across the world. As an eClub with global membership, it provides a great platform for many of our club members who would otherwise not meet each other in person to have the opportunity to connect. Many of my fondest memories and experiences with Rotary have taken place at a Rotary International Convention, and I encourage all members to attend. Next year’s Rotary International Convention will take place in Melbourne, Australia from 27 to 31 May 2023, and registration is now open (Melbourne | Rotary Convention).
Rotary Fellowships are international groups with members that share a common passion. For many Rotarians and friends - membership in a fellowship is open to any interested individual - being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance their Rotary experience. Many of our club members are part of fellowships and have spoken to our club about them in the past and how rewarding being involved in a fellowship has been for them. There are many fellowships covering a wide variety of subjects - there’s even one for E-clubs - so I encourage you to follow the link to explore the many Rotary Fellowships.
Reflecting upon this Rotary year, it is important to recognise the hard work and effort that has been invested by many of our members, both in helping the communities that we serve, but also in the work they do to make being a member of this club an engaging and rewarding experience. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the club’s President during this Rotary year and to have the opportunity to work with such passionate and dedicated people. I look forward to working with soon-to-be President Angelica in the coming year and I invite all of you to join us for our Handover Ceremony on 16 June (1PM US Pacific Time).
Thank you for being a member - or a friend and supporter of our club - and playing your part as we Serve to Change Lives.
Brett Sham
President, Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley
president@siliconvalleyrotary.com
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Weekly Funny with Shags.
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Three Favorite Things
My three favorite things are eating my family and not using commas.
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It was ten years ago that Felix Baumgartner leapt from record height and captured the attention of the world. As Rotarians, capturing the attention of our community doesn't have to be through a daredevil moment; it can come from telling the stories of the service we and our colleagues globally make happen. President Angelica, may this be a year where we capture the imagination of many who need to know that there's a place at Rotary's table for everyone.
Through a Rotarian's Lens
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In 2016, H2Open Doors went to Cuba on a Rotary water project. Our trip from Santiago de Cuba (Southeast) was to include a cross country flight to Havana. Due to mechanical problems that are typical to Cuban Airplanes (not the one in the photo), we had to travel an additional 12 hours overnight by bus. Not a pleasant experience on Cuban roads.
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Program: Queued Up: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection
Speaker: Joe Rand
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This week's speaker, Joe Rand, is a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate in the Electricity Markets and Policy Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Joe conducts research and analysis on renewable energy, including: renewable energy policy, cost, and market analysis; spatial data analysis; and research related to interconnection, social acceptance, and deployment barriers of renewable energy. He received an Excellence Award from the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) in 2022 for his work on interconnection process reform, and was previously awarded the 'Novus Ventus' award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Power Program, a research fellowship from the Hydropower Research Foundation, and a Switzer Environmental Fellowship. Joe holds a master’s degree in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Macalester College.
Mr Rand will discuss how electric transmission system operators (ISOs, RTOs, or utilities) require projects seeking to connect to the grid to undergo a series of impact studies before they can be built. This process establishes what new transmission equipment or upgrades may be needed before a project can connect to the system and assigns the costs of that equipment. The lists of projects in this process are known as “interconnection queues”. The amount of new electric capacity in these queues is growing dramatically, with over 1,400 gigawatts (GW) of total generation and storage capacity now seeking connection to the grid (over 90% of which is for zero-carbon resources like solar, wind, and battery storage). However, most projects that apply for interconnection are ultimately withdrawn, and those that are built are taking longer on average to complete the required studies and become operational. Data from these queues nonetheless provide a general indicator for mid-term trends in developer interest.
Members and guests, please welcome Joe Rand!
To learn more about Joe’s work, go to:
https://emp.lbl.gov/queues
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