Acronyms
ROW
a metric used in power system planning to ensure there are sufficient generation and transmission resources to serve load
Planning Reserve Margin
Energy is expressed in what value
MWh,kWh,GWh
What is the advantage of a combustion turbine generator?
It is dispatchable
This type of cost can be recovered from rate payers
Capital Cost
SAWG
Supply Adequacy Working Group
What voltage Transmission line are we planning to build?
765kV
What is the purpose of a substation?
Changes Voltage either higher or lower
This generation does better in the summer than in the winter
What is Solar
This type of cost the company cannot recover from rate payers
Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
L&R
Load and Resources
An electronic tool provided by the Transmission Provider which is used by an LRE or Generator Owner to submit information to the Transmission Provider
What is Workbook
Capacity is measured in what value?
Megawatts
This type of generation can only last for 4 hours
4hr BESS
What the company must go through to change the rate we charge customers
What is a Rate Case
LRE
Load Responsible Entity
works to ensure reliable, safe, secure & economically efficient energy for consumers at a reasonable cost.
What is FERC
What is the fastest growing load type at SPS?
Data Centers
This generation does better in the winter than in the summer
What is Wind
What is currently our largest TYPE of customer?
Oil and Gas
ELCC
Effective Load Carrying Capability
Involves evaluating and accrediting resources based on their performance over a specific period
Performance Based Accreditation
This is a contract where we buy power from a company?
Purchase Power Agreement
What is one type of fuel source we are getting away from?
What is Coal
Despite having about 5% of the worlds' population, what country uses 23% of all energy?
The United States