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The document discusses cross-border electricity interconnections and regional renewable energy markets between the US and Mexico. It summarizes the US-Mexico Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change which aims to promote renewable energy development and increase electricity grid reliability between the two countries. It also discusses the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) which coordinates bulk electric system reliability in western states and northern Mexico. Finally, it outlines Mexico's CFE International Interconnections and new generation requirements between 2011-2025 as well as plans for an asynchronous interconnection between Baja California and Mexico that will come online in 2014.

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Cross-border Interconnections and Regional Renewable Energy Markets Infrastructure Perspectives El Paso, Texas October 27-28, 2011
U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change • Announced by Presidents Obama and Calderon in April 2009 to promote the development of renewable energy, energy efficiency and green jobs, sustainable forestry and land use, low carbon energy technology development and capacity building • It also aims to increase electricity grid reliability and resiliency in both countries, including cross-border interconnections. • Selected outcomes of the second annual meeting (2011): • Cooperation on wind energy, including the Memorandum of Understanding between DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Mexico’s Electricity Research Institute (IIE); • Advancement in the promotion of regional renewable energy markets between our two countries through the Cross-Border Electricity Task Force; • Analysis of electricity system maturity and identification of strategies to implement Smart Grid technologies; 2 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011
Western Electricity Coordinating Council Regional entity responsible for coordinating and promoting bulk electric system reliability. Provides an environment for coordinating the operating and planning activities of its members, including these border states: • California • Arizona • New Mexico • Texas (partial) • Baja California (partial) There is a need to increase the control of power flow in the Baja region. This will enable a cross border renewable energy market while improving the reliability of the overall CFE and WECC systems, thereby enabling more efficient and effective control and improved operational flexibility to the CFE grid, and increasing the efficiency of the new and existing transmission lines. 3 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011
CFE International Interconnections 4 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011 Source: SENER - Prospectiva del Sector Eléctrico, 2010-
New Generation Requirements 2011-2025 5 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011 Source: CFE – POISE 2011-2025
Baja California Interconnection • Given the load profile diversity between the BC control area, the rest of the national system and WECC, energy exchange will allow to share generation resources and reduce overall costs • Will open new opportunities to exchange energy with Western USA utilities, including the renewable potental of 1400 MW in BC in wind generation • Will allow for better management of international exchanges, avoiding rollout outages • An asynchronous interconnection is scheduled to come online in 2014 with a first phase of 300MW SENER - Prospectiva del Sector Eléctrico, 2010-2025 CFE – Programa de Obras e Inversiones del Sector Eléctrico 2011-2025 6 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011
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Plenary - Pedro Martin

  • 1. Cross-border Interconnections and Regional Renewable Energy Markets Infrastructure Perspectives El Paso, Texas October 27-28, 2011
  • 2. U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change • Announced by Presidents Obama and Calderon in April 2009 to promote the development of renewable energy, energy efficiency and green jobs, sustainable forestry and land use, low carbon energy technology development and capacity building • It also aims to increase electricity grid reliability and resiliency in both countries, including cross-border interconnections. • Selected outcomes of the second annual meeting (2011): • Cooperation on wind energy, including the Memorandum of Understanding between DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Mexico’s Electricity Research Institute (IIE); • Advancement in the promotion of regional renewable energy markets between our two countries through the Cross-Border Electricity Task Force; • Analysis of electricity system maturity and identification of strategies to implement Smart Grid technologies; 2 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011
  • 3. Western Electricity Coordinating Council Regional entity responsible for coordinating and promoting bulk electric system reliability. Provides an environment for coordinating the operating and planning activities of its members, including these border states: • California • Arizona • New Mexico • Texas (partial) • Baja California (partial) There is a need to increase the control of power flow in the Baja region. This will enable a cross border renewable energy market while improving the reliability of the overall CFE and WECC systems, thereby enabling more efficient and effective control and improved operational flexibility to the CFE grid, and increasing the efficiency of the new and existing transmission lines. 3 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011
  • 4. CFE International Interconnections 4 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011 Source: SENER - Prospectiva del Sector Eléctrico, 2010-
  • 5. New Generation Requirements 2011-2025 5 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011 Source: CFE – POISE 2011-2025
  • 6. Baja California Interconnection • Given the load profile diversity between the BC control area, the rest of the national system and WECC, energy exchange will allow to share generation resources and reduce overall costs • Will open new opportunities to exchange energy with Western USA utilities, including the renewable potental of 1400 MW in BC in wind generation • Will allow for better management of international exchanges, avoiding rollout outages • An asynchronous interconnection is scheduled to come online in 2014 with a first phase of 300MW SENER - Prospectiva del Sector Eléctrico, 2010-2025 CFE – Programa de Obras e Inversiones del Sector Eléctrico 2011-2025 6 Border Energy Forum XVIII 11/14/2011