Here is a link to recordings of what we view as some of the most critical/”interesting” comments made by panelists during the 5-hour SCC Tech Conference on 12/16/24. Each one is separately identified – total time of these compiled comments is ~55 minutes.
SCC Tech Conf 121624 quotes.m4a
- Gaurav Karandikar – SERC – Introductory comments
- John Hewa – Rappahannack (REC) Co-op – Introductory comments
- Judge Bagot – ‘Speculative’ question with Dominion response
- Judge follow-up question on load forecasting with Dominion response
- Judge question on Resource Adequacy with SERC response (math/physics)
- Jack Robb – ODEC – Introductory comments
- Judge question on MBR – ODEC Co-op response
- Judge question on what did JLARC get wrong – multiple responses
- Gilbert Jaramillo – NOVEC Co-op – Introductory comments
- Brian George – Google – response regarding co-location
- Alex Vaughan – AEP response regarding diesel generator backup power and synergies
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Below are video links of all three panel discussions (the entire 5 hours), finally provided by the SCC on the evening of 12/19/24.
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These were the SCC judges for the hearing/tech conference:
The Honorable Commissioner Kelsey A. Bagot. PRESIDING
COMMISSIONER JEHMAL T. HUDSON, CHAIRMAN;
COMMISSIONER SAMUEL T. TOWELL
COMMISSIONER KELSEY A. BAGOT
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Here is a list of the panel participants:
Panel 1:
John Hewa, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, President and CEO
Stan Blackwell, Dominion Energy, Director — Data Center Practice
Aaron Tinjun, Data Center Coalition, Director, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Mark Chupka, President. Trailhead Energy, LLC (replaced Laura Gonzalez-Guerrero) Clean Virginia. (Director — Energy and Regulatory Policy)
Gaurav Karandikar, SERC Reliability Corporation, Senior Manager — Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis
Panel 2:
Scott Gaskill, Dominion Energy Virginia, Vice President – Regulatory Affairs
Brian George, Google, LLC, Global Energy Market Development and Policy, US Federal Lead
James Wilson, Wilson Energy Economics, Principal – Economist and Consultant
Cliona Robb, Virginia Manufacturers Association, Attorney
Jack Robb, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Sr. Vice President – Chief Legal Officer
Joe Kroboth, Loudoun County, Deputy County Administrator
Panel 3:
Alex Vaughan, American Electric Power, Managing Director of Regulated Pricing
Gilbert Jamarillo, NOVEC, Vice President – Power Supply
Brian George, Google, LLC, Global Energy Market Development and Policy, US Federal Lead
Brandon Smith, Tract, Vice President — Utility Development
Walter Crenshaw, AES Corporation, Senior Director
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PUR-2024-00144 – Electric Utilities and Data Center Load Growth
For convenience, the Commission is providing links to the archived webcast feed from the December 16, 2024 Technical Conference, edited into sections per panel. The official transcript for the Technical Conference will be made available through the Commission’s docket search under case PUR-2024-00144.