March 11, 2011, Andrew Ott, PJM Interconnection

Joint with CISE Seminar
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM
15 St. Mary’s Street, Room 105

Andrew L. Ott
Senior Vice President, Markets
PJM Interconnection

Alternative Technology Resources in the PJM Wholesale Power Market

The session will discuss the development and integration of various Alternative Technology Resources in the PJM power market to provide load following services and other ancillary services.  PJM has adapted its market rules to support participation of Alternative Resources which has allowed these resources to gain access to revenue streams to support investment.  The discussion will focus on the various types of technology deployment we have seen in the market and will highlight their operational capabilities and observed performance metrics.

Andrew L. Ott is Senior Vice President of Markets for PJM Interconnection. He also serves as a board member for PJM Technologies and PJM Environmental Information Services. Mr. Ott has been with PJM for 15 years and is responsible for executive oversight of PJM’s Market Operations & Demand Response, Market Strategy, Stakeholder Affairs, State and Member Services, Member Training, Customer Relations and Performance Compliance divisions. He was responsible for implementation of PJM’s wholesale electricity markets including the PJM Locational Marginal Pricing, Financial Transmission Rights, Day-Ahead Energy Market and Capacity Market systems.  Mr. Ott has extensive experience in energy market restructuring, including electricity market design and implementation issues, and in power-system engineering applications.  Mr. Ott serves on the board of directors on the Wholesale Electricity Quadrant of the North American Energy Standards Board. He serves as the US representative and working group chair for the CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) C5 Study Committee on Electricity Markets and Regulation. Prior to joining PJM, Mr. Ott was employed by GPU for 13 years in transmission planning and operations. Mr. Ott received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He also received a Master of Science in Applied Statistics from Villanova University.

Hosting Professor: Michael Caramanis
Student Host: Michael Rahaim