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Introduction<br />

approximately 2500 MW of pumped storage resource registered in <strong>MISO</strong>. Short-term energy<br />

storage is currently only accommodated as a regulating resource in the ASM tariff, a provision<br />

that was added to facilitate the use of flywheel energy storage technology. This stored energy<br />

resource provision is the subject of ongoing debate between the FERC and <strong>MISO</strong> 4 . The FERC is<br />

requesting equitable market treatment for any stored energy resource technology including<br />

longer-term resources.<br />

The <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Storage</strong> <strong>Study</strong> is a targeted study carried out during the 2011 MTEP cycle. The<br />

<strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Storage</strong> <strong>Study</strong> models several hypotheses around battery, compressed air, and pumped<br />

hydro energy storage technologies. The study explores reliability, market, and planning benefits<br />

that storage technologies provide. <strong>Study</strong> objectives are to determine the economic potential and<br />

feasibility of storage technologies for <strong>MISO</strong> and to suggest potential <strong>MISO</strong> energy and operating<br />

reserve market enhancement products, if appropriate.<br />

Figure 1-1: RPS Mandates and Goals Within the <strong>MISO</strong> Footprint (Source <strong>MISO</strong>)<br />

Three drivers underpin the <strong>MISO</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Storage</strong> <strong>Study</strong> as follows:<br />

• The first is the open question on short and long-term storage treatment in the ASM. The<br />

FERC expresses concern that any short-term energy storage technology (not just<br />

flywheel) should be accommodated by the ASM tariff and able to participate in other<br />

4 See FERC Docket Nos. ER07-1372-014 and ER09-1126-000<br />

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