Monday, January 27, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

UU 203: System Hardening: Strategy, Tactics, and Cost Recovery
  • Room: 217B
  • Session Number:UU 203
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Tracks:
  • Utility University Course

Monday, January 27, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

UU 101: ADMS Solutions for Modern Distribution Systems
  • Room: 212AB
  • Session Number:UU 101
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course
UU 102: SCADA: The Platform for All Automation
  • Room: 213AB
  • Session Number:UU 102
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course
UU 104: The Future of Outage Management Systems
  • Room: 214B
  • Session Number:UU 104
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course
UU 105: Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Smart Grid
  • Room: 214C
  • Session Number:UU 105
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course

Monday, January 27, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative's 2020 Consumer Symposium: Consumers and the Future of Energy
  • Room: 206AB, 207AB
  • Session Number:Co-located Event
SECC’s 2020 Consumer Symposium is a one-of-a-kind industry event that focuses on energy consumers and their relationships with the smart grid, grid edge technologies, and related utility programs and services. Through engaging sessions with industry thought leaders, Symposium attendees will gain actionable insights and tactics for engaging consumers in smart... ...read more...
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  • Co-Located Event (Associations)

Monday, January 27, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Future Cities Carbon Action Challenge
  • Room: 007BCD
  • Session Number:Co-located Event
A dynamic stakeholder engagement challenge for high-impacted leaders to prioritize critical energy problems confronting cities committed to strengthening resiliency and delivering on bold carbon reduction goals. Leaders will develop 12-month solutions through collaborative, competitive dialogue to address urgent obstacles while ensuring greater overall social equity.  Who Should Attend: City officials, regulators, utilities... ...read more...
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  • Co-Located Event (Associations)

Monday, January 27, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Distribution Planning Tools and Best Practices for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles
  • Room: 006ABC
  • Session Number:Co-located Event
With tens of thousands of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles forecasted for delivery in the coming years, utilities should prepare for their arrival and plan for their charging needs and load requirements. Finding credible and publicly available information has proven difficult for distribution planners as they update distribution resource plans... ...read more...
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  • Co-Located Event (Associations)

Monday, January 27, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

UU 301: Creating a Smart Utility Communications Roadmap for SCADA, AMI, DA, DER and Emerging IoT Applications
  • Room: 214D
  • Session Number:UU 301
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course
UU 302: Practical Applications and Real-life Examples for the Digitalized Substation
  • Room: 216AB
  • Session Number:UU 302
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course
UU 304: Demystifying Grid Modernization: Practical Steps to Systematically Become a Future-enabled Utility
  • Room: 217C
  • Session Number:UU 304
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Utility University Course

Tuesday, January 28, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote Session
  • Room: Stars at Night Ballroom, Upper Level
  • Session Number:Keynote Session
Kick-off your DISTRIBUTECH International journey with a riveting keynote session. Each keynoter is hand-selected and brings a unique perspective to shine on the future of energy. Stay tuned for additional speakers....
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Paula Gold-Williams
President & CEO
CPS Energy
Speaker
Sophie Hackford
Co-founder
1715 Labs

    Tuesday, January 28, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Demystifying and Unmasking the Potential of Blockchain Technology to Transform Electric Grid Security
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    KH Luminary - Julia Hamm, CEO, SEPA
    • Room: Exhibit Floor, #1010
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Honeywell
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Understanding Risks and Conditions: An Agile Approach to Integrated Vegetation Management
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Applying Machine Learned Risk to Improve Wood Pole Maintenance
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Best Practices for Streamlining Distributed Solar and Storage Permitting, Inspection, and Interconnection Nationwide
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Bentley
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Freewave
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

    Accelerating Digital Transformation with Intelligent Sensors and Advanced Analytics
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Project RAIN: Exploring the Future of DERMS at Tucson Electric Power
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Black & Veatch
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Landis & Gyr
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Advantage Utilities: Use Cases for Fully Monetizing Smart City Assets & Their Ecosystem
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Community Solar as a Toolkit for Customer Engagement, New Utility Business Models and DER Integration: A Case Study from New York
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Omicron
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Utility Collaboration to Advance Medium and Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Adoption and Infrastructure Development Along the West Coast I-5 Corridor
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

    Track Sponsor Itron
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Session Chair
    Tim Taylor
    Consultant
    Utilicast
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

    Advanced Applications of ADMS
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    SCEs Next Generation Grid Management System
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 1A
    • Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Adam Manella
    Senior Advisor
    Southern California Edison
    Co-Author
    Brenden Russell
    Senior Advisor
    Southern California Edison
    Speaker+
    Moein Lak
    Engineer 3
    Southern California Edison
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    NV Energy FLISR Deployment Experience - Challenges & Benefits
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 1B
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Andy (Joseph) Gaither
    Supervisor
    NV Energy
    Co-Author+
    Parag Parikh
    Utility Solution Executive
    ABB
    Speaker
    Warren Stout
    Architect
    PacifiCorp
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Advanced Grid Management with IVVO
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 1C
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Eric Gupta
    Advanced Grid Delivery Director
    Xcel Energy
    Point of Contact
    Scott Koehler
    Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, Smart Grid Solutions
    Schneider Electric
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    ComEd's Bronzeville Community Microgrid: Lessons Learned from Experience
    • Room: 216AB
    • Session Number:Microgrids 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Continuous Innovation is What Drives Smarter Utilities and Cities
    • Room: 214B
    • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Effectively Integrating Distributed Energy Resources - Utility Perspectives
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    DER Communications - Monitor and Control of Behind-the-meter DER's
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 1A
    • Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Sameer Kalra
    Principal Business Architect
    Pacific Gas & Electric
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    SCE's DER Journey
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 1B
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Andrew Loan
    Engineer 3
    Southern California Edison
    Co-Author
    Moein Lak
    Engineer 3
    Southern California Edison
    Co-Author
    Salman Kahrobaee
    Senior Engineer
    Southern California Edison
    Speaker+
    Steven Robles
    Engineer 3
    Southern California Edison
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Dispatchable Renewables: Grid Services from Behind-the-Meter Resources
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 1C
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Ali Ipakchi
    Executive Vice President, Smart Grid and Green Power
    OATI
    Point of Contact
    Elizabeth Brown
    Communications Specialist- Events
    Open Access Technology International, Inc.
    Speaker
    Rich Barone
    Director - Demand Response
    Hawaiian Electric
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Empowering Utility Business Transformation through Data Analytics
    • Room: 214A
    • Session Number:Data Analytics 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Advanced Data Analytics at SCE
    • Room: 214A
    • Session Number:Data Analytics 1A
    • Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Frank Gonzales
    Senior Engineer
    Southern California Edison
    Co-Author
    Kumar Mankala
    Data Scientist
    Southern California Edison
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Proactive Fault and Disturbance Management Using Edge Computing and Analytics
    • Room: 214A
    • Session Number:Data Analytics 1B
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Ben Yates
    Distribution Project Support Supervisor
    Indiana Michigan Power
    Co-Author
    Mirrasoul Mousavi
    Sr. Director Advanced Analytics
    Sentient Energy
    Point of Contact
    Sarah Prinster
    Sr. Director of Marketing
    Sentient Energy
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Transforming Distribution System Planning and Investment – How to Rethink Building a Modern Electric Utility through Data Analytics
    • Room: 214A
    • Session Number:Data Analytics 1C
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Josh Wepman
    CTO and Vice President
    Leidos
    Speaker+
    Omar El Shal
    Manager, Emerging Technology
    Entergy Services LLC
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Increasing Reliability for Remote Communities and Rural Areas with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
    • Room: 217D
    • Session Number:Energy Storage 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Live Cybersecurity Exercises Against Production Systems
    • Room: 213AB
    • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Next Generation Reliability - Better is not Good Enough!
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Feeder of the Future
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 1A
    • Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Heriberto Gonzalez
    Principal Project Manager
    ComEd
    Co-Author
    Russell DeSalvo
    Manager, Smart Grid/Technology
    ComEd
    Co-Author
    Wahhaj Irfan
    Principal Project Manager
    ComEd
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    How Indianapolis Power & Light Created an Optimized Capital Plan to Manage Risk Across the Entire T&D System
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 1B
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Barry Feldman
    Director, Operational Technology and Metering
    AES/IPL
    Speaker+
    Jared Heltsley
    Asset Management Engineer
    AES/IPL
    Co-Author
    Jason De Stigter
    Manager, Capital Asset Planning
    Burns & McDonnell
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Do You Need a Reliability Strategy or a Grid Modernization Strategy?
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 1C
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Point of Contact
    Mike Veldhuis
    Project Engineer
    Patrick Engineering
    Speaker
    Scott Osterholt
    Director, Grid Modernization
    AEP Ohio
    Co-Author
    Shannon Messer
    Project Manager
    Patrick Engineering
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Optimal Implementation of Sensors, VVO and Synchrophasors
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Lessons Learned: Piloting Underground Distribution System Line Sensors for Southern California Edison’s Distribution Automation
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 1A
    • Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Victor Tran
    Project Engineer
    Southern California Edison
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    The Grid of the Future: Distribution Synchrophasor Technology
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 1B
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Ben Kregel
    Principal Project Manager
    ComEd
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Visualizing Your Automation Programs: VVO Dashboard & Analytics to Monitor Situational Awareness
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 1C
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Brian Schell, P.E.
    Distribution Automation Manager
    AEP Ohio
    Co-Author
    Jon Olenski
    Director, Electric Utility Market
    Patrick Energy Services
    Point of Contact
    Mike Veldhuis
    Project Engineer
    Patrick Engineering
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    The Next Gen Vision of the Future
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Understanding the Values and Behaviors of Residential Energy Consumers
    • Room: 212AB
    • Session Number:Customer Strategies 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)

    Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Outcomes and Lessons Learned About EMS Display Standardization and Automation
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Aidash
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    Are You Mobile Ready? Aligning Utility Infrastructure with Customer Expectations
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Assessment of Solar PV Curtailment in the Absence of Grid Modernization
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    How Memphis, Light, Gas and Water Updated their Ecosystem Across All Three Services
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    What's Behind the Utility Integrated Test Facility and How to Make Vendors Successful
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Track Sponsor Siemens
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

    Anti-Islanding Strategy for DER Interconnections
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Oracle
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    The Human component of a Utility’s Strategic Transformation
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Using Analytics in Underground Distribution Networks for Situational Awareness & Fault Prediction
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

    Accelerating Digital Infrastructure with Drone/UAV Data Capture
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    DER Islanding Protection - Low-cost Alternative to Direct Transfer Trip
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Evaluation of Demand-side Management and Energy Storage as Non-wires Alternatives for Capacity Deferral Application in Xcel Energy Service Territory
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Tuesday, January 28, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

    Just Say No to Transient Computers
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Solar Plus System Orchestration to Maximize the Grid Value of Solar Photovoltaics
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Bentley
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Utility Communications with Multi-customer Microgrid
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

    Breakfast Roundtables
    • Room: 006 and 007, River Level
    • Session Number:Breakfast Roundtables
    5G- Moderated by Vicki Trees ADMS- Moderated by Bob Uluski AMI – 3.0/Next Gen- Moderated by Glenn Pritchard Asset Management Innovations- Moderated by Hahn Tram Behind-the-meter- Moderated by Johan Enslin Behind-the-meter Assets- Moderated by Ron Chebra Blockchain Applications in Energy- Moderated by Phil Davis Cloud Computing (Cloud & Managed Svcs. Infrastructure)- Moderated by Henry Bailey Customer Der: Integrate vs Isolate- Moderated by Dave Elve Data-driven Grid Modernization- Moderated... ...read more...
    Speaker(s)
    • Breakfast Roundtable

    Wednesday, January 29, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    A Distribution Grid Model Data Management Architecture for the Electric Industry
    • Room: 217D
    • Session Number:Mega Session 4
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Mega Session
    Let the Transportation Electrification Transition Begin
    • Room: 214A
    • Session Number:Mega Session 1
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Mega Session
    Screening of "Thirst for Power": A documentary film in its DISTRIBUTECH premiere followed by a panel discussion
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Mega Session 3
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Mega Session
    When Utilities and Telcos Get Together?
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Mega Session 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Mega Session

    Wednesday, January 29, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Microgrids & Community Resilience: North Bay Community Energy Park
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Siemens
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Harnessing the Power of Analytics in Saving Operational Expenses in Poorly Monitored Grids
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Itron
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

    Intrusion Detection in IEC 61850 Peer-to-Peer Communications
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Microgrids: Where Technology and Regulations Collide
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Honeywell
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Track Sponsor ABB
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Session Chair
    Koustuv Ghoshal
    Managing Director - Energy & Utilities Practice
    Ericsson Inc.
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Bring-Your-Own-Devices: Best Practices for Integrated Demand Response Program Planning
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Mixed Reality Technology – Practical Applications and Use Cases for Electric Transmission and Distribution Utilities
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Expanding Your Smart Grid to a Smart City in the IoT Era
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Landis & Gyr
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Utility Peak Shaving Microgrids - A Flexible Approach to Provide Cost Savings and Resiliency
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    ADMS Change Management
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    The Operator of the Future: Preparing for the New Energy World
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    John Ryan
    Director
    Exelon
    Co-Author+
    Ryan Levine
    Senior Manager
    Ernst & Young
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Entergy Grid Modernization: DMS/OMS System Implementation
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Brenden Oldendorf
    Project Manager
    Entergy
    Co-Author+
    Meredith Marmande
    BA - DMSOMS Business Process Development
    Accenture
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Putting the Dispatchers and Operators in the Driving Seat During an ADMS Implementation: How an Agile Team Designed a Distribution Management System for Operators & Dispatchers
    • Room: 217C
    • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Kate Monahan
    Management Consultant
    Accenture
    Co-Author
    Manas Phadke
    Industry Principal
    Accenture
    Speaker+
    Matthew Seibert
    Distribution Operations Engineering Lead
    Consumers Energy
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Advanced Analytics Impact on Asset Management: Beyond the Hype
    • Room: 214A
    • Session Number:Data Analytics 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    DA and DER Integration from a Utility Perspective
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    BC Hydro Overhead Distribution Automation with DER - A Case Study from a Control Room Perspective
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Nimesh Shah, P.Eng.
    Specialist Engineer, Operations Planning
    BC Hydro
    Co-Author+
    Vidya Vankayala
    Director, Grid Modernization
    Powertech Labs Inc
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Distributed Generation Output Unmasked: ComEd’s Solution to Load Masking Caused by Utility-scale Solar
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Garvin Neely
    Project Automation Solution Engineer
    S&C Electric Company
    Co-Author
    Jeremi Jermakowicz
    Software Product Manager
    S&C Electric Company
    Speaker+
    Scott Wethy
    Senior Engineer
    Commonwealth Edison
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Lessons Learned from Implementation of Power Electronics-based High-voltage Dynamic VAR Compensator (mini DVAR) on Distribution Feeder with High PV Penetration
    • Room: 217A
    • Session Number:Distribution Automation 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Aleksandar Vukojevic
    Manager- Technology Development
    Duke Energy
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Grid Security: NERC CIP and Beyond
    • Room: 213AB
    • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Beyond CIP: Protecting the Infrastructure NERC and IT Forgot
    • Room: 213AB
    • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Michael Ridolfino
    Engineer - Reliability Compliance
    Central Hudson Gas & Electric
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Utility Cybersecurity System Integration Considerations with Respect to Reliability and Safety Based on Current Standards Changes.
    • Room: 213AB
    • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Kirk Rosener
    Sr. Project Manager
    CPS Energy
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Forward-thinking: ADMS and the NERC CIP Challenge
    • Room: 213AB
    • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author+
    Casey McNulty
    Senior Manager
    Ernst & Young
    Speaker
    John Franklin
    Manager ADMS
    National Grid
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    How Field Area Networks (FAN) Standards Are Enabling Smart Utilities and Cities
    • Room: 214B
    • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Innovative and Emerging Approaches to Utility Asset Management
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Robotics for Semi-autonomous Substation Breaker Management
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author+
    Aalap Shah
    R&D Project Manager
    ULC Robotics
    Speaker
    Marissa Castoro
    Engineer
    Con Edison
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Optimizing Power Line Inspection Costs: A Comparative Study of Available Technologies
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Mantas Vaskela
    General Director
    Laserpas
    Point of Contact
    Myron De La Paz
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Optical Fiber Sensor Technology Development and Field Validation for Grid Asset Monitoring Applications
    • Room: 214C
    • Session Number:Asset Management 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Emma Stewart
    Associate Program Leader
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Speaker+
    Paul Ohodnicki
    Materials Scientist/Associate Professor
    National Energy Technology Laboratory/US DOE
    Co-Author
    Sean Murphy
    CEO
    PingThings, Inc.
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Lessons from New York
    • Room: 217D
    • Session Number:Energy Storage 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    Real-world Microgrids: Templates for the Future
    • Room: 216AB
    • Session Number:Microgrids 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Lessons Learned from Implementation of IEC 61850 Protection and Control Schemes at Duke Energy's Mount Holly Microgrid
    • Room: 216AB
    • Session Number:Microgrids 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Aleksandar Vukojevic
    Manager- Technology Development
    Duke Energy
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Design and Deployment of the First multi-customer Microgrid in Northern California
    • Room: 216AB
    • Session Number:Microgrids 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author+
    Jim Zoellick
    Managing Research Engineer
    Schatz Energy Research Center
    Speaker
    Nkiruka Avila
    Senior Grid Innovation Engineer
    Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Micro-Reactors for Remote Areas and Secure Microgrids
    • Room: 216AB
    • Session Number:Microgrids 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Marcus Nichol
    Director, New Reactor Deployment
    Nuclear Energy Institute
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    The Marriage of DERMS and DRMS (Demand Response)
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    The Struggle for DER Control
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMS 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Rolf Bienert
    Managing Director
    OpenADR Alliance
    Point of Contact
    Shannon Mayette
    Marketing Manager
    WI-SUN Alliance
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Integrated Advanced DMS with DERMS Control of Residential DER
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Carl Ozkaynak
    Director, Smart Grid
    Saint John Energy
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Portland General Electric Achieves Flexibility at Scale with Innovative Virtual Power Plant Project
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Point of Contact
    Ginger Juhl
    Marketing Lead
    ENBALA
    Co-Author
    Mike Ruth
    Vice President, Product
    Enbala
    Speaker
    Timothy Treadwell
    Smart Grid Testbed Program Manager
    Portland General Electric (PGE)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Transactive Energy: Blockchain and the Transformation of Energy Markets
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Moving to a Transactive Energy Market, a North American Perspective: Engaging Prosumers while Optimizing the Electricity System with Location- and Time-Specific Price Signals
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Alex Rojas
    Director, Distributed Technologies
    Ameren Services Co.
    Point of Contact
    Andrea Coelho
    Co-Author
    Ben Ullman
    Manager, Energy Markets
    Opus One Solutions
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    A Novel Integrated Utilization of a Distribution Flexibility Marketplace
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Geir Abusdal
    System Manager
    Agder Energi
    Co-Author
    Steinar Rune Eriksen
    Project Manager
    Nodes
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Merchant Layer Transformation at the Grid Edge: Implementing Customer-focused Technologies and Services, Distributed Energy Resources (DER’s), Distributed Generation, PV and Storage
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Eric Woychik
    Director, Strategy Practice
    Strategy Integration, LLC
    Co-Author+
    Kenneth Skinner
    Vice President
    Integral Analytics Inc.
    Speaker
    Mark S. Martinez
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Southern California Edison
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    What Does it Mean to Be a Digital Utility?
    • Room: 212AB
    • Session Number:Customer Strategies 2
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Building Organizational Agility with NYPA’s Customer Digital Experience Program
    • Room: 212AB
    • Session Number:Customer Strategies 2A
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author+
    Jamison Roof
    Managing Consultant
    PA Consulting Group
    Speaker
    Kerri Ahern
    Customer Digital Experience Program Manager
    New York Power Authority
    Co-Author
    Shawn Harrison
    Senior Program Specialist
    New York Power Authority
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Cracking the Consumer Engagement Code: Aggregation, Distributed Intelligence and a Solid Value Proposition All Connected by a Transactive Network
    • Room: 212AB
    • Session Number:Customer Strategies 2B
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Nora Wang, Ph.D.
    Staff Engineer
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Point of Contact
    Tim Wolf
    Senior S&T Communications Professional
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Business Process Transformation at a Three Service Utility
    • Room: 212AB
    • Session Number:Customer Strategies 2C
    • Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker
    Eliza C. King
    Director, Customer Care
    Memphis Light Gas & Water
    Co-Author+
    Mark Johnson
    Executive Consultant
    Excergy Corp.
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)

    Wednesday, January 29, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    Alliant Energy’s Business Case and Implementation Approach for a Fully Integrated ADMS as Part of Grid Modernization Strategy
    • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: Black & Veatch
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    The ADMS Self Driving Car - Building Trust in Automation through Change Management
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

    Hydro Ottawa’s MiGen Project – Developing the Grid-edge Potential
    • Room: Booth #4439, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Expanding the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Sponsored Session: TBD
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
    Successfully Merging Complex and Disparate Enterprise Systems — The Alectra Story
    • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

    Track Sponsor Accenture
    • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
    Speaker(s)
    Session Chair
    Phil Davis
    Vice President
    Sterling Planet
    Tracks:
    Hosted by:

    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Wednesday, January 29, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

    Utility Experience with Overhead Feeder Connected D-VAR VVO STATCOM for Renewable Integration and Power Quality Improvement
    • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
    • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
    Speaker(s)
    Session Chair
    Tom Friedman
    Managing Partner
    AlignResults Consulting LLC
    Speaker+
    Fred Johnston
    Manager Grid Modernization
    Alliant Energy
    Tracks:
    • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

    Thursday, January 30, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

    Breakfast Roundtables
    • Room: 006 and 007, River Level
    • Session Number:Breakfast Roundtables
    5G- Moderated by Michael Danziger ADMS- Moderated by Terry Nielsen AMI – 3.0/Next Gen- Moderated by David Glenwright Asset Management Innovations- Moderated by Ron Farquharson Behind-the-meter- Moderated by Anthony Curtis Behind-the-meter Assets- Moderated by Alan Saunders Blockchain Applications in Energy- Moderated by Tom Friedman Cloud Computing (Cloud & Managed Svcs. Infrastructure)- Moderated by Damon Dougherty Customer Der: Integrate vs Isolate- Moderated by Joe Zerdin Data-driven Grid Modernization- Moderated by... ...read more...
    Speaker(s)
    • Breakfast Roundtable

    Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Customer Engagement Best Practice Lessons from Smart Meter Deployments
    • Room: 212AB
    • Session Number:Customer Strategies 3
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
    DER Integration and Non-wires Alternatives
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 3
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    How Advanced PV Facilities Could be a Game Changer
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 3A
    • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Justin Woodard
    Principal Engineer
    National Grid
    Speaker+
    Samer Arafa
    Lead Engineer
    National Grid
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    A Journey Toward Automation of DER Interconnection Applications
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 3B
    • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author+
    Beata Okruta
    General Engineer, DER Engineering
    ComEd
    Speaker
    Harshil Shah
    Senior Engineer, Capacity Planning
    ComEd
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Grid Modernization and Utility Distribution Planning: How Utilities are Enhancing Distribution System Planning Through Stakeholder Engagement and Consideration of Non-wires Alternatives
    • Room: 214D
    • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 3C
    • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author+
    Jared Leader
    Manager of Industry Strategy
    Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
    Speaker
    Susan Mora
    Director of Utility Initiatives
    Exelon Corporation
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Distributed Energy Resources in Wholesale and Distribution-level Markets
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 3
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    Increase of DER Hosting Capacity in Czech Republic in Terms of European Project InterFlex Through DERMs Voltage Control - Final Results of the Large-scale Demonstration Project
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 3A
    • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Jan Kula
    Specialist for Modeling
    CEZ Distribuce
    Co-Author
    Jan Svec
    Specialist for Modeling
    CEZ Distribuce
    Speaker+
    Stanislav Hes
    Head of Modeling and Analysis
    CEZ Distribuce
    Co-Author
    Tomas Linhart
    Specialist for Modeling
    CEZ Distribuce
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Enterprise-level DERMS Deployment to Enable Increased DER Hosting Capacity, Flexibility Service Markets and Innovative Power Electronics Technology
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 3B
    • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Co-Author
    Euan Davidson
    Production Engineering Director
    Smarter Grid Solutions
    Co-Author+
    Robert Currie
    CTO
    Smarter Grid Solutions
    Speaker
    Sotiris Georgiopoulos
    Head of Smart Grid Development
    UK Power Networks
    Co-Author
    Tim Manandhar
    Lead Smart Grid Technology Engineer
    UK Power Networks
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Wholesale Market Design to Integrate Distributed Energy Resources – Challenges and Opportunities
    • Room: 217B
    • Session Number:DERMs 3C
    • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    Congcong Wang
    Sr. Market Design Engineer
    Mid-Continent ISO
    Co-Author
    Kevin Vannoy
    Director, Market Design
    MISO Energy
    Co-Author
    Kristin Swenson
    Senior Advisor
    Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
    Co-Author
    Yonghong Chen
    Consulting Advisor
    MISO
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Eco Planning for Smart Utilities
    • Room: 214B
    • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 3
    Speaker(s)
    Tracks:
    • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
    Presentations:
    The Eco-District - Transforming the Utility Business Model
    • Room: 214B
    • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 3A
    • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker+
    John Zachary Gibson
    Manager, Distribution System Operation
    Avista
    Co-Author
    Nick Edney
    Senior Electrical Engineer
    McKinstry
      Grid of Things in California: A Utility Readiness Assessment
      • Room: 214B
      • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 3B
      • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
      Speaker(s)
      Speaker+
      Renee Cinar
      Engineer
      Emerging Technology & Valuation|Grid Technology & Modernization |Southern California Edison
      • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
      A Smart Utility Enables a Smart City Transformation
      • Room: 214B
      • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 3C
      • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
      Speaker(s)
      Co-Author
      Joseph Blackwell
      Director, Commercial Energy Solutions
      Leidos
      Speaker+
      Peter Westlake
      Manager, Strategic Customer Projects, Finance and Contracts
      Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
        Energy Storage Experiences in California
        • Room: 217D
        • Session Number:Energy Storage 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Utility Demonstration of Dynamic Phase Balancing
        • Room: 217D
        • Session Number:Energy Storage 3A
        • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Gabriel Andaya
        Engineer
        Southern California Edison
        Co-Author
        Jorge Araiza, Jr.
        Engineer
        Southern California Edison
        Speaker+
        Manuel Avendaño
        Sr. Manager, Emerging Technologies & Valuation
        Southern California Edison
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Lessons from the Energy Storage Trenches
        • Room: 217D
        • Session Number:Energy Storage 3B
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Jay Rollo
        Senior Manager
        Pandora Consulting
        Speaker+
        Marco Sands
        Managing Director
        Pandora Consulting
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Guiding Energy Storage Project Valuation
        • Room: 217D
        • Session Number:Energy Storage 3C
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Arindam Maitra
        Senior Technical Executive
        Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
        Co-Author
        Giovanni Damato
        Principal Project Manager, Energy Storage and Distributed Generation
        Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
        Speaker+
        Peggy Ip
        Engineer Scientist, Energy Storage and Distributed Generation
        Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
        Co-Author
        Ram Ravikumar
        Engineer Scientist, Energy Storage and Distributed Generation
        Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Geospatial Applications to Improve Asset Management
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Paperless Capture of as-builds Using GIS, GPS and Barcoding
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 3A
        • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author+
        Alicia Farag
        CEO
        LocusView Solutions
        Co-Author
        Ian Chapman
        Gas Construction Engineering Supervisor
        PG&E
        Speaker
        Steve Jeong
        Senior Gas Engineer
        PG&E
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Phased and Confused: Alliant Energy’s Connectivity Model Experiment
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 3B
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Point of Contact
        Matt Besch
        Marketing Communications Manager
        Sensus, a xylem brand
        Speaker
        Rick Potter
        Principal Smart Grid Technology Consultant
        Alliant Energy
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Pepco Holdings Inc. Implements Digital Twin & Reliability Engineering Environment
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 3C
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Brian Chabot
        Manager Core Business Ops
        Pepco Holdings Inc.
        Point of Contact
        Kristine Girten
        Marketing Manager
        UDC INC.
        Speaker
        Scott Warner
        Senior Account Manager
        UDC
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        How Utilities are Using Advanced Data Analytics and Modeling Tools for Innovative Solutions
        • Room: 214A
        • Session Number:Data Analytics 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Creating a Virtual Utility: Energy and Demand Opportunities via Automatic Building Energy Modeling (AutoBEM)
        • Room: 214A
        • Session Number:Data Analytics 3A
        • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Speaker+
        Joshua New
        Senior R&D Staff
        Oak Ridge National Laboratory
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        The Latest Development of Distribution Resource Planning Methods and Modeling Tools
        • Room: 214A
        • Session Number:Data Analytics 3B
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Andrew Spreen
        Project Manager and Policy Analyst
        Gridworks
        Point of Contact
        Bo Yang
        Director
        Hitachi America LTD
        Co-Author
        David Chassin
        Staff Research Scientist
        Stanford National Linear Acceleration Lab (SLAC)
        Co-Author
        Matthew Tisdale
        Director
        Gridworks
        Co-Author
        Panitarn Chongfuangprinya
        Senior Research Scientist
        Hitachi America Ltd.
        Speaker
        Pedram Jahangiri
        Manager
        National Grid
        Co-Author
        Yanzhu Ye
        Senior Research Scientist
        Hitachi America Ltd.
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Enterprise Analytics for SCE’s Distribution Planning
        • Room: 214A
        • Session Number:Data Analytics 3C
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author+
        Greg Robinson
        Managing Director
        Xtensible Solutions
        Co-Author
        Shawn Hu
        Principal Consultant
        Xtensible Solutions
        Speaker
        Vidyod Mavilavalappil
        Sr. Advisor- SCE Information Technology, Information & Integration Architecture
        Southern California Edison
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Microgrid Projects - Lessons Learned from Development Through Operational Phases
        • Room: 216AB
        • Session Number:Microgrids 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Microgrid Case Study of Advanced Planning Solutions for Optimum Design
        • Room: 216AB
        • Session Number:Microgrids 3A
        • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Point of Contact
        Bernardo Fernandes
        Director, Power System Consulting
        Siemens Power Technologies International
        Co-Author
        Christopher Cheng
        Senior Project Manager
        NYSERDA
        Speaker
        Michelle Isenhouer Hanlin
        Senior Project Manager
        Booz Allen Hamilton
        Co-Author
        Nelson Bacalao
        Senior Manager, Consulting
        Siemens Power Technologies International
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        A Roadmap to Follow - Blue Lake Rancheria Native American Reservation Microgrid Provides 100% Resiliency Against California Wildfires
        • Room: 216AB
        • Session Number:MIcrogrids 3B
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author+
        Clark Wiedetz
        Director, Microgrid and Renewable Integration
        Siemens
        Speaker
        Jana Ganion
        Sustainability and Government Affairs Director
        Blue Lake Rancheria
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        A Living Laboratory: What We Learned from Operating Our Microgrid for the Past Four Years
        • Room: 216AB
        • Session Number:Microgrids 3C
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Point of Contact
        Cheryl Lewis
        Marketing Analyst, Power/Oil & Gas
        Black & Veatch
        Speaker
        James McDaniel
        Electrical Engineer
        Black & Veatch
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Reliability, Scalability and Workforce Challenges to Automation Deployment
        • Room: 217A
        • Session Number:Distribution Automation 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Key Considerations Every Electric Utility Executive Should Know Before Transitioning your Workforce to ADMS: Part 2 - Post Implementation
        • Room: 217A
        • Session Number:Distribution Automation 3A
        • Thursday, January 30, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Speaker
        Joe LaCasse
        Manager
        Xcel Energy
        Co-Author+
        John Morris
        Director, Grid Operations
        The Mosaic Company Inc.
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Decentralized Distribution Automation System – Scalability and Deployment Challenges
        • Room: 217A
        • Session Number:Distribution Automation 3B
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Alexandr Stinskiy
        Senior Application Engineer
        Siemens Industry Inc.
        Co-Author
        Andre Smit
        Product Manager
        Siemens Digital Grid
        Co-Author
        Bryan Pham
        Sr. Manager
        Southern California Edison
        Speaker+
        Christopher Huff, P.E.
        Senior Engineer
        Southern California Edison
        Co-Author
        Nicholas Duong
        Senior Engineer
        Southern California Edison
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Reliability Results from Copel’s Lateral Automation Deployment in Brazil
        • Room: 217A
        • Session Number:Distribution Automation 3C
        • Thursday, January 30, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author+
        Bruno Iwamoto
        Director Latin America Business
        S&C
        Speaker
        Julio Shigeaki Omori
        Superintendent
        Copel
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        The Evolution of Utility Distribution Operations and Business Models - An International Perspective
        • Room: 217C
        • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
        Unity of Effort: Coordinating Cross-sector Restoration in Disasters
        • Room: 213AB
        • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 3
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)

        Thursday, January 30, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

        All Gateways Are Not Created Equal
        • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
        Charge the North - Utilizing Real-life Charging Profiles to Accelerate and Enhance Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
        • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

        Thursday, January 30, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

        Bronzeville Community Microgrid Protection Scheme
        • Room: Booth #417, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:e-Mobility & Smart Cities
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
        Confronting the Growing Energy Challenges of Indoor Agriculture
        • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
        Solar Shading vs. Fault Conditions Characteristics at the Point of Common Coupling
        • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
        Sponsored Session: Black & Veatch
        • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        Hosted by:

        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

        Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

        Practical Considerations for Digital Substations with Protection and Control IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices) over Process Bus Architectures
        • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
        Sponsored Session: Black & Veatch
        • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
        • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        Hosted by:

        • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

        Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

        A Collaborative Approach to Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure from Cyberthreats
        • Room: 213AB
        • Session Number:Cybersecurity and Incidence Response 4
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
        Achieving by 2050 Promises - A Leadership Challenge for Cities and Utilities
        • Room: 214B
        • Session Number:Smart Cities/IoT 4
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
        Asset Management in the Real World with Utility Case Studies
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 4
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Improve Wildfire Risk Mitigations
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 4A
        • Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Speaker
        David Lewry
        Principal Manager, T&D Asset Management
        Southern California Edison
        Co-Author+
        Joseph Belechak
        Senior Manager
        Accenture
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        AMI Deployments and Asset Management Readiness
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 4B
        • Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Paul Fratellone
        Director Software Products
        TESCO
        Speaker+
        Ronald Dornin
        Manager, Metering Systems
        Duquesne Light
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Dynamic Asset Health Modeling for Informed Risk-based Planning across Transmission and Distribution Assets
        • Room: 214C
        • Session Number:Asset Management 4C
        • Thursday, January 30, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        April Anderson
        Director, Adaptive Planning Software
        Atonix Digital
        Speaker
        Dustin Stapp
        Manager, Engineering T&D
        Arizona Public Service
        Co-Author
        Joel Dykstra
        Project Engineer
        Black & Veatch
        Point of Contact
        Stephanie Greenwood
        Marketing Manager
        Black & Veatch/Atonix Digital
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Bring Your Own vs. Direct install: Choosing the Right Behind-the-meter Storage Delivery Model
        • Room: 217D
        • Session Number:Energy Storage 4
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
        Delivering New Value: Technology and Data-driven Customer Service
        • Room: 212AB
        • Session Number:Customer Strategies 4
        Speaker(s)
        Tracks:
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Presentations:
        Residential Demand Management for Utilities: Implementing Alternative Pricing Programs to Keep the Grid Balanced
        • Room: 212AB
        • Session Number:Customer Strategies 4A
        • Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM
        Speaker(s)
        Speaker
        Daniel Carr
        Head, Smart Cities
        Alectra Utilities
        Point of Contact
        Jacqueline Hudson
        Marketing Communications Manager
        Tantalus
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Pay for Performance Residential Energy Efficiency Project
        • Room: 212AB
        • Session Number:Customer Strategies 4B
        • Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
        Speaker(s)
        Co-Author
        Anntonette Alberti, JD
        Category Manager, Customer Energy Management NY
        National Grid
        Speaker+
        Sri Vaishnavi Ramesh
        Product Developer, Customer Energy Management NY
        National Grid
        • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
        Customer-focused Grid Modernization
        • Room: 212AB
        • Session Number:Customer Strategies 4C
        • Thursday, January 30, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
        Speaker(s)
        Point of Contact
        Amrit Singh
        PSE&G
        Speaker
        Anie Philip
        Director of Planning
        PSEG Long Island
          Deployment of FLISR, State Estimation and Distribution Power Flow
          • Room: 217A
          • Session Number:Distribution Automation 4
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Presentations:
          Update on Integrating Distribution System State Estimation for Applications in Advanced Distribution Management Systems
          • Room: 217A
          • Session Number:Distribution Automation 4A
          • Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker
          Brenden Russell
          Senior Advisor
          Southern California Edison
          Co-Author+
          Jens Schoene
          Director, Research Studies
          EnerNex
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Centralized Distribution Automation FLISR Scheme Continuous Improvements
          • Room: 217A
          • Session Number:Distribution Automation 4B
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker
          Jeff Kensok
          Consulting Engineer
          Puget Sound Energy
          Co-Author+
          Joshua Snodgrass
          Project Engineer
          POWER Engineers
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          SCE Implementation of Modernized System Planning Tools for the Evolving Grid
          • Room: 217A
          • Session Number:Distribution Automation 4C
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
          Speaker(s)
          Co-Author
          Christopher Lopez
          Engineer
          Southern California Edison
          Co-Author
          Jong Min Lim
          Sr. Data Scientist
          Sentient Energy
          Co-Author
          Manuel Garcia
          Engineer
          Southern California Edison
          Speaker+
          Noah Badayos
          Engineer
          Southern California Edison
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Importance of Network Model Management for Operational Systems
          • Room: 217C
          • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 4
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Presentations:
          Building a Digital Twin of The Steel City
          • Room: 217C
          • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 4A
          • Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker+
          James Karcher
          Manager, ADMS Program
          Duquesne Light Company
          Co-Author
          Mark Maass
          Senior Program Manager
          Cyient Inc.
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          How IPL Solved the Challenges of Modeling Linear Assets in Their Asset Risk Model by Leveraging GIS
          • Room: 217C
          • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 4B
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker+
          Barry Feldman
          Director, Operational Technology and Metering
          AES/IPL
          Co-Author
          Jared Heltsley
          Asset Management Engineer
          AES/IPL
          Co-Author
          Santosh Bhadule
          GIS and Utility Operational Technology Architect
          Burns & McDonnell
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Legacy Work Management System Integration with ADMS
          • Room: 217C
          • Session Number:Enterprise Grid 4C
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
          Speaker(s)
          Co-Author+
          Jamie Howard
          Utilities T&D Manager
          Accenture, PLC
          Speaker
          Thea Matlock
          Sr. Distribution Operations Engineer
          Oklahoma Gas and Electric
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Leveraging Disparate Data to Create Analytics Impact
          • Room: 214A
          • Session Number:Data Analytics 4
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Presentations:
          Leveraging All Available Data to Minimize and Prevent Vegetation-caused Storm Damage
          • Room: 214A
          • Session Number:Data Analytics 4A
          • Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker
          Paul Bower
          CTO
          OBI Partner Inc.
          Point of Contact
          Raymond Kasten
          President
          OBI Partners Inc.
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          AMI Ops Center of the Future is Here!
          • Room: 214A
          • Session Number:Data Analytics 4B
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker
          Michelle Kolp
          Director AMI OPS & Strategy
          WEC Energy Group
          Co-Author+
          Ryan Fehrenbacher
          Partner
          Ernst & Young
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Using Transmission System N-1 Simulation Data and Machine Learning to Assess Maintenance Risk for Energinet Denmark
          • Room: 214A
          • Session Number:Data Analytics 4C
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker
          Einar Ritterbusch
          Head of Control Systems at Energinet, Denmark
          Energinet
          Co-Author+
          Gregory McKim
          Chief Technology Officer - Energy, Environment, and Utilities
          IBM
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Microgrids Control and Integration
          • Room: 216AB
          • Session Number:Microgrids 4
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Presentations:
          Control and Protection of Microgrids and Virtual Power Plants
          • Room: 216AB
          • Session Number:Microgrids 4A
          • Thursday, January 30, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker+
          Hector Camacho
          Senior Engineer
          Southern California Edison
          Co-Author
          Vahid Salehi
          Technical Lead Eng.
          Southern California Edison
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Microgrid Frequency (Power) Control
          • Room: 216AB
          • Session Number:Microgrids 4B
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker+
          Frederick Huff
          Lead Engineer
          Emerson
          Co-Author
          Sheldon Willis
          Lead Software Development Engineer
          Emerson
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Lessons Learned from Integration of Natural Gas Generator, AC-coupled and DC- coupled Battery Energy Storage System, PV System and Two Natural Gas Microturbines at Duke Energy's Mount Holly Microgrid
          • Room: 216AB
          • Session Number:Microgrids 4C
          • Thursday, January 30, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker+
          Aleksandar Vukojevic
          Manager- Technology Development
          Duke Energy
          Tracks:
          • Summit Presentations (20 minutes each)
          Smart Inverter Experiences from Coast-to-coast
          • Room: 214D
          • Session Number:Disruptive Emerging and Innovative Technologies 4
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)
          Utility Planning for DER Integration and Management
          • Room: 217B
          • Session Number:DERMs 4
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Summit Panel (1.5 hour session)

          Thursday, January 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

          Becoming Fully Renewable: How Green Mountain Power Customers are Achieving 100% Renewable Energy Through Peer-to-peer Transactions
          • Room: Booth #1010, Exhibit Floor
          • Session Number:Decarbonizing the Grid
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
          Customer Experience 2.0: How Artificial Intelligence Unites Utilities with the New Energy Customer
          • Room: Booth #1567, Exhibit Floor
          • Session Number:Innovative & Emerging Technologies
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)
          Sponsored Session: Next Kraftwerke
          • Room: Booth #3563, Exhibit Floor
          • Session Number:Digitalizing the Grid
          Speaker(s)
          Tracks:
          • Knowledge Hubs (Exhibit Floor)

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