Owners and operators of large electric transmission grids around the world face challenges, some are common across the globe and others are unique to specific regions. The presenters in this session represent Brazil the U.S. Each will discuss the challenges and opportunities they’ve encountered as they transition to the future grid.

Brazil, which has one of the largest interconnected transmission systems in the world, has most recently grown based upon a combination of centralized planning and an auction mechanism to define who builds what when. Roberto Flaco will reveal the ins and outs of this model and discuss which lessons learned could carry over to North America and other parts of the world. Tom Vaccaro will talk about developing infrastructure to efficiently enable New York’s Clean Energy Transition, emphasizing coordinated planning to enable optimal large-scale renewable integration. No matter where you live, there are sure to be several relevant takeaways from this panel.

Brazil, which has one of the largest interconnected transmission systems in the world, has most recently grown based upon a combination of centralized planning and an auction mechanism to define who builds what when. Roberto Flaco will reveal the ins and outs of this model and discuss which lessons learned could carry over to North America and other parts of the world. Vikas Kumar of Power Grid Corp. India will outline a number of strategies that can create a systematic approach to achieving an antifragile grid that is beyond resilience or robustness. The antifragile grid resists shocks, recovers faster and stays the same, the antifragile system gets better by learning, adapting and innovating. He will discuss the interlinking challenges of transitioning the existing grid from reliable to resilient to antifragile. Tom Vaccaro will talk about developing infrastructure to efficiently enable New York’s Clean Energy Transition, emphasizing coordinated planning to enable optimal large-scale renewable integration. No matter where you live, there are sure to be several relevant takeaways from this panel.

Key Takeaways

• Pros and con to centralized planning
• How to create a definitive and systematic approach to creating a future ready grid.
• Can North America benefit from the Brazilian experience?