2024 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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Monday, September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Learning Lab ![]() This workshop will look at some of the “No Regrets” strategies and tactics that will lower the cost of upgrades and stretch scarce dollars to do more. Regulators are going to be tough negotiators on new capital investments as the cost of energy rises and will look to minimize cost increases for infrastructure. | Learning Lab ![]() ![]() This Learning Lab provides information electric utilities need to plan, integrate, and commission an advanced distribution management system (ADMS) that includes functions for electrical optimization, outage management, DER Management, and other advanced applications. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nikki Chandler, Endeavor Business Media (Session Chair) Rachel Williams, Georgia Power Kristi Knight, Cobb EMC Sharelynn Moore, 4Liberty Join us for an electrifying morning at the EMPOWERED breakfast session! As the energy industry surges forward, so does the remarkable rise of women within its ranks. Brought to you by: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | General Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tim Jarrell, Cobb Electric Membership Corporation Keith Daniel, Georgia Transmission Rachel Williams, Georgia Power Carol Johnston, IFS In the opening general session of T&D World Live’s conference, electric industry executives will delve into both national and regional T&D industry trends, discussing the challenges utilities of all sizes face and the crucial technologies and solutions needed to keep pace with the energy transition. Brought to you by: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Super Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ronald Critelli, Jr., Florida Power & Light Douglas Foley, Eversource Stephen Martz, Xcel Energy Services Inc. Elizabeth Cook, AEIC This panel will define FERC Order 2222 and transactive energy, and discuss how strategies, including undergrounding electric distribution systems, can enhance system reliability and resiliency as the industry works toward achieving net-zero energy and carbon-free generation portfolios. | Super Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mike Beehler, Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative (Chair and Panel Moderator) Louis Ting, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Pradheep Kileti, National Grid Doug Houseman, 1898&Co. Several major utilities have started hydrogen pilot projects. Attend this session to learn what LADWP, National Grid and others are doing today to prepare for the hydrogen future. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | At industry events, like T&D World Live, networking is your secret weapon. That’s why we’re thrilled to invite you to the PowerUP Lunch 2.0! Join your peers for engaging topic-based roundtable discussions. Join us for the PowerUp Lunch and learn from your peers, exchange ideas and dive deep in to best practices. Brought to you by:
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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Super Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mike Beehler, Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative (Chair and Panel Moderator) Ronald Critelli, Jr., Florida Power & Light Robert Kondziolka, CAISO Western Energy Imbalance Market Satvir Deol, DTE Energy This panel will discuss their utility’s efforts to build a safe, reliable, resilient and affordable grid that will deliver real zero electricity. | Super Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Salam Baniahmed, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) (Panel Moderator) Chico Hunter, Salt River Project Ronald Hart, Dominion Energy Nate Blair, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) This session aims to identify the technical barriers and explore the technologies and solutions available to overcome them. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | General Session ![]() ![]() The two industry executives in this session will discuss how the utilities they represent are implementing new technologies, programs and processes to meet the current and future requirements for the low-carbon electric power industry of the future. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | General Session ![]() This general session will cover some reasons transmission system owners and operators are struggling to deliver the electric power required to meet growing usage demands while adhering to regulatory requirement and budgets restraints. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Grid Resiliency & Black Sky Hazards Track ![]() ![]() Attend this session to learn about the improved processes SMUD’s response team created in 2023 and how those processes and lessons learned were put to the test in its 2024 storm response efforts. | DER Integration Track ![]() Speakers in this session will present Duke Energy’s electromagnetic transient (EMT) study methodology for microgrid applications. | Future Transmission and Distribution Grid Track ![]() ![]() Presenters from Georgia Tech and Southern Company will discuss DOE funded advanced outage management practices that are being developed to create a more dynamic and resilient transmission grid. | Electrification & eMobility Track ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Peter Manos, ARC ADVISORY GROUP (Panel Moderator) Raiford Smith, AES David Daly, EV Edison Corp. Joshua Loyd, 1898 & Co. Stewart Ramsey, Vanry Associates The panelists will discuss past implementation successes, the present plan and the future roadmap and transformation vision, including the transition to digitalization. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Grid Resiliency & Black Sky Hazards Track ![]() ![]() Gas-insulated substations (GIS) have emerged as a transformative technology, offering compact footprints, enhanced environmental performance, and superior reliability, making them ideal for strengthening and modernizing the power infrastructure. This panel session brings together leading experts | Future Transmission and Distribution Grid Track ![]() ![]() Panelists in this session discuss the latest innovations and applications of mobile energy storage, a field that's rapidly transforming utilities’ approach to energy management and distribution. | Electrification & eMobility Track ![]() ![]() This presentation will explore possible solutions to help reduce the negative grid impacts caused by EV and EV charging. | AI & Digitization Track ![]() ![]() The presenters in this session will discuss how they developed innovative analytics methods and implemented advanced data visualization and machine learning (ML) techniques. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | AI & Digitization Track ![]() ![]() In this session, presenters will share detail about the recent Revelo meter rollout in New York, digging into the challenges they collectively faced in meeting the state’s reliability and security standards, and the opportunities their intelligent meters unlock for the region. | Future Transmission and Distribution Grid Track ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Darren Tillman, Baltimore Gas & Electric - Exelon Company (Session Chair) Jayson Shiau, ComEd Gisela Sosa, ComEd Thomas Flanagan, ComEd In this session, use cases that reveal the benefits of high-speed communications when transmitting and receiving data will be presented. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | AI & Digitization Track ![]() ![]() ![]() In this session, attendees will hear two separate presentations providing examples and strategies that helped utilities get the most from their data analytics programs and processes. | DER Integration Track ![]() ![]() In this session, two speakers will present separate presentations providing insight into how VPPs can be addressed during Integrated System Planning (ISP) and how they will impact and benefit the grid of the future. | Grid Resiliency & Black Sky Hazards Track ![]() ![]() PG&E issued an “Authoritative Guide on Wildfire Mitigation," which outlines the key issues they face, an exploration of the solutions they have evaluated, and the results they have captured. The report provides meaningful and timely insights for risk mitigation not only in PG&E’s service territory but also for utilities everywhere where wildfire risks and other hazards exist.
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Thursday, October 3, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Future Transmission and Distribution Grid Track ![]() ![]() Nick Choi, Lower Colorado River Authority - LCRA Alex Bonnette, Lower Colorado River Authority - LCRA Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) faced significant challenges with the traditional 3-WAY GOAB (Gang Operated Air-Break) transmission line switches, which led to operational and safety issues due to their tendency to bind, seize, and break. In response to these challenges, LCRA has pioneered a new innovative 3-WAY GOAB Alternative design that addresses these issues... | DER Integration Track ![]() In this session, speakers from Tata Power will discuss their first-hand experiences in technology deployment, challenges faced and DERMS adoption for effective management of its large number of DER installations, including selection of IoT solutions. | Electrification & eMobility Track ![]() In this session a panel of experts will reveal current challenges which include lack of available power that could lead to a two- to-five-year delay in their electrification plans. | AI & Digitization Track ![]() In this session we'll discuss which utilities are applying AI models and what they’re using it for, providing specific examples of utility tools and innovative startups. with applications ranging from power system operations and maintenance to grid planning and cybersecurity. | Grid Resiliency & Black Sky Hazards Track ![]() The presenters will explain how the pulse characterization, combined with PD location, provide high data quality, and therefore better identification of weak spots. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Electrification & eMobility Track ![]() ![]() David Treichler, Oncor Electric Delivery (Session Chair) Ashley lynn Qua, Smart Electric Power Alliance With the goal of ubiquitous access to public charging, GRID Alternatives and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) are coordinating a robust project team to partner with the utility sector to develop and test new business models for discounted public EV charging. Representative(s) from the project team will present the initial results of these pilots, along with case studies. | DER Integration Track ![]() ![]() In this session, presenters will discuss clear strategies to help prioritize and coordinate between multiple tools, such as DERMS, ADMS, OMS, and FLISR, creating a pathway forward that best allocates resources and effectively leverage various technology and regulatory requirements to achieve the best outcome. | Grid Resiliency & Black Sky Hazards Track ![]() ![]() The presenters will share about the team’s deployment of state-of-the-art thermographic cameras and proprietary analytical algorithms, enabling Georgia Power to monitor the health of its infrastructure in real-time, identifying potential issues before they escalated into critical failures. | AI & Digitization Track ![]() ![]() This presentation will explain how Southern Company is deploying Energy 4.0 sensors to monitor their 1,100+ transformer fleet. Presenters will outline the security architecture and the benefits that Southern Company realized by using real-time sensors to move to a condition-based maintenance program. | Future Transmission and Distribution Grid Track ![]() This session will explain the site selection criteria used to find viable pilot candidates, the development of the methodology Duke Energy implemented for designing site specific smart inverter settings to accomplish adequate voltage regulation, the impact that such functionality has had on the existing voltage regulation schemes in place on the distribution system, and an overall summary of the performance of the pilot DER facilities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | General Session In this final session, hear industry experts discuss how the latest AI technology will not only disrupt the norm, but create new and improved ways to operate, maintain and expand electricity delivery infrastructure. |
For questions regarding the conference program, please contact:
Debbi Wells
Senior Conference Manager
DWells@endeavorb2b.com
918.832.9267