2026 Event Schedule

As utilities accelerate their transition to advanced grid technologies, the distribution network model has emerged as the critical foundation for enabling ADMS and DERMS functionality. This session, led by Mosaic’s Grid Modernization experts, explores the real-world challenges and strategic opportunities in designing, implementing, validating and maintaining robust network models that support evolving operational needs.

Participants will gain insights into:

The Role of the Network Model: Understand how the as-operated distribution model underpins ADMS, OMS, and DERMS platforms, and why its integrity is essential to determine the mandatory level of data following the implementation scope, run-state support, situational awareness, and DER integration.

Design and Data Governance: Learn best practices for integrating various network model data sources, including but not limited to GIS, SAP/Maximo, ASPEN, Power BI, SOLDs, DER information into a unified, reliable model—ensuring data quality and long-term scalability.

Operational Realities: Explore Mosaic’s experience supporting utilities through model build and/or migration, SCADA configuration and integration, as well as quality and performance validation across project execution and releases.

Sustaining the Model Post-Go-Live: Discover how turnover, skill gaps, and lack of training can undermine model integrity—and how Mosaic addresses these through job and role task analysis, process design, and targeted upskilling.

Practical Takeaways: Hear case studies that demonstrate effective approach to data preparation and validation, model promotion and validation, and integration testing, and how Mosaic’s embedded resources help utilities drive and maintain continuous, resilient operations.

Whether you're preparing for your first ADMS or DERMS deployment or optimizing an ADMS environment, this session offers actionable strategies to ensure your network model delivers lasting value. 

Session Sponsored by Mosaic