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 DISTRIBUTECH®'s Knowledge Hubs provide education on a variety of topics important to the energy industry. Designed to be short and to-the-point, these 30-minute sessions are open to all, no matter what type of badge you hold. Stop by to learn about what’s happening at the edge of the grid; how cities and utilities are embracing digitalization; or which innovative and emerging technologies look promising for the future.

Who should attend

  • Utility engineers (Distribution, Asset management, Communications)
  • IT/OT managers
  • Distribution system operators
  • Vendors/Suppliers
  • Customer services

Location

Free to attend, the Knowledge Hubs are open theaters in various locations throughout the exhibit hall. These convenient locations allow for quick access for follow up conversations with peers and exhibitors.

Registration package includes

Access to the Knowledge Hubs is included in all registration packages.




 

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Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #5558

Utilities and cities are increasingly moving to digital solutions. These knowledge hub sessions explore how digitalization and data analytics are being applied to advanced metering infrastructure, distribution automation, asset management, cybersecurity, public safety, resiliency, customer engagement, outages and more. 

Thank you sponsor

sense
 

Grid Edge Technologies - Booth #2041

Grid edge technologies are getting more sophisticated. From sensors that detect outages all along the distribution network to smart features that can lower customer bills and assist with demand management, grid operators now have a slew of tools at their fingertips that can help them reduce load or explore non-wires alternatives to major grid upgrades. Plus, newer technologies like solar PV, batteries, and EV chargers are coming equipped with smart sensors that also add more intelligence to the ever-expanding grid edge.  

Thank you sponsor

Itron

Grid Transformation - Booth #1552

The energy transition requires a wholesale rethinking of “the grid.” Flexibility wasn’t the prime objective when the world’s largest machine was built more than a century ago, and despite innovation, there’s still a need for rapid transformation. This hub will explore the groundbreaking projects, regulatory developments, and collaborative models driving the transition toward a modernized grid. 

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Grid Transformation

Innovative and Emerging Technologies - Booth #4733

Utilities must adopt new technologies to meet the demands of the transitioning energy space. Sessions in this hub cover innovative technologies that utilities can use to manage the grid more effectively. Presentations could include cutting-edge tech like artificial intelligence, machine-to-machine learning, digital twins, augmented reality, drones, robots, reality modeling, 3D imaging, etc. If you’re just starting to hear about it, we’ll explore it in this hub where all things NEW are presented. 

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GE

Resiliency - Booth #1001

Utility resiliency comes in many shapes and sizes, though the ultimate goal is the same: keeping the lights on. This hub will feature the tools and tactics used by utilities to fortify the distribution and transmission systems to withstand threats from extreme weather, wildfires, physical and cyber attacks, and more.  

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accenture

Technology & the Energy Transition - Booth #7121

Technology is a key enabler of the energy transition. Utilities are looking to new solutions to bridge the gap between ambitious decarbonization goals and operational complexity. These Knowledge Hub sessions unveil the solutions critical to this effort, including energy management systems, virtual power plants, customer engagement platforms, data management, and more. 

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Kraken

Knowledge Hub educational opportunities

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10:15 AM
  1. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • Vegetation Management
    • AMI
    • Grid Edge
    AMI 2.0 smart meters are redefining what’s possible for utilities. With the ability to process high-resolution data at the edge, these next-gen meters go beyond energy monitoring—they deliver actionab ...
  2. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • AMI
    • Grid Edge
    Discovering and addressing potential safety concerns on a low-voltage distribution network is paramount. Having visibility into issues associated with outages and fires, energy theft and hot sockets c ...
  3. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Transmission
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    As the global shift towards renewable energy intensifies, the need to expand grid capacity without the lengthy and costly process of rebuilding infrastructure has never been more urgent. Integrating r ...
  4. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Digital Transformation
    • Grid Edge
    As Distributed System Operators (DSOs) face the challenges of increasing electricity demand, maintaining grid reliability, and integrating renewable energy, they must manage a grid composed of diverse ...
11:00 AM
  1. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Energy Storage
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    Today extreme weather events, aging infrastructure, fluctuating energy supply and demand, and retirement of traditional power generation are challenging the reliability and stability of the electrical ...
  2. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • Cybersecurity
    Attacks on operational technology (OT) — the systems controlling industrial equipment, processes, and events — have leaped from Hollywood screens into reality. What started as a cloak and dagger spy n ...
11:45 AM
  1. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Vegetation Management
    • Asset Management
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    This is a story of change management from the future. In this session, you’ll learn how Powerco, the largest utility in New Zealand, is on the front lines of climate change and had to adjust their veg ...
  2. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • AMI
    • Grid Edge
    • Communication Networks
    In the dynamic landscape of the utility industry, the convergence of GridEdge technology and cloud computing within the framework of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) 2.0 marks a transformative s ...
1:15 PM
  1. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • DERMS
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Grid Edge
    As the energy landscape rapidly evolves, utilities are increasingly turning to Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) to orchestrate DERs to maintain grid stability and optimize perfor ...
  2. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • DER
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    There are industry paradigms we all know. Electrification is increasing. Legislation is changing to encourage more renewable integration. Affordability and reliability, as always are at the heart of t ...
  3. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    • Grid Edge
    In today’s distribution system, the proliferation of inverter-based resources and new electrification are introducing new phenomena that impact grid reliability. This presentation will focus on case s ...
  4. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • ADMS
    • Grid Modernization
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • Cybersecurity
    Distribution utilities are making massive capital investments to modernize their grids.  This typically involves deploying an ADMS and thousands, or tens of thousands, of wirelessly connected smart de ...
  5. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    This session explores the integration of Disparate Data, Spatial Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence to prioritize cost-effective solutions for improving grid reliability. Through a case study o ...
2:00 PM
  1. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Digital Transformation
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    Leveraging existing cellular technologies today, with an eye to the future, will ensure infrastructure investments can achieve long-term desired solution outcomes.  Session sponsored by Verizon Busine ...
  2. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    • Data Analytics
    In today's rapidly evolving energy landscape, the electric utility industry faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The key to navigating this complex environment lies in leveraging advanced ...
  3. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Asset Management
    This session will explore the role of advanced data collection technologies and software applications in identifying and implementing solutions for grid modernization at electric utilities. Key topics ...
  4. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Transportation Electrification
    • Detection and Prevention
    • Grid Edge
    In this session we will discuss the challenges arising from the increase in Electric Vehicle adoption and what that means for utilities. We will explore what utilities are doing to understand their cu ...
2:45 PM
  1. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Transmission
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • Digital Transformation
    • Asset Management
    • Data Analytics
    In this session, we will explore how Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) leverage the power of AI to optimize the use of existing grid infrastructure. This session will introduce the concept and benefi ...
  2. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • System Planning
    • DER
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    The emergence of new technologies is driving significant variations in capacity requirements across the grid. Some regions are experiencing a surge in solar PV installations, electric vehicle adoption ...
  3. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Asset Management
    Explore how InnPower leapfrogged from Excel sheets to AI Tools. Understand the AI Cake approach to layering AI into a Utility workforce. Discover transformational use cases such as gen-AI for reportin ...
3:30 PM
  1. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Cybersecurity
    The modern electric grid faces unprecedented challenges, including the integration of variable renewable energy sources, the rise of distributed energy resources, and the increasing threat of cyber at ...
  2. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • AMI
    • Asset Management
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    Utilities focus on grid transformation to enhance system reliability, improve storm response, and manage resources more effectively. Grid transformation is a broad term, supporting objectives from int ...
  3. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Detection and Prevention
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) today remains an essential part of the world’s infrastructure for both navigational guidance and as a highly accurate time reference. Four major constellatio ...
  4. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    • Data Analytics
    Want a smarter, more reliable grid? Join us for a live demonstration of cutting-edge tools designed to tackle the toughest challenges in distribution network validation. From phase detection to transf ...
4:15 PM
  1. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Customer Engagement
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Transportation Electrification
    When Enel X shut down its network, customers with JuiceBox chargers were left stranded, facing significant efforts to replace or reconfigure their systems. This disruption could have been avoided if t ...
  2. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Customer Engagement
    • Storms and Wildfires
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    Learn how PG&E is at the forefront of innovation by integrating Augmented Reality (AR) into its operations for the 10K Underground Program. Discover how AR is not only accelerating project timelines b ...
10:15 AM
  1. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • Workforce
    • Asset Management
      OverIT Field Service Management Software is designed specifically for mission-critical, asset-intensive utility organizations that must navigate dynamic and often unpredictable environments. When Ch ...
  2. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Storms and Wildfires
    • Vegetation Management
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    Efficient vegetation management is critical to delivering safe, reliable service to utility customers in wildfire-prone areas.  Digitization of the planning, scheduling and auditing of the vegetation ...
  3. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Customer Engagement
    • DERMS
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Grid Edge
    Join us to learn how to boost customer satisfaction and make the most of your grid investments. We'll highlight the elements of a winning customer engagement and services roadmap, with tips you can st ...
  4. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Digital Transformation
    Grid flexibility is a critical enabler of the global energy transition, allowing for the seamless integration of renewable energy sources and enhanced grid resilience. This session will explore how in ...
  5. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Asset Management
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    A holistic approach to cable/system reliability will be described. This will include everything from vegetation management, cable testing, cable rejuvenation, and cable replacement. The reliability of ...
11:00 AM
  1. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • DER
    • Cybersecurity
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    We asked Generative AI “What are the biggest challenges for grid operations in 2025?” Join us to unpack the future of Grid Operations, and how your organization can prepare for them to ensure the resi ...
  2. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    750 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Detection and Prevention
    • Data Analytics
    Grid edge intelligence plays a key role in managing increasing supply and demand fluctuations that threaten reliability. Edge data processing, combined with applications and analytics, provides real-t ...
  3. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • ADMS
    • Grid Modernization
    • Digital Transformation
    • Cybersecurity
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    • SCADA
    See how a major US T&D utility greatly reduced O&M expenses and significantly improved cybersecurity by unifying the automated device management and secure access control for over 100,000 T&D IEDs. In ...
  4. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Asset Management
    Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are still common in our electrical infrastructure despite their toxicity and risk.  Amidyne has developed a proprietary way to inspect/sample/replace equipment for PCB ...
11:45 AM
  1. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Digital Transformation
    • Data Analytics
    Join us for an insightful panel discussion at DistribuTECH, where industry leaders specializing in emerging energy solutions come together to explore the dynamic landscape of energy innovation. This s ...
  2. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • Digital Transformation
    The transition from conventional to digital substations is taking form in our industry. There are many things to consider when converting to a digital substation, one of which is time synchronization. ...
1:15 PM
  1. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    • AMI
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    • Grid Edge
    The future of energy isn’t just at the edge—it’s powered by it. As utilities integrate Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) with an AMI 2.0 connected grid edge, they unlock smarter, ...
  2. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Storms and Wildfires
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    • Data Analytics
    Severe hurricanes in 2024 disrupted utility operation, highlighting the need for accurate storm predictions. Hurricane Helene, for instance, left over 5 million customers without power across 10 state ...
  3. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Vegetation Management
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    A century ago, Vermont was mostly open fields. Today, Green Mountain Power maintains its 100-year-old T&D infrastructure amidst dense forests, serving over three-quarters of the state. In this session ...
  4. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Detection and Prevention
    • Grid Edge
    Modern power distribution systems experience significant and often intermittent power quality issues due to changes in consumer load profiles, renewable energy integration, rapid load fluctuations, an ...
2:00 PM
  1. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Customer Engagement
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    • AMI
    • Grid Edge
    In this session, National Grid will share highlights from the recent AMI 2.0 meter rollout in New York and Massachusetts and the benefits already being realized from meters, including their work with ...
  2. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Digital Transformation
    In this session, we explore the modern factory and how digital integrated management systems help you leverage the power of data to advance innovation and speed to market, improve quality and efficien ...
  3. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • DERMS
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    In the 21st century and more recently in the last decade, we are seeing major technological advancements that are having a great impact on the electric grid. Whether it is the latest technologies such ...
2:45 PM
  1. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Smart Cities
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    • Data Analytics
    As cities and utilities embrace digital transformation, smart street lighting is evolving beyond simple illumination to become a cornerstone of connected infrastructure. This session will explore the ...
  2. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Cybersecurity
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    • SCADA
    Protection from cybersecurity threats is now a top priority for utilities and vendors in the Power OT sector, spanning substations, generation, distribution, and DER. This Knowledge Hub examines how D ...
3:30 PM
  1. Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    Grid modernization is key to building a cleaner, more resilient energy future. With a shift toward renewable energy, distributed resources, and smart technologies, the grid needs to adapt to new deman ...
  2. Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Grid Edge
    Discover how cutting-edge grid-edge technologies are transforming the energy landscape. By integrating advanced edge sensing, processing, and innovative smart panel solutions, we’re tackling critical ...
  3. Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Digital Transformation
    • Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
    • Communication Networks
    • SCADA
    In the ever-evolving world of power system automation, the IEC 61850 standard serves as a cornerstone for seamless communication and interoperability. However, like mastering a complex spell at Hogwar ...
4:15 PM
  1. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Detection and Prevention
    Prysmian Cables & Systems USA, with its partners Consolidated Edison and Exelon, is developing a hands-free medium voltage underground power cable splicing machine to dramatically improve workforce sa ...
  2. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Asset Management
    • Detection and Prevention
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    How technology is empowering grid reliability and safety through early fault detection? The U.S. electrical grid needs to significantly expand its capacity to meet growing demands from electrification ...
10:30 AM
  1. Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    • Reliability and Resilience
    • Resiliency Knowledge Hub
    This case study showcases a comprehensive assessment and structural rehabilitation of an aging transmission tower situated on the bank of a navigable waterway, where it had experienced significant deg ...
  2. Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Transmission
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Storms and Wildfires
    • Asset Management
    Wildfire risk continues to rise as a critical challenge for utilities across North America, threatening communities, infrastructure, and natural resources. In this session, explore the real-world appl ...