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One key to the future of the grid is how utilities will manage DER on their system. Learn how utilities are using DERMS to manage, monitor, and control DER on the grid.  

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Enterprise DERMS: From Managing new DER connections to full Market Operations Utility University 

Monday, February 26 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

DER Gateways – Bridging the Gap Between Utility and DER 

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DERMS Peer-to-Peer Exchange 

Take part in this peer-to-peer exchange session, which provides attendees with invaluable insights and expertise to address the current challenges and critical issues in the industry. Immerse yourself in an intimate setting and actively contribute to the conversation on DERMS. Engage in this discussion centered around real-world scenarios with senior utility leaders, subject matter experts, and a member of the DTECH conference committee. Join us in tackling the industry's most pressing concerns! 

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DERMS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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8:00 AM
  1. W203C
    240 mins
    • Utility University
    This Utility University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@distributech.com. As ...
  2. W208B
    240 mins
    • Utility University
    This Utility University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@distributech.com. Th ...
  3. W204C
    240 mins
    • Utility University
    This Utility University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@distributech.com. Th ...
  4. W202A
    540 mins
    • Utility University
    This Utility University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@distributech.com. Th ...
2:00 PM
  1. The Prosumer and the Energy Transition: A Close-up Look at Australia
    W313
    180 mins
    • Australia in the Afternoon Workshop
    This workshop is free to attend but pre-registration is required.  Session 1: Overview of the Australian Energy Transition 2:05 pm - 3:15 pm Australia has moved from relying on coal for 95% of its ele ...
10:15 AM
  1. W311AB
    60 mins
    • Energy Orchestration and the DSO
    Accelerating DER penetration, evolving customer expectations, and policy pressures are disrupting power system markets and utility business models worldwide. As utilities transform from pure-play netw ...
  2. W207
    60 mins
    • DERMS
    Description: SEPA recently convened a taskforce of 12 utility partners to discuss their individual experiences with DERMS and DERM-like tools; review capabilities, vendors; and understand architecture ...
  3. W202
    60 mins
    • The Flexible Grid
    Between 2019-2023, Con Edison saw exceptional 30x growth in Demand Response enrollments. This panel discussion explores lessons from effectively managing this scaling in two key areas: performance-bas ...
  4. W203
    30 mins
    • Electric Vehicles
    In the midst of a transformative era in the transportation sector, the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is reshaping our world. Managed EV charging is increasingly seen as a necessity fo ...
  5. Peer-to-Peer Exchange: DERMS
    W309B
    60 mins
    • Peer-to-Peer Exchange
    Peer-to-peer exchange is a discussion on a specific topic. Discussions provide attendees access to knowledge and expertise to help them address the critical challenges facing the industry today in a s ...
  6. DER Planning, Visibility & Control: Pathways to Real-time, Local, Autonomous Solutions
    W309B
    60 mins
    • Peer-to-Peer Exchange
    Peer-to-peer exchange is a discussion on a specific topic. Discussions provide attendees access to knowledge and expertise to help them address the critical challenges facing the industry today in a s ...
11:00 AM
  1. Booth 3921 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • EV Zone
     Join Charlotte Johnson and Matthew Wapples as they discuss how technology can foster customer trust and unlock value to drive the efficacy of demand response programs. Our energy future depends on de ...
12:00 PM
  1. Lunch Roundtables- Tuesday
    W414AB
    60 mins
    • Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
    Full conference badge is required for admittance. Additionally, all full conference badge holders must pre-register to reserve a seat. To check your registration or to reserve a seat, please visit the ...
1:00 PM
  1. W311AB
    30 mins
    • Energy Orchestration and the DSO
    In the face of unprecedented load growth from electrification of the transportation sector and the proliferation of DERs interconnecting to California’s distribution grid, PG&E is deploying an enterpr ...
  2. 30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Discover AEP's vision of Advanced Distribution Operations of the Future! Learn about our strategic goals, holistic implementation approach, and transformative impacts. We'll replace obsolete systems, ...
1:50 PM
  1. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    Distributed Energy Resources (DER) play a crucial role in addressing utility challenges on the electric grid, including intermittent energy generation, transmission constraints, climate events and mar ...
  2. W202
    30 mins
    • The Flexible Grid
    To prepare for the significant growth of DERs in its service territory, Portland General Electric (PGE) is on a multi-year journey to scale Virtual Power Plant capability to achieve its accelerated 20 ...
  3. W203
    60 mins
    • Electric Vehicles
    Recent studies suggest the impact on electric utilities from vehicle electrification could surpass $200 billion by 2050, and if left unchecked, individual EV deployments could end up costing the avera ...
  4. W204
    30 mins
    • DER for Reliability
    The rapid growth of DERs poses significant challenges to distribution grid operations and reliability. Issues related to hidden loads, power quality and increased intermittency are prevalent. However, ...
2:00 PM
  1. Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    The energy transition is changing the dynamics of electricity systems worldwide. Progressive utilities recognize the need to implement new solutions to address these changing dynamics. However, some u ...
2:40 PM
  1. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    Con Edison launched the DERMS MVP project in response to FERC 2222. A critical element of this project is data readiness and ensuring that DER data is aggregated, orchestrated, and transformed to faci ...
  2. W307AB
    30 mins
    • Smart Cities
     Cities and utilities have many challenges, lofty goals, and external pressures in common. OATI will present on how advanced technologies are supporting day-to-day city operations with focus on energy ...
3:30 PM
  1. W203
    60 mins
    • Electric Vehicles
    The panel will cover two important aspects of transportation electrification: energy justice and fleet electrification. Panelists will show how a Transportation Electrification Energy Justice tool can ...
  2. W204
    30 mins
    • DER for Reliability
    Rather than adding additional physical infrastructure such as poles, wires and regulators, the use of dynamic operating envelopes will allow North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC)  to ...
  3. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    Orchestrating energy transitions, with the shift to renewable generation and the growing role of distributed energy resources (DERs), is impacting the power industry from distribution to transmission, ...
  4. A Case Study in NREL DERMS Asset Management Implementation
    W307C
    30 mins
    • Asset Management
      Smarter Grid Solutions & National Renewable Energy Laboratory present a case study on the utilization of DERMS software to manage DER onsite assets (solar, wind, BESS, hydrogen) at NREL's Energy Sys ...
8:00 AM
  1. Breakfast Roundtables- Wednesday
    W414AB
    60 mins
    • Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
    Full conference badge is required for admittance. Additionally, all full conference badge holders must pre-register to reserve a seat. To check your registration or to reserve a seat, please visit the ...
9:15 AM
  1. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    Arizona Public Service is developing an incremental approach to meeting their DERMS requirements, beginning with DER Visibility. Join this discussion with APS, Siemens Grid Software and EnergyHub as t ...
  2. W202
    30 mins
    • The Flexible Grid
    American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking to replace its current OMS and DMS, including Distribution SCADA, with an ADMS that includes DERMS.  This presentation will share lessons learned along the way ...
  3. W204
    30 mins
    • DER for Reliability
    Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Non-Wire Alternatives (NWA) are critical to achieve carbon emission goals. Duke Energy is investing in a multi-year, end-to-end DER lifecycle management platform ...
10:05 AM
  1. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    DERMS encompasses a wide variety of tools that benefit DSOs and end-customers, but the definition of DERMS is ambiguous and leads to confusion among your key stakeholders. Join us in this session as w ...
  2. Grid Decarbonization through DER Orchestration:Leveraging Customer Energy Resource Flexibility at Scale
    W203
    30 mins
    • Electric Vehicles
      Join us for a discussion about a utility's journey toward decarbonization by tapping into old and new resources. Learn how a utility's strategy leverages grid edge resources such as demand response, ...
10:55 AM
  1. Why DERMS Must Span Both Sides of the Meter
    W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
      As utilities make their strategic plans for effective grid management, they are looking at cost-effective solutions that help balance grid load. With 80% of DER growth expected to be on the customer ...
11:00 AM
  1. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • EV Zone
    Of the various marketplace options, Level 3 EV Fast Charging (DCFC) stations can recuperate up to 80% of an EV's range in as a little as 30 minutes. While currently the most powerful, DCFC still has m ...
  2. Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    Harnessing grid flexibility through DERs is a major component of the DSO model transition, and implementing markets effectively with regulations, applications, and incentives will shepherd more DERs o ...
12:00 PM
  1. Lunch Roundtables- Wednesday
    W414AB
    60 mins
    • Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
    Full conference badge is required for admittance. Additionally, all full conference badge holders must pre-register to reserve a seat. To check your registration or to reserve a seat, please visit the ...
  2. Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor
    60 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    If you find yourself up to your eyeballs in data and want to put that data to work, this session is for you. We'll talk about how digitalization has transformed grid management and 3 ways you can use ...
1:00 PM
  1. W208
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    This presentation will discuss National Grid's journey to implementing the UBLF across its entire distribution system and the lessons learned along the way. National Grid will share feedback on UBLF d ...
  2. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    The Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Visibility initiative aimed to define and implement an operational platform that enables PSEG Long Island's Distribution Operators to provide better awareness of ...
  3. W204
    30 mins
    • DER for Reliability
    Integrating an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)  with a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) can maximize each system’s unique strengths and support reliability, resilie ...
1:50 PM
  1. W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Discover how CPS Energy is harnessing the power of BESS with Distribution Automation Technologies to accommodate DER and enhance electric system reliability and resiliency.  Advanced Distribution Oper ...
  2. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    For Hawaiian Electric, the adoption of behind-the-meter DERs is increasing and will continue to increase exponentially in the coming years as Hawaii transitions to 100% renewable energy by 2045. The u ...
  3. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    For Hawaiian Electric, the adoption of behind-the-meter DERs is increasing and will continue to increase exponentially in the coming years as Hawaii transitions to 100% renewable energy by 2045. The u ...
4:20 PM
  1. W207
    30 mins
    • DERMS
    Nova Scotia Power Inc has undertaken a project to design customer programs, deploy assets, build DERMS integrations with partners at Siemens, and execute a suite of use cases to evaluate and quantify ...
8:00 AM
  1. Breakfast Roundtables- Thursday
    W414AB
    60 mins
    • Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
    Full conference badge is required for admittance. Additionally, all full conference badge holders must pre-register to reserve a seat. To check your registration or to reserve a seat, please visit the ...
10:30 AM
  1. W308CD
    60 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    This panel will take the audience through the ADMS-DERMS journey that was taken by two IOUs and one large Muni in US. The speakers will share the deployment experience from different perspectives, ran ...
  2. W304AB
    30 mins
    • Data Analytics
    Does working with data in demand response have to be a headache? Managing an effective demand response program requires data integrity and insightful data integrations with a distributed energy resour ...
  3. W207
    60 mins
    • DERMS
    This panel will showcase how Rocky Mountain Power built a scalable customer battery program, including the technical infrastructure needed for the utility to directly dispatch a multi-vendor customer ...
  4. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    Session details are to be announced!      Session Sponsored by:  Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub Track Sponsored by: GE Vernova  
11:20 AM
  1. W311AB
    30 mins
    • Energy Orchestration and the DSO
    The utility distribution system operator will face many challenges seeking to develop systems that are effective for tracing and managing operations from customers to aggregators, from utility to mark ...

 

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