Skip to main content

Distributech International White

MARCH 24-27, 2025 | DALLAS, TEXAS | Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

 

Call to Actions

 

Distributech International White

MARCH 24-27, 2025 | DALLAS, TEXAS | Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

 

Distribution Automation

Learn about the latest digital and mechanical tools and technologies that can improve the reliability and efficiency of your electric distribution grid.  

Sponsored by:

G&W Electric

FEATURED CONTENT

Roundtables

Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Interconnection on Radial Distribution Systems Utility University

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

View All Utility University Courses

DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Loading
8:00 AM
  1. Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Interconnection on Radial Distribution Systems
    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 ...
  2. SCADA: The Platform for All Automation, Part 1 Fundamentals
    W202C
    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 ...
1:00 PM
  1. SCADA: The Platform for All Automation, Part 2 Advanced
    W202C
    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 ...
  2. DER Gateways – Bridging the Gap Between Utility and DER
    W207A
    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 ...
10:15 AM
  1. PG&E’s ADMS-Based Fire Mitigation Solution
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    In 2023 PG&E deployed an ADMS-based fire mitigation solution that correlates weather regions and electrical asset data. In this session, the authors will share PG&E’s developmental journey and the wor ...
11:05 AM
  1. PLTE Testing of Utility Use-Cases in support of Grid Modernization
    W303ABC
    30 mins
    • Communication Tech and Networks
    An overview of Private Long-Term Evolution (PLTE) testing on utility use-cases within Distribution Automation and Voltage Optimization in support of the development of an advanced communication and te ...
  2. Rapid Detection of Downed Conductors
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    In the heavily treed Pacific Northwest, tree wire has dramatically improved the reliability of Peninsula Light Company’s overhead 15kV system. However, despite an aggressive vegetation management prog ...
1:00 PM
  1. Private Virtual Network Operator (PVNO): What is it and How Can Utilities Benefit from it?
    W303ABC
    30 mins
    • Communication Tech and Networks
    Private Virtual Network Operator (PVNO) has recently become an option many utilities are considering. Leveraging on standardization (4G and 5G) and market well-established practices, PVNO can build a ...
1:50 PM
  1. A Look Inside Data Center Power Distribution Systems
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    In the growing world of computing, A.I., algorithms, personal data, and applications, numerous data centers are commissioned each year. Data center operators now own, operate, and maintain their own e ...
2:40 PM
  1. What, Why, and How: Executive Insights from Canada’s First Community-wide Smart Grid Initiative
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    In 2021, PUC Distribution (PUC), owned by the City of Sault Ste. Marie, received Ontario Energy Board approval for a $34-million smart grid initiative. PUC’s smart grid builds on the utility’s existin ...
2:45 PM
  1. Understanding Impacts for Grid Modernization and Reliability Improvements
    Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    This session will provide an overview of the strategies being implemented by electric utilities for modernizing the grid and improving circuit reliability. An overview of the latest equipment being de ...
3:30 PM
  1. SMUD’s Journey to a Full Model Distribution Power Flow and its Role in Switch Order Management
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Growing Distributed Energy Resource (DER) deployments and new technologies are leading to higher variability and unusual/unpredictable power flows within the distribution system, raising safety relate ...
4:15 PM
  1. Securing Energy Infrastructure
    Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 1
    30 mins
    • City of the Future
    As your power distribution and renewable energy production sites are widely distributed, you need advanced networking solutions to connect and protect grid assets and control systems against cyber thr ...
4:20 PM
  1. Grid Enhancement: OG&E FLISR Journey - From Concept to System Wide Automatic Implementation
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    OG&E started its DMS journey in 2009 with aims to pursue IVVC and FLISR. After years of diligent preparation, OG&E successfully deployed FLISR on its entire distribution network in May 2023, with appr ...
9:15 AM
  1. Modernizing the Last Mile: Eversource's Strategy to Harden Its Lateral System
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Eversource developed a multi-faceted strategy to modernize the last mile of the grid and tackle common reliability issues. In addition to vegetation and wildlife management, Eversource is leveraging a ...
10:05 AM
  1. Performance Validation of DER Volt/Var Control in Field Operation
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Smart inverter functions, like Volt-Var and Volt-Watt as specified in IEEE1547-2018, enable distributed energy resources (DERs) to aid in voltage regulation in distribution feeders. When a new DER sit ...
10:15 AM
  1. The Role of Robotics and Automation in Electric Cable End Preparation
    Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 3
    30 mins
    • City of the Future
     Faults in high voltage underground cables require a trained utility employee to enter a confined space to carry out high-risk repairs. Join us and learn how Con Edison and ULC Technologies are transf ...
10:55 AM
  1. Strategic Approach to Confronting Extreme Weather Threats
    W304CD
    30 mins
    • Storm and Disaster Management
    In this presentation, CPS Energy will summarize its journey to provide a more resilient electric infrastructure to the people of San Antonio to better withstand or recover from major extreme weather t ...
  2. Feeder of the Future
    W202
    30 mins
    • The Flexible Grid
    Orange and Rockland's Feeder of the Future (FOTF) project analyzes the impact of several grid modernization technologies that provide operational and benefit realizations and are transforming Distribu ...
  3. Digging Deep: FPL's Journey to Lateral Hardening by 2045
    W311CD
    30 mins
    • System Hardening and Vegetation Management
     No U.S. state faces the threat of hurricanes like Florida. To improve resiliency, FPL set an ambitious goal to harden 100% of its lateral lines by 2045. On underground residential distribution circui ...
1:00 PM
  1. Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Your Distribution Grid
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
     The Electric Distribution System is undergoing the biggest transformation since the mass adoption of air conditioning over 75 years ago. This we know. What we don't know is what equipment is being in ...
1:50 PM
  1. Designing Resilient Communities through Integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems and Distribution Automation
    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. Harnessing Networked Distribution Automation for Enhanced Reliability, Efficiency, Growth and Safety
    W208
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    With increasing energy demand and unpredictable weather, improving grid reliability is critical. Hear how utilities like CORE EC are leveraging intelligent line sensors connected to IoT networks to qu ...
2:40 PM
  1. Enhancing Grid Resilience: Smart Meter-Driven Demand Side & Outage Management in Extreme Weather Conditions
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Explore the potential of utilizing customer Smart Meters not just for data collection but as active control nodes in demand response. This session will delve into how Smart Meters can be leveraged to ...
3:30 PM
  1. The Evolution of DER Protection at the Point of Common Coupling
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Xcel Energy has undergone significant changes to their DER POI Recloser standards over the past several years. The changes are meant to help their grid modernization strategy, enable flexible operatio ...
  2. How DNP3-SAv6 and AMP Meet OT Security Requirements Like Nothing Else
    W308AB
    30 mins
    • Cyber and Physical Security
    Learn about the soon-to-be-published communications protocols that can solve your Operations Technology (OT) security problems.  This presentation explains how newly defined Distributed Network Protoc ...
  3. Utility Applications and the Roadmap Toward Reliable, Low-latency Communication
    W303ABC
    60 mins
    • Communication Tech and Networks
    Low Latency communication is a key requirement for enabling wireless to serve in many protection and control use cases of interest to utilities. Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) has be ...
  4. Topology Estimation Using an AMI System
    Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
     Utilities using meter communications have access to a powerful phase-mapping tool. We explain at a high level how our unique technology works by using mathematical techniques at the cutting edge of a ...
4:20 PM
  1. PG&E’s Evolution from a Standalone to Enterprise ADMS FLISR Solution
    W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    In 2012 PG&E was one of a few utilities to deploy a system-wide FLISR control scheme.  Over ten-plus years of operation, FLISR deployments have grown to exceed 1,000 feeders.  As part of PG&E’s ADMS p ...
10:30 AM
  1. The Practical Application of Utility Hosted Core Services
    W303ABC
    60 mins
    • Communication Tech and Networks
    JEA has been field trialing PLTE for the past year with Southern Linc providing core hosting services. While PLTE has become a hot topic of conversation within the utility industry over the past coupl ...
  2. AI-enabled Next Generation Work Management to Unlock S-Curve of Productivity
    W304GH
    60 mins
    • Environmental Social and Governance
    T&D organizations are looking for the next ‘S-Curve’ of productivity to address growing O&M costs, workloads, regulatory pressure, resilience needs and employee expectations. Transforming the end-to-e ...
  3. ADMS Journey and Road to DERMS – Implementation Experience, Successes and Lessons Learned
    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 ...
  4. Aging out: Finding the best AMI replacement path
    Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    The original smart meters are reaching end of life. Utilities dealing with aging AMI infrastructures can consider various approaches but must factor in both topography and the pace of change. Prep wor ...

 

VIEW ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM TRACK

OTHER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS NEWS

FULL AGENDA

ATTEND

SPONSOR/EXHIBIT

Search