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DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
- Utility University
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Communication Tech and Networks
- City of the Future
- Cyber and Physical Security
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Storm and Disaster Management
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- Grid Modernization
- The Flexible Grid
8:00 AM
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W208B240 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 ... -
W202C240 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
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W202C240 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 ... -
W207A240 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
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W308CD30 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
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W303ABC30 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 ... -
W308CD30 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
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W303ABC30 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
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A Look Inside Data Center Power Distribution SystemsW308CD30 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
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W308CD30 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
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Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor30 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
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W308CD30 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 ...
4:20 PM
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W308CD30 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
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Modernizing the Last Mile: Eversource's Strategy to Harden Its Lateral SystemW308CD30 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 ...
10:05 AM
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W308CD30 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
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Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 330 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
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W304CD30 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 ... -
W20230 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 ... -
W311CD30 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
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W308CD30 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
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W308CD30 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 ... -
Harnessing Networked Distribution Automation for Enhanced Reliability, Efficiency, Growth and SafetyW20830 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
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W308CD30 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
Discover the value and feasibility of leveraging customer Smart Meters for efficient load shedding during emergency events like extreme weather conditions. In this session, a panel of experts will del ...
3:30 PM
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W308CD30 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 ... -
W308AB30 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 ... -
W303ABC60 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 ...
4:20 PM
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W308CD30 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
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W303ABC60 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 ... -
W304GH60 mins
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
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 ... -
W308CD60 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 ...
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