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Learn how utilities are implementing measures and upgrades to make the grid more resilient, reliable, and resistant to disruptions, including natural disasters and cyberattacks.
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Storm & Disaster Management Breakfast Roundtable
Wednesday, February 28 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Don't miss out on the opportunity to join our exclusive breakfast roundtable discussion on storm and disaster management. This is your chance to connect with fellow professionals and engage directly with experts in this critical field. Our roundtables are meticulously curated to focus on specific industry topics, and they're facilitated by renowned professionals at the forefront of their domains. These coveted seats are in incredibly high demand, so act swiftly to secure yours today! Your participation could be the key to enhancing your expertise and making invaluable connections in the world of storm and disaster management.
GRID HARDENING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
- Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
- Peer-to-Peer Exchange
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Customer Engagement
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Cyber and Physical Security
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Storm and Disaster Management
- Data Analytics
- DER for Reliability
10:15 AM
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W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
Long dealing with vegetation-related customer outages from dynamic northwest weather, Avista needed a better way to predict storms, storm-related incidents, and their impacts. This informative session ... -
W311CD60 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Utilities large and small are gaining insights from satellite intelligence. Join this panel of vegetation management experts from Wyoming, Delaware, and Georgia to hear how utilities are revolutionizi ... -
W20460 mins
- DER for Reliability
Explore real-world use cases of large-scale community microgrids, tackling unique challenges and unlocking benefits for utilities and their partners. Join us to delve into innovative projects from Ent ...
12:00 PM
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Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor60 mins
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
Utilities are exploring the capabilities of distributed intelligence (DI) to better understand the technology, maximize the value of AMI investments related to grid modernization mandates that are dri ...
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 ...
2:00 PM
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Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor60 mins
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
Utilities are exploring the capabilities of distributed intelligence (DI) to better understand the technology, maximize the value of AMI investments related to grid modernization mandates that are dri ...
2:40 PM
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W20430 mins
- DER for Reliability
In the U.S., 5.5 million miles of distribution lines stretch across the nation, with a significant portion traversing forested regions. As the grid ages, these distribution lines increasingly pose a l ... -
W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Cable rejuvenation by injection of silicone fluid into the interstitial region of the cable conductor, has extended the life of over 450,000 cable segments over the past 35 years. The fluid diffuses i ...
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 ...
4:20 PM
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W304AB30 mins
- Data Analytics
To identify an optimal grid hardening path, utilities must answer an essential question — what actions do they need to prioritize to keep their networks safe and online in a cost-effective manner? Uni ... -
W304EF30 mins
- Customer Engagement
Today, electric utilities face increasing challenges to deliver power to industrial and large customers. With the rapid adoption of renewable energy and beneficial electrification (electric vehicles a ...
8:00 AM
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Breakfast Roundtables- WednesdayW414AB60 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
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W311CD60 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Today 18% of America's distribution system is underground. But, some progressive public power utilities have as much as 90% of their system underground. For decades they have invested public dollars o ... -
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 ...
10:55 AM
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W308CD30 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
Consumers Energy’s long-term grid modernization vision includes implementing new technologies to improve safety and reliability for customers. The company initiated an aggressive strategy including ov ... -
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 ... -
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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30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Learn how Alabama Power and National Grid are using modern technologies such as satellites and artificial intelligence to unlock efficiencies, save money, and simultaneously increase reliability — yea ...
1:50 PM
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W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
This session will explore how AES Ohio and AES Indiana have used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to transition from a cycle-based approach in a vegetation management program to ...
2:30 PM
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From the Boardroom to the Field: Distribution Program Development to Ensure Execution CertaintyW309B60 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 ...
2:45 PM
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Booth 432 Exhibit Floor30 mins
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
Utilities need to innovate to effectively serve customers. And the innovations that utilities will adopt include connectivity, automation, equipment, processes, reporting, design, and construction. La ...
10:30 AM
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W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Investments in climate resilience and adaptation are needed to mitigate threats, impact, and recovery time in extreme weather events. Climate resilience for utilities requires identifying the customer ...
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11:20 AM
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W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Explore effective weatherization strategies that ensure sustained operations in extreme weather events. This presentation will cover NERC, FERC, REStandard, and other regulatory and ISO/RTO requiremen ... -
W308AB30 mins
- Cyber and Physical Security
Join Ericsson, OneLayer, and an IOU as we delve into the details of building a unified security ecosystem for a private LTE utility network, exploring the security features provided by the cellular ne ...
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