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DERMS for Utility and Commercial Applications: A Paradigm Shift towards Reliability and Resilience Utility University
DERMS for Utility and Commercial Applications: A Paradigm Shift towards Reliability and Resilience Utility University
Monday, February 26 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Storm Disaster Management Roundtables
Wednesday, February 28 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Thursday, February 29 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Join us and be a part of our exclusive roundtable sessions, where we explore the depths of storm disaster management. This is your golden opportunity to connect with peers who share your interests and engage directly with influential figures in this essential field.
RESILIENCY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
- Utility University
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
- Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
- Peer-to-Peer Exchange
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
- Asset Management
- EV Zone
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Communication Tech and Networks
- City of the Future
- Cyber and Physical Security
- Australia in the Afternoon Workshop
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Keynote Sessions
- Data Analytics
- Storm and Disaster Management
- Grid Modernization
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- DER for Reliability
- The Flexible Grid
- Energy Orchestration and the DSO
- Smart Cities
- Electric Vehicles
8:00 AM
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W202B540 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. Pa ... -
W203B240 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 ... -
W207B240 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 ... -
W204C240 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 ...
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1:00 PM
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W203B240 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. DE ...
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2:00 PM
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The Prosumer and the Energy Transition: A Close-up Look at AustraliaW313180 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 ...
8:00 AM
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Opening Keynote Session: The Innovator’s Dilemma: Navigating Our AI FutureW415 (Valencia Ballroom)120 mins
- Keynote Sessions
Zack Kass navigates the challenges and opportunities that lie at the forefront of AI innovation. He dissects the paradoxical landscape where technology moves at an astounding pace, yet practical, scal ...
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 ... -
W307CD30 mins
- Asset Management
The rapid advancement of technology in recent years has paved the way for innovative approaches to inspecting and managing transmission and distribution assets in the utilities industry. PG&E’s transf ... -
W303ABC30 mins
- Communication Tech and Networks
ComEd is paving the way for a safe, secure, flexible, and resilient electric grid through strategic deployment of an industry-leading advanced communication and telemetry network built on Fiber Optics ... -
W304AB30 mins
- Data Analytics
With the implementation of PSPS and EPSS, PG&E has dratically reduced ignitions on the distribution system. However, this has come at a cost to reliability, in the form of CEMI, SAIDI, SAIFI. This s ... -
W311AB60 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 ... -
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 ...
11:05 AM
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W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
Providing accurate estimated time of restoration (ETR) and personalized customer communication during long outages significantly improves customer experience. In this presentation we will look at an a ... -
W308AB30 mins
- Cyber and Physical Security
In response to a growing tide of ransomware threats, Exelon - America's largest utility serving over 10 million customers, took a decisive step in 2022 to bolster its operational resilience. With an a ... -
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 ...
12:00 PM
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Lunch Roundtables- TuesdayW414AB60 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 ... -
Booth 432 Exhibit Floor60 mins
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
The energy transition is accelerating with four key drivers: decarbonization policies, digitalization technologies, decentralization of generation, and electrification of energy demands. This will hav ...
1:00 PM
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W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
Irrespective of the size or location of a utility, customers expect the highest level of reliability and resiliency amid changing landscape of the distribution system; Dixie Electric Membership Corpor ...
1:50 PM
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W303ABC30 mins
- Communication Tech and Networks
Microwave radio systems have proven to be very reliable, but the future will be more challenging due to the unlicensed use of the 6Ghz spectrum. As utlities become more aware of this issue there is a ... -
W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
Join us for a presentation to review a very challenging assessment, restoration and foundation upgrade project on lake crossing structures. The project involved dive teams, numerous construction work ... -
W307AB30 mins
- Smart Cities
BorgWarner and Highland Electric, along with partner Synop, conducted a vehicle-to-grid pilot project in Massachusetts over the summers of 2021 and 2022. During that time the utility was concerned ab ... -
W304AB30 mins
- Data Analytics
This presentation discusses ComEd’s multi-year effort to cover the distribution system with high-frequency, time synchronized sensors, ingest that data into a centralized, cloud-based data platform, a ... -
W20430 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, ... -
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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W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
Restoring customers in extreme cold conditions with undersized equipment and large resistive heating loads is challenging and time consuming. This session will cover the process Oncor developed to cre ... -
W307CD30 mins
- Asset Management
Learn how Ameren is transforming a battery inspection, eliminating the need for a routine inspection process and moving into a rigorous digital experience. Join us and learn how following an Innovati ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
W307AB30 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 ... -
Rethinking Sustainable Sites for UtilitiesW303ABC30 mins
- Communication Tech and Networks
Join experts as they discuss sustainable site use cases and address utilities' unique requirements with various sustainable cell site solutions. Sustainable power is necessary, particularly in locat ...
3:30 PM
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W20430 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 ... -
W20930 mins
- Electric Vehicles
CenterPoint Energy has begun the process of fleet electrification to meet its goals of electrifying 100% of company sedans and SUVs, 20% of ½ Ton Trucks, and 10% of aerial fleet by 2030. This session ... -
W304CD60 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
With the growing severity of weather events including floods, severe storms and tornados, it is imperative utilities continue to evolve their storm response practices to maintain the high levels of re ... -
Booth 3921 Exhibit Floor30 mins
- EV Zone
EV adoption is at an inflection point and electric utilities are challenged to support this unprecedented load and demand growth while minimizing grid disruption safely, reliably, and affordably. Trad ...
4:15 PM
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Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor30 mins
- Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
As the industry undergoes a paradigm shift towards decarbonization, utilities find themselves at a crossroads, navigating challenges that demand unprecedented solutions. With limited internal resource ...
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 ... -
W20430 mins
- DER for Reliability
Augmenting hosting capacity studies to consider the ability to accommodate load, distributed generation growth, and DER mitigation solutions allows distribution utilities to expand the applications of ... -
W311AB30 mins
- Energy Orchestration and the DSO
Demand-side resources including demand response and dispatchable DERs have increasingly become an important component of power system and energy market operations, playing a role in market economics, ... -
W20230 mins
- The Flexible Grid
Join us for an enlightening session on how California ISO (CAISO) is paving the way for a more diverse and dynamic electricity market that welcomes distributed energy resources (DERs) as wholesale par ... -
W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
This session will showcase how TCS is helping PG&E to address the challenges of wildfires. Leveraging data from disparate sources & IT platforms TCS is helping PG&E to mitigate wildfire risks, reduce ...
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 ... -
W304AB30 mins
- Data Analytics
Join us for an engaging presentation showcasing Dominion Energy's journey toward enhancing grid maintenance efficiency through cutting-edge data-driven solutions. Learn how collaboration with internal ... -
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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W307CD60 mins
- Asset Management
Advance analytics can be used to reduce risk, improve reliability and reduce spend by focusing time and resources on the assets that matter the most leveraging Machine Learning models specifically des ... -
W20430 mins
- DER for Reliability
Aligned with the rising need for clean energy and reliable power supply, mobile and transportable energy storage systems have recently been investigated and deployed as replacements for mobile diesel ... -
W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
While many external factors influence resiliency, weather remains the single greatest threat to the electric power grid. When damage occurs, it is very time-consuming and costly to identify due to th ...
10:15 AM
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Benefits and Risks of AI in the Energy IndustryW309B60 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 ... -
Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 130 mins
- City of the Future
Charge anxiety is the new range anxiety with mass deployment of multi-unit fast DC EV chargers across the US. Whether fast or slow, AC or DC, somewhere along the line is an inverter and high frequency ...
10:55 AM
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W20830 mins
- Grid Modernization
Learn how MidAmerican Energy has improved grid reliability and gained new insights into operations using remote fault indicators. This presentation will review the utility’s remote fault indicator pro ... -
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 ... -
W307AB30 mins
- Smart Cities
This panel of experts will present a project that involved modeling a cold snap and power outage scenario in RUNWITHIT’s Synthetic Environment and visualizing the data with a live data visualization p ... -
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 ... -
W20430 mins
- DER for Reliability
PG&E is at the forefront of the transition to a resilient and distributed grid with the establishment of multiple programs that support multi-customer microgrids. Multi-customer microgrids, which shar ... -
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 ...
11:00 AM
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Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor30 mins
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
When responding to FERC Order 881 and enhancing grid capacity, a universal approach of one-size-fits-all doesn't suffice. Transmission grids differ based on location and climate, requiring tailored st ...
12:00 PM
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Lunch 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 ... -
Booth 432 Exhibit Floor60 mins
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
Reliability and resilience of power grids are paramount, as we transition to cleaner and more distributed energy systems. Join us as we bring together industry experts, from DNV's Smart Cable Guard, a ...
1:00 PM
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W304AB30 mins
- Data Analytics
PSEG collects over 400K data points and utilizes a data platform to provide insights into grid performance, enabling it to make proactive decisions and quickly respond to operational challenges. This ... -
W303ABC30 mins
- Communication Tech and Networks
Many utilities are making the choice to deploy PLTE networks to provide better control and a wide range of capabilities. They are also working to replace their aging LMR networks. But, should the cons ... -
W20430 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 ... -
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- 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 ... -
W311AB30 mins
- Energy Orchestration and the DSO
This presentation will discuss initiatives Evergy is undertaking to address the requirements associated with customer and aggregator registrations, enrollment in Evergy’s available programs for demand ... -
W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
Faced with increased severity and frequency of natural disasters along with OT & IT systems complexities and interdependencies, utilities need to design, drill, and execute more robust contingency pro ... -
Beware of Bad Actors | AI-Powered Threat Intel to Keep Industrial Systems Safe and AvailableW308AB30 mins
- Cyber and Physical Security
In today's era of connectivity, bad actors continue to up their game, recycling tactics and taking advantage of vulnerabilities across IT and OT systems. According to data from the latest Fortinet 2 ...
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 ... -
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 ... -
W20430 mins
- DER for Reliability
The emerging “as a service” business model is a promising offering for customers. When applied to resilience, this can enable utilities to “keep the lights on” during an extended power outage for a si ... -
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 ...
2:30 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 ...
2:40 PM
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W307CD30 mins
- Asset Management
Why did the AEP Distribution Underground Network team innovate their operations by introducing 3D technology? This session will walk through AEP’s journey to 3D capture technology and cover their curr ... -
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 ...
2:45 PM
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Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor30 mins
- Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
This session will delve into how a synergistic relationship between disparate data, spatial intelligence, and artificial intelligence is used to prioritize cost-effective remedies for enhancing grid r ...
3:30 PM
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W307CD30 mins
- Asset Management
FirstEnergy implemented an ADMS, Graphic Work Design, and new GIS in late 2022 and early 2023. Those new systems are only the beginning to the changes happening. Join FirstEnergy and SSP as we talk ... -
W311AB60 mins
- Energy Orchestration and the DSO
This is not a debate discussion, nor are we trying to predict the future with a crystal ball; this session is an industry reality check. This exciting panel session will feature industry leaders, comb ... -
W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
At the heart of a proper storm response is a well-defined dispatching process that streamlines the communications between the distribution control center and the field. Field crew dispatch serves as ... -
W20960 mins
- Electric Vehicles
Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications are beginning to transition from a demonstration technology with limited pilot projects to a commercially mature product ready for mass market adoption. Howeve ... -
W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
How does tree health impact the occurrence of tree-related outages? This presentation will discuss the correlation between two years of detailed outage data and vegetation health as determined by rem ... -
W20260 mins
- The Flexible Grid
Using real data and events obtained from Guam’s power system, this presentation will discuss how the island has and continues to successfully integrate increasing amounts of intermittent renewable ene ... -
W20460 mins
- DER for Reliability
With increase in renewable penetration and retirement of large central synchronous generators, the power system is gradually becoming inverter-dominated. Issues such as low physical inertia, reduced g ...
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4:20 PM
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W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
Con Edison heavily relies on contingent workers to restore power during large storms. However, the process of onboarding these short-term contract workers poses numerous logistical issues, bottlenecks ... -
W311CD30 mins
- System Hardening and Vegetation Management
This session offers a sneak-peak on how a California utility is re-imagining inspection planning, scheduling, and execution of vegetation management using a CRM solution. System Hardening and Vegetat ... -
W307CD30 mins
- Asset Management
A utility’s need for integrated end-to-end asset management has never been greater. As regulatory pressures increase, customer demands grow, and challenges from the energy transition ensue, success fo ...
8:00 AM
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Breakfast Roundtables- ThursdayW414AB60 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
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W20460 mins
- DER for Reliability
This workshop will review an approach to the quantification of electric resilience. This approach is based on the cost each individual structure / facility / load in a discrete geographic area, repres ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
The Outage Data Initiative Nationwide (ODIN) is a collaborative effort, sponsored by the DOE and stewarded by Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL). ODIN aims to enhance grid reliability, response, and recove ...
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 ... -
W304CD30 mins
- Storm and Disaster Management
The ongoing global climate crisis has led to an increase in wildfires, especially in California. To protect its communities, harden the grid, and prevent and mitigate the impacts of these threats, San ...
12:00 PM
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Fault Passage Indicator Use in Underground Distribution Grids – Evolving Needs & Improving SolutionsBooth 3571 Exhibit Floor30 mins
- Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
In underground distribution, detecting and resolving faults can be challenging. The integration of advanced Fault Passage Indicators (FPIs) into underground distribution networks reduces the impact of ...
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