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Venkat Banunarayanan
Vice President, Integrated Grid,
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
United States
Venkat Banunarayanan is the Vice President of Integrated Grid at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He has twenty-eight years’ experience in developing tools, resources and partnerships for electric utilities and cooperatives to successfully integrate new technologies and continue to plan and operate the grid in a safe, reliable, and affordable manner. Venkat holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and an M.B.A in Finance and has worked previously at the U.S. Department of Energy, ICF International, and General Electric.
Sessions
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A Data Modernization Playbook for a Scalable Path to Grid Modernization01-Mar-2027B216
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Modernizing Distribution System Planning: Integrating DERs, Forecasting, and Non-Wires Alternatives for a Flexible Grid02-Mar-2027B212
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Ground-Level Operation of Underground Networks: How CELESC Broke the Barrier That Prevented the Expansion of Underground Networks in Brazil – Santa Catarina03-Mar-2027B216