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In almost every utility or electric power systems area, increasing penetrations of solar photovoltaic (PV) and other distributed generation systems require a more flexible grid management approach. Two key elements of facilitating this transition to a power delivery system with multi-directional flows involve:
This conference will examine the power system impacts triggered by the advancing penetration of solar and distributed energy resources. It will identify how utilities, bulk power system operators, service providers and project developers must conform their practices to address the technology challenges triggered by these behind-the-meter and customer-originating power conditions.
Many of the industry’s foremost technical experts at utilities, grid operators, research institutes, national laboratories and technology service providers will consider these issues:
Learning Outcomes
Credits
EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.
EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.5 CEUs for this conference and 0.8 CEUs for the workshop.
Requirements For Successful Completion Of Program
Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the conference to be eligible for continuing education credit.
Instructional Methods
PowerPoint presentations and case studies will be used in program.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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7:30 – 8:00 a.m. :: Registration and Continental Breakfast
Mike Coddington, Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Mike Coddington, Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
John Berdner, Vice President – Regulatory and Policy Strategy, Enphase Energy
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10:30 – 10:45 a.m. :: Morning Break
Clyde Loutan, Principal – Renewable Energy Integration, California ISO (CAISO)
Charlie Vartanian, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
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12:00 – 1:00 p.m. :: Group Luncheon
Ian McDonald, Principal Engineer – Distributed Energy Resources Equipment & Systems, Underwriters Laboratories
Howard Liu, Technical Leader & Engineering Manager, Intertek
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. :: Networking Break
Roger Salas, Principal Advisor – Distribution Engineering Department, Southern California Edison (SCE)
John Berdner, Vice President – Regulatory and Policy Strategy, Enphase Energy
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. :: Networking Reception
Friday, September 14, 2018
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. :: Continental Breakfast
John Berdner, Vice President – Regulatory and Policy Strategy, Enphase Energy
Dr. Michael Ropp, President and Principal Engineer, Northern Plains Power Technologies
Leo Casey, Power Systems Lead Engineer, GoogleX
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. :: Morning Break
Frances Cleveland, President & Principal Consultant, Xanthus
Brad Williams, Vice President – Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. :: Group Luncheon
Nery Navarro, Engineering Manager – Grid Modernization, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Frances Cleveland, President & Principal Consultant, Xanthus
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. :: Afternoon Break
Adam Sparacino, System Studies Engineer, Mitsubishi Electric U.S.
Frances Cleveland, President & Principal Consultant, Xanthus
Brad Williams, Vice President – Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities
Sara Biyabini, Founder & CTO, GridComm
Rolf Bienert, Technical Director, OpenADR Alliance
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Overview
This one-day workshop will address the expanding challenges and opportunities brought on by inverter-based resources connected to bulk power systems (BPS)— the networked transmission systems under the jurisdiction and oversight of FERC, NERC, and ISO/RTO’s. As the recent so-called Blue Cut and Canyon Fire events in the Western Interconnect affirmed, inverter-based resources do impact the BPS. Under present conditions, these impacts are within acceptable BPS performance criteria. However, to the degree that technology capabilities, technical standards, and market designs are aligned (or not), future outcomes will vary drastically from quite positive to potentially quite negative. These outcomes will be evidenced in terms of relative changes in grid performance and the cost of delivering energy from smart inverter-connected resources across power systems to loads. The workshop instructors, who have been actively engaged in managing and guiding the rapid adoption and increase of inverter-based resources, will examine approaches to an optimal future from five perspectives:
Learning Outcomes
Program Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. :: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: Program
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. :: Group Luncheon
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. :: Program
5:00 p.m. :: Program Adjournment
Distributed energy resource technology – a shift to power electronics-based grid interfaces
Inverter resource-related BPS (non-distribution connected resource) events
High-voltage coordinating with distributed resources standards
Policy drivers for market enhancements for distributed resources
Operators of the transmission and distribution systems need to coordinate and communicate with each other in new ways to maintain reliable operation of their respective systems
Market measures to allow wholesale market participation by distributed resources aggregation
Enhanced operation coordination requirements to maintain reliability
Case study – The clean power and electrification pathway
Intent: to strike an appropriate balance between distribution system needs vs. bulk power system needs
Extensive collaboration to update IEEE Std 1547
The content matter experts discuss what further steps are advisable or necessary to continue the level of integration across all networked power systems that culminate in the bulk power system.
John Berdner, Vice President – Regulatory and Policy Strategy, Enphase Energy
Rolf Bienert, Technical Director, OpenADR Alliance
Sarah Biyabini, Founder & CTO, GridComm
Leo Casey, Power Systems Lead Engineer, GoogleX
Frances Cleveland, President & Principal Consultant, Xanthus
Mike Coddington, Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Howard Liu, Technical Leader & Engineering Manager, Intertek
Clyde Loutan, Principal – Renewable Energy Integration, California ISO (CAISO)
Ian McDonald, Principal Engineer – Distributed Energy Resources Equipment & Systems, Underwriters Laboratories
Nery Navarro, Engineering Manager – Grid Modernization, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Vishal Patel, Principal Manager – Technology Strategy, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Dr. Michael Ropp, President and Principal Engineer, Northern Plains Power Technologies
Roger Salas, Principal Advisor – Distribution Engineering Department, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Adam Sparacino, System Studies Engineer, Mitsubishi Electric U.S.
Charlie Vartanian, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Brad Williams, Vice President – Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities
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Nights of September 11 – 13, 2018
$209.00 single or double plus applicable taxes
Make your reservations prior to August 26, 2018.
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Blockchain technology is designed by nature to be “unhackable.” The technology consists of a continuously growing list of ‘blocks’ – each containing a data record, timestamp, or data from a transaction – on a network chain that is distributed, public and encrypted. This design enables a system that allows for information to be digitally distributed without being copied or vulnerable to modification by a hacker. Blockchain is the foundational technology that enables the now famous bitcoin to function. But, the technology has much greater applications than just finance, with many experts believing it will be revolutionary for the energy sector.
This webcast will give an overview of blockchain technology and its core components, discussing the opportunities and applications for blockchain technology within the energy industry. It will discuss how blockchain could improve and/or replace existing systems and processes relevant to electric utilities, enable peer to peer “transactive” energy markets, and help lead the way in enabling a resilient, distributed energy grid of the future.
Learning Outcomes
BUCK ENDEMANN/ PARTNER/ K&L GATES
Buck Endemann is a partner in the San Francisco office of K&L Gates, a global full-service law firm. Buck is a member of the power practice group and provides comprehensive counseling on energy and infrastructure projects, including advice on land use, permitting, and regulatory compliance issues, and represents clients in related litigation and administrative proceedings. Mr. Endemann has particular expertise before the California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission, and advises clients on California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issues. He is also well-versed in the primary federal and state environmental, water, and species protection laws and represents clients before California’s air districts and water boards. He is the co-author of the firm’s bi-weekly Blockchain Energizer. Before entering private practice, Buck Endemann clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Thomas J. Whelan in the Southern District of California.
BENJAMIN TEJBLUM/ ASSOCIATE/ K&L GATES
Benjamin Tejblum is an associate in the K&L Gate’s Washington, D.C. office and focuses his practice on energy and infrastructure projects and transactions. Mr. Tejblum’s clients include electric utilities, electric transmission owners, independent power producers, power marketers, and public utility holding companies that are active in the electricity markets in the United States. Mr. Tejblum regularly represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and has counseled clients on matters involving mergers and acquisitions, interconnection procedures and agreements, transmission rates and cost allocation, and market-based sales of energy. Mr. Tejblum also counsels energy start-up companies on a variety of regulatory matters.
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