March 24 - 25, 2026 Boston, MA Loft on Two
“It was such a great conference with many interesting topics! I loved that all parts of the industry were there, from manufacturing to utility, to openly share their expertise. It was also the perfect size – not too big where it’s too overwhelming. Thanks for such a great conference! ”
Project Manager, Hawaiian Electric“Great mix of technical information & personal experience”
Electrical Engineer, SECO“It’s great to bring utilities and vendors together to discuss best practices and lessons learned”
Project Manager, Southern CompanyThis helped me better understand the basics of GIS and helped to get me up to speed with industry developments
Engineer, Southern California EdisonA great exposure to the real-life engineering, operations issues, and considerations for GIS
Stations Engineering Manager, Florida Power & LightExcellent conference that covered the topic very well
Regional office manager, SECOVery good conference to learn about GIS equipment and how it is used at various locations.
Sr. Engineering Consultant, SECOI would recommend this conference to all new utilities/users who are not familiar with GIS.
Business Development Manager, SiemensA very practical conference with frank and open discussions. Very good presenters.
VP, MJ ElectricFaced with increasing demands for reliability, improved aesthetics, land restrictions, and security, the adoption of gas insulated substations (GIS) continues to increase. This conference will address technical developments and business considerations for GIS through case studies and new developments in technology.
Participants will have the opportunity to hear lessons learned and challenges with GIS from utilities that have been building and operating GIS while also seeing an active urban station during an optional tour.
Register today to hear developments in technology, including gas alternatives and much more driving the GIS revolution.
Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before February 20, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Boston, MA
How does Eversource utilize GIS and what will the future hold for the company’s use of the it will be discussed in this kick-off to the conference.
Paul Melzen Director of Substation Design Engineering Eversource Energy
The presentation will review the utilization of gas insulated switchgear within the substation with details on the challenges and decision making for the design of the GIS for this complex substation project featuring a fully below grade substation.
Chris Arnieri Manager - E.MA Substation Design Engineering Eversource Energy
Lee Brandenburg Manager, Capital Projects Engineering Eversource Energy
This presentation will discuss Dominion Energy’s use of HVGIS and why it was chosen over AIS. HVGIS technical specs and fundamentals will be reviewed including the equipment procurement process and cost of life for GIS. Describe challenges utilities have discovered when designing and installing GIS. The deployment of HVGIS Mobiles and moving toward Digital Substations with HVGIS will be discussed briefly.
Jared B. McPherson HVGIS Consulting Engineer Dominion Energy
This presentation will provide an overview of Medium Voltage Switchgear installations on the Delmarva system including design/maintenance considerations as well as lessons learned from recent installations.
Ayodele (AJ) Ajayi Section Engineer - SME - Breakers, Switchgears, GIS Pepco Holdings Inc
Data centers are the biggest increase on the grid. Gas-insulated substations (GIS) play a critical role in enabling high-capacity, high-reliability power delivery to meet the growing demands of digital infrastructure including data centers.
Nicolas Velez Lara Area Sales Manager – GIS Hitachi Energy
Thomas Schulz Strategic Product Marketing Manager – Switchgear - North America Hitachi Energy
This presentation will discuss current trends in SF6 Free medium voltage and challenges on the technology/manufacturing sides, and project considerations for substations/utilities that include Free SF6 GIS.
Dr. Raimund Summer Senior Principal Architect MV GIS Schneider Electric
This presentation will explore the development of LPIT and how it is transforming and simplifying the design of GIS.
David Wilson HV GIS Subject Matter Expert Siemens Energy
Dr. Diego Machetti Switching-CROSS Product Owner Siemens Energy
A technical overview of GIS online monitoring, including UHF PD, SF₆, breaker and cable termination monitoring, combined with Arc Detection and PD Localization to support early condition assessment and rapid post‑fault restoration for the GIS.
Bharat Nandula Product Manager for GIS and Transformer Condition Monitoring Qualitrol
Engage with these utility GIS experts in a question-and-answer session that will cover various topics and challenges facing the use of GIS and what the future might hold.
Binyam Yeshitla, P.E. Principal Engineer (GIS SME) T&S Standards & Equipment Engineering Pepco Holdings
Chris Arnieri Manager - E.MA Substation Design Engineering Eversource Energy
Jim Stage Engineering Technical Consultant Dominion Energy
Rajinder Rai Principal Engineer Seattle City Light
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Boston, MA
This presentation will discuss lessons learned and experiences across ComEd’s Gas Insulated Substations from the variety of project voltages and types.
Cesar Castillo, Sr. Engineer Equipment Standards ComEd (Invited)
This presentation will review a unique self-sealing leak and what Eversource has learned from designing GIS projects.
Patrick Fitzgerald Manager - Substations Solutions Engineering Eversource
This presentation will discuss a GIS replacement project of 36 year old 115kV and 345kV GIS (four 345kV GIS breakers and fifteen GIS Breakers) at this downtown Boston location. Following the presentation is the optional walking tour of the station to see it firsthand.
Ruvani Cornelio Lead Engineer Substation Design Eversource Energy
PPE is required for the tour. This will include steel toe shoes, FR clothing, hard hat, and safety glasses.
Section Engineer - SME - Breakers, Switchgears, GIS
Pepco Holdings Inc
Manager - E.MA Substation Design Engineering
Eversource Energy
Manager, Capital Projects Engineering
Eversource Energy
Engineer Equipment Standards
ComEd (Invited)
Lead Engineer Substation Design
Eversource Energy
Manager - Substations Solutions Engineering
Eversource
HVGIS Consulting Engineer
Dominion Energy
Switching-CROSS Product Owner
Siemens Energy
Director of Substation Design Engineering
Eversource Energy
Product Manager for GIS and Transformer Condition Monitoring
Qualitrol
Principal Engineer
Seattle City Light
Engineering Technical Consultant
Dominion Energy
Strategic Product Marketing Manager – Switchgear - North America
Hitachi Energy
Senior Principal Architect MV GIS
Schneider Electric
HV GIS Subject Matter Expert
Siemens Energy
T&S Standards & Equipment Engineering
Pepco Holdings
Area Sales Manager – GIS
Hitachi Energy
InterContinental Boston by IHG
510 Atlantic Ave
Boston, MA 02210
617-747-1000
0.3 miles to conference location
Hyatt Regency Boston
One Ave de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
617-912-1234
0.4 miles to conference location
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Boston
821 Washington St
Boston, MA 02111
617-956-7900
0.7 miles to conference location
Omni Parker House
60 School St
Boston, MA 02108
617-227-8600
1.0 miles to conference location
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Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the conference to be eligible for continuing education credit.
Case studies, PowerPoint presentations, panel discussion, site visit
Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.
Course CPE Credits: 11.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None
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