This Non-Pipeline Solutions course will provide an introductory-level knowledge of how Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) act as alternatives to help fill the demand in areas not served by traditional pipelines. The program will begin with a history of the development…
Introduction to Non-Pipeline Solutions
Fundamentals of Gas Insulated Substations
“Excellent program and speakers” Director, Tecnica Fase, S.A. “This webinar offered a very good introduction to GIS vs AIS substations for electric utility industry personnel” Technical Consultant, TDS-Transmission & Distribution Services “This helped me better understand the basics of GIS and helped to get me up to speed with industry…
Electrification of Transportation
Transportation plays a crucial role in cities as it significantly impacts the quality of citizens’ lives and is often the main means of accessing education, employment and essential services. However, at the same time, transportation is one of the sectors in which global greenhouse gas emissions are rising most quickly.…
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) 2.0
The traditional least-cost integrated resource planning (IRP) paradigm – built largely around supply and demand resource modeling – is no longer sufficient for utilities and other power system organizations that develop IRPs. These long-range planning efforts and documents must confront multiple challenges prompted by the convergence of the power industry’s…
Introduction to Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Treatment Processes
This introductory course for industrial and municipal wastewater treatment processes will cover principles that wastewater operators need to be successful at their jobs. The course will be packed with knowledge starting with the Code of Federal Regulations and ISO standards for protecting the environment. Discussions on how wastewater treatment processes…
Commercial Telecommunications Opportunities for Utilities
EUCI’s Commercial Telecommunications Opportunities for Utilities course provides a deep dive into telecommunications technology of 5G, Broadband and computing and how electric utilities can implement those technologies as commercial service providers. Attendees will learn how to apply, manage and monetize communications technology and services and how to navigate the telecommunications…
SPP/MISO Interregional Planning
RTOs & ISOs must comply with FERC regulations and evolving state policies while balancing utility plans and end-user goals for decarbonization. SPP oversees the bulk electric grid in 17 centrally located states. MISO oversees electric power across 15 states midcontinent. While energy trading across RTO/ISO seams is not a new…
Leadership Essentials for Oil & Gas Professionals
Today’s oil and gas industry doesn’t allow for resting on your laurels. Are you on guard against subtle hazards that can unwittingly rob you and your team of the success you’ve earned; or are those threats overshadowed by turbulent commodity prices and increasing consolidation? Whether you’re attempting to optimize the…
Transmission Settlements & Accounting
“Lots of material, detail, and discussion well-presented in a compact timeframe.” Power Engineering Manager, LADWP “Excellent Transmission Settlements training from Background to Billing.” Wholesale Services – Midwest, Customized Energy Solutions This one-and-a-half day course will spell out the fundamentals and best practices of billing and settlements for all transmission transactions involving…
Data Center Electrical Power Systems
In this introductory course, attendees will learn everything from the basics and history of data centers to decarbonization. Starting with infrastructure, power usage efficiency, requirements, and the importance of redundancy, the program will lead into next steps in planning your data center power (i.e., strategies, mapping, interconnection, and planning). We…
Utilities & Data Centers 2021: Partnering for Sustainable Success
“The conference is right sized for networking and equipped with relevant information for anyone interested in Data Center Development.” – Manager, Member Services, Sunflower Electric Power Coop “Great mix, great content, very interesting” – Economic Developer, Great River Energy Data Centers are the central artery of technology, driving business…
Groundwater Artificial Recharge, Storage and Recovery
The new EUCI Groundwater Artificial Recharge, Storage and Recovery course will examine the purpose and practice of the ASR process as utilized by public groundwater systems. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) or Artificial Recharge (AR) is the placement of surface water supply like potable water, reclaimed water, or river water…
The Benefits and Best Practices of Home Care Services
Utilities have a unique opportunity to reach “beyond the meter” and into people’s homes with services that protect homeowners, and their budgets, against the high cost of home repairs. The home services industry generates $425 Billion annually. By partnering with leading 3rd party Home Care providers, utilities can leverage their…
Fundamentals for Disaster Risk Mitigation Through Nature-Based Solutions
Natural disasters have shown just how vulnerable our infrastructure can be, especially in high-risk areas along the coast. Public works officials must mitigate the impacts of inclement weather and rising sea levels because our communities and our economy depend on it. The Biden Administration has committed to climate resiliency by…
Project Management for Construction
Managing construction projects in the real world can be very different from what you learn in the book; it gives us a good background from which to start, but it cannot come close to predicting what can and ultimately will happen in the real world. In the real world, projects fail—a lot. Throughout…
Renewable Energy RFP Procurement Solicitation Process
Utilities and other buyers of bulk renewable energy face an increasingly complex, competitive terrain when procuring these resources to meet clean energy objectives and RPS requirements. The new landscape has sprouted a market with hundreds of new procurement entrants – some buyers like utilities with lots of experience procuring power…
Environmental Compliance & Permitting for Utilities
“Time well-spent! I already have a checklist for applying the principles.” – Liberty Utilities “EUCI offers excellent introductory level courses for a broad range of relevant current day utility industry topics.” – National Grid Understanding permitting issues is essential for a project’s success. Environmental concerns and local requirements can vary…
Texas Energy Online
“Texas Power Summit covered broad topics and was excellent to stay on top of various challenges in the ERCOT/Texas region.” Lead Operations Planning Engineer, ERCOT “This offered a unique setting in that it provided for intimate conversations with industry experts in a more casual setting than typical conferences.” Director of…
Water & Wastewater Investor Forum
Water is crucial to every aspect of day to day living and the economy. Several industries like agriculture, energy, mining, manufacturing, and health care, rely directly on water and wastewater services to function. Aging water infrastructure, declining water quality and quantity, operational inefficiency, population growth, and urbanization, amplified climate change…
Resource Adequacy Methodologies & Toolkit
Resource adequacy is one of the critical measures power system analysts use to model reliability of service – an essential requirement – for a utility or power system operator. The recent, storm-induced distress experienced by the grid across Texas and parts of the midwestern U.S. states underscored how important and…
Membrane Filtration for Drinking Water
The Membrane Filtration for Drinking Water course addresses the design, installation, operation and maintenance of membrane filtration systems for drinking water treatment and wastewater reuse. The course covers both low-pressure membranes (microfiltration and ultrafiltration) and high-pressure membranes (nanofiltration and reverse osmosis). Operations, engineering, and management staff from utilities considering implementing…
Nitrification & Denitrification in Activated Sludge Treatment
Ammonia removal is becoming more common in Wastewater plant discharge permits and is one of the most important and challenging process to maintain. Nitrification is the oxidation of that ammonia by converting it, in a two-step process, to nitrate using aerobic bacteria. Denitrification occurs in an anoxic environment where bacteria…
Leadership Conference for Women in Energy – Canada
“This program was extremely useful and I would highly recommend more women attend, regardless of whether they are in leadership or not” Regulatory Analyst, Alberta Electric System Operator “This conference provides an excellent forum for women to discuss common issues and workable strategies to achieve success.” Policy Advisor, Ontario Energy…
Southeast Renewable Energy Summit
“This conference is very enlightening and extremely useful. If you are an energy industry professional, you will find this conference very educational.” – Resource Planning Analyst, Entergy New Orleans “EUCI courses are exceptionally prepared and the speakers are always highly proficient and knowledgeable in the subjects they present!” – Project…
Non-Battery Energy Storage
Due to growing concerns about the environmental impacts of fossil fuels and the capacity and resilience of energy grids around the world, stakeholders continue to turn their attention to various energy storage solutions. Energy storage is not a new concept. Batteries have been used since the early 1800s and pumped-storage…
Smart Inverters to Support DERs and Grid Resiliency
Two key elements of facilitating the transition to a power delivery system with multi-directional flows, characterized by renewable energy and DERs, involve: Implementing advanced (smart) inverter technology that will appropriately “flex” with the legacy distribution and transmission systems to integrate with a new power delivery paradigm Conforming to updated interconnection…
FTR Fundamentals & Best Practices
“The method of delivery was like being in a very targeted lecture and I feel more confident about my understanding of the topics covered in the training!” Economist, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) “An eye opener for someone new to the industry.” Consultant, FTI Consulting This course will explain the…
Electricity Market Power, Manipulation, Regulation & Enforcement
Charges of market power and manipulation are investigated and enforced by multiple regulators and ISO market monitors; running afoul of them can incur stiff penalties. This course will examine what these two market transgressions mean, how they are evaluated, and what FERC as well as other industry oversight agencies and…
Energy Market Dynamics: Business Models & the Value of a Watt
How will energy storage impact distribution of energy? Will carbon credits really decrease energy prices? What happens if energy efficiency programs and demand management programs become more widely implemented? In this course, you will learn about the macro level impact of energy trends and the impact to the business for…
Utility Forecasting Techniques & Applications
Electric utilities and other load-serving power organizations find themselves besieged on all fronts by data, data and more data. Moreover, perplexing conditions are present that seem difficult to gauge: changes in the mix of supply and demand side resources, the impact of technology on the grid and access it allows…
Coal Power Plant Fundamentals On-Demand Series
“Carl has a deep understanding of the material and relevant experience as shown by his examples.” –Utilities Engineer, CPUC “Able to answer all of my questions. Very informative person with experience.” –Mechanical Engineer, National Institutes of Health “Excellent training and valuable education. Great value.” –General Engineer, National Institutes of Health…
Illinois Energy Online
Backed by progressive clean energy plans coming from Governor Pritzker, the state of Illinois continues down the path towards a clean and resilient economy. This transition is further enabled by the state’s top-rated grid; number two in the nation according to GridWise Alliance’s Grid Modernization Index. With the 2020 election…
The Next Generation Utility Fleet
Technology has changed the landscape of energy as we know it. From integrated smart cities to electrified fleets, our industry is undergoing a digital revolution that offers some unprecedented opportunities to the world of fleet management and operational efficiency. For the first time, EUCI has partnered with Mobileye, an Intel…
The Impact of the US Elections on The Energy Industry
NOTICE: Attendance in this webinar is limited – all registrants over our live capacity will receive a free recording of the event. The recent US election held energy policy and climate change as one of its central topics, with the need for proactive policies becoming more apparent. As the announcement…
Energy Storage: Utility Best Practices
Advanced energy storage technologies have matured rapidly in recent years and installations continue to gain momentum across North America and the world. The interest in energy storage continues to expand for number of reasons including solving the intermittency problem as utilities continue to add renewables to the grid. Evolving technology…
Fundamentals of Battery Storage
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be used for a variety of applications, including frequency regulation, demand response, transmission and distribution infrastructure deferral, integration of renewable energy, and microgrids. Different battery technologies can enable different applications that can provide various benefits to utility services, Independent System Operator (ISO) services, Regional…
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategies for Energy Leaders
“Well structured, eye opening workshop. You will walk away with learning something you didn’t know or think about.” Instruction Designer, Oncor “I have participated in several DEI trainings and this one was the best by far.” External Affairs Manager, Exelon “This has been a highly interactive and informative training on…
Natural Gas Liquids and Petrochemical Industry & Markets
“Tom was great and his slides were perfect in explaining everything. He was fantastic!” –Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority “Very helpful, patient, and made course material easy to understand for someone new to the industry like myself.” –New York Power Authority In this course, attendees will learn the fundamentals of…
The Cannabis Industry Energy Challenge
“This is my first conference of this type and I loved it! All of the speakers had great content and I am much more informed about the challenges the industry is facing.” – Technical Manager, Design Lights Consortium “Great information! Used actual case studies; all info was really great and…
Funding Broadband Expansion
President Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill has the capacity to close the digital divide in America. Depending on the outcome of the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, significant funds are expected to be disbursed to state authorities. It’s then up to state authorities and local governments to optimize the funding to make…
Behind the Meter Energy Storage
The electricity system is changing, from the way we generate power to the way we distribute and use it. All grid-tied energy systems are situated either “in front of the meter” or “behind the meter” (BTM). Multiple factors including high demand charges, reliance on solar, changes to energy tariffs and…
Clean Energy IRP Development & Procurement
“Shared the bleeding edge of resource planning for high renewables future.” Expert – Policy Alignment and Resource Planning, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) State renewable portfolio standards (RPS), clean energy standards (CES), and several types of de-carbonization measures currently exist in 30-plus U.S. states, more than 130 cities and over…
Western Grid Energy Balancing Markets & What Comes Next
This symposium will present a comprehensive survey of the energy balancing markets operating in the general footprint of the western interconnection, as well as the innovations contemplated for the years to come – including possible RTO expansion. It will pinpoint the exact issues the energy balancing markets are addressing, how…
PURPA 101 Symposium
“Getting the perspective from the off-takers point of view was valuable in understanding how best to develop PURPA projects that benefit all parties” – Sales and Marketing Manager, Hannah Solar Government Services “All speakers were well informed about the issues and are good presenters” – Manager Resource & Renewable Planning,…
How to Build Climate Resilient Infrastructure
The time to invest in resilient infrastructure is now. Opportunities are abundant as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created a new program called Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) to help capital asset owners take on resiliency projects for climate action. Extreme temperatures, wildfires, superstorms, rising sea levels, and…
Energy Storage for T&D Planning & Operations
If this event is of interest you may also be interested in this related event Advanced Battery Storage, December 9-10, 2020 The traditional definition of “transmission and distribution infrastructure”, miles of wire connecting large generators and substations, is being challenged by technological advancements and public acceptance. If there are load…
Transmission & Distribution Asset Analytics
Amidst aging transmission and distribution infrastructure, digitally forward asset managers, equipped with advanced analytics tools are realizing significant gain from using data analytics to improve asset health. Data analytics can be used to monitor T&D assets to gauge their performance, predict and prevent failures, and prioritize asset renewal. Newer technologies…
The Business of Power Generation – Market Dynamics, Business Models and Products Course
The energy industry is shifting. Do you know with certainty that your processes, tools and people are effectively working together to continue to grow and thrive as a business? In this course, you will learn how to identify indicators for the market position of a plant and identify changes in…
Offshore Wind 101: Outlook & Opportunities
The global offshore wind market is expected to witness exuberant growth through 2028, and North America is estimated to be the fastest growing market for offshore wind. A Wood Mackenzie report released on August 5, 2020 found as much as $166 billion could be gained by 2035, along with 80,000…
2021 Unmanned Systems for Utilities
“I really enjoyed learning from other utilities and meeting industry counterparts. Our program will definitely benefit from attending this conference.” -UAS Program Lead, San Diego Gas & Electric “Absolutely wonderful conference, by the way. All topics were extremely relevant and covered well. The networking opportunity was the best I’ve experienced…
