Distributed Energy Resources: Utility Drivers, Enabling Technologies, and Case Studies

Speaker(s)

Utility Member

Bill Hetherington

CEO

Bandera Electric Cooperative

Vendor Member

Frank Marcellino

Vertical Market Executive

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

Utility Member

Kevin Huff

Manager, Grid Integration

Salt River Project

Utility Member

Paul Zawada P.E.

Staff Engineer

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Utility Member

Rustom Dessai

Technology Lead Principal, Grid Innovation

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Industry Partner

Tim Godfrey

Sr. Technical Executive

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Industry Partner

Tom Tansy

Chairman

SunSpec Alliance

Description

Increasing legislation and regulation that incent renewables-based generation means that utilities are likely to face a growing population of distributed generation capabilities such as residential solar, wind, and biomass energy generation.  Taken together, these Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) bring a mix of technical and business challenges.  From a technical perspective, balancing a distribution network with significant DERs is a substantial departure from the century-old model of a unidirectional grid.  From a business perspective, utilities must understand how to more effectively engage with their customers, and how to manage cultural and technical change internally.  

Presented by UTC's IT/OT Committee, this summit features speakers from utilities, technology providers, consortia, and research organizations, who will examine how DERs have evolved and share success stories and lessons learned from existing implementations.

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