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Last week, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced the recipients of its 2026 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward the planning and operation of energy systems across multiple pathways and geographical scales…

Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, has hired Devonie Oleson as Director of Communications. Oleson brings more than 15 years of strategic communications leadership in the energy sector to ESIG. Based in Colorado, she has worked across the national lab system, the U.S. Department…

The Energy Systems Integration Group will conduct an annual meeting of the membership, to be held at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ. The meeting will take place during the Spring Technical Workshop and will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The agenda for the meeting…

The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, has announced that Leo Jiang is joining its staff as Engineering Fellow. In addition to his role with ESIG, Jiang is the Director of Clarkson University’s Center for Electric Power System Research and is an Associate Professor…

  Earlier this week, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced the recipients of its 2025 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward the planning and operation of energy systems across multiple pathways…

The Energy Systems Integration Group will conduct an annual meeting of the membership, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, TX. The meeting will take place during the Spring Technical Workshop and will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. The agenda for the meeting is…

Reston, VA. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Gaps, Barriers, and Solutions to Demand Response Participation in Wholesale Markets, examining why demand response participation remains limited in wholesale markets and proposing actionable solutions to unlock its full potential. “Demand response has tremendous potential to help with long-term reliability needs…

Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Erik Ela has been contracted as the Group’s Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets.  In this role, Ela will provide support to ESIG’s System Operations and Market Design Working Group, which covers bulk power system operations, market design, integration of technologies, ancillary services, capacity markets, and…

Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Alex Shattuck has been hired as the Group’s Director of Grid Transformation. Shattuck joins ESIG after serving as Senior Engineer in Engineering & Security Integration with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) for two years.  In his new role, Shattuck will provide support to the Reliability Working…