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March 2021
2021 Spring Technical Workshop
The 2021 Spring Technical Workshop will be held online with sessions beginning on March 2 and closing on April 8. Below you will find a list of the scheduled session topics, speaker/presentation information and registration links for each session. Please note, all sessions are FREE to attend. Opening Session and Keynote Comments - VIEW SESSION Tuesday, March 2 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (US-EST) Chair: Mark Ahlstrom (@markahlstrom), President, ESIG Board of Directors, NextEra Energy Resources Introduction Mark Ahlstrom (@markahlstrom), President,…
Find out more »G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Going the Distance: Moving AC Power from Large Inverter-Based Generation Pockets to Load Centers
Going the Distance: Moving AC Power from Large Inverter-Based Generation Pockets to Load Centers Download Presentation View Recording Download Q&A Featured Speakers: Nick Miller, Principal, HickoryLedge LLC & Matthew Richwine, Founding Partner, Telos Energy Nick Miller Nick Miller recently retired from GE after 3/8 century of experience and research on bulk power systems. He has lectured on Wind and Solar Power integration to governments and institutions in more than three dozen countries. He currently provides consulting expertise to a variety…
Find out more »2021 Spring Operations and Maintenance Users Group Meeting
The 2021 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting will be held online with the Opening Plenary Session scheduled for Monday, March 15. Members-only roundtable sessions will begin mid-March and conclude at the end of April. Below you will find the schedule of sessions, along with corresponding registration links for each. As we add additional roundtable sessions they will be included below. If you have any questions, please let us know at info@esig.energy. Opening Plenary Session Performance Analytics for Wind and Solar…
Find out more »Reliability Working Group Spring 2021 Session
The Reliability Working Group will hold an online session on Wednesday, March 17, 3:30 – 5:30 pm (eastern US). The focus of the session will be on the working group’s High Share of Inverter-Based Generation Task Force and continue developing the whitepaper on Power System Needs with High Share of Inverter Based Resources and Grid Forming Inverter Technology. The purpose of the paper is to discuss system needs, grid forming technology and control methods, share international projects where grid forming technology has been…
Find out more »Webinar: Role of Transmission in Deep Decarbonization
Download Presentation View Session Recording Download Q&A Featured Speaker: Dr. Christopher Clack, Founder & CEO, Vibrant Clean Energy Webinar Abstract: Recently many studies have explored the requirements for a clean electricity and energy system across the United States (and globally). These studies typically focus on the generation and demand, which are fundamental components for cleaning the electricity and energy system. This webinar will focus on the role of transmission and how its importance is inextricably linked to lower cost clean…
Find out more »April 2021
System Operation & Market Design Working Group Spring 2021 Session
The System Operation & Market Design Working Group will hold an online session on Thursday, April 15, 3:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern US). Topic: Using Advanced Forecasts for Operating the Power Grid Renewable forecasts have been used for operating the bulk power system for more than 15 years, and load forecasts for many decades. Until recently, forecasts have tended to be deterministic, representing the ‘best guess’ of expected behavior for the time period. More advanced methods that explicitly represent uncertainty have recently begun…
Find out more »Webinar: Unlocking Interconnection Queues with Grid-Enhancing Technologies
Download Presentation View Session Recording Download Q&A Featured Speakers: Jay Caspary, Vice President, Grid Strategies; Bruce Tsuchida, Principal, The Brattle Group Webinar Abstract: How much renewable energy integration can Grid Enhancing Technologies accelerate in five years, and how much savings can that provide? More importantly, why aren’t we already using these technologies more widely on the grid? Answer these questions and more with Jay Caspary, Vice President of Grid Strategies, and Bruce Tsuchida, Principal at the Brattle Group. Mr. Caspary…
Find out more »May 2021
G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Is “Grid Forming” Enough: What Do Electricity Grids Need From IBR?
Download Presentation View Session Q&A Recap Is “Grid Forming” Enough: What Do Electricity Grids Need From IBR? Wednesday, May 12 - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (eastern US) Featured Speaker: Tim Green, Professor, Co-Director of the Energy Futures Laboratory (EFL), Imperial College London Tim C Green received a B.Sc.(Eng) from Imperial College London, UK in 1986 and a Ph.D. from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK in 1990. He is a Professor of Electrical Power Engineering at Imperial College London, and Co-Director of…
Find out more »System Planning Working Group Spring 2021 Session
The System Planning Working Group will meet on Thursday, May 13 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. EDT) to discuss different approaches to calculating the benefits of transmission. Speakers from MISO, ERCOT, and Siemens PTI will offer opening remarks and take questions on their experience in system planning. The meeting will focus on facilitating a conversation between the panelists and among members. Participants are encouraged to turn their camera on and participate during the question and discussion periods. By the end of…
Find out more »Webinar: Open Networks Project – Extracting Flexibility from DER
Download Presentation View Webinar Recording Download Q&A Webinar Abstract: Launched in 2017, ENA’s Open Networks Project is laying the foundations of a smart, flexible energy system in Great Britain. Through the work over the years, the project has introduced real momentum into the transition to Distribution System Operation and is playing a key role in enabling local markets for flexibility. With over 2.9GW of flexibility planned for tender by Distribution networks in 2021 in Great Britain, the Open Networks Project…
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