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SUMMARY:2025 Spring Technical Workshop
DESCRIPTION:  \nPresentations from our 2025 Spring Technical Workshop held in Austin can be downloaded below. \nRecordings of workshop sessions are now available on the ESIG YouTube Channel. \n2025 Spring Technical Workshop Introduction / Opening Remarks\nOpening Remarks\nMark Ahlstrom\, NextEra Energy & ESIG Board of Directors’ President \nKeynote – Opportunities and Challenges in the Texas Power Grid – ERCOT Perspective\nVenkat Tirupati\, Vice President of Grid Transformation\, ERCOT \nIndustry Overview\nDebra Lew\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nOpening Plenary Session: Discussion on Large Loads – Challenges and Solutions\nSession Chair: Erik Ela\, Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets\, ESIG \nDownload Presentation\nAgee Springer\, Senior Manager\, Grid Interconnections\, ERCOT \nDownload Presentation\nJeff Bladen\, Head of Energy\, Verrus \nDownload Presentation\nKatelynn Vance\, Manager\, ET Planning & Strategic Initiatives\, Dominion Energy \nDownload Presentation\nAmanda King\, Director\, Interconnection and Planning\, EPE \nDownload Presentation\nBryn Baker\, Senior Director for Policy and Market Innovation\, Clean Energy Buyers Alliance \nSession 1A: Grid-forming Inverters\nSession Chairs: Andrew Isaacs\, Vice President\, Electranix and Lukas Unruh\, Power Systems Studies Engineer\, Electranix \nLarge AI-based Data Center Load Challenges (flicker and network reliability) and Mitigation Techniques Using GFM\nSam Maleki\, Director\, T&D Engineering and Consulting\, RMS Energy \nGFM IBR: Functional Specifications\, Simulation Strategies\, and Scenario Recommendations\nHossein Ashourian\, Power System Modeling and Simulation Specialist\, EMTP \nUtility-Scale Grid-Forming Projects & Lessons Learned\nSarah Walinga\, Staff Power Control Engineer\, Tesla and Ali Mohammadpour\, Staff Power Systems Engineer\, Tesla \nBenefits of GFM in Stability-constrained Areas\nDeepak Ramasubramanian\, Senior Technical Leader\, EPRI \nEstablishing Grid-Forming Capability Requirements at IESO: Motivation\, Development\, and Verification\nMohamed ElNozahy\, Engineering Manager\, IESO \nSession 1B: Demand Flexibility\nSession Chair: Alison Silverstein\, Consultant\, Alison Silverstein Consulting \nValue of Lost Load in Texas\nSanem Sergici\, Principal\, The Brattle Group \nVirtual Power Plant Study\nAngela Long\, Founder & CEO\, Rockcress Consulting \nThe Impact of Demand Flexibility in Wholesale Power Markets\nBeth Garza\, Senior Fellow\, R Street Institute \nDemand Flexibility from Small Retail Customers\nMichael Lee\, Former CEO\, Octopus Energy US \nSession 2A: Control Room of the Future and System Operations\nSession Chair: Aidan Tuohy\, Director\, EPRI \nEPRI Report\nJohn Simonelli\, CEO and Managing Director\, Flashover LLC \nOnline Stability Assessment\, Lessons Learned and Challenges\nVamsi Madam\, Manager of Real Time Grid Operations Support\, ERCOT \nInertia Monitoring in Hawaii and GFL vs GFM Contribution\nJin Tan\, Principal Engineer\, NREL \nInertia\, Oscillations\, System Strength Monitoring\nDuncan Burt\, Chief Strategic Officer\, Reactive Technologies \nSession 2B: DER Integration for Transmission and Distribution Services\nDER Integration for T&D Services\nSession Chair: Obadiah Bartholomy\, Manager\, Distributed Energy Strategy\, SMUD \nEmerging Issues for DER Grid Services in Deregulated Markets\nArushi Sharma Frank\, Founder and Principal\, Luminary Strategies \nGrid Services Compensation Fund\nJen Schilling\, Vice President\, Grid Modernization\, Eversource \nCase Studies of DER Management\nAstrid Atkinson\, CEO and Co-Founder\, Camus Energy \nSourcing DERs for Distribution Grid Services\nDarren Murtaugh\, Director\, Electric Distribution Strategy\, ICF \nSession 3A: FERC 901\nFERC 901 Milestone 3 – An Overview\nSession Chair: JP Skeath\, Manager\, Engineering & Security Integration\, NERC\n \nProject 2022-02 – Uniform Model Framework for IBRs\nJohn Schmall\, Transmission Planning\, ERCOT \nProject 2020-06 – Verification of Models and Data for Generators\nDavid Marshall\, SPC Transmission and Markets\, Southern Power \nProject 2021-01 – System Model Validation with IBRs\nHari Singh\, Core Electric Cooperative \nProject 2022-04 – Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) Modeling\nDan Kell\, Global Director\, eGrid\, Hatch Ltd \nSession 3B: Integrated Planning\nSession Chair: Liz Cook\, Vice President of Technical Strategy\, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies\n \nIntegration of High Levels of Clean Energy in China’s Northeast Power Grid of SGCC\nHuang Zhen\, Deputy Chief Engineer of State Grid Corporation of China & Director of Northeast Branch of State Grid Corporation of China \nTen-Year Network Development Plan 2024\nRalph Pfeiffer\, Head of System Development – International Planning Products\, Amprion (Germany) \nGrid of the Future: Optimizing Across T&D\nMark Schoenheider\, Manager\, Operations Strategy\, Planning Grid Technology and Modernization\, Xcel Energy \nSystem Expansion Modeling\nAaron Burdick\, Director\, Integrated System Planning\, E3 \nIntegrated Planning Guidebook\nCarlo Brancucci\, Co-founder and CEO\, encoord \nSession 4A: Oscillations and Stability\nSession Chair: Deepak Ramasubramanian\, Senior Technical Leader\, EPRI \nLarge Load Impact on Stability Limits\nYunzhi Cheng\, Manager\, Operations Stability Analysis\, ERCOT \nFeedback and Oscillations\nLingling Fan\, Professor\, University of South Florida \nInvestigation of Persistent Sub-synchronous Oscillations in the Netherlands\nAleksandar Boričić\, Dynamics & Stability Expert\, System Operations\, Tennet \nStability Screening Methods and EMT/PSSE Linkages\nMatt Richwine\, Founding Partner\, Telos and Nick Miller\, Principal\, Hickory Ledge \nSession 4B: Unlock Expansion of Grid to Facilitate Large Loads\nSession Chair: Jeff Bladen\, Head of Energy\, Verrus \nColocation of Generation and Large Loads\nKaren Onaran\, President and CEO\, ELCON \nProtection Settings and Studies for Co-located Load/Generation\nElliott Flick\, VP of Commercial Projects\, Constellation Energy \nNew Market Participation Model for Co-location\nSai Moorty\, Principal\, Market Design & Development\, ERCOT \nElectrification & System Integration of Industrial Heat\nMichael Walsh\, Business Advisor\, RedoxBlox (Ireland) \nSession 5A: Grid-Enhancing Technologies Case Studies\nSession Chair: James Okullo\, Director of Transmission Planning\, ESIG \nPower Flow Control Experience in Southern Company\nFranchesca Aponte\, Transmission Planning Project Manager\, Southern Company and Elizabeth Chase Battaglio\, Manager – Transmission Planning East\, Southern Company \nExperience with Dynamic Line Ratings at GRE\nMichael Craig\, Manager\, Energy Management Systems\, Great River Energy \nTopology Optimization Case Study at EDF Renewables\nAlexandra Miller\, Director\, Transmission Analytics & Policy\, EDF Renewables and Pablo Ruiz\, CEO\, NewGrid and Senior Consultant\, The Brattle Group \nThe Promise and Pitfalls of High Performance Conductors\nCasey Baker\, Senior Program Manager\, Transmission Projects\, GridLab  \nSession 5B: Improved Modeling for System Planners\nSession Chair: Josh Novacheck\, Electricity System Planning Engineer\, NextEra Energy \nIncorporating Stressful Grid Conditions for Reliable and Cost-Effective Electricity System Planning\nTrieu Mai\, Senior Energy Analyst\, NREL \nManaging Variability with High Fidelity Capacity Expansion\nRuss Philbrick\, CEO/CTO\, Polaris System Optimization \nIncorporation of Transmission Power Flow in Resource Adequacy Modeling\nKevin Carden\, President\, Astrape \nIterative Portfolio Optimization and Modeling Approaches for Planning\nDerek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos \nSession 6A: Transmission Planning\nSession Chair: Warren Lasher\, Lasher Energy \nProbabilistic Methods Applied to MISO’s LRTP Business Case\nArmando Figueroa-Acevedo\, Senior Engineer\, MISO  \nMeeting Accelerated Demand Growth in ERCOT with 765kV Transmission\nSun Wook Kang\, Senior Manager\, Dynamic Studies – Grid Planning\, ERCOT \nTransmission Value Assessment\nDev Millstein\, Staff Scientist\, LBNL \nIntegrating Siloes of Transmission Planning\nAhmed Rashwan\, Senior Director\, Transmission Planning and Operations\, Utilities\, EPE \nSession 6B: Resource Adequacy\nResource Adequacy: Introduction\nSession Chair: Tom Acker\, Sr. Principal Research Engineer\, SRP \nResource Adequacy in ERCOT\nJulie Jin\, Supervisor\, ERCOT \nClimate Change Implications for Resource Adequacy in the US Desert Southwest\nJon Cook\, Principal Resource Analyst\, SRP \nResource Adequacy Under System Transformation: Energy Storage\, Capacity Markets\, and Scarcity Pricing\nTodd Levin\, Electricity Markets Team Lead\, ANL \nZonal vs Nodal Reliability Analysis in NYISO\nAlex Rudkevich\, President\, Enelytix \nCause Evaluation of Load Loss Hours in Monte-Carlo Dispatch Simulations\nMax Muller\, Engineer for Energy Economic Scenarios\, TransnetBW GmbH (Germany) \nSession 7: Closing Plenary Session: Scale\, Speed and Supply Chains\nDownload Presentation\nSession Chair: Steve Martz\, Vice President\, Integrated Planning\, Xcel Energy\n \nDownload Presentation\nDamir Novosel\, President\, Quanta Technologies \nDownload Presentation\nJohn Francis\, Business Transformation Partner\, ScottMadden \nDownload Presentation\nKevin Jacobs\, Director\, Supply Chain Consulting\, Wood Mackenzie \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/2025-spring-technical-workshop/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Austin\, 208 Barton Springs Rd\, Austin\, TX\, 78704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,ESIG Workshops
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SUMMARY:2025 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Members of the ESIG O&M Users Group are invited to attend the 2025 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa in Denver\, Colorado. \nThe meeting will feature a pre-meeting workshop\, plenary session and manufacturer-specific roundtables. The roundtables provide the opportunity for frank and open discussion among users who share their information\, knowledge and experience. As a reminder\, participation in the roundtables is limited to employees of ESIG member organizations that own\, operate\, or maintain wind generation or solar equipment. \nBelow you’ll find information on accommodations. We encourage you to make your reservation as soon as possible. If your plans change\, you can always cancel your reservation with the hotel up to 72 hours prior to your scheduled arrival without penalty. \n \n  \n\n\n \n \n\nPre-Meeting Workshop: Operating Practices Guidebook\nESIG is coordinating an expansion and revision of the Operating Practices Guidebook in 2025. There will be a workshop held on Monday 1pm – 5pm for anyone who is interested in supporting the effort. No commitment is required. All volunteer authors and reviewers are strongly encouraged to attend. And we still have open spots for more volunteers! Reach out to brooke@esig.energy for more information. \nTour: Vestas Nacelles Factory\nMonday\, March 31\, 2025\, noon – 3:00 PM \nFully operational since 2010\, the Nacelles Factory in Brighton proudly manufactures nacelles and hubs for wind turbines in 265\,000 square feet of building space. \nTransportation for the tour will leave the Brown Palace hotel at 12PM on Monday March 31st\, and return to the hotel before 3PM. If you plan to rideshare to the facility from the airport\, please let Brooke know so we can ensure you will have a spot back to the hotel. \nWe want to emphasize that this is different from the original schedule\, if you signed up for the tour and will no longer be able to attend\, send Brooke an email in order to issue a refund. \nOpening Plenary: Solar\nIn an ESIG O&M first\, solar is taking over the plenary session!   We will have three presenters to discuss lessons learned with solar O&M\, including module failure modes and serial defects\, lessons learned with solar O&M\, and specific recommendations related to module replacement.  We also have a special fourth speaker to discuss (drumroll please…) battery storage!  We’ll hear about a case study on capacity and round-trip efficiency tests\, and learn a bit about BESS O&M along the way.  Come join us for our first solar + storage session! \nTech Talks\nTwo practical roundtable discussions on gearboxes\, including uptower gearbox inspection\, gear oil sampling do’s/don’ts\, understanding oil analysis reports\, and follow up actions.  These sessions will be in roundtable format to allow for a dialogue with all attendees\, led by industry experts on TCM\, benchmarking\, oil testing\, and gearbox repair. \nAbout the Roundtables\nThe heart of the meeting consists of manufacturer-specific roundtables for user group members only. The format consists of open discussions\, moderated by Roundtable Chairpersons\, centered on a specific wind turbine component or specific model of wind turbine. The Roundtables provide the opportunity for frank and open discussion among users\, who share their information\, knowledge and experience. \nParticipation in the Roundtables is limited to employees of ESIG member organizations that own\, operate\, or maintain wind generation equipment. \n\n\n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n  \n\n \n \nThe host hotel for the fall event is the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa. \nThe special ESIG room rate is $249 per night. The deadline to make your reservation is March 10\, 2025. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM \nPlease Note: We have a limited amount of rooms available at the government per diem rate. If you need a room at this rate\, please contact Brooke Brown at brooke@esig.energy to make arrangements. \n\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/2025-spring-om-meeting/
LOCATION:The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa\, 321 17th Street\, Denver\, 80202
CATEGORIES:Conference,ESIG Workshops
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