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SUMMARY:Webinar: Grid Stability Services - A Demonstration to Quantify How Much is Needed\, How Much is Provided\, and How it will Change
DESCRIPTION:Download the Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nQ&A Responses \n  \n \nFeatured Speakers:  Matthew Richwine\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy; Nick Miller\, Principal\, HickoryLedge LLC; Deepak Ramasubramanian\, Senior Technical Leader\, EPRI \nWebinar Abstract: As the grid transitions from synchronous machinery to inverter-based resources\, the grid services that power systems need to be stable won’t change\, but the way we define and measure those services will change — and it’s more than just inertia. This webinar covers the grid stability services framework that was introduced in 2024\, and presents the results from applying the framework to quantify the services on a current system. We also present how those services change in high grid-forming and high grid-following IBR futures to enable planners and operators to determine how much stability services they have and what they need. \nAbout the Speakers:\nMatthew Richwine is a founding partner of Telos Energy and is a leader in power systems engineering\, power electronic controls\, and system stability. For over fifteen years\, he has been designing\, testing\, and analyzing thermal and renewable power generation equipment and studying the stability of power systems ranging from tens of megawatts to tens of gigawatts. Prior to founding Telos Energy\, Matthew worked for General Electric in its Energy Consulting department\, most recently as the Senior Manager of the Renewables and Controls team. In that role\, he led a team in the development of new control systems for power converters and transmission planning models for GE’s Renewables business. \nNick Miller is an internationally known power system engineer\, with specialty in integration of wind and solar generation to bulk power systems. He consults and is currently conducting research on bulk grid stability for US ISOs and TOs.  He spent 3/8 of a century with GE.  He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering\, an IEEE Life Fellow\, a NY P.E.\, and a Distinguished Member of CIGRE.  He authored 20 US patents\, has over 180 publications with over 8\,000 citations and is the recipient of GE’s Edison Award\, CIGRE’s Philip Sporn Award\, the IEEE Ramakumar Renewable Energy Award\, and is a Lifetime Member of ESIG. \nDeepak Ramasubramanian is currently a Senior Technical Leader at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). His work at EPRI includes development of new and improved mathematical models and processes\, for the large electric power system\, to represent the behavior of inverter interfaced generation sources\, and loads\, and evaluation and development of transmission planning criteria including uncertainty of sources and loads. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Associate Director\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-grid-stability-services/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Gaps\, Barriers\, and Solutions to Demand Response Participation in Wholesale Markets
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\n \nFeatured Speakers: Derek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy; Jill Powers\, Sector Policy Manager\, CAISO; Ben Pickard\, Vice President\, Corporate Development\, CPower; Ryan Hledik\, Principal\, The Brattle Group \nWebinar Abstract: Join us for a webinar on Gaps\, Barriers\, and Solutions to Demand Response Participation in Wholesale Markets\, where Derek Stenclik (Telos Energy) will present key findings and actionable recommendations from ESIG’s latest report on demand response. Despite its critical role in grid reliability and price stability\, demand response participation in wholesale markets remains limited—this session will explore why and how to unlock its full potential. Following the presentation\, a panel of industry experts – including Jill Powers (CAISO)\, Ben Pickard (CPower) and Ryan Hledik (Brattle) will discuss challenges\, best practices\, and policy solutions to expand demand response integration. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with experts and explore strategies to enhance grid flexibility through demand response. \nAbout the Speakers:\n \nDerek Stenclik is a founding partner of Telos Energy and is an industry leader in power grid planning\, operations\, and reliability. He has over a decade of experience helping clients across the electric power industry navigate evolving markets\, adapt to rapidly changing technologies\, and accelerate clean energy integration. He is a recognized expert on wind and solar integration\, battery energy storage\, and grid planning. He is passionate about guiding the development of the future power grid and accelerating renewable energy adoption. \nPrior to founding Telos Energy\, Derek spent eight years in GE Power’s Energy Consulting department\, most recently as the Senior Manager of Power System Strategy. In that role he supported global clients across the energy industry\, including utilities\, grid operators\, developers\, equity investors\, and NGOs. He also provided power market expertise across GE’s portfolio of businesses\, including the GE Power\, Renewables and Capital divisions. \nDerek graduated with an M.S. degree in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University\, with a concentration in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. He also holds a B.A. in International Relations from the State University of New York\, College at Geneseo\, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. \nJill Powers has over 20 years of experience at the California ISO during which she has held a variety of leadership positions supporting grid and market operations including early design of energy markets facilitated by the organization. \nAs a demand response and distributed energy resource Sector Manager\, her current focus is on policy and modeling development advancing these resources in the CAISO wholesale markets further enabling diverse technology participation. \nMost recently she was a leader in the CAISO’s successful compliance filing to FERC order 2222\, achieving the distinction of being the first ISO/RTO to comply with the order.  Prior policy development achievements included completing the Distributed Energy Resource Provider (DERP) and Energy Storage/Distributed Energy Resource (ESDER) policy initiatives progressing CAISO tariff and market infrastructure supporting DER aggregations and energy storage technologies ability to provide services in the wholesale markets. \nJill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. \nBen Pickard manages strategy and M&A for CPower\, the US Demand Response (DR) and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) market leader with 7 GW of flexible capacity under management. CPower offers energy users and distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators a single access point to engage and monetize their DERs in markets and programs across the US—creating scaled\, diversified VPPs that strengthen the grid when and where it’s needed most. Prior\, Ben was a Director at National Grid\, where he developed and executed strategic partnerships and $200M+ in new investments in DERs\, renewables\, and venture-backed technology. His market and policy analysis on DERs and electric utilities has appeared in Greentech Media and the New York Times. Ben holds an AB magna cum laude in Social Studies from Harvard and lives in New York City. \nRyan Hledik is a Principal of The Brattle Group.   His consulting practice focuses on regulatory\, planning\, and strategy matters related to emerging energy technologies and policies. Mr. Hledik’s work on the grid edge has been cited in federal and state regulatory decisions\, as well as by Forbes\, National Geographic\, The New York Times\, NPR\, and The Washington Post. He has published more than 30 articles on electricity matters\, presented at industry events in 10 countries\, given lectures on distributed grid economics at Penn\, Stanford\, and Yale\, and served on the advisory boards of a demand flexibility startup and an energy storage trade association.  Ryan received his M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University\, and his B.S. in Applied Science from the University of Pennsylvania. \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-gaps-barriers-solutions/
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SUMMARY:Advanced Integrated Planning Tools Virtual Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The session is sponsored by Breakthrough Energy and follows onto the Integrated System Planing Workshop in October of 2024 in Providence\, RI\, as well as the System Expansion Modeling Virtual Workshop in November of 2024. Building on the prior Integrated Planning Forums\, this deep dive workshop will present current tools that enable integrated planning and examine some case studies applying the tools. \n\nAdvanced Integrated Planning Tools Virtual Workshop Agenda\nMonday\, April 28\n2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET \nIntegrated System Planning – The Long and the Short of it (Capacity Expansion to Nodal Analysis)\nGrant Thain\, VP\, Product Management\, Energy Exemplar \nSAInt: A Software Solution for Coordinating Economic and Reliability Planning Across Generation\, Transmission\, and Distribution\nCarlo Brancucci\, CEO\, encoord and Wallace Kenyon\, Chief Product Officer\, encoord \nThe Unrecognized Potential of Integrated System Planning\nRuss Philbrick\, CEO/CTO\, Polaris Systems Optimization \nEnabling Integrated Planning with Open-source Software\nClayton Barrows\, Senior Research Engineer and Group Manager\, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/advanced-ip-tools-workshop/
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SUMMARY:ESIG LLTF Webinar: Study Concepts for Large Data Center Loads
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Isaacs\n**PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A MEMBERS-ONLY WEBINAR** \nWebinar materials can be found here. \nFeatured Speaker: Andrew Isaacs\, Vice President\, Electranix \nAbout the Webinar: The fast advent of large data center loads has caught the power systems community largely off guard\, with new and important dynamic behaviors opening up the bulk power system to serious reliability risks.  This presentation will highlight urgent study considerations from the perspective of transmission planners charged with system reliability\, including evaluation of potential synchronous generator damage\, dealing with the potential increase in harmonic issues through the grid\, degradation of system damping\, and the need for new approaches to system voltage control.  A discussion of system modeling categories will be presented summarizing which models will be needed for each type of concern\, as well as some general suggestions for load entities overwhelmed with data requests. \nAbout the Speaker: Andrew Isaacs is Vice President at Electranix Corporation\, where he has been for over 20 years. He currently specializes in renewable interconnections\, weak grid and SSO issues\, grid-forming inverter application and specification\, large load interconnections\, as well as large scale EMT system modelling and process implementation. Additional current efforts include specification and support for FACTs\, training for utility planners\, and study team leadership. Andrew obtained his M.Sc.(EE) from the University of Manitoba\, Canada. He is an active participant in working groups through NERC\, CIGRE\, ESIG\, and the IEEE. \nRegistration Cost: FREE for ESIG Members \nQ&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/lltf-webinar-study-concepts-large-data-center-loads/
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Operational Policy Roadmap 2025 to 2035
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\n \nFeatured Speakers: Dave McGowan\, Head of Future Power Systems\, SONI and Simon Tweed\, Manager\, Future Operations Policy\, EirGrid \nWebinar Abstract: EirGrid (the TSO of Ireland) and SONI (the TSO of Northern Ireland) are currently operating the power system on the Island of Ireland with up to 75% of demand being met by wind and other non-synchronous\, renewable\, generation sources.  The TSOs have ambitious plans to increase this limit further\, and evolve other operational policies\, to facilitate increased penetration of non-synchronous\, renewable\, generation and achieve decarbonisation targets in the electricity sector.  These plans are set out in the TSOs’ updated ‘Operational Policy Roadmap 2025 to 2035’.  This document reflects on the current state of implementation\, new initiatives\, challenges\, updated policies and targets out to 2035\, which will be covered in the webinar. \nAbout the Speakers:\nDave McGowan is the Head of Future Power Systems in SONI\, having previously held the role of Head of Power System Insights and Research for EirGrid Group. He has over 20 years of experience in the electricity industry and academia. Dave’s function is responsible for energy economics and future operational policy\, leading on the long-term power system adequacy planning studies for the TSO at a local and at a European level\, as well as the coordination of SONI’s innovation and research strategy\, including engagement with academia and industry. Dave is a member of the System Development Committee within the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSOE). \nSimon Tweed has over 25 years’ experience working in the electricity industry in both transmission and distribution system planning\, power system operations and market design. Simon has been responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of EirGrid’s National Control Centre (NCC) which is responsible for the real-time operation of the transmission system in Ireland and facilitating world-leading levels of non-synchronous renewable generation on the power system.  Simon is now manager of EirGrid’s Future Operations Policy team that is leading the development of operational solutions that will allow Ireland to achieve its ambitious renewable energy integration targets. \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-ireland-and-northern-ireland-roadmap/
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