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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: P2X and Future Sector Coupling in Denmark
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nAnders Bavnhøj Hansen\nFeatured Speaker: Anders Bavnhøj Hansen\, Chief Engineer\, Energinet \nWebinar Abstract: Denmark aims to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2045\, with a power system based on renewables by 2030. Wind and solar capacities are expected to increase more than fivefold over the next decade\, providing the electricity needed for the electrification of transport and heating\, and supporting new large Power-to-X plants. This system will feature a significant amount of power-electronic interfaced production and consumption\, fundamentally changing its dynamics. Energinet is responsible for the power\, gas\, and upcoming hydrogen systems in Denmark\, and thus for developing a highly integrated and sector-coupled energy system. This presentation will discuss the necessary system development and R&D pathways to facilitate this transition. \nAbout the Speaker: Anders Bavnhøj Hansen is Chief Engineer in the department of system development at Energinet (TSO for power\, gas and hydrogen in Denmark). His fields of expertise are strategic planning of integrated energy systems and R&D strategy development. He has been working at Energinet for more than 10 years and before that worked with the energy system analysis team at the Danish Energy Agency and with power system analysis at ABB Corporate Research in Sweden. \nModerator: Erik Ela\, Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets\, 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-p2x-future-sector-coupling/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T160000
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SUMMARY:ESIG LLTF Webinar: Battery Energy Storage Applications at Data Centers – Tesla’s Perspective
DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A MEMBERS-ONLY WEBINAR** \nWebinar materials can be found here. \nFeatured Speakers: Sean Jones\, Staff Business Development Manager\, Megapack\, Tesla; Sai Gopal Vennelaganti\, Power Systems Product Lead\, Tesla \nAbout the Webinar: In this webinar Tesla will cover BESS (battery energy storage system) use cases it is seeing as common at data centers\, with a key focus on smoothing variable AI power loads\, Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) support\, enabling ‘flexible’ grid connections with BESS\, and back up power. \nAbout the Speakers: Sean Jones leads Tesla’s Megapack at data center business development efforts where he focuses on building partnerships with data center operators\, developers\, regulators\, and utilities. His work spans both Tesla’s current product offerings and the development of new solutions tailored to the evolving needs of the industry. \nSai Gopal Vennelaganti serves as the Power Systems Product Lead at Tesla\, where he leads model development and controller-hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) teams. His role focuses on aligning product development with evolving grid code requirements and advancing innovative applications in power system technologies. \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-bess-applications-tesla/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Integrated Planning: Foundations\, Optimization\, Guidebook
DESCRIPTION:Download A. Burdick Presentation \nDownload J. Kravits Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q+A Responses \n\n \nFeatured Speakers: Aaron Burdick\, Director of Integrated System Planning\, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) and Jacob Kravits\, Research and Development Lead\, encoord \nWebinar Abstract: Join us for this webinar covering highlights from ESIG’s latest reports on Integrated Planning.  Aaron Burdick will present key findings from two upcoming ESIG reports: Foundations of Integrated Planning and\, Optimization for Integrated Electricity System Planning.  Jacob Kravits will present key findings from the upcoming Integrated Planning Guidebook. \nIntegrated Planning is a comprehensive energy system planning approach that coordinates across systems to develop affordable\, reliable\, and robust investment plans.  A four-part integrated planning framework is presented in the foundations paper.  The optimization paper explores the benefits of full-system capacity expansion optimization including the potential for endogenous identification of integrated planning solutions\, lower-cost integrated system plans\, and fewer iterations between planning models. The guidebook presents a practical approach that organizes integrated planning across four primary planning areas: generation\, transmission\, distribution\, and customer planning. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to engage with the lead authors of these upcoming Integrated Planning reports. \nAbout the Speakers: Aaron Burdick is a Director in E3’s Integrated System Planning practice area\, focused on electricity system planning\, utility strategy\, and market design. At E3\, he has led long-term capacity expansion\, resource adequacy\, and production cost modeling projects in California\, Hawaii\, the Pacific Northwest\, the Midwest\, and the Caribbean. Aaron currently leads E3’s thought leadership on integrated system planning\, including E3’s whitepaper released in 2024 and E3’s ongoing coordination of the ESIG Integrated Planning task force. Before E3\, Aaron worked at ICF\, PG&E\, and various non-profit organizations. He has an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Atmosphere and Energy) from Stanford University and a BS in Environmental Studies from the University of California\, Santa Barbara. \nJacob Kravits leads Research and Development at encoord\, where he focuses on integrating cutting-edge Data Science\, Decision Making\, and Power System Planning concepts into SAInt. Driven by a passion for turning data into actionable decisions\, he has led open-source data visualization projects and published award-winning research in machine learning. Jacob holds a BS from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder\, where his research focused on balancing the often-competing objectives of water and energy systems. \nModerator: Matt Schuerger\, Senior Fellow\, 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-integrated-planning/
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SUMMARY:2025 Forecasting & Markets Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Presentations from our 2025 Forecasting & Markets Workshop held in Nashville can be downloaded below. \nRecordings of workshop sessions will soon be available on the ESIG YouTube Channel. \nTutorial: System Operations in the US and Europe\nThe Tutorial covers the following topics: \n\nOverview of Information Flow and Decision-making in Typical Grid Operation Environments\nOverview of Market Operations Processes\nSensitivity of Operation/Markets to Meteorological and Other Information\n\nSpeakers include: \nErik Ela\, Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets\, ESIG\nYonghong Chen\, Chief Scientist\, Grid Planning and Analysis Center\, NREL\nJean Gillain\, Business Development Manager – APAC & ME\, N-SIDE \nDOWNLOAD TUTORIAL PRESENTATIONS \n\nIntroduction/Opening Remarks\nOpening Remarks\nMark Ahlstrom\, NextEra Energy & ESIG Board of Directors’ President \nIndustry Overview\nDebra Lew\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nOpening Plenary Session: Recent Advancements in Wind\, Solar and Load Forecasting\nSession Chair: Jeff Freedman\, Research Faculty\, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center\,  SUNY at Albany \nWhat’s Needed for Best Practice Forecasts\nSue Ellen Haupt\, Senior Scientist\, Research Applications Laboratory\, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research \nNOAA Regional Models (HRRR\, RRFSv1\, RRFSv2) status in 2025\nStan Benjamin\, Senior Scientist\, NOAA (retired) \nProbabilistic PV Forecasts – Fleet Ramp Rates and Minimizing Asymmetric Costs\nThomas Haley\, Lead Data Scientist\, Clean Power Research \nRecent Advancements in Wind\, Solar and (Load) Forecasting\nLars Rohwer\, Senior Meteorologist\, energy and meteo systems GmbH (Germany) \nSession 2A: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Forecasting\nSession Chair: Justin Sharp\, Senior Technical Leader\, EPRI \nOverview of AI Weather Predictions – How Does it Work and What are The Implications to Power System Applications\nSue Ellen Haupt\, Senior Scientist\, Research Applications Laboratory\, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research \nSubseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting Advances Using Machine Learning Methods\nKarl Critz\, CTO\, Salient Predictions \nComparison of AI Weather Predictions and Traditional Numerical Weather Predictions\nJared Lee\, Project Scientist\, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research \nLet’s Not Forget About Machine Learning – Forecasting Beyond the AI Buzz\nAndrew Akman\, Principal Data Scientist for Operational Forecasting\, AEMO (Australia) \nSession 2B: Evolving Capacity Markets and their Value in Achieving Resource Adequacy\nSession Chair: Bethany Frew\, Group Manager\, NREL\n \nJHU Performance for Capacity Markets\nBen Hobbs\, Deputy Chair\, Dept. Environmental Health & Engineering\, Johns Hopkins University\, and Chair\, CAISO Market Surveillance Committee \nMISO’s Reliability-based Demand Curve\nZhaoxia Xie\, Director – Market Design and Development\, MISO \nCapacity Market Reforms at ISO New England\nTongxin Zheng\, Chief Technologist\, ISO New England \nSession 3A: New Forecasting Methods and Integration of Forecasts into Operations and Markets\nSession Chair: David Larson\, Senior Team Leader\, EPRI \nWhy Forecasts were Off in February 2025 in the South\nJeff Baskin\, Senior Technical Analyst/Meteorologist\, Southwest Power Pool \nAlternative Forecast Error Metrics\nWill Hobbs\, Renewable Energy and Storage R&D\, Southern Company \nForecasting Data Center Load for Operations\nMarija Marković\, Power System Engineer\, EPRI \nERCOT Forecasting Large Load Behavior in Operations\nLuke Butler\, Manager for Forecasting & Analysis\, ERCOT \nFrom Forecasts\, Procurements to Operations: Perspective of a Community Choice Aggregator\nGabriel Head\, CAISO Day Ahead Manager\, Ava Community Energy \nSession 3B: Long Duration Energy Storage: Operations\, Value and Accreditation\nSession Chair: Mahika Sri Krishna\, Senior Research Analyst\, Long Duration Energy Storage Council \nOperations\, Optimization and Dispatch of TVA Hydro\nGabe Miller\, Hydrologist\, TVA \nOpportunities and Valuation for Pumped Storage Hydropower: Case Study with Tennessee Valley Authority\nStuart Cohen\, Electric Systems Modeler\, NREL \nChallenges Assessing the Contribution and Accreditation of Long Duration Energy Storage to System Adequacy\nDonny Holaschutz\, Energy and Sustainability Consultant – Managing Partner\, inodú \nAccreditation for Long Duration Energy Storage in Hawaii\nRyan Deyoe\, Power Markets Specialist\, Telos Energy \nSession 4A: Advancements in Forecasting: From DERs and Data Centers to New Methods for Wind and Solar Forecasting\nSession Chair: Jon Black\, Manager\, Advanced Forecasting and Analytics\, ISO New England \nNERC Reliability Guidelines for DER Forecasting Practices\nShayan Rizvi\, Senior Engineer\, Northeast Power Coordinating Council \nDER Impacts on Load Forecasts\nAmir Javanbakht\, Senior Analyst Load Forecasting\, Clean Power Alliance \nForecasting of Electrification and Data Centers\nFarnaz Farzan\, Principal Advisor\, Team Lead\, Quanta Technology \nImproved Short-term Forecasting with Skycams and LIDAR\nLars Rohwer\, Senior Meteorologist\, energy and meteo systems GmbH (Germany) \nSession 4B: Integrating Electric Storage Resources into Electricity Markets: Enhancements to Improve Efficiency and Reliability\nSession Chair: Todd Levin\, Electricity Markets Team Lead\, Argonne National Laboratory \nEnergy Storage in Electricity Markets: A Roadmap\nSerena Patel\, Energy Research Associate\, The Brattle Group \nReal-time Co-optimization Plus Batteries\nKenneth Ragsdale\, Principal\, ERCOT \nContract Design for Storage in Electricity Markets\nFarhad Billimoria\, Head of Research-West\, Aurora Energy Research \nHow Can Energy Storage Best Participate in Electricity Markets?\nGary Cate\, Principal Director\, Energy Markets\, Fluence \nSession 5A: Utility\, ISO & Meteorology Probabilistic Forecasting Developments\nSession Chair: Nitika Mago\, Senior Manager\, Electric Grid Operations\, ERCOT \nProbabilistic Forecasting Developments in CAISO\nRebecca Webb\, Manager of Operational Forecasting\, CAISO \nUpdate on Probabilistic Near-term Uncertainty & Risk Assessments at ERCOT\nRiaz Khan\, Senior Operations Engineer\, ERCOT \nWhat’s New With Probabilistic Forecast Development – Meteorologist Perspective\nCraig Collier\, Chief Meteorologist\, Head of Operations\, Energy Forecasting Solutions\, LLC \nProbabilistic Day-Ahead Forecasting of Wind\, Solar and Load\nRanjit Deshmukh\, Associate Professor\, University of California at Santa Barbara\nGuillermo Terren-Serrano\, Postdoctoral Scholar\, University of California at Santa Barbara \nSession 5B: Dynamic Operating Reserve Methods: Forecasting Reserve for Improved Operations\nSession Chair: Jimmy Nelson\, Director\, Energy & Environmental Economics \nSecondary Reserves and How to Procure Them – A Comparison of Denmark and Vietnam\nBa Hoai Nguyen\, Deputy Manager\, NSMO (Vietnam)\nUlrik Møller\, Senior Economist\, Energinet (Denmark) \nRegulation Reserve Forecasting in MISO\nChristine Ross\, Lead\, Markets Research and Development\, MISO \nUncertainty Reserve in NYISO\nFrankie Biancardi\, Market Design Specialist\, NYISO \nDynamic Dimensioning in the Netherlands\nGiancarlo Marzano\, Senior Account Management Lead\, N-SIDE \nSession 6A: Emerging Forecasting Applications\nSession Chair: Adria Brooks\, Director of Transmission Planning\, Grid Strategies \nNew Developments in the Application of Weather Information in Electric Grid Analysis – Power Flow\nTom Overbye\, Professor\, Texas A&M \nProjecting Water Availability and Drought Risk for Hydropower\nShih-Chieh Kao\, Program Manager\, Water Power Program\, Oak Ridge National Laboratory \nWind Forecasting for Dynamic Line Ratings\nJake Gentle\, Program Manager\, Secure Renewables & Grid Integration\, Idaho National Laboratory \nA New Approach for Grid-Wide Wind Measurement with Embedded Optical Fibers\nTiffany Menhorn\, Vice President\, North America\, Prisma Photonics \nVietnam’s Renewable Revolution: Solutions with Satellite Image\, Forecasting Combination\, and AGC\nBa Hoai Nguyen\, Deputy Manager\, NSMO (Vietnam) \nSession 6B: The Increasing Need And Value For Long- And Short-Term Price Forecasts\nSession Chair: Robin Hytowitz\, Program Lead\, Electricity Markets\, EPRI \nShort to Long-Term Power Forecasting Solutions\nScott Bruns\, Director\, US Power Markets\, Enverus \nThe Increasing Need And Value For Long- And Short-Term Price Forecasts\nJennifer Newman\, Vice President of Research\, REsurety \nThe Increasing Need and Value of Long- and Short-term Price Forecasts\nMcKenzie Fowler\, Director\, Energy Modeling\, PowerIntel \nLong- And Short-Term Price Forecasting\nNorm Richardson\,President & Founder\, EnCompass \nSession 7A: Weather\, Extreme Events and Resilience\nSession Chair: Allison Campbell\, Power Systems Data Scientist\, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory \nReliability\, Resilience and Extreme Weather\nMaria Kachadurian\, Senior Analyst\, Performance Analysis\, NERC \nProbabilistic Time Series Modeling for Improving Grid Reliability\nChris Hayes\, Principal Meteorologist\, DNV \nHigh-resolution Time Series Weather and Energy Modeling: a Utility Grid Planning Example\nRob Cirincione\, CEO\, Sunairio \nDownscaled Earth System Model Data for Resilient Energy System Planning\nGrant Buster\, Data Scientist\, NREL \nIncorporating Multivariate Weather Hazards into System Planning with Long Duration Energy Storage\nNeal Mann\, Energy Systems Engineer\, Argonne National Laboratory \nSession 7B: Technology Neutrality and Market Participation Models\nSession Chair: Paul Sotkiewicz\, President and Founder\, E-Cubed Policy Associates \nMarket Participation Models\nGabe Murtaugh\, Director of Market Development\, Hydrostor \nTechnology-Neutral (Resource-agnostic) Markets – Why Have We Gotten RTO Capacity Markets So Mixed Up?\nMichael Milligan\, GridLab \nSouthwest Power Pool Market Participation Models\nDaniel Harless\, Lead Engineer\, Market Development\, SPP \nZach Ming\, Partner\, Energy & Environmental Economics \nUniversal Participation Model Redux\nMark Ahlstrom\, Vice President of Renewable Energy Policy\, NextEra Energy Resources \nTechnology Agnostic Participation Options in Electricity Markets\nErik Ela\, Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets\, ESIG
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/2025-forecasting-markets-workshop/
LOCATION:Doubletree by Hilton – Nashville Downtown\, 315 4th Ave. North\, Nashville\, TN\, 37219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,ESIG Workshops
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SUMMARY:June 2025 i2X FIRST Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Download the Presentations\nWatch the Recording \nIBR Modeling and NERC Milestone 3 Standards  \nMark your calendar and join us for the next i2X FIRST Season 2 meeting on Tuesday\, June 24 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET. This meeting will focus on topics related to IBR Modeling and NERC Milestone 3 Standards (related to FERC Order 901). \nMEETING AGENDA \n\nMeeting Introduction:  Julia Matevosyan\, ESIG\nNERC Progress Update on Milestone 3 Projects: Sandhya Madan\, NERC\nCurrent State of IBR Modeling in North America: Miguel Cova Acosta\, Vestas\nLegacy IBR Plant Modeling: Andrew Isaacs\, Electranix
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/june-2025-i2x-first-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250630T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T075006
CREATED:20250606T222901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T214645Z
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SUMMARY:ESIG LLTF Webinar: Climbing a Mountain of Load Requests
DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A MEMBERS-ONLY WEBINAR** \nWebinar materials can be found here. \nFeatured Speaker: Shane Lunderville\, Distribution Planning\, Grant Public Utility District \nAbout the Webinar: This presentation will highlight the challenges faced by a small Public Power Company as it navigates an overwhelming surge in large load requests. We will explore our approach to processing these requests\, our current standing\, and the obstacles we’ve encountered along the way. Additionally\, we’ll share our strategies for moving forward and ensuring a sustainable path ahead. \nAbout the Speaker: Shane has more than a decade of experience in utility planning\, reliability\, operations\, customer service and industrial services. Shane has been with Grant PUD since 2007. In the Distribution Planning Department of Power Delivery for Grant PUD\, Shane provides expertise of Distribution Planning for future growth capacity needs and reliability of Electrical Distribution System. In a previous role\, Shane worked with new and existing large load customers from the start of an application until project completion. \nPrior to his work within the utility industry\, Shane spent more than 10 years working in the automotive manufacturing sector. During that time\, he specialized on automation\, electrical and maintenance projects. Shane started his education in Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation. \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/load-requests/
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