Monday, Oct 21, 2024
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Breakthrough Energy/ESIG/GPST Integrated Planning Workshop
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Workshop Chair: Debra Lew, Executive Director, ESIG
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m.
Welcome
Debra Lew, Executive Director, ESIG
8:05 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.
Overview of Breakthrough Energy Initiative on Integrated Planning
Rajeev Ram, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
8:20 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.
Integration of Economic and Reliability Tools and Data
Moderator: Carlo Brancucci, CEO, encoord
MISO’s Renewable Integration Impact Assessment (RIIA)
Jordan Bakke, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Assessments, MISO
Discussion Panelists:
Peter Markussen, Managing Director, Energinet (Denmark)
Jason Frasier, Senior Manager of Transmission Planning, NYISO
Xiaoyao Zhou, Engineering Compliance Manager, NG ESO (UK)
Kelsey Allen, Principal Engineer, SPP
9:55 a.m. – 10:15 am
Break
Location: Foyer
10:15 a.m. – 11:55 am
Integration of Generation, Transmission, Distribution, and Load
Arne Olson, Senior Partner, Energy + Environmental Economics (E3)
LA100: The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study
Paul Denholm, Senior Research Fellow, NREL
Discussion Panelists:
Ken Aramaki, Director T&D Planning, Hawaiian Electric Company
Angie Bond-Simpson, Senior Director of Resource Management, Salt River Project
Chris Clack, Vice President, Integrated Energy Systems Planning, Pattern Energy Group
PJ Martin, Vice President of Integrated System Modeling and Analytics, Xcel Energy
11:55 a.m. – 12:00 pm
Wrap-up
Debra Lew, Executive Director, ESIG
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Introduction / Opening Remarks
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Opening Remarks
Mark Ahlstrom, NextEra Energy & ESIG Board of Directors’ President
Keynote
Gordon van Welie, ISO-NE, President and CEO
Industry Overview
Debra Lew, Executive Director, ESIG
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
Location: Foyer
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Opening Plenary Session: The Promise and Challenges of Offshore Wind
Session Chair: Jian Fu, Program Manager of Systems Integration, Wind Energy Technologies Office, DOE
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Offshore Wind Developments in Europe
Antje Orths, Chief Engineer, Energinet (Denmark)
NYISO Planning for Integration of Offshore Wind
Jason Frasier, Senior Manager of Transmission Planning, NYISO
Offshore Wind in the US
Christian Bjøl, Head of Offshore Project Development in Regions America, Ørsted
Mitigating Stability Issues with Offshore Wind
Xiaodong Liu, Manager of Transmission System Planning, Eversource
West-Coast Offshore Wind and Transmission Study and Atlantic Offshore Transmission Action Plan
Travis Douville, Wind Energy Grid Integration Lead, PNNL
Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Session 2: FERC Order 1920 – Methods and Compliance for Regional Transmission Planning
Session Chair: Aaron Bloom, Executive Director Transmission, NextEra Energy
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Overview of FERC Order 1920
Matt Christiansen, General Counsel, FERC
How Does the New England States’ Agreed-to Long-Term Transmission Planning (LTTP) Process Advance Order 1920 Objectives?
Monica Gonzalez, Regulatory Counsel, ISO-NE
Order 1920 and Planning for Multi-Value Transmission in New England
Ben D’Antonio, Manager of Transmission Strategy & Economic Analysis, Eversource
How Does LRTP Fit in With 1920 and What Gaps Still Exist?
Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President of Planning and Operations, MISO
Methods and Compliance for 1920
Hannes Pfeifenberger, Principal, The Brattle Group
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
Location: Foyer
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 3A: Modeling, Protection and Application of GFM Technology
Session Chair: Deepak Ramasubramanian, Senior Technical Leader, EPRI
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Introduction of WECC-Approved Dynamic GFM Models
Wei Du, Solar Subsector Manager, PNNL
Deepak Ramasubramanian, Senior Technical Leader, EPRI
GFM Inverter Interoperability Through Hardware Testing
Jing Wang, Researcher, NREL
Technology Updates Associated with GFM Wind Testing
Ignacio Vieto, Senior Engineer, GE Vernova
Protection of Inverter-dominated Power Systems
Ulrich Muenz, Principal Research Scientist, Siemens
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 3B: Carbon Tracking and Emissions Transparency
Session Chair: Liz Mettetal, Director, Energy & Environmental Economics (E3)
Location: Providence Ballroom
SPP Plans for GHG Designs
Jim Gonzalez, Technical Director of Market Policy and Operations, Southwest Power Pool
CAISO Plans for GHG Designs
Sylvie Spewak, Senior Policy Developer, CAISO
24/7 Carbon-free Energy Solutions
Allegra Reister, Data and Software Climate Solutions, Google
Locational Marginal Emission Rates
Emma Naden, Associate, Tabors Caramanis Rudkevich
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session 4A: Planning and Interconnection of Large Loads
Session Chair: Sam Morris, Manager of Load Forecasting and Analysis, ERCOT
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Session Introduction and ESIG Large Loads Task Force Kick-Off,
Sam Morris, Chair of ESIG LLTF
Large Loads: Interconnection, Planning and Reliability Considerations
Julieta Giraldez, Director, Integrated Grid Planning, Electric Power Engineers
Ahmed Rashwan, Director – Transmission Planning and Operations, Utilities, Electric Power Engineers
Long-term Impact of Large Load Growth in ERCOT
Pengwei Du, Supervisor, Economic Analysis & Long-Term Planning Studies, ERCOT
Interconnection and Integration of Large Loads
Pooja Shah, Chief of Staff for Power Delivery and Grid Transformation, Georgia Power Company
Harish Sharma, Chief Engineer, Transmission Planning – Stability and Special Studies, Southern Company Services
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session 4B: Distribution System Resilience and the Role of DERs
Session Chair: Obadiah Bartholomy, Manager of Distributed Energy Resources, SMUD
Location: Providence Ballroom
Improving Distribution Grid Resilience by Optimally Planning and Operating DERs
Fei Ding, Manager, Grid Automation and Controls Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Accelerating Interconnection of DERs to Enable Electrification and Grid Resilience
Jim Gaughan, Director of Distribution Planning, Con Edison
Innovating Utility and Regulatory Processes to Improve Distribution Resilience
Rich Sedano, Senior Director, Regulatory Assistance Project
Analytical Tools to Assess the Role of DERs in Improving System Reliability and Resilience
Elli Ntakou, Manager of System Resiliency and Reliability, Eversource
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
Location: Foyer
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Session 5A: Reliability with High levels of IBRs
Session Chair: Julia Matevosyan, Chief Engineer, ESIG
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
CAISO Reliability Issues
John Phipps, Executive Director of Grid Operations, CAISO
NESO Perspective
Xiaoyao Zhou, Engineering Compliance Manager, NESO (Great Britain)
Insights, Consensus, and Disagreement in the Power Systems Community About Dynamic Simulation Tools Necessary for Stability
Jacob Kravits, Research & Development Lead, encoord
Grid Stability Services: Demonstrating a New Framework on a Large, High IBR System
Matt Richwine, Co-Founder, Telos Energy
Small-Signal Stability Analysis of Black-Boxed IBRs: A Frequency-Domain Tool
Behrooz Bahrani, Associate Professor, Monash University (Australia)
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Session 5B: 100% Clean Energy or 100% Clean Electricity: The Importance of Energy Sector Coupling
Session Chair: Elaine Hart, Founder, Moment Energy Insights
Location: Providence Ballroom
Integrated System Planning Perspective
Chris Clack, Vice President, Integrated Energy Systems Planning at Pattern Energy Group
Findings from the Low Carbon Resources Initiative Net-Zero 2050
Geoff Blanford, Senior Technical Executive, EPRI
Energinet Pathways
Peter Markussen, Managing Director, Energinet (Denmark)
Learnings from ADP
Ryan Jones, Co-founder, Evolved Energy Research
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Student/Young Professional Networking Reception
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Session 6: Cutting Edge Practices in Integrated Planning
Session Chair: Juha Kiviluoma, Principal Scientist, VTT
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Integrating Across Generation, Transmission and Distribution at Eversource
Digaunto Chaterjee, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Eversource
HECO’s Integrated Grid Plan
Ken Aramaki, Director T&D Planning, Hawaiian Electric Company
Salt River Project’s Integrated System Plan
Angie Bond-Simpson, Senior Director of Resource Management, Salt River Project
EPRI ISSP Initiative
Dheepak Krishnamurthy, Technical Leader, EPRI
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
Location: Foyer
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 7A: Advances in Resource Adequacy
Session Chair: Bethany Frew, Group Manager, NREL
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Results from EPRI RA Initiative
Aidan Tuohy, Director of Transmission Operations and Planning, EPRI
IEA Wind Recommended Practices
Hannele Holttinen, OA Task 25 of IEA Wind (Finland)
Prince Edward Island – Resource Adequacy Stress from Rapid Electrification
Scott Harper, CEO, WEICan (Canada)
Derek Ellis, Director of Sustainability, Dept of Environment, Energy, and Climate Action, Prince Edward Island
ERCOT and PUCT – Triple Metrics for Resource Adequacy
Pete Warnken, Senior Manager, Resource Adequacy, ERCOT
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 7B: Finding Flexibility in Demand
Session Chair: Derek Stenclik, Co-founder, Telos Energy
Location: Providence Ballroom
Half of Demand in the Future will be Flexible!
Peter Markussen, Managing Director, Energinet (Denmark)
Xcel’s Plans for Load Flexibility and its Long-term Role in Meeting Future Goals
Zach Pollock, Director of Grid Strategy and Emerging Technology, Xcel
Learning from Success: How Utilities and DER Solutions Providers Achieve Outstanding Customer Enrollment in Demand Flexibility Programs
Akhilesh Ramakrishnan, Managing Energy Associate, The Brattle Group
Understanding the Reliability Value of Distributed Energy Resources
Selin Yanikara, Energy Research Analyst, Enelytix
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Waterplace Ballroom
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session 8A: EMT Practices and Applications
Session Chair: Julia Matevosyan, Chief Engineer, ESIG
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
EMT Practices in ONS
Bruno Pestana Rosa, Electrical Studies Engineer, Planning Department, ONS
EMT Practices in ISO-NE
Brad Marszalkowski, Supervisor of Resource Integration, ISO-NE
EMT Studies: Industry Uptake and How to Make Them More Manageable
Andrew Isaacs, Vice President, Electranix (Canada)
NERC EMT Task Force Update
Aung Thant, Engineer, Inverter-Based Resource Specialist, NERC
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session 8B: Interregional Transmission
Session Chair: Joshua Macey, Associate Professor, Yale Law School
Location: Providence Ballroom
NERC Interregional Transfer Capability Study
John Moura, Director of Reliability Assessment, NERC
Transmission Resilience Study Part 2
Derek Stenclik, Co-Founder, Telos Energy
Resource Adequacy Benefits of Interregional Transmission
Brian Sergi, Research Engineer, NREL
Astrape North Plains RA Study
Kris Zadlo, President and CTO, Grid United
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
Location: Foyer
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Session 9: Closing Plenary on Gas-Electric Coordination
Session Chair: Paul Sotkiewicz, President and Founder, E-Cubed
Location: Narragansett Ballroom
Gas-Electric Coordination in New England
Stephen George, Director of Operational Performance, Training and Integration, ISO-NE
Integrating Across the Gas and Electric Sectors at Eversource
Digaunto Chatterjee, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Eversource
Supporting Electrification Through Cross Commodity Planning
Natasha Deschene, VP of Electric Asset Management and Engineering, National Grid
New York/New England Gas Pipeline Study
Phil Fedora, Vice President of Reliability Services and Chief Engineer, NPCC
Thursday, October 24, 2024
*All Thursday events require separate registration from Technical Workshop to attend
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Narragansett B
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
DOE i2X FIRST Interconnection Standards Workshop (Download Agenda)
Workshop Chairs: Julia Matevosyan, Chief Engineer, ESIG and Ryan Quint, Founder & CEO, Elevate Energy Consulting
Location: Narragansett A
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Markets for 100% Clean Electricity Workshop (Download Agenda)
Workshop Chairs: Erik Ela, Technical Executive and Program Manager, EPRI and Robin Hytowitz, Energy Management Advisor, NextEra Analytics
Location: Providence Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Research and Education Working Group Meeting (Download Agenda)
Location: Narragansett C
*must be member of ESIG to register/attend
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
System Planning Working Group Meeting (Download Agenda)
Working Group Chair: Josh Novacheck, Transmission Planning Engineer, NextEra Energy Resources
Location: Narragansett C
*must be member of ESIG to register/attend
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Narragansett B
1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
DER Working Group Meeting (Download Agenda)
Working Group Chair: Obadiah Bartholomy, Manager, Distributed Energy Strategy, SMUD
Location: Narragansett C
*must be member of ESIG to register/attend
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Happy Hour and Networking Reception
Location: Level99
Friday, October 25, 2024
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Block Island Offshore Wind Tour
*requires separate registration to attend
6:30 a.m. – 7:20 a.m. Grab and Go Breakfast Available at hotel
Location: South County Room
7:30 a.m. Buses depart Omni Providence Hotel
8:30 a.m. Arrive Point Judith Terminal, Narragansett, RI
9:00 a.m. Depart Point Judith for Block Island Offshore Wind Turbines
9:45 a.m. Arrive wind turbines, enjoy view and short presentation
10:30 a.m. Depart wind turbines
11:15 a.m. Arrive back to Point Judith, board buses
11:30 a.m. Depart Point Judith
12:30 p.m. Arrive Omni Providence Hotel