Featured Speaker: Johannes Pfeifenberger, Principal, The Brattle Group
About the Webinar: The webinar will cover emerging topics in transmission planning related to interregional transmission and modern HVDC technology. It will discuss how the existing regional planning processes can be expanded to cover interregional transmission, the unique value propositions offered by expanding interregional transmission capabilities, the unique capabilities of modern HVDC technologies, how they can be considered in transmission planning, and the role merchant transmission development efforts play (which account for the majority of the proposed interregional transmission projects).
About the Speaker: Johannes Pfeifenberger is an economist with a background in electrical engineering and over 25 years of experience in the areas of electricity markets, regulation, and finance. Hannes specializes in wholesale electricity market and transmission, helping clients explore the benefits of improved power market designs and grid investments, the integration of renewable generation and storage resources, and the impact of regulatory and legislative actions in the context of evolving market conditions. He is a Visiting Scholar at MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), a former Senior Fellow at Boston University’s Institute of Sustainable Energy (BU-ISE), and an IEEE Senior Member. Hannes frequently serves as an advisor to research initiatives by the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) and the US Department of Energy’s National Labs.
Moderator: James Okullo, Director of System Planning, ESIG
Registration Cost: FREE
Q&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.