Conference Day Two: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Conference Day Two: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
8.50am Chairperson’s opening remarks
Council Member, Gridwise Architecture Council
ENHANCING GRID EFFICIENCY, SAFETY AND RELIABILITY THROUGH SMART GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY9am Anticipate, detect and respond: How smart grid delivers greater reliability in electricity transmission
- The benefits of intelligent communications and the impact on the network
- Achieving higher reliability in electricity transmission through a stable and efficient communications infrastructure
- Addressing the security issues of tapping into intelligent communications
- Highlighting strategies and best practices to enhance transmission reliability
Director, Distribution Services, Progress Energy Northeast Manager, Enterprise Data Sales, Verizon Wireless
9.40am Designing a secure transmission network that connects the generation, transmission and distribution
- The key challenges in securing a power transmission network
- How grid operators can ensure a constant and reliable supply of power, even in critical situations, through system security
- Working through security issues of tapping into intelligent communications
Chief Enterprise Architect, AT&T Director, Control Systems Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Strategic Program Manager, Southern California Edison Chief Consulting Engineer, GE Energy T&D Automation
10.20am Using smart metering and billing technologies to enhance data acquisition and management
- The benefits of integrating telecommunication technologies into the utilities industry
- Increasing connectivity and improving customer relationships via intelligent communications
- The benefits of a unified communications and networking platform
- Increasing connectivity and improving customer relationships via broadband power line communications
11am Morning networking break INTEGRATING OFF-GRID ENERGY SOURCES11.20am Managing renewable energy resources and connecting them to the grid
- Identifying the technology being employed and developed in integrating renewable energy sources
- Overcoming the challenges that renewable resources presents
- The role of smart grid in reducing the carbon footprint
- The commercial benefits for grid operators in integrating renewable energy sources with mainstream sources
- Selling excess electricity produced from various sources back into the main grid
- Transmitting off-grid energy to the consumer
Assistant general manager, MT Electric Co-Op Association Ron Binz, Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
12pm Case study: Energy storage implications for power generators, transmission companies and distributors
- The benefits of energy storage, and the implications on power generators and grid operators
- The main challenges and concerns faced by both power generators and grid owners
- Is America’s grid infrastructure ready?
Team Leader, NETL Modern Grid Strategy President, Horizon Energy
1.45pm Enabling technologies for home energy management
- Smart appliances, plugs and meters
- Entrepreneurial opportunities for developing new applications
- Wireless communication and web-based dashboards in the home
- Alternatives to providing smart grid technology and communications without replacing the meter
- Integrating these devices into the grid
Dave Kolata, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board Manager, Home Appliance Solutions, Microchip Technology
2.25pm How power consumers can actively participate in the grid's operations
- Infusing modern information and communications technology into the grid
- Online energy management through smart communication network
- Implications to retailers and consumers
- The impact on the future development of metering & billing
- Improving customer communications and engaging customers in grid operations – will this enhance customer satisfaction?
- Engaging consumers in grid operations
David Leeds, Smart Grid Analyst, Green Tech Media
3.05pm Afternoon networking break FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR UTILITIES: ELECTRIC CARS AND BEYOND3.30pm Future applications of smart grid
- How the Department of Energy is facilitating the transition to smart grid infrastructure
- Developing smart electricity network for a sustainable future
- How DoE is facilitating the efficient use of energy and supporting R&D efforts to secure energy in the future
- The feasibility of advanced grid technologies and grid-to-vehicle implementation
- Addressing concerns of US grid operators toward smart grid
Manager, Energy Efficiency and Customer Research and Development, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
4.10pm Electrifying the transportation sector with new smart grid technologies
- Understanding the infrastructure requirements to support and develop a plug-in electric hybrid vehicle (PEHV) system
- Examining successful business models to manage, support and sustain the PEHV system
- Identifying opportunities for PEHV implementation
Investment Partner, Siemens Venture Capital Sunil M. Chhaya, Senior Manager, PHEV Development Programs, Electric Power Research Institute
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