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Microgrids: The New Shape of Electricity? Thursday, November 17 - 5:30 - 8:30 PM, Somerville
Event Description
Microgrids: The New Shape of Electricity?
Thursday, November 17 - 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Greentown Labs
28 Dane Street
Somerville , MA 02143
As our power system becomes increasingly decarbonized, decentralized and distributed, will microgrids be the new face of electricity generation and transmission? This panel will evaluate microgrid opportunities from the perspective of technology entrepreneurs, equipment vendors, project developers, utilities and regulators.
Panelists and Speakers Include:
Sean Becker - President and Founder, Sparkplug Power
Paul Elias - Partner, J.M Forbes & Co.
Mark Johnson - Smart Cities Chief & MW Battery Energy Storage Solar Microgrids Innovator, Schneider Electric
Ed Krapels - CEO, Anbaric
Ben Polito - President, Pika Energy
Emily Reichert - CEO, Greentown Labs
Richard Stuebi - President, NextWave Energy
Event Schedule:
5:30-6:30pm: Networking
6:30-6:40pm: Opening Remarks
6:40-6:45pm: Introduce Panelists
6:45-7:30pm: Panel Discussion
7:30-8:30pm: Networking
Panel Description:
The electric power industry is being transformed by explosive growth in solar energy and electric vehicle adoption, major advancements in battery technologies that increasingly promise economic storage of grid-sourced electricity, and the emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive analytics to enable distributed intelligence of electricity delivery and use.
These trends merge the drive toward “microgrids," which are subsets of the electric distribution network that can be managed autonomously independent of the utility to produce increased customer value: improved resilience and power quality at similar (or in certain cases, lower) costs.
This panel will discuss the long-term potential and nearer-term commercial possibilities for microgrids from multiple perspectives actively evaluating microgrid opportunities: technology entrepreneurs, equipment vendors, project developers, utilities and regulators.
Thanks to event sponsor, Schneider Electric, for helping us facilitate this great discussion.
Parking and Transportation: Unfortunately Greentown Labs does not have any parking but we're a short 1-mile walk from the Harvard MBTA station down Kirkland and Washington Streets. Union Square in Somerville is also easily accessible via the #86 and #91 MBTA buses. We offer indoor bike parking on-site and the two closest Hubway stations are at Conway Park and Union Square.
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microgrids-the-new-shape-of-electricity-tickets-29048259125
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