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NECEC Strategic Partner Network Grid Modernization Summit, April 14, Boston
Event Description
Across the Northeast states have been advancing the electrical grid to handle the influx of dynamic and distributed supply from renewable energy sources and an increasingly dynamic load driven with the rise of electric vehicle charging, energy storage and heat pumps.
States have set aggressive goals to achieve net zero emissions and high levels of clean energy. Now, state regulators need to direct the utilities to upgrade the electric distribution networks to maximize the production of a safe, equitable, reliable, resilient, affordable and increasingly sustainable electric grid supply for the benefit of all. Several questions have risen to the top in the debate on the best way forward:
NECEC will convene leaders from the public and private sector on April 14 to examine the challenges and opportunities this system upgrade presents
The event will feature a Keynote Address by Ariel Horowitz, PhD, Senior Program Director at MassCEC reporting on Grid Mod workshops with EPRI and other stakeholders with recommendations on how best to use modern tools, data, and approaches to plan electric distribution network upgrades. The summit will also include a networking lunch as well as the following panels:
1) Building a Better Grid: Panel discussing case studies of software tools that help electric Utilities plan distribution network upgrades and operate the networks
2) What is needed in the Northeast and what are the best next steps to plan and build out the regional electric distribution grid to achieve 2030 and 2050 goals
The event will conclude with a Closing Keynote by Luis D'Acosta Anezin, EVP - Digital Energy Global Business at Schneider Electric.
9:00 a.m. - Breakfast
10:00 a.m. - Welcome and introduction from NECEC President Joe Curtatone
10:10 a.m. - Keynote by Ariel Horowitz, PhD, Senior Program Director at MassCEC reporting on Grid Mod workshops with EPRI and other stakeholders with recommendations on how best to use modern tools, data, and approaches to plan electric distribution network upgrades.
10:30 a.m. - Building a Better Grid: Panel discussing case studies of software tools that help electric Utilities plan distribution network upgrades and operate the networks
• Alistair Pim, VP Innovation & Partnerships, NECEC (Moderator)
• Pieter Paul van Oerle, Founder and Innovation Architect at Rethinking Energy
• Brian Fitzsimons, Founder and CEO at GridUnity
• Judith Judson, VP Head of US Strategy at National Grid
• Juan Macias, CEO at AlphaStruxure
12:00 p.m. - Breakout session: What level of engagement should we expect from consumers (commercial, industrial, residential, low-income) in terms of participation in a market enabled by a smart grid, time of use rates, demand response etc?
12:45 p.m. - Networking lunch
1:15 p.m. - Second Panel: What is needed in the Northeast and what are the best next steps to plan and build out the regional electric distribution grid to achieve 2030 and 2050 goals
• Jeremy McDiarmid, VP Policy NECEC, Moderator
• Heather Takle, CEO at PowerOptions
• Jess Melanson, President & COO at Utilidata
• Michelle Fay, Partner at Guidehouse
2:30 p.m.- Breakout session: Identify no more than two priority actions for (a) utilities, (b) government, and (c) the development community to undertake over the next year in order to center equity in the advancement of grid modernization.
3:15 p.m. - Closing Keynote by Luis D'Acosta Anezin, EVP - Digital Energy Global Business at Schneider Electric
3:45 p.m. - Networking
4:30 p.m. - End
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