Advanced Operations

As the electric grid evolves to support greater complexity, resilience, and sustainability, utilities are deploying advanced tools and strategies to optimize operations across both transmission and distribution systems. This topic explores cutting-edge developments in grid monitoring, automation, and system flexibility. Sessions will examine how utilities are leveraging data, real-time analytics, and emerging technologies— such as DERMS, ADMS, SCADA, and grid-enhancing technologies- to manage and control the future grid through orchestration, flexibility and stability

Core Concepts

  • Real-time situational awareness
  • Grid automation
  • Operational intelligence
  • Control room operations
  • Integrated T&D operations
  • System flexibility
  • Grid reliability and resilience
  • Predictive analytics
  • Dynamic system modeling
Session

Advanced operations opportunities

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10:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    As distributed energy resources (DERs) continue to expand, utilities across the Northeastern United States are encountering new challenges related to power quality, voltage compatibility, and the reli …
11:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A
    45 mins
    As the electrification of building heat and transportation aggressively outpaces traditional industrial load growth, Northeast distribution planners are confronting an entirely new set of operational …
1:30 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    Grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) have demonstrated strong potential to unlock additional transmission capacity and accelerate interconnection timelines. However, broader deployment continues to depe …

 

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