Quantifying Resilience: Tools and Methods for Investment Prioritization

August 27, 2026
Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
Interconnection , Artificial Intelligence

With increasing expectations of how electric utilities perform, industry professionals are being asked to evaluate and address the effects of severe weather events more effectively and more efficiently than ever. Beyond grid reliability, today’s focus on resilience requires attention not only to the direct grid impacts of hazards, but the societal impacts these events cause. This panel will highlight new ideas,  tools, capabilities and metrics to provide utilities and others in the energy sector with defensible, systematic approaches to mitigating the impact of severe weather events.

Speakers
Hritik Shah
Hritik Shah, Senior Data Engineer - Power System Planning - Eversource Energy
Ryan Burg
Ryan Burg, Group Manager, Resilient Infrastructure Science and Applications - National Laboratory of the Rockies
Reiko Matsuda-Dunn
Reiko Matsuda-Dunn, Research Engineer, Grid Planning and Analysis Center - National Laboratory of the Rockies
Vincent Westfallen
Vincent Westfallen, Principle Engineer, Distribution Edge - National Laboratory of the Rockies