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Track Overview
The Smart Grid Vision
Track Leader: John J. Mc Gowan
Wednesday May-17-2006 |
GridWise is an entirely new way to think about how we generate, distribute and use energy. Using advanced communications and up-to-date information technology, GridWise will improve coordination between supply and demand, and enable a smarter and more efficient, secure and reliable electric power system. This track will provide attendees with an overview of this vision, the regulatory and business issues surrounding its adoption and key technology areas necessary for implementation.
Audience: Electric utilities, technology companies, integrators and buildings and industrial electricity users.
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GridWise Overview & Background
11:00 - 12:30 |
| As a visionary initiative created by the Department of Energy in 2000, GridWise has brought to focus the need for the electric utility industry in North America to re-think how electricity is generated, distributed and used. From energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, renewable energy and an effort to safeguard the security and reliability of electricity supply, GridWise stands to contribute through leveraging Information Technology. This session will provide the background, overview and objective of this vision, including a review of the GridWise Constitution signed in December 2005. |
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Smart Grid Regulatory Climate & Business Propositions
15:00 - 16:30 |
| Key to the evolution of a Smart Grid is an understanding of regulatory issues at both a federal and state levels as well as a good understanding of the existing industry structure, objectives and motivations. This session will include a panel of speakers from key aspects of the business in delivering smart energy. The objective of this session is to educate the attendee and provide a platform for these issues to be discussed in the context of evolving technology and initiatives toward a smart electric grid. |
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Smart Grid Technology and Demonstrations
17:30 - 19:00 |
| At the core of the Smart Grid vision is development and adoption of technology to collect, transport, store and analyze information about electricity condition and usage. The scope of this technology is broad, from generation through transmission, distribution to consumption and the array of specific technologies required is similarly broad. This session will present key technologies under development and in deployment, in many cases providing attendees with live demonstration to labs, pilot projects as well as live sites. |
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