Join us for our DISTRIBUTECH+ October series from October 28-29, 2020 focusing on renewables, energy storage and how utilities are preparing for a sustainable future!
Two keynotes. Two great speakers include:
Wednesday, October 28th | 10:00 AM CDT
Keynote: Greg Wetsone
CEO, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Thursday, October 29th | 10:00 AM CDT
Keynote: Kelly Speakes-Backman
CEO, Energy Storage Association (ESA)
DISTRIBUTECH+ October Series Sessions Include:
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CDT | Best Practices for Distributed Solar and Storage Programs and Interconnections This session will review the results of an NREL solar interconnection timeline study and highlight a set of best practices that can help utilities to more efficiently interconnect systems. Attendees will also learn about utility approaches to community solar and how they can partner with vendors to facilitate new revenue streams, while providing more access to renewable energy programs to customers. |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CDT | An Overview and Analysis of DER Management Software Technologies including DERMS, VPP Management Systems and DER Analytics. This presentation will analyze the market for DER management software technologies, including DER management systems (DERMSs), virtual power plant (VPP) management systems, and DER analytics. It aims to enable current and prospective electric utility solutions and service providers to understand the drivers for projected demand and likely investment by utilities in DER integration solutions and services. |
Thursday, October 29, 2020
| 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | How Smart Utilities are Using IoT to Enable Smart Cities and Plan for a Sustainable Future This session will explore how utilities are planning for and developing eco-friendly infrastructure. It will present drivers of smart city initiatives and the essential role played by infrastructure and technology; the development of action plans that converge the utility’s evolutionary path with that of their cities; and how utilities are creating a vision and roadmap to drive the change needed to meet the smart cities challenge. |
Save the Date for Future DISTRIBUTECH+ Series
- November 12-13, 2020: Grid Resiliency: Planning and Response
- December 16, 2020: Virtual Initiate Start-Up Program
- December 17-18, 2020: Cybersecurity and Digital Grids
Join us in person at DISTRIBUTECH International, March 30 – April 1, 2021 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
