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| Super Sessions |
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April 20-22, 2010 Second Level Meeting Rooms, Convention Center Super Session 1 Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 1:00 pm-4:15 pm (includes 15 minute break at 3:00 pm) Chair/Moderator: Larry Dickerman, KEMA SS01: Energy Storage and the Integration of Renewables Session Summary: To reduce our country’s dependence on foreign oil and to improve our environment by producing more “green power” efforts are being made to better utilize energy sources that are inexpensive and environmentally friendly. In parallel, advanced methods of storing this en-ergy are being developed for the economical dispatch and to assist in integration of this renewable energy. Is energy storage required for States to meet their re-newable energy goals? Between traditional storage systems and emerging technologies, how can storage help our coun-try install greater amounts of renewable generation? The session will discuss the sources of renewable ener-gy, challenges we face in the deployment of these technolo-gies, and possible storage methods to meet these challenges. Come join a panel of experts for a discussion of these vital topics. Questions and comments from the audience will be encouraged. PANELISTS: Mike Gravely, California Energy Commission, Office Man-ager, Energy Systems Research Office Sakis Meliopoulos, Ph.D., Professor, Georgia Tech University J. Calvin Crowder, President, Electric Transmission Texas, LLC Imre Gyuk, Ph.D., Depart of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Storage Lead Chris Shelton, President, AES Storage Kenneth Lutz, Ph.D., IEEE/AAAS Congressional Fellow, Office of Senator Ron Wyden Super Session 2 Wednesday, April 21, 8:30 AM – 10:30 PM SS02: Smart Grid Chair/Moderator: Sharma Kolluri, Entergy Corporation Session Summary: This session will explore the impact of “Smart Grid” technology in lowering energy costs for con-sumers, achieving energy independence, and automating the electric grid, and will also address the major challenges and concerns in deployment of smart grid technologies. The session will examine the following areas: smart grid technologies for enabling power delivery, smart grid ap-plications, smart grid implementation plan, and costs and benefits of smart grid technologies. PANELISTS: Arshad Mansoor, Vice President, EPRI Damir Novosel, President, Quanta Technology Kannan Tinnium, Manager, General Electric Company Don Cortez, Vice President, Center Point Energy Super Session 3 Wednesday, April 21, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chair/Moderator: Dave Norton, CISSP, Policy Consultant – Critical Infrastructure Protection, Entergy Transmission SS03: Cyber Security of T&D Control Systems Assets Session Summary: Recently, challenges in ensuring the se-curity of cyber control systems used to operate the nation’s civilian critical electric power infrastructure have been brought to light both by the government and media alike. While use of advanced networked-computing technologies can deliver significant tangible benefits for both operating and financial efficiencies, such benefits can only be realized if cyber security is appreciated as an enabling prerequisite. New strategic efforts are now underway aimed at marked-ly improving both the functional sophistication and cyber security of control systems throughout the electric infrastructure. This session initially will overview basic concepts, is-sues, and means for securing networked control systems used for grid management, to set the stage for deeper treat-ment of needs, directions, and emerging state of the art technologies for securely operating the grid of the future – from generation, to transmission and distribution, to ad-vanced metering infrastructure. In addition, this session will highlight R&D and proof of concept initiatives now afoot, identify areas where additional work is needed, and report on the current status of industry standards development activities aimed at guiding improvements to electric sector control systems security. Come join a panel of experts for a discussion of these vital topics. Questions and comments from the audience will be encouraged. PANELISTS: Jeff Dagle, PE, Chief Electrical Engineer, Energy Technology Development, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Keith Stouffer, Manager, Industrial Control Systems Security Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology Darren Reece Highfill, Security Architect, Southern California Edison Super Session 4 Thursday, April 22, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM Chair/Moderator: Brent Dorsey, Entergy Corporation SS04: Cap and Trade and its Impact on the Electric Utility Industry Session Summary: The Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Bill proposes setting a mar-ket for carbon dioxide emissions. Similar to the sulfur di-oxide emission cap and trade system of the mid-1990s that achieved tremendous reductions in SO2 emissions, the goal of the proposed legislation is to cut the emissions of CO2 by 83% by 2050. Industry wide debates have ensued evaluat-ing the potential impact of the bill. With global warming no longer remaining a mythical concoction, the market power of cap and trade may be put to test once again. Rising energy prices and a decelerating effect on the economy have been cited as some of the drawbacks of the proposal. This session will focus on the merits and demerits of the proposed Cap and Trade legislation. The session will ex-amine the following areas: US Cap & Trade Policy, Key Cap & Trade Provisions, GHG regulation and technology per-spective on Cap & Trade. PANELISTS: Steve Fine, Vice President, ICFBrent Dorsey, Director, Entergy Corporation Bryan Hannegan, Vice President, EPRI Michael Bradley, President, Michael Bradley & Associates |