GO15 TSO/DSO Workshop hosted by CAISO – San Francisco, USA – April 13th Presentations available!

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The GO15 organization held its TSO/DSO Workshop hosted by California ISO on April 13th, following its first 2016 Governing Board.

This event, building on the success of previous Forums and Workshops organized by GO15, was by invitation only and regroup more than 70 participants from GO15 members as well as various high level representatives of the power sector such as governmental institutions, regulatory bodies, major international organizations, industry experts, major suppliers, TSOs and DSOs.

The overall theme of the workshop was to explore possible visions of the electric grid of the future, as it evolves with the transition to renewable, carbon-free generation sources and high volumes of distribution-connected energy resources. Workshop participants analyzed how the roles of TSOs and DSOs may evolve, compared different country and state strategies for moving toward this future, and identified market and regulatory issues arising in the transition. This workshop  addressed three main topics to be debated between the attendees and the speakers of each panel.

Platinum Sponsor: GE Grid Solutions
Gold Sponsor: Holland & Knight LLP

See Official Brochure of the event

Workshop Agenda and Speakers’ Presentations:

Introduction

• Welcoming Remarks: Keith Casey (Vice-President, CAISO)
• GO15 President Address: Wang Liangyou (President, GO15 & Vice-President, CSG)
• Keynote Address: Jon Wellinghof (Partner, Stoel Rives)
• Keynote Address: Mike Florio (Commissioner , California PUC)
• Sponsor speech: Mike Atkinson (North American Region General Manager, GE)
• Introduction to Panels:  Alain P Steven (Secretary General, GO15)

Panel #1: Future of the Power Grids    Chair: Ahmed El Ebrahim (CEO, GCCIA)

• Carlo Sabelli (Chair of the Research, Development and Innovation Committee, ENTSO-E), TSO-DSO Relations in the Futur European Power System
• Carmine Marcello (Global Smart Grid Federation), Factors Driving the Growth of Smart Grid in Canada and Abroad
• Herve Laffaye (Deputy CEO, RTE), e-Highway 2050 European Project
• Philippe Adam (Secretary General, Cigré), The CIGRE Vision of the Electricity Supply Systems of the Future

Panel #2: Actors of the Future Power Grids    Chair: Keith Casey (Vice-President, CAISO)

• Dr Lorenzo Kristov (Principal Market and Infrastructure Policy, CAISO), The Future History of Energy Networks
• Barry Anderson (VP Electric Distribution Operations, PG&E), DERs and the T&D Impact – a PG&E perspective
• Michael Birk (Energy Fellow and Research Associate, MIT), TSO/DSO Coordination in a Context of Distributed Energy Resource Penetration
• Erik Takayesu (Director Electric System Planning & Grid Modernization, SCE), Transitioning to a High DER Future
• Paul De Martini (Senior Fellow, ICF International), Distribution System Operations US Evolution
• C. Prasanna Venkatesan (Business Development Lead – Utilities, IoT Solutions Group, Cisco), Transitioning to a Simpler and more Responsive Grid with Secure, Resilient Multi-Service Networks

Panel #3: Market and Regulatory Framework    Chair: Scott Baker (Sr. Business Solutions Analyst, PJM)

• Christopher Young (Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, FERC), An Emerging Federal Role
• Pierre Bernard (CEO, Friends of the Supergrid), European Market Models
• Susan Kennedy (CEO & Board Member, Advanced Microgrid Solutions), Future Trends, the Role of Storage
• H.G. Chissel (Founder and CEO, Advanced Energy Group), Aligning Market and Policy for Critical Grid Transformation