Agenda Topics: ​South Australia Case Study – Renewable Integration and November 2022 Islanding Event Mark Thompson, Senior Engineer, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Cathryn McDonald, Network Emergency Manager, South Australia (SA) Power Networks Australia is a global leader in renewable energy integration. In November of 2022, they experienced a wind event that resulted in islanding... Read more »

Agenda Topics​​: Level 3 NERC Alert – Cold Weather Preparations for Extreme Weather Events Darrell Moore, Director, Situation Awareness, NERC Extreme weather, specifically winterization and cold weather preparation is one of the major challenges that the RF region faces annually. In light of some recent events, NERC issued a Level 3 (essential action) NERC Alert.... Read more »

Agenda Topics​​: The 2003 Northeast Blackout: What the Bulk Electric System was like before this event, what's changed since and the path forward.  Joseph McClelland, Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Security, FERC David Nevius, former Senior Vice President (retired), NERC Joe McClelland and Dave Nevius will each share their industry perspective at the... Read more »

Intended Audience: State lawmakers, commissioners, and staff  Policy makers engaged in state energy regulation  National associations of regulatory commissioners  Utility regulatory and government affairs personnel  Transmission planners plus anyone interested in the reliability and socio-economic impacts of the changing and diverse generation mix Agenda Topics: We will be discussing the aspects of the Energy Trilemma,... Read more »

Agenda Topics: Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Cybersecurity Training for the Utility Workforce Cynthia Hsu – Cybersecurity Program Manager, Rural and Municipal Utilities, Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) Cynthia will provide an update on upcoming cybersecurity training events hosted by CESER... Read more »