All attendees must register prior to the registration deadline of Friday, October 25th. Early registration and discounted pricing ends on October 1st. 

Registration must be done on vTools. Registrations at the door will not be accepted. All cancellation and refund requests must be submitted to eric.meier@ieee.org prior to October 11, 2024. There will be a 20% processing fee charged for all refunds.

Abstract:

This workshop will provide an introduction to transmission level generator interconnection covering the interconnection process and studies needed for interconnection. The workshop is oriented towards those looking for an introduction to generator interconnection and will introduce the necessary studies and software used in generation interconnection. This workshop is ideal if you are looking for training or continuing education in the power systems field.

The course will be taught by three great presenters: Julia Matevosyan – Chief Engineer at ESIG, Jenifer Fernandes – Manager of Resource Integration at ERCOT, and Ash Chakravarthy – Project Manager at 1898 & Co.

Workshop Overview

This will be a two day workshop.

Attendees of the workshop will receive a PDH certificate for 12 hours upon completion of the workshop to show their attendance and provide hours for continuing educations towards PE licensure.

The workshop fee includes breakfast tacos, break refreshments, and lunch.

Pricing

Miscellaneous Information

Attendees are advised to bring a laptop or notebook. Power and wifi will be available. The workshop will be hosted by Burns & McDonnell.

Speakers

Julia Matevosyan of ESIG

Biography:

Julia is ESIG’s Chief Engineer and has more than 20 years of experience in the power industry. Prior to joining ESIG, Matevosyan was the Lead Planning Engineer of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). In her time with ERCOT, she worked on adequacy of system inertial response, system flexibility, frequency control and performance issues related to high penetration levels of inverter-based generation and ancillary services market design. Julia received her BSc from Riga Technical University in Latvia, and her MSc and PhD from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

Ash Chakravarthy of 1898 & Co.

Biography:

Ash Chakravarthy is a Project Manager at 1898 & Co., a part of Burns & McDonnell, supporting electric utilities and developers with power system studies, including transmission planning, generation and load interconnection, design and long-term operations planning. Ash is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas and specializes in different power system analyses including steady state, short circuit, dynamic stability studies, etc. She is proficient in various planning software including PSSE and TARA, as well as programming languages. Prior to joining 1898 & Co., Ash’s previous experience was at Entergy Services, Inc., where she actively engaged in near-term operations planning and outage coordination, conducted system modeling, and drove process development and improvements.

Jenifer Fernandes of ERCOT

Biography:

Jenifer Fernandes is the Manager of Resource Integration at ERCOT.

Agenda

• Monday Morning – Overview of Generator Interconnection
• Monday Afternoon – Studies for Generator Interconnection with a focus on ERCOT Interconnection Studies
• Tuesday Morning – Training and Demonstrations of Interconnections studies
• Tuesday Afternoon – Challenges with Generator Interconnection and Emerging Issues

Day 1

• 8:00 – 8:15 AM Center opens – Vendors and sponsors set up displays
• 8:15 – 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
• 9:00 – 9:15 AM Opening and Speaker Introduction
• 9:15 – 10:30 AM Part 1 – Overview of Generator Interconnection
• 10:30 – 11:00 AM Morning Break
• 11:00 – 12:30 PM Part 1 – Continued
• 12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch and visit Sponsor’s displays.
• 1:30 – 3:00 PM Part 2 – Studies for Generator Interconnection
• 3:00 – 3:30 PM Afternoon Break
• 3:30 – 4:45 PM Part 2 – Continued
• 4:45 – 5 PM Wrap-up and Q&A

Day 2

• 8:00 – 8:15 AM Center opens – Vendors and sponsors set up displays
• 8:15 – 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
• 9:00 – 9:15 AM Opening and Speaker Introduction
• 9:15 – 10:30 AM Part 3 – Software training and demo
• 10:30 – 11:00 AM Morning Break
• 11:00 – 12:30 PM Part 3 – Continued
• 12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch and visit Sponsor’s displays.
• 1:30 – 3:00 PM Part 4 – Challenges with Generator Interconnection and Emerging Issues
• 3:00 – 3:30 PM Afternoon Break
• 3:30 – 4:45 PM Part 4 – Continued
• 4:45 – 5 PM Wrap-up and Q&A
• 5:00 – 5:15 PM Dismantle Workshop setup