GridWise® Architecture Council Workshop

The Impact of Local Policy on Smart Grids

Courtyard Marriott Downtown Seattle/Lake Union
925 Westlake Avenue
August 28-29, 2012
Seattle, Washington

To promote discussion among the broad stakeholders of the electric power system, the GridWise Architecture Council (GWAC) is planning a series of workshops to examine practical applications of tools and solutions that transform conventional grids into smart grids.  We expect a lively dialogue among our invited speakers, guests, and GWAC members.

The next GWAC Workshop is scheduled for August 28 and 29 in Seattle, Washington in conjunction with a GWAC meeting. There is no charge to attend the workshop or the GWAC meeting. The theme is the influence of local policy makers and technical champions on smart grids. This is a new view of what can be done at the local community level to complement national or regional level activities.

We have invited speakers active at the community level who are advancing smart grids with citizen participation and creating new business opportunities.  The objectives of the workshop are to identify local community best practices for smart grid development, interoperability challenges faced by community smart grid projects, policy gaps, and key process steps.

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•    Solar power installations with net metering
•    Combining solar and conventional power sources into a smart grid
•    The role of central generation as a battery for local power
•    Integrating customer equipment into a smart grid
•    Facilitating electric vehicle use by businesses and residents
•    Creating local employment with community smart grids
•    Local impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Among our speakers are:
•    Judith Cullington, City Councillor, Colwood, British Columbia http://cullington.ca
•    Andrew Moore, Solar Project Manager, T'Sou-ke First Nation http://www.tsoukenation.com
•    Ludo Bertsch, President, Horizon Technologies http://www.horizontec.com
•    Gary Nystedt, Resource Manager, City of Ellensburg
•    Other speakers to be announced

Please contact Sherry Kowalski to reserve your space at this workshop.

Sherry Kowalski
Assistant, GridWise® Architecture Council
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
 
sherry.kowalski@pnnl.gov

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