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Dynamic load behavior, grid stability risk, System Vitality Index, and adaptive operations for the modern electric grid
Artificial intelligence is changing the electrical grid in a fundamental way. Unlike traditional demand, hyperscale AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, hydrogen production plants, and other power-electronic industrial loads can exhibit rapid, repetitive, and highly synchronized changes in power consumption. At sufficient scale […]
Our tenth episode of Charging Ahead w/ Utilicast provides you with A Client’s Perspective. It features Bryan Kearney, a former client.
In this episode, Bryan shares his experience collaborating and partnering with Utilicast on significant projects and initiatives.
Our ninth episode of Charging Ahead w/ Utilicast is on FERC Order 901.
In this episode, our compliance expert, Tracy Wolfgang, will share insights on FERC Order 901, its timeline, and its impacts on the energy industry. FERC Order 901 was issued on October 19, 2023, to address reliability gaps in Inverter-based Resource (IBR) technologies.
We’re thrilled to release the latest, redesigned episode of Charging Ahead w/ Utilicast: Episode 08: Our Approach.
We redesigned Charging Ahead w/ Utilicast to be three minutes or less and more conversational!
In this episode, we talk with Utilicast’s founder and CEO, David Luedtke, about Utilicast’s’ unique approach to serving the electric utility industry and our clients. He shares insights into how Utilicast strives to live our mission: “Be the utility industry’s most trusted partner.”
Our seventh episode of ‘Charging Ahead with Utilicast’ is on Outage Management.
In this episode, we want to clarify the Outage Management function across Regional Reliability, Generation and Transmission operators, and Distribution utilities.
We will hear from two of our Outage Management Solution Leads; Adam Berns will detail Outage Management for Regional Reliability, Generation, and Transmission operators, and Jamie Howard will share insights related to Distribution utilities.
Our sixth episode of ‘Charging Ahead with Utilicast’ is on Solution Architecture.
Solution Architecture translates an electric utility’s IT strategies into solutions and ensures they align with business interests and requirements. Our Solution Architects support electric utilities and create the overall technical vision for a specific solution to a business problem. Utilicast has deployed many Solution Architects to support our client’s strategic IT roadmap or Grid Modernization initiatives.
In this episode, Eamonn McCormick, our Solution Architecture Lead, will share his insights on the value of Solution Architecture, architecture maturity, overcoming challenges, and what makes Utilicast stand out.
Our fifth episode of ‘Charging Ahead with Utilicast’ is on Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM).
The importance of having an ETRM capability has increased recently for smaller and medium-sized players. New entrants, volatile fuel prices, and market restructuring have increased the need for utilities and other organizations to track exposure and risk. Thankfully, these new complexities arrive at a time when ETRM solutions have expanded to include lower-cost options for smaller players.
In this episode, Leonard Huxtable, our ETRM Solution Lead, will share his insights and experience with traditional and newer ETRM solutions, ETRM trends, and their impact on a utility’s market entry or expansion.
Our fourth episode of ‘Charging Ahead with Utilicast’ is on FERC Order 2222.
In summary, FERC Order 2222 is a rule requiring ISOs and RTOs in the U.S. to develop plans that give Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) access to wholesale energy markets.
In this episode, Raja R. Iyengar, our DERMS Solution Lead, will describe what FERC Order 2222 is, the DER aggregation concept, and how Utilicast can support utilities respond to this ruling.
Our third episode of ‘Charging Ahead with Utilicast’ is on NERC MOD-030. The purpose of MOD-030 is to increase consistency and reliability in the development and documentation of transfer capability calculations for short-term use performed by entities using the Flowgate Methodology to support analysis and system operations.
This episode provides an overview of NERC MOD-030 methodology and how the enhancements it recommends benefit both consumers and providers of transmission service providers.
Our second episode of ‘Charging Ahead with Utilicast’ is on FERC Order 881. FERC Order 881 requires transmission providers to implement ambient-adjusted ratings (AAR) to determine the maximum transfer capability of their transmission lines for near-term transmission services.
In this episode, we address the challenges and implications stemming from FERC Order 881 and Utilicast’s recommendation on the best path forward for utilities to achieve minimum acceptable AAR capability and thereby come into compliance.
Meet Chris Unton, Utilicast’s Compliance Lead. Chris studied Computer Science before earning an MBA. Prior to joining Utilicast in 2013, Chris worked at two utility organizations, a large Midwest utility followed by a major ISO/RTO. During his 20+ year career, he built a perspective that understands operations, IT and compliance.
Chris and his team stay on top of NERC & FERC’s latest standards and requirements. They collaborate with our clients to establish process-based solutions that they can integrate into their operational culture. Utilicast provides our clients with Mock Audits, Gap Assessments, and Design & Architecture of Compliance Program buildout.