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Technology Powering the Future. Municipal Smart Grid Summit Rancho Bernardo, CA June 2012. Member-System Advisors Driving Research. Goal is to Help Clear the Technology Hurdles. Positive Value For Utilities. We start by listening - What challenges are being facing?
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Technology Powering the Future Municipal Smart Grid Summit Rancho Bernardo, CA June 2012
Member-System Advisors Driving Research
Goal is to Help Clear the Technology Hurdles Positive Value For Utilities • We start by listening - What challenges are being facing? • Next we find and vet solutions and identify the hurdles • Research is then directed at moving the solutions past the hurdles through support for Hurdles Solutions Challenges
Actionable Tools & Training Templates Procurement Questions Classes and Webinars Cyber Security Program Mission: To Support furthering Grid Security www.nreca.coop/cybersecurity
Panelists • Jim Parks - SMUD • Program Manager – Smart Grid • Tom Pautz - Sensus • Manager Public Power & Cooperatives • David Bonnett - NISC • Vice President Utility Solutions • Brian Carr - Milsoft • Vice President Sales & Marketing • Puesh Kumar - APPA • Engineering & Operations Director
Framing Discussion • Role in Future Tech • Focus on Potential Game Changers • What are the Implications • What you are doing to Gear Up?
Jim Parks SMUD Sacramento, CA jim.parks@smud.org Puesh Kumar APPA Washington, DC pkumar@publicpower.org Brian Carr Milsoft Abilene, TX Brian.carr@milsoft.com Tom Pautz Sensus Grapevine, TX tom.pautz@sensus.com David Bonnett NISC Lake St. Louis, MO david.bonnett@nisc.coop John Hewa NRECA Arlington, VA john.hewa@nreca.coop