Our growing energy requirements and the subsequent demands on the grid are becoming more urgent by the hour. To meet this challenge, grid managers are increasingly turning to advanced technologies like Digital Twins to optimize grid operations and accelerate expansion of new generation sources.

Digital Twins—virtual replicas of physical grid assets—enable real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and smarter decision-making. By integrating IoT, AI, and big data analytics, they provide deep insights into grid performance, helping to reduce inefficiencies and minimize downtime.

This session will explore cutting-edge solutions for grid congestion management, optimal power dispatch, and intelligent grid configuration. We will also showcase Enline’s latest Digital Twin technologies and introduce the concept of the Control Room of the Future.

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Agenda

All events are Mountain Time.

Wednesday, April 2

6:00 – 9:00 pm MST
Cocktail Reception and Dinner

Thursday, April 3

8:00 – 9:00 am MST
Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Lanny Nickell, CEO of Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

10:00 – 11:15 am
Panel 1 – AI & Data Center Demand: What Does It Mean For Transmission?

Panelists:
Patrick Arness, Federal Affairs, Dominion Energy
Cy McNeill, Director, Federal Energy Policy, Data Center Coalition
Aubrey Johnson, VP of System & Resource Planning, MISO Energy

Moderator:
Michael Tierney, Account Director, Continuum Industries

11:15 – 11:30 am
Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm
Panel 2 – Energy Decision-making in the New Administration and the Roles of FERC, DOE & the National Energy Dominance Council

Panelists:
Craig Glazer, VP of Federal Government Policy, PJM Interconnection
Maria Robinson, Former Director of DOE Grid Deployment Office
Norman Bay, Head of Energy Regulatory & Enforcement Group, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Moderator:
Zack Hale, Federal Energy Policy Reporter, S&P Global Platts

12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch

Location

The Spring Member Meeting will be held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO

This is an invitation-only event.

Event Program

WIRES Spring 2025 Member Meeting Agenda & Program

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Earlier this year our WIRES members heard about Ampjack’s Energized Tower Raising system that can be utilized to rerate transmission lines to help deal with the ever-growing load requirements on the transmission grid. Now Ampjack has introduced another innovative product: ExoGrid™– a revolutionary technology that transforms current infrastructure by utilizing existing tower locations and Right-of-Ways (ROWs) to exponentially increase grid capacity.

ExoGrid™ brings a new versatility to the transmission marketplace that allows for existing transmission tower locations to be utilized to create new, and unique structural improvements to bring additional circuits, harden existing infrastructure, or convert existing towers for new uses, all while staying within the existing ROW. The sky is no longer the limit when it comes to expanding transmission capacity using ExGrid™.

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Join WIRES for another tech talk, featuring Alex Lichman of Bureau Veritas. Alex will talk about navigating the complexities of transmission construction management, providing valuable insights for industry stakeholders to effectively navigate the evolving landscape, ensuring the successful delivery of projects that meet both economic and environmental goals. From project management and regulations to safety standards and sustainability practices and agency communication, Alex will share lessons learned from BV’s extensive renewable power generation and transmission experience.

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Agenda

Wednesday, October 30

6:00 – 9:00 pm
Cocktail Reception, in the First Amendment Lounge
Dinner, in the Fourth Estate

Thursday, October 31

8:00 – 9:00 am
Breakfast, in the Fourth Estate

9:00 – 10:00 am
Keynote Address, in the Ballroom
Hon. David Rosner, FERC Commissioner

10:00 – 11:15 am
Panel 1 – Transmission Supply Chain Challenges, in the Ballroom

Panelists:
Hailey Siple, Director, National Security Policy, Edison Electric Institute
Arthur Haubenstock, Chief Strategy Advisor, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, U.S. Department of Energy
Anthony Zito, Director of Sales Operations, Siemens Energy

Moderator:
Brian Gemmell, Chief Operating Officer, NY Electric, National Grid

11:15 – 11:30 am
Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm
Panel 2 – Real World Transmission Challenges, in the Ballroom

Note: This discussion will be available to WIRES members only. It will not be livestreamed and will be off the record.

Panelists:
Devin McMackin, Director, Federal Affairs, ITC Holdings
Jason Stanek, Executive Director, Governmental Services, PJM
Daniel Palken, Ph.D., Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources for Chairman Manchin

Moderator:
Jodi Moskowitz, Deputy General Counsel and RTO Strategy Officer, PSEG, and WIRES 2024 President

12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch, in the Fourth Estate

Location

The Fall Member Meeting will be held at The National Press Club in Washington, DC.

This is an invitation-only event.

Event Program

WIRES Fall 2024 Member Meeting Agenda & Program

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Grid Assurance CEO David Rupert discusses the ever-increasing threats to the United States grid and key aspects to promoting stronger grid resiliency and restoration. The presentation focuses on the importance of restoration and the necessary processes and systems to consider when developing restoration strategies. In addition, it will offer insight into current restoration options available and how each integrate to provide a holistic strategy, while detailing industry best practices. The discussion will also include an overview of Grid Assurance’s unique solution for the industry: robust, reliable, and readily available inventory of critical, long lead-time equipment in a cost-effective and scalable model.

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Agenda

Wednesday, July 24

6:00 – 9:00 pm
Cocktail Reception and Dinner

Thursday, July 25

8:00 – 9:00 am
Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Jim Robb, CEO of NERC

10:00 – 11:15 am
Panel 1 – Strengthening the Grid: Transmission Solutions for Reliable and Resilient Power Amid Extreme Weather

Panelists:
Maria Robinson, Director, U.S. DOE Grid Deployment Office
Mike Knowland, Manager of Forecast & Scheduling, System Operations & Market Administration, ISO New England
Stacey Burbure, VP of FERC and RTO Strategy, AEP

Moderator:
Julia Frayer, Managing Director, London Economics International

11:15 – 11:30 am
Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm
Panel 2 – FERC Order 1920 Impact and Compliance Challenges

Panelists:
Karin Herzfeld, Senior Transmission Counsel to Chairman Willie Phillips, FERC
Sunny Raheem, Manager, Planning Policy and Research, Southwest Power Pool
Mike Calviou, Senior VP, U.S. Regulatory Strategy, National Grid

Moderator:
Jay Ryan, Partner, Baker Botts

12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 pm
Optional Post Meeting Reception and Tour at LineVision Headquarters

Location

The Summer Member Meeting will be held at the Omni Parker House in Boston, MA.

This is an invitation-only event.

Event Downloads

WIRES Summer Member Meeting Agenda & Program

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Great River Energy’s Marty Koepke, Supervising Manager of Substation Apparatus and Mike Saer, Manager of Transmission Policy, explain Great River Energy’s use of mobile substations to enhance the resilience of distribution networks. After an introduction to Great River Energy by Mike Saer, Marty Koepke will describe the history of mobile substation use by Great River Energy and how mobile substations can be used as a temporary resource to avoid outages due to maintenance. The use of mobile substations will also be compared against other technologies that fulfill a similar need.

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How can new technologies help overcome the challenges of transmission infrastructure permitting?

Industry expert Grzegorz Marecki, CEO of Continuum Industries, with special guest Sharon Darcy, sustainability expert and chair of the Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP), explain how advancements in technology can be harnessed to expedite the approval process for clean energy projects, offering critical insights as the United States progresses towards its goal of a 100% clean power grid by 2035. Sharon Darcy pinpoints community engagement as a major hurdle in the infrastructure permitting process and shares her findings from the UK on overcoming this key challenge. Grzegorz Marecki discusses how AI-powered technology platforms can speed up and streamline the permitting process, allowing the community to contribute feedback and facilitate project outcomes.

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Join WIRES for another Tech Talk featuring POWER Engineers, discussing Ballistics Line of Sight analysis for substation security enhancement efforts. POWER has created an innovative process for performing Ballistics Line of Sight research and analysis. Using a digital twin replica of an existing or proposed substation, POWER’s process highlights any and all critical assets on the property and shows various mitigation strategies to prevent bad actors from damaging equipment. This analysis technique uses a combined data gathering process that includes lidar, overhead photo and video gathering, as well as ground-based photo and video sourcing. This information is then inserted into a graphics engine to create or replicate a substation.

These survey studies, in combination with POWER Engineers software tool, can provide significant cost savings by helping asset owners prioritize construction to mitigate specific security threats. One such study for a POWER client led to a savings of roughly 10 million dollars in construction costs. With grid reliability as “job number one”, the need to harden power infrastructure against security threats will only grow in future.

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