Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications Societies Co-hosted by SF PES, OEB PES Join us October 2nd for a presentation and discussion on: PG&E & Community Microgrids Speakers:  Shreya Kodnadu and Franz Stadtmueller: Grid Innovation | Clean Energy and Sustainability Advocates, PG&E Cost:  IEEE Members $15 by 9/26  Non-Members $25 by 9/26 (After 9/26, if space available, registration will be $5 more and non-refundable) Date: October 2, 2024, 6:00 to 8:30 PM Place: Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara CA 95054.  Room to be posted in hotel lobby. Agenda: 6:00                Check in, Meet and Greet 6:30                Dinner buffet 7:00                Talk 8:00                Q&A 8:30                End Registration required by September 26: Register now About the talk: When severe weather or other events take the electric grid down is your community ready? If your answer is no, a community Microgrid might be the solution. A Microgrid (MG) can provide a source of localized power during a grid outage due to extreme weather, a Public Safety Power Shutoff event or other outage. In addition, they can offer efficiency, cost and environmental benefits.  A community MG is a group of PG&E customers and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) within a clearly defined electrical boundary able to disconnect and reconnect to the grid, so critical facilities can be safely energized.   They are typically designed to provide energy resilience to important community facilities, such as: Hospitals Police and Fire Stations Gas Stations and Markets The local DERs, such as a solar photovoltaic (PV) system and battery, can be owned by third parties and can participate in wholesale markets for energy and related services.  PG&E will continue to own and operate the distribution system on which the Microgrid capability is built. PG&E’s Community Microgrid Enablement Program (CMEP) and Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) offer both financial and technical support.  Creating a community MG requires collaboration between your community, a technical engineering firm, and PG&E.  The CMEP and MIP can help you take your community’s energy resilience ideas from concept to reality. This presentation will offer a general definition of community MGs, including architecture, electrical design, operational modes, DER’s etc., and offer an example of an implemented solution.  Also, it will describe CMEP steps: Consultation Application Study & Analysis Development Operation The CMEP and MIP work together to fund all aspects of a community Microgrid. They support the development of clean community Microgrids in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities (DVCs). You can apply for either one individually, or for both programs together. About the Speakers: Shreya Kodnadu, PG&E: Grid Innovation Engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric’s Microgrid group. In this role, she develops and implements strategies to scale community microgrid programs, ensuring their resilience and effectiveness. She holds an MS in Power System from Washington State University and has previously worked at Schweitzer Engineer Lab and other utilities on both East and West Coasts. She is currently pursuing her MBA at UC Berkeley Haas. Franz Stadtmueller, PG&E: Grid Innovation | Clean Energy and Sustainability Advocate. Franz Stadtmueller received his BS in Electrical Engineering/Power Systems & Electronics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and works as a Principal Electrical Engineer in Pacific Gas & Electric’s Applied Technology Services Department.  Franz is a subject matter expert in the area of power system modeling and electrical testing with most recent work on PG&E’s Ground Fault Neutralizer project, grid-forming inverters, and distribution microgrid island studies. Registration required: Register now PES/IAS web site and Detailed event description Source: PG&E Website

GUESTS WILL NEED TO SCAN QR CODE AVAILABLE ON PARKING LOT SIGNAGE OR AT FRONT DESK, ENTER THEIR LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AND VALIDATION CODE T6TGJ TO RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY PARKING. Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications Societies Co-hosted by SF PES, OEB PES Join us October 2nd for a presentation and discussion on: PG&E & Community Microgrids Speakers: Shreya Kodnadu and []Franz Stadtmueller: Grid Innovation | Clean Energy and Sustainability Advocates, PG&E Cost: IEEE Members $15 by 9/26 Non-Members $25 by 9/26 (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/432373) (After 9/26, if space available, registration will be $5 more and non-refundable) Date: October 2, 2024, 6:00 to 8:30 PM Place: Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley About the talk: About the talk: When severe weather or other events take the electric grid down is your community ready? If your answer is no, a community Microgrid might be the solution. A Microgrid (MG) can provide a source of localized power during a grid outage due to extreme weather, a Public Safety Power Shutoff event or other outage. In addition, they can offer efficiency, cost and environmental benefits. A community MG is a group of PG&E customers and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) within a clearly defined electrical boundary able to disconnect and reconnect to the grid, so critical facilities can be safely energized. They are typically designed to provide energy resilience to important community facilities, such as Hospitals, Police and Fire Stations, Gas Stations and Markets. The local DERs, such as a solar photovoltaic (PV) system and battery, can be owned by third parties and can participate in wholesale markets for energy and related services. PG&E will continue to own and operate the distribution system on which the Microgrid capability is built. PG&E’s Community Microgrid Enablement Program (CMEP) and Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) offer both financial and technical support. Creating a community MG requires collaboration between your community, a technical engineering firm, and PG&E. The CMEP and MIP can help you take your community’s energy resilience ideas from concept to reality. This presentation will offer a general definition of community MGs, including architecture, electrical design, operational modes, DER’s etc., and offer an example of an implemented solution. Also, it will describe CMEP steps including Consultation, Application, Study & Analysis, Development, Operation. The CMEP and MIP work together to fund all aspects of a community Microgrid. They support the development of clean community Microgrids in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities (DVCs). You can apply for either one individually, or for both programs together. (https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/) and (https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/event/pge-community-microgrids/) Speaker(s): Franz, Shreya Agenda: Agenda: 6:00 Check in, Meet and Greet 6:30 Dinner buffet 7:00 Talk 8:00 Q&A 8:30 Conclude Room: PARKING VALIDATION CODE T6TGJ, Bldg: Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, California, United States, 95054

This talk will familiarize participants with a vision for Grid Modernization, focusing on technological advancements beyond Smart Grid. The technological advancements include discussion of key industry/societal trends, Smart Grid concepts, holistic solutions, integration of microgrids and distributed generation, and Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) software applications. The talk will also cover feeder automation business models, managing different types of data, big data, analytics, enterprise data management, Smart Grid standards and interoperability, and Smart Grid deployments and lessons learned. Speaker(s): John D. McDonald, P.E., Agenda: 11:30am - Noon: Middle Eastern Lunch / Network (doors will open 11am) Noon - 1pm: Grid Modernization Technical Presentation Bldg: Courtyard Room, 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California, United States, 94102, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/432410