Events

Grid School is designed to improve regulatory capacity for grid-related policy development and decision-making at all government levels in support of innovation, efficiency, and environmental goals. Grid School is open to the public and private sectors, including economic and environmental regulators. The program provides an intensive, interdisciplinary, and interactive educational and professional networking experience. Grid School is objective and rigorous, taught by knowledgeable academic faculty and technical experts. This program is designed to be responsive to policy mandates and infrastructure investments associated with the Energy Independence and Security Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). IPU Grid School is sponsored by IPU in collaboration with Michigan State University's College of Engineering and Argonne National Laboratory.

Forecasting plays a critical role in planning and ratemaking for public utilities and has become particularly challenging. This intensive and interactive course is open to the public and private sectors and is designed to build and expand forecasting skills that can be put to practical use in the context of this difficult and dynamic environment. This program is designed to be responsive to policy mandates and infrastructure investments associated with the Energy Independence and Security Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The program is designed for members of the federal and state regulatory policy community, including regulatory agency staff, consumer advocates, utility personnel (public and private), analysts, consultants, and others interested in learning about forecasting from qualified experts.

This seminar will provide information needed to make skilled transmission decisions, identify best areas for wind energy development, identify the leaders in transmission-building, and more. Experts from the wind energy industry, the transmission sector, utility community, and policy making world will convene to answer these questions and more—and to discuss the planning, progress, challenges, and solutions related to transmission infrastructure, wind integration, and technology.

The APPA Engineering & Operations Technical Conference is for public power technical personnel and safety managers charged with designing, developing, and maintaining the nation's electric system. The conference also has much to offer to utility directors, public power professionals involved in electric utility management and operations, and city managers.

The conference and exposition is designed and organized to provide the international power-delivery community with the information and details necessary to manage technology and business solutions now and in the decades ahead.

This premier power engineering conference will bring together practicing power engineers and academics from all over the world. The aim of the conference is to provide an international forum for experts to promote, share, and discuss various issues and developments in the field of electrical power engineering.