Getting Ready for the 2023 IEEE PES General Meeting Panels

The countdown is on for the 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) General Meeting! The theme of this year’s in-person event, which will be taking place from July 16-20 in Orlando, FL, is meeting the energy needs of a dynamic world. We are all aware of the changes happening to our way of life - from increased global power consumption to the effects of climate change. We need to find more efficient, reliable, and sustainable ways to power our future. And industry events are excellent thought-provoking opportunities to engage in dialogue about collective solutions.

This year, I’ll be co-leading and leading two panel sessions, respectively: “Building the Grid of the Future Through Innovation and Collaboration” with my peer, Sal Gill and “WAMPAC Case Studies on Enabling Renewable Energy While Maintaining Grid Reliability and Resilience”. The first panel topic falls under the umbrella of novel approaches and emerging technologies to support system operation while the second belongs to the synchro-phasors based grid-enhancing technologies program. Both sessions will explore key drivers, problems worth solving at the grid level, and innovation and collaborations as the key enablers for the energy transition. We welcome participation in the panels to hear how Grid Solutions and Grid Automation are approaching this topic and to gain insight from shared case studies.

Collective efforts – both at GE and within the industry at large – are underway to find solutions to the challenges the energy sector is facing. Utilities and grid operators are looking for holistic, end-to-end products and services to meet sustainability objectives, modernize grid infrastructure, and build a future-proofed network that allows for increased integration of renewable energy resources. A higher penetration of renewables requires a decongestion of the grid while maintaining reliability and security of the network. Simply put, we require grid-enhancing technology for better ROI, affordability, and faster deployment. Enhanced grid reliability and resilience can also be attributed to Wide-Area Protection, Automation, and Control (WAPAC) systems, because as we know, our grid needs to be more resilient than ever before.

For a further exploration of these topics, I invite you to join my industry peers and I at the IEEE PES General Meeting. Alternatively, stay tuned for my next blog for an event recap! Hope to welcome you in Florida!