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Distribution Systems and Planning Training for Western States

Publication Type

Presentation

Date Published

05/2018

Authors

Schwartz, Lisa C, Joe Paladino, Maury Galbraith, Kerry Worthington, Fred Hoover, Kevin Schneider, Emma M Stewart, Barry Mather, Michael Coddington, Jeremy Twitchell, Joseph H Eto, Andrew D Mills, Debra Lew, Lavelle Freeman

Year of Publication

2018

Organization

Energy Markets and Planning Department

Research Areas

Energy Planning and Procurement, Integrated Distribution System Planning 2, Time- and Locational-Sensitive Value

Related Files

Agenda PDF (433.86 KB)
Presenter Bios PDF (476.43 KB)
Considerations for a Modern Distribution Grid PDF (1.31 MB)
Distribution systems 101 PDF (4.69 MB)
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Utility distribution planning 101 PDF (2.29 MB)
Distributed energy resources PDF (3.94 MB)
Reliability metrics and reliability value-based planning PDF (1.35 MB)
Impacts of distributed energy resources on transmission systems PDF (1.56 MB)
Forecasting load with DER PDF (3.32 MB)
PUC distribution planning practices PDF (1.93 MB)
Emerging distribution planning analyses PDF (4.84 MB)
Walk-through of long-term utility distribution plans: part 1 PDF (2.99 MB)
Moderated discussion panel PDF (983.69 KB)
Walk-through of long-term utility distribution plans: part 2 PDF (5.12 MB)
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