Modernizing the Electric Power Distribution System to Enable a Clean Energy Future
This talk will begin by providing a historical context to the evolution of the electric grid and the challenges that it has overcome during the past century. It will then highlight the present and future challenges - classified as ‘transformative’ - and the need to make the grid more resilient, reliable, with the ability to interconnect growing amount of distributed energy resources. Through case studies the impact of solar on the traditional electric grid will be discussed along with examples of projects that provide solutions to these challenges – such as Volt-Var optimization techniques and Utility Scale Batteries.
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- Date: 11 Mar 2022
- Time: 04:15 PM to 05:15 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Umair Zia of Eversource Energy
Modernizing the Electric Power Distribution System to Enable a Clean Energy Future
This talk will begin by providing a historical context to the evolution of the electric grid and the challenges that it has overcome during the past century. It will then highlight the present and future challenges - classified as ‘transformative’ - and the need to make the grid more resilient, reliable, with the ability to interconnect growing amount of distributed energy resources. Through case studies the impact of solar on the traditional electric grid will be discussed along with examples of projects that provide solutions to these challenges – such as Volt-Var optimization techniques and Utility Scale Batteries.
Biography:
Umair Zia is the Director of Electric Distribution Engineering for Eversource Energy. Since joining Eversource in 2017, Umair has worked on numerous initiatives including, the creation of a new team to perform DER interconnection studies; major reliability improvement projects; enhanced collaboration with academia; and led the development and execution of an engineering training program. Prior to joining Eversource, Umair worked for Potomac Electric Power Company in Washington D.C. where he held several leadership positions in Electric Operations and Engineering. He holds a master’s degree in Systems Engineering, a graduate certificate in Mechanical Engineering, and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, all from the University of Maryland.
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