PG&E San Ramon Applied Technology Services (ATS) Grid Technology Site Tour
Pre-Registration by 1/24/2024 is required with 30 maximum attendees. (Location & Visitor Guide will be issued after registration.)
PG&E’s San Ramon Technology Center is home to Applied Technology Services (ATS), a department of about 129 engineers, specialists, technicians, and support staff dedicated to Innovation through operational technology advancement and technical problem solving. The team supports all functional areas within PG&E with core capabilities of asset condition assessment, engineering causal evaluation, inspection and equipment innovation, grid & electrification innovation, and engineering consulting. During this tour you’ll get to learn more about the ongoing work in these areas with focus on EPSS testing, Vehicle-to-Grid testing, microgrid and remote grid evaluation, and other electric distribution product testing. Wear comfortable walking shoes as you’ll also get to visit four of the SRTC electrical laboratory facilities including the high voltage dome/high current yard, modular generation test facility EV test infrastructure, microgrid and remote grid test beds, and the distribution test yard. (See agenda below.)
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- Date: 26 Jan 2024
- Time: 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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- San Ramon, California
- United States
- Starts 14 December 2023 02:19 PM
- Ends 24 January 2024 11:59 PM
- All times are (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Jason Pretzlaf of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Biography:
Jason Pretzlaf has been part of the PG&E Applied Technology Services (ATS) team since 2012 when he joined as a Senior Engineer in the Performance Testing & Analysis Unit. With his technical background in distributed energy resources, battery energy storage, and renewables he took on various leadership positions supervising the Grid Technology group and most recently as Senior Manager for Electric Engineering, Technology, & Testing at ATS. Jason has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology and is registered as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in California and in Colorado. His technical interests include new technology evaluation, electrification, energy efficiency and demand response, and grid automation.
Agenda
9:00-9:05 SRTC Lobby/training room sign-in
9:05-9:15 Introductions & Safety
9:15-9:45 ATS oveview/testing capabilities
9:45-10:15 Wildfire Mitigation Technology Testing - High Voltage Dome/High Current Yard
10:15-10:45 Electric Vehicles - Modular Generation Test Facility (Inside)
10:45-11:15 Microgrids and Remote Grids - Modular Generation Test Facility (Outside)
11:15-11:45 Distribution Equipment and ADMS Testing - Distribution Test Yard
11:45-12:00 Closeout Discussion