Ahmed Mousa, Utility of the Future Manager of PSE&G

During this session, we will discuss the following:

• The major difference between the 100% clean and renewable energy systems.
• Solar performance in the East Coast.
• The 2,000 MW energy storage goal by 2030
• The NJ commissioner energy master plan
• The grid transformation/digitalization
• Cybersecurity challenges
• Electrification impact
• Artificial Intelligence (AI): liability or asset

Biography:

Bio:

1.     CEO/founder of two international consulting companies: Electric Bridge Consulting and 100% Energy Club

2.     Consultant, Utility of the Future manager (first chosen manager), electrical engineer, R&D manager, & climate champion

3.     Adjunct professor, author of six (6) books, & 12 Professional Engineering (PE) Courses

4.     Active member on seven (7) boards, and Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) cybersecurity working group chair and  Research Advisory Council Chair

5.     Trainer/adviser, mentor, DEI leader, coach & speaker

6.     IEEE Emerging Technologies Adviser

7.     20 years of experience at Con Edison, PSE&G, PEPCO, and First Energy:

1.     Field, planning, long-range planning, energy master plan, design engineering, operations, project management, training, smart grid, DERs & EVs' grid impact, energy efficiency, DSM/DR, VVO/VVC, & AMI

2.     Transmission & distribution (T&D) reliability, load relief, load forecast, emergency response, best practice/benchmarking, enterprise risk management, disruption, IT/OT, IT Cybersecurity, agile systems, data analysis, ML/AI, & drones

3.     Sustainability, resiliency, climate change mitigation studies, microgrids, DMS/ADMS/DERMS/EMS/AEMS/GMS, non-pipe alternatives/solutions (NPA/NPS), RNG, hydrogen, FERC 2222 & transactive energy, and non-wire alternatives/solutions (NWA/NWS)

4.     Generation, transmission, sub-transmissions, substations, and distribution systems

8.     Technical adviser/lead/project manager: PSE&G Clean Energy Future, NJ 100% clean energy 2035, 2,000 MW energy storage by 2030, intelligent touchless substation & smart transmission, PSEG 2030 100% net-zero, PSEG Race to Zero, change management and the workforce of the future.

9.     Con Edison Distribution Engineering ALVA Award for 21^st Century Leader.

10.  IEEE Outstanding Engineer Award

Published Books:

1. The 100% Renewable Energy Journey & The Outlaw Grid
2. The Electric Power System: Generation, Transmission & Distribution Made Simple
3. Non-Wire Solutions: Solar, Energy Storage & Demand Response Pros & Cons
4. The All-Inclusive Utility Leader - A Business Like No Other
5. Pre & Post-COVID Job Interviews - It is Now Time to Sell Yourself
6. Utility of the Future or Fiction A Dialogue between the Future & the Past

List of boards:

1. Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
2. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
3. New Jersey Association of Energy Engineers (NJAEE)
4. Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
5. Roosevelt Strategic Council
6. Pace University
7. Rutgers University