IEEE Denver PES/IAS Chapter September 2026 Meeting

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Join the IEEE PES/IAS Denver Chapter for our September meeting. 

Note that this event is at the Original Brooklyn's at 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204. 

 

Schedule

6:00 – Check-in, Chapter Business and Networking

6:30 – Dinner Served

7:00 – Presentation/Networking

8:00 – Adjourn

 

Speaker: Walt Slade, PE

Title: Faults, Flukes, and Failures: Can You Spot the Root Cause?

Summary: 

Walt will describe several interesting power system faults, failures and mishaps and go through the trouble-shooting process that got to the root cause. Maybe one of these will come in handy in your work. Better yet, maybe you can learn from history so you don’t repeat these mistakes on your own projects.

 


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  • 2644 W Colfax Ave
  • Denver, Colorado
  • United States 80204
  • Building: Original Brooklyns
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  • Starts 03 September 2026 06:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 18 September 2026 06:00 AM UTC
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  • Menu: Brooklyn Burger (w/ cheese), Brooklyn Burger (no cheese), Catalina Chicken Sandwich, Buffalo Chicken Wrap, Reuben Sandwich, Chef Salad, House Salad (vegetarian), Cobb Salad, French Dip, No Dinner

  Speakers

Walt Slade, PE

Topic:

Faults, Flukes, and Failures: Can You Spot the Root Cause?

Walt will describe several interesting power system faults, failures and mishaps and go through the trouble-shooting process that got to the root cause. Maybe one of these will come in handy in your work. Better yet, maybe you can learn from history so you don’t repeat these mistakes on your own projects.

 

Biography:

Walt graduated from CU Boulder with a BSEE. He worked in Tri-State G&T engineering departments in Denver, primarily doing protective relaying, then spent two years teaching in a Christian school in Central America. He worked for United Power in Brighton, CO doing operations and design engineering until 2000. Since then, he has been a utility equipment sales representative with KD Johnson, Inc., covering the electric power market in Colorado. One of his several represented manufacturers is Schweitzer Engineering Labs. Walt is co-inventor of the “PhaseTrakker” device that does electrical phase identification on power systems.

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Agenda

Schedule

6:00 – Check-in, Chapter Business and Networking

6:30 – Dinner Served

7:00 – Presentation

8:00 – Adjourn