The AEIC Data Analytics Council is rolling under the Center for Operational Excellence to meet the urgent need for unified strategy across utility planning, operations, and analytics.
This workshop brought together utility leaders and experts to explore strategies for modernizing grid operations through advanced data analytics and communication technologies. Discussions focused on overcoming real-time data limitations, breaking down data silos, and optimizing cloud and on-premise solutions to improve grid efficiency, resilience, and security.
Using the Integrated System Planning (ISP) framework as a foundation, participants shared best practices for aligning data strategies with grid modernization goals, securing communication networks, and navigating complex regulatory requirements.
This workshop explored strategies to integrate data centers into the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) system in ways that minimize grid strain while upholding long-term reliability and resilience. Discussions centered around both immediate planning and long-range infrastructure needs, framed through the Integrated System Planning (ISP) approach.
Participants shared experiences and strategies to address accelerating data center interconnection requests, grid modernization challenges, and the risks of misalignment between developers and utilities.
The modernization of the electric grid is a monumental challenge that requires a fundamental shift in how utilities operate, plan, and innovate.
This document from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) outlines best practices for small generator interconnection procedures (SGIP) for generating facilities no larger than 20 GW.
Listen to this week’s episode of The Grid Mod Pod, where you’ll learn about all things inverter-based resources.
The transition towards a more resilient, flexible, and sustainable electric grid is underpinned by the integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), a crucial technological advancement that stands to redefine how energy is stored, distributed, and utilized across the grid. The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) Center for Operational Excellence has emerged as a pivotal platform, uniting the voices of the utility industry to address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities presented by BESS.
The purpose of the Integrated Planning (ISP) workshop was to gain insights on best practices around ISP, with a focus on interconnections and load forecasting. Also, to discuss planning outcomes, data exchange, and decision-making processes, to understand the current state of practice, and identify gaps in utility planning.
This document introduces a distribution grid code framework which encompasses the various institutional, business, and technical activities associated with integration and utilization of DER, microgrids, and electrification into a structured set of best practices and associated technical standards.
This document provides an overview of the three-stage progression of the distribution system to accommodate ever increasing levels of DER and electrification, including both technical and institutional considerations.
This report provides a comparative summary of the status of leading global discussions through 2018 regarding transmission-distribution-customer frameworks to reliably manage the integration and utilization of DER.
This website provides an overview of developing regulatory, business, and technical practices to ensure effective coordination and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) with utility operations, including creating distribution grid codes and practical guides for stakeholders.
Learn how to weave the technical and business fundamentals of our industry with soft skills such as leadership, empathy, and creativity in order to more effectively engage stakeholders.
By Elizabeth Cook
Workshop Identifies Key Enablers to Interconnection
