Grid Integration- Infrastructure and Resilience

Powering Tomorrow: Addressing Load Growth and its Impact on Grid Resilience and the Electric Power Industry

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Location: 210AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

Moderator(s)

Ben Norris

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Panelist(s)

Andrew Klinkman (he/him/his)

Manager, Business Development
Tesla
Woodside, California, United States
Stephen Martz

Vice President, Integrated Planning
XCEL
Chris Roe (he/him/his)

Director, Environment
Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
Kenneth C. Shiver (he/him/his)

Chief Economist
Southern Company
atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nisha Thirumurthy (she/her/hers)

Founder & CEO
Vybe Energy, LLC
Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Load growth is a big opportunity for a modernized, stable and resilient grid. But, with this opportunity, comes a big challenge to address increased electrification, manufacturing sites, EV charging systems, indoor agriculture, data centers and crypto mines. During this session, panelists will review strategies to address future grid needs and resilience, how to analyze load growth trends, and will delve into the current trends and future projections of load growth in the electric power industry. Discussion will focus on comprehensive data like load projections and utility integrated resource plans (IRPs).