Advanced Metering

This track will explore the deployment, operation and maintenance of such systems through the presentation of actual use cases, experiences and lessons-learned from industry and utility experts. Particular focus will be on the actual benefits derived including planning and deployment, system operations, outage management, theft detection and distribution operations will be explored.
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Customer Strategies and Technology

Utilities are developing technology roadmaps and leveraging smart grid investments to enable enhanced customer engagement. This track will provide an in depth analysis of end-use customer smart grid technologies, services and solutions.
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DER, DR and Other Non-wires Alternatives

The sessions in this track will look at the nontraditional trends and technologies utilities are implementing to balance the grid and reduce their need to invest in traditional transmission and distribution infrastructure technologies. It will include distributed energy resources (DER), such as renewable energy (like solar and wind), energy storage and demand response (DR).
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Internet of Things/Smart Cities

The Internet of Things (IoT) and the Grid of Things (GoT) are rapidly evolving into smart cities. The sessions in this track will look at some of the technologies and trends that will allow utilities to live in the interconnected world of smart cities that is being created through IoT and GoT.
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Microgrids

The sessions in this track will cover strategies for implementing microgrids, determining their value and benefits, and understanding their technical design, control and operation. Attendees will hear from a variety of presenters including utilities, regulators, industry analysts and microgrid owner/operators.
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