[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Grid Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation who will be leading a presentation on, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

The Avista Energy Innovation Lab was built within a Net Zero Campus located at the University District in Spokane, WA. The lab contains sophisticated equipment to allow for simulation and testing of distribution systems. For instance, how would a feeder respond to the addition of batteries and solar. Locating the lab within a campus that contains solar, battery, and thermal resources bridges the operational side to the customer side, which has traditionally been their own centers of gravity. Employee training, data and analytical services, and collaboration with businesses and universities are additional objectives of the lab. This presentation will briefly discuss Avista’s history of innovation, an overview of the campus, an introduction into the lab’s testing capabilities, and finally a few use cases that are currently underway.

Daniel Burgess (Senior Analyst at Avista)

Dan Burgess is a Senior Business Analyst.  He received his B.A in Economics from University of Washington in 1991 and MBA from Eastern Washington University in 1998.  Starting in 2009, he has collaborated across the organization and has participated in many strategic initiatives, research projects, and analyses.  His most recent success was identifying a $16+ million net savings opportunity in the gas meter department.  In addition to work at the Avista Energy Innovation Lab he continues his lead role in Avista’s AMI deployment.  

Mike Diedesch (PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista)

Mike Diedesch is the Avista Grid Innovation Lab Manager. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in 2008 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington. Since joining Avista Utilities in Spokane, WA, he has worked in various engineering roles including Generation Controls, SCADA, System Protection, Metering, and Smart Cities Lead.  

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As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 15:10
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation who will be leading a presentation on, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! This is just a quick reminder to join us tomorrow, Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT for a discussion around Avista Energy Innovation Lab with Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation. I’ve included our Microsoft Teams credentials below and re attached our calendar placeholder to download. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

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Thanks and I look forward to connecting!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-10-2021 16:23
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Grid Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation who will be leading a presentation on, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

The Avista Energy Innovation Lab was built within a Net Zero Campus located at the University District in Spokane, WA. The lab contains sophisticated equipment to allow for simulation and testing of distribution systems. For instance, how would a feeder respond to the addition of batteries and solar. Locating the lab within a campus that contains solar, battery, and thermal resources bridges the operational side to the customer side, which has traditionally been their own centers of gravity. Employee training, data and analytical services, and collaboration with businesses and universities are additional objectives of the lab. This presentation will briefly discuss Avista’s history of innovation, an overview of the campus, an introduction into the lab’s testing capabilities, and finally a few use cases that are currently underway.

Daniel Burgess (Senior Analyst at Avista)

Dan Burgess is a Senior Business Analyst.  He received his B.A in Economics from University of Washington in 1991 and MBA from Eastern Washington University in 1998.  Starting in 2009, he has collaborated across the organization and has participated in many strategic initiatives, research projects, and analyses.  His most recent success was identifying a $16+ million net savings opportunity in the gas meter department.  In addition to work at the Avista Energy Innovation Lab he continues his lead role in Avista’s AMI deployment.

Mike Diedesch (PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista)

Mike Diedesch is the Avista Grid Innovation Lab Manager. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in 2008 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington. Since joining Avista Utilities in Spokane, WA, he has worked in various engineering roles including Generation Controls, SCADA, System Protection, Metering, and Smart Cities Lead.  

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
——————————

Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 15:10
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation who will be leading a presentation on, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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