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  Upcoming April (2022) Community Conversation

  Posted by Kevin Praet (Adm) on April 14, 2022 at 4:51 am

  Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

  I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our April (2022) Grid Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, April 20th at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Dan Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista who will be leading a discussion around, “Avista Energy Innovation Lab.” As this discussion will be interactive we encourage you to come prepared with questions and 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.

  Speaker: Dan Burgess, Senior Analyst (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.  

  Speaker: Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab (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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  A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). For your convenience I have also attached the placeholder to this message. If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Wednesday, April 20th at 1:00 PM CT, or are having trouble downloading the placeholder from this message, please reach back out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

  Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!
  
  

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