April 29, 2008
Tong Auditorium, Engineering Centers Building
Madison, Wisconsin
Look Who is Talking to Your Appliances and Equipment
Is it Time to Embrace the “Smart Grid”?
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than $16 trillion will be spent worldwide between 2003 and 2030 in pursuit of the Smart Grid vision.
A new project has been announced to deliver the first ever Smart Grid City that will be the "…first step toward building the grid of the future," said Dick Kelly, Xcel Energy chairman, president and CEO. "In Boulder, we'll collaborate with others to integrate all aspects of our smart grid vision and evaluate the benefits. The work we're doing will benefit not only Boulder, but also customers throughout our eight-state service territory. We're pleased to partner with the city and our Boulder customers as we begin this journey."
In addition the GridWise Alliance [including the likes of CISCO, GE, IBM, SAP] aims to drive forwards an ‘electric system that integrates the infrastructure, processes, devices, information and market structure so that energy can be generated, distributed, and consumed more efficiently and cost effectively; thereby achieving a more resilient, secure and reliable energy system’ (GridWise Alliance)
Agenda (Click to view printable version)
Getting the Lay of the Land—Why Do This?
9:00 – 11:30 (break at 10:30)
Joe Miller, Steve Bossart and Steve Pullins
The Modern Grid Team: A project funded by DOE to help accelerate understanding of modern grid issues.
Exciting opportunities for price-responsive and autonomous load-side control
11:30 – 12:15
Donald Hammerstrom, Pacific Northwest Labs
What is the status of the roll-out of the smart grid in North America and how much does it cost?
Lunch—12:15 – 1:00
Case Studies
1:00 –2:15
Matt Smith, Duke Energy
Michael Lamb, Xcel Energy
What can be learned from those who have gone before?
2:15 – 2:30 Break
Making the Utility Grid Smarter One Day at a Time.
2:30 – 3:00
Charles Plummer, Power System Engineering
The roles of present and future technologies at utilities as it relates to smart grid.
Telecom’s Role: Is there a Business Intersection with the Telecom Industry?
3:00 – 4:00
Participating companies: AT&T (confirmed), Sprint (confirmed), Verizon (invited)
Click here for a printable agenda
Bios
Joe Miller
Senior Vice President 
Horizon Energy Group (HEG).
He provides expert insights to the energy industry in the areas of grid modernization and process/technology optimization. Joe has participated in a number of grid modernization projects over the past several years in the US and has recently expanded his work to Eastern Europe. He is currently a member of DOE’s Modern Grid team. The Modern Grid team has developed the vision and key features of a Modern Grid and is assisting interested state regulators as they pursue grid modernization in their states.
Prior to joining HEG, Joe spent 28 years at Illinois Power where he had the opportunity to work in the nuclear generation, transmission and distribution business units. In the nuclear program he held various senior management positions including startup manager, work management manager, and chief engineer. He was also the public information officer for the nuclear emergency response program. As Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services for the T&D business, he was responsible for engineering, planning, project management and construction for the electric and gas assets. Joe has a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois and is a registered professional engineer in Illinois.
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Steve Bossart
Senior Manager and Technical Advisor
U.S. Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
I support the Permitting, Siting and Analysis Office within DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE). Specific assignments include DOE’s implementation of Section 216(h) of the Federal Power Act which assigns DOE with the responsibility to coordinate the review and processing of applications for electric transmission facilities involving multiple Federal agencies; and processing of Presidential permits and export authorizations for international transmission facilities. I also support OE’s Research and Development Office as the field Federal Project Manager for the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Modern Grid Strategy project which strives to accelerate modernization of the nation’s electricity grid.
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 Steven W. Pullins
President
Horizon Energy Group
Mr. Pullins has more than 25 years of utility industry experience in operations, maintenance, systems engineering, training, and project development. He currently leads the nation’s Modern Grid Initiative for the National Energy Technology Laboratory. Also deeply involved in business and technology efforts of utilities in smart grid strategies, renewables strategies, power system optimization, RTO/ISO operations process and markets development, Utility of the Future, and strategic consulting on utility enterprise business performance. He has successfully managed large Operations and Maintenance organizations, as well as large multi-discipline projects. He has extensive experience in leadership development, performance enhancement, and business transformation. Mr. Pullins has worked across the utility sector from fuel cycle to generation to transmission and distribution. He holds a BS and MS in Engineering.
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 Donald Hammerstom
Senior Research Engineer
Battelle Memorial Institute of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Energy Science and Technology Division
Donald J. Hammerstrom (S'94, M'95, SM'06) earned a B.A. in chemistry from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, a B.S. in education from Eastern Montana College, Billings, Montana and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana in 1991 and 1994, respectively.
He is employed by Battelle Memorial Institute as a senior research engineer in the Energy Science and Technology Division of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington. He presently manages field demonstrations of smart grid technologies for the U.S. Department of Energy, leads technology development of grid-responsive loads, and develops power electronic converter applications. Prior to joining Battelle, he designed power converters, biological sample collectors, and surface decontamination systems for startup companies in Washington State. He has authored United States patents in the diverse areas of energy management systems, power electronic converters, microtechnology, microbe decontamination, and aerosol sample collection.
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Matt Smith
Director, Utility of the Future
Duke Energy
 Matt Smith is Director of Technology Development and the Utility of the Future project for Duke Energy. He was named to his current position in October 2006.
Most recently, Smith worked in strategic planning for Duke Energy. Prior to the merger between Duke Energy and Cinergy, he worked in mergers and acquisitions and strategy for Cinergy. While at Cinergy, he also worked in Cinergy Solutions and in Cinergy’s merchant business unit in a policy role.
Smith earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He earned a JD/MBA from the University of Kentucky College of Law and Gatton College of Business in Lexington, Kentucky.
Duke Energy Corp., one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 3.9 million U.S. customers. The company has nearly 37,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.
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Michael Lamb
Managing Directory, IT Operations & Strategy
Executive Director, Utility Innovations
Xcel Energy
 As managing director of IT Operations & Strategy, Michael Lamb is responsible for all components of IT delivery including applications, infrastructure, customer satisfaction, and vendor relationships.
As executive director of Utility Innovations, Michael Lamb is responsible for guiding the company’s efforts, in conjunction with key business partners, to integrate existing technologies and create new technologies that will change the way utility customers are served.
Michael has extensive experience in change management, systems improvement, distribution planning, and has been responsible for projects and crews across ten states. He has over two decades of service with Xcel Energy and Northern States Power.
Prior to joining Utility Innovations in February 2006, Michael was Xcel Energy’s General Manager of Distribution Engineering and Emergency Response, where he oversaw nearly 300 emergency first responders and support personnel and guided the utility through severe weather events impacting its delivery system. He served as General Manager of Delivery Engineering and Design from 2000 to 2003, and has held various leadership positions in power delivery, operations and planning dating back to 1985.
Michael earned a master of business administration degree from the University of St. Thomas. He also holds both a bachelor of electrical engineering and a bachelor of science in economics from the University of Minnesota, and is a graduate of the Minnesota Executive Program at the Carlson School of Management.
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Charles Plummer
Automation Consultant
Power System Engineering
Charles Plummer is a Utility Automation Consultant at Power System Engineering (PSE), a utility engineering consulting firm in Madison, WI. He is currently facilitating the evaluation, procurement and implementation of strategic infrastructure technologies for PSE utility clients following smart grid technology roadmaps. Charles has been working in the electrical utility industry for 15 years in various communications and application technologies. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Contact: PlummerC@powersystem.org or (608) 268-3533
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