Session 4B: Distribution System Resilience and the Role of DERs
Session Chair: Obadiah Bartholomy, Manager of Distributed Energy Resources, SMUD
Improving Distribution Grid Resilience by Optimally Planning and Operating DERs
Fei Ding, Manager, Grid Automation and Controls Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Accelerating Interconnection of DERs to Enable Electrification and Grid Resilience
Jim Gaughan, Director of Distribution Planning, Con Edison
Innovating Utility and Regulatory Processes to Improve Distribution Resilience
Rich Sedano, Senior Director, Regulatory Assistance Project
Analytical Tools to Assess the Role of DERs in Improving System Reliability and Resilience
Elli Ntakou, Manager of System Resiliency and Reliability, Eversource
