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WELCOME to the quarterly newsletter of the IEEE SF PES!
This newsletter is designed
to provide our SF Bay Area members with the latest information on events, services and news
regarding the electric power industry.
IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING
HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO
JUNE 2005!!!
by Kris Buchholz
By now you may have heard that the
2005 IEEE PES General Meeting
will be held in San Francisco at the Hilton Hotel, June 12-16, 2005. The theme for this meeting
will be Leading the Way in Uncertain Times.
The Call for Papers is posted on the IEEE PES website.
The five tracks for the papers and technical meetings are:
1. Understanding and Responding to System-Wide Events
2. Securing New Sources of Energy
3. Improving Reliability and Power Quality
4. Using Innovative Measurement and Control Techniques to Improve Customer Service
5. Surviving New Markets and New Structures.
As this date approaches, the IEEE PES is looking for technical tour opportunities.
If you have a location that you would like to suggest for a technical tour and know
of someone that can provide the company contact and coordination for the tour, please contact
Keith Gray.
Also, if you are interested in being one of the monitors, stay tuned.
As the date approaches, there will be more communication on who to contact to volunteer.
October 2004 Course Congestion Management in Interconnected Power System Operation
by Shimo Wang
Congestion Management in interconnected power systems operations is a topic of great interest
for all players in the energy business. More specifically, IPPs, ISOs, RTOs, IOUs, FERC, PUCs,
and ultimately you, the ratepayer. This in-depth course offered October 16, 2004 is provided by
industry stalwarts and is designed to provide a detailed description of various aspects of
Congestion Management in interconnected power system operations. The day-long course consists
of units, each geared towards addressing specific aspects of Congestion Management. The first
part provides a primer, followed by market design basics as envisioned by the FERC approach.
Having learned about the FERC approach to market design and Congestion Management, the focus
shifts to the California market. As a final step, a comprehensive overview of currently used,
state-of-the-art software tools and technologies is provided followed by software demonstrations.
Prerequisites?
None. The course is designed for a general audience.
What will Attendees Learn?
This intensive one-day course will provide participants an in-depth understanding of the basics of
Congestion Management in interconnected power systems. Participants will learn about congestion,
how to deal with it, its financial impacts and impact on market design as envisioned by FERC and the
CAISO. Students will also learn about state-of-the-art software tools and technologies of the
trade. Software demonstrations by leading vendors will provide a grand finale to driving the concepts home.
Who Should Attend this Course?
* Employees of electric utilities, ISOs, RTOs, MUNIs, PUC, CEC etc.
* Personnel dealing with energy issues.
* Students of power system specialization
Course Agenda
The Northeast Blackout
2004 Spring Banquet
by Julian Ajello
We held our Spring Banquet on April 15, that’s right, tax day! It was a huge success. We tried a new venue, the Atrium restaurant and set a new record for attendance; over 100.
George Puffett was surprised and pleased to receive the Outstanding Chapter Engineer Award. Thanks for your many years of faithful support George.
Terry Winter,
then President and CEO of the California Independent System Operator and
Bob Stuart,
a Manager in PG&E’s System Operations Department gave two perspectives on the Northeast Blackout.
Both men participated in the
investigation
of the event; in fact, Bob led the NERC team. Their presentations are posted on the
SF PES web page,
but there were a number of causes including poor training of operating personnel, infrastructure and controls that had not kept up with growing demand, and lax vegetation management practices. Neither speaker could guarantee that it could not happen here but stated that we are resolved to learn from the eastern experience.
The Spring Banquet was such a success that we resolved to schedule a
Summer Banquet.
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GOLD Event
Technical Presentation – Personal Data Security
by Curt Irwin
On August 3rd at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, SF GOLD
(Graduates Of the Last Decade) invited
a speaker, Seth Bromberger, to share his
knowledge and experience with Personal Data Security, and how we can apply basic principles
every day to protect our vital information. Seth is a member of the Federal Reserve System’s
National Incident Response Team and Treasurer of the IEEE San Francisco Section.
Apart from the technical presentation, we had a rare opportunity to provide a tour of
the facility to a small group of people. The tour was provided by Seth and was very interesting.
We saw authentic paper money from the original 13 colonies, and a $1,000 bill that had an
estimated value of $1,000,000.
Probably due to the security threat level to financial institutions, we originally had
about 16 people RSVP and only 4 people showed up. Anyway, we had great fun and enjoyed the
delicious dinner for this event, sponsored by SF GOLD,
SF Computer Society, and
SF PES.
The purpose of GOLD is to get young engineers involved in professional and
social/networking activities sponsored by SF GOLD and the
San Francisco IEEE Section.
Their events are aimed at benefiting GOLD members with long-term career development and enhancing
social/financial planning opportunities. You can learn more about GOLD at:
www.ieee.org/sfgold
Curt Irwin (an IEEE SF PES ADCOM member) will be leading the upcoming GOLD activities on behalf
of the IEEE SF PES. Details to follow soon. Curt can be reached at cpi3@pge.com.
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